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Ava watched Trask on TV and wondered what Rafe’s verdict would be. She called Gwen to tell her that Rafe would get what’s coming to him. Gwen told her that she was upset that Xander went off to see Sarah. Abby met with Maggie at the hospital. She apologized for what happened with Sarah. Maggie told her that she wouldn’t have her daughter back if it weren’t for her. Abby said it was dumb luck that they were rescued. Kayla arrived while Abby and Maggie were talking. She told them Sarah’s test results. She told them that the drug was in a large dose and it did damage to Sarah’s brain. Kayla said that she took more than Abby did and that’s why she was in worse shape than her. Maggie wanted to know if Sarah would ever get better. Kayla wasn’t sure if she would right now. She said the best thing to do was to send her to Bayview. Maggie didn’t think it was a good idea to do that. Maggie wanted Sarah to be home with her. Anna and Tony argue over Sarah. The phone rang so they stopped arguing. Anna answered the phone and it was the nurse calling for Sarah. Anna handed Tony the phone and told him it was for her. Sarah told him that she was tied to a bed. She called him the love of her life. Xander was in Sarah’s room while she was on the phone with Tony.

The nurse ended Sarah’s call with Tony. Sarah was mad at Xander. She still thought he was Alex. He corrected her. She asked him to untie her. He didn’t think it was a good idea to do that. Maggie walked in the room and told Xander that she gave Kayla permission to share Sarah’s test results with him. He was sorry for what she was going through and left the room. Maggie told her that she was there to take her home, but she didn’t want to go with her. She said that she was going with Tony and she would lose her mind if she didn’t go with him. Kayla told Xander that it could take a year for Sarah to get better. Abby arrived and Xander blamed her for what happened to Sarah. He reminded her that her scheme against Gwen was what caused Sarah to lose her memory. Abby thought Rolf might be able to come up with an antidote for her. Abby said she would ask him to help Sarah. Nicole and Rafe went to the courthouse to find out his verdict. Rafe was found not guilty. They were happy and went to his house to celebrate the news. They started drinking champagne and kissed each other. Ava walked in the room and saw them together. She let them know that she saw them and thought it was adorable.

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Gabi stopped herself from making out with Jodevil. He told her that he wanted her and wasn’t holding back. He knew she wanted him too. He wanted to know if she wanted him too. She said she found it impossible to resist him. She gave in and kissed him. Jodevil took off his shirt and unzipped her dress. Jake walked in on them and demanded to know what was going on. Gabi pulled up her dress. Jake told her the devil morphed into him to make her think he betrayed her. Gabi couldn’t believe he used the devil as an excuse. Jodevil admitted that Belle was possessed by the devil and morphed into him. She wanted to talk to Jake alone. Jake yelled at her for not trusting him. She apologized to him and asked him to forgive her. He told her that she got what she wanted. She wanted to be in charge of DiMera Enterprises. He walked away from her. Shawn told Belle that she morphed into Jake. He also told her that she morphed into EJ to assault Abby. Belle wanted to know what she did. He reminded her that the devil was responsible for what happened. He told her what she did. She couldn’t believe how many people she hurt. She didn’t think she could live with herself if something happened to EJ while he was in prison. She checked her jacket for 666 marks and saw they were gone. She decided to visit EJ.

Chad told Kate that no one would believe the devil framed EJ. She said they had to convince Belle that she did it. Clyde tried to leave the visitor’s room when EJ stopped him. EJ remembered that he was the one who had him shot. Clyde said he didn’t know what he meant. EJ knew it was him. Clyde admitted it and that made EJ madder. Clyde said he was alive so he had no reason to be mad. EJ told him that he lost everything that mattered to him when he shot him. Clyde didn’t feel sorry for him. He wanted to know what he planned on doing about it. EJ planned on telling the parole board about his role in his shooting. Clyde warned him that he would be there to ruin his life if his parole is denied. Chad went to see Belle, but Shawn said she went to see EJ. Chad wanted her to know that he didn’t blame her for anything. Kate called and asked for a copy of the report on Philip’s case. She said she hired a private investigator. Shawn left to take care of it. Chad waited for Belle. He downloaded EJ’s fake paper trail to Belle’s laptop. Chad went back to the DiMera mansion and gave the drive to Kate. She was going to destroy it and wait for Belle to find it. She wanted her to find it and admit to framing EJ. Belle went to see EJ. She told him that she was the reason he was in prison. He was confused by what she was saying. She told him how the devil morphed into him to kiss Abby in front of Chad. EJ didn’t blame Chad for wanting him to go to prison. She promised she would get him out of prison. She got an alert on her phone that Clyde made parole.

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Kate went to Gabi’s office to find out that she was being fired. Kate told her that she needed a friend at the company since she alienated everyone. Gabi told her that she had Johnny. Kate wondered how long it would be before he turned on her. Jodevil told Chad that Belle turned into the devil and turned into EJ to kiss Abby. Chad was upset by that news. Jodevil walked out of the room. Chad couldn’t believe he sent his brother to prison for something he didn’t do. Kate saw Chad and told him that she was fired. He told her that it was the devil and not EJ kissing his wife. He wanted to make things right with EJ. He wanted to confess to the planted evidence. He was willing to do it even if it meant he would go to prison too. Kate wanted to pin it on the devil. Shawn told Belle about her exorcism. She couldn’t believe she was possessed since Christmas. She found it hard to believe that she was plotting to steal Ben and Ciara’s baby. He remembered that he kept the report that contained the sex of Ben and Ciara’s baby. He was confused that the devil didn’t want that information. He took the envelope and found out it was open. Belle was surprised. Shawn knew it wasn’t her fault. He said it was the devil and not her. He left to tell Ciara.

Jodevil thought about the evidence he planted at Belle’s house to make her look guilty. He looked in the envelope and found out the sex of Ben and Ciara’s baby. He was happy about what he saw. Jake went to Ben and Ciara’s place to see them. They talked to him about Susan’s theory about the devil being in Belle and not Johnny. Jake thought Johnny’s behavior was strange enough that he was the devil. He left to get to the bottom of it. Jake went to see Belle. He asked her about the day he had a meeting with Maggie. He said if she could prove that she was somewhere else at the time, it would prove that she wasn’t the one who morphed into him. She looked for her calendar in her pocketbook and found Maggie’s phone. He told her that he got a message from Maggie making it look like he was conspiring against Gabi. Belle cried and admitted it was her. He knew she was upset but he said it would help his relationship with Gabi. Jake brought up the petition to steal Gabi’s shares. Belle opened her laptop and saw that she had a petition. She assumed she forged his signature. He was happy because that would clear him with Gabi. He told her that it wasn’t her fault. He left the house. Jodevil went to Gabi’s office. She told him that she fired Kate. She wanted to know if she could trust him. He assured her that he wouldn’t stab her in the back. She wasn’t sure if she believed that. She wanted to know what he really wanted. He said he didn’t want anything but her. He thought they worked well together and believed they should move things to the next level. She wanted to know what he meant by that. Susan went to see EJ in prison. She told him that Belle was possessed. She thought his conviction could be overturned. He didn’t think that would do him any favors. Clyde walked in the room. She said he was a bad man. Clyde used the phone. She warned EJ to stay away from him. She thought Clyde was hiding something.

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Marlena yelled at Stefano’s portrait at the DiMera mansion. She yelled at the portrait for unlocking the gates of hell 25 years ago. John came in the room. She told him the devil hasn’t gone away. She said he left her soul to enter Belle’s. Marlena said it was her fault. John didn’t think it made sense for the devil was in Belle. He said he would have seen the signs in Belle. He said he wanted to see her for himself. She said Belle was sedated. She said Johnny was with her. She said he knocked Belle out. Johnny taunted Belle while she was unconscious. He said he wondered what he would do when she woke up. He put his hands around her neck. John asked what he was doing. Johnny said he was checking to see if she was still alive. John went to check on Belle. He said they should call Shawn. Marlena said Shawn had a hard day with Eli getting shot. John said Shawn needed to know. Johnny agreed with Marlena. John didn’t care what he had to say. When Marlena opened Belle’s eyes, they were yellow. John was finally convinced. John said he had to perform the exorcism. He said love saved Marlena and not a priest, he hoped it would happen again.

Kayla talked to Steve about Eli. She told him that the board wanted her to fire Marlena. Craig walked by and wondered why they wanted Marlena fired. Steve said the conversation was private. She recognized him. Leo showed up. Steve and Kayla brought up Leo’s past. Craig said Leo changed. Craig asked about Marlena again. Leo said something disturbing. Steve and Kayla were upset with Leo. Craig tried to make things right. Craig and Leo left. Craig got a message from someone who knew he was getting divorce and why. Craig said everyone at the hospital loved Nancy. Craig said the poor treatment could freeze him out of important circles. Leo told him to pick up where he left off in Salem. He told Craig to take Kayla’s job. Johnny wanted to strangle Marlena. John showed up. He told Johnny to leave. He said he didn’t want the devil to get inside of him. Johnny said he didn’t want to leave, but they insisted that he did. John told Marlena to leave too. Chad went to see Will and Sonny. They told Chad that him Leo was back in town and dating Chloe’s father. Chad was shocked. Will and Sonny came up with a plan. They wanted Chad to make Leo’s dream come true. Chad wondered how he was supposed to do that. Sonny said by going to bed with him.

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TR asked Beth not to say anything about their past in exchange for a part in the movie. She decided to take the deal. He gave her a script. He said this could be her big break. She said he always get his way. TR said it was luck. She said it wasn’t luck that Eli got shot since he was the one she told about TR. She was glad Eli took the secret to his grave. Chanel told Paulina that Johnny had the final say on getting her and Allie out of the movie. She said it shouldn’t be hard Ray to find someone to play Celeste. Beth showed up and said she would be playing Celeste. Chanel was glad she was playing the part. Beth wondered if she should be worried about working with Paulina’s ex- husband. Chanel told her she shouldn’t be worried because he was a great director. Beth wanted to talk to Chanel about the role. Chanel said they could talk. Lani and Abe were worried about Eli. Kayla told them Eli was out of surgery. Valerie showed up just as Kayla said the bullet was removed without complications. She said he was in stable condition. She said the next 24 to 48 hours were critical. They wanted to know if they could see him. Kayla said two at a time.

Eli thought about TR. Eli called out Ray’s name. Kayla brought Lani and Valerie to see him. He tried to talk, but he wasn’t able to. Lani told him to relax. She said they were going to be there for him. He kept thinking about Ray and ended up having a seizure. Shawn brought Julie to the hospital. They ran into Abe. Abe asked Shawn why Eli was in the park. Shawn said he was questioning a woman about TR when he suddenly left the meeting. Shawn left to check on some leads. Abe called Paulina to tell her about Eli. He said they were all at the hospital. Paulina told him that she would be right at the hospital. TR said he wished he still had some of his stash instead of wasting it on Frank, but he had to keep a clear head. He looked on his tablet to see if they was news about Eli being dead. He found out Eli was alive. TR went to the hospital. He asked about Eli. Abe wanted to know who he was. TR said he was Lani’s father. Julie and Abe were shocked. Paulina introduced TR to everyone. TR told Abe that he appreciated him looking out for his daughter. Abe said he didn’t need to thank him. He said he would always look out for her. Abe asked him to leave. TR said he wasn’t the same person Paulina told said he was. TR said he wanted a chance to know his daughter. Kayla told everyone that Eli had a seizure. She said they got it under control. She said he was in coma. She didn’t know when he would get out of the coma. Chanel told Beth about the role. Chanel said told her that TR used to date her mother and they had a child. She said TR did bad things to her mother in the past. She said her mother wasn’t sure she could trust him. Chanel said men like him never changed. Beth was about to tell her something when her phone rang. Shawn wanted her to come to the station. Beth went to the police station. He told her about the shooting. He told her Eli was alive. He said she was the last one to see Eli. He asked why she wanted to see him. She said Eli said he had to take care of something and never came back. Shawn wanted to know what she talked to Eli about.

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Xander told Maggie that Sarah was back. She said Sarah didn’t want anything to do with her. He said that wasn’t Sarah. He said that was Ava in a Sarah mask. Maggie was glad that Sarah was back. She said that meant that Sarah still loved him. He thought she might still love him. Anna confronted Tony about letting Sarah stay at the mansion. Tony tried to defend Sarah, but Anna didn’t want to hear it. She thought Sarah should see Marlena. Sarah came down and said Marlena was dealing with someone who was tied up. Abby ran into Gwen. Gwen was shocked to see her. Abby said she was back in town. Sarah gave Tony a contract so he could get a divorce from Anna. Xander told Maggie that Sarah was delusional because of a drug that Kristen gave her. They talked about Sarah getting treatment. He said they had to do it against her will. Maggie didn’t want to give her the medication without her permission. Xander said it was the only way. Maggie refused to sign it. Gwen told Abby that she was happy that she was a lie Abby didn’t believe it. Abby said Chad tried to get a name from Ava about her kidnapping. She said Ava and Kristen had no reason to help Tony. She said it was obvious that Gwen was the one who hit her on the head at the airstrip. Abe wanted Lani to tell him what happened to Eli. She told him about the shooting. T.R. told Beth he was going to make her a star. She didn’t believe it. He said she was going to be in his movie Possessed. She asked if she was going to play Marlena. He said she was going to be Celeste. Beth said Celeste wasn’t the star. He said word of mouth on the show was going to be huge. She asked if she was going to have to audition for the role. He said she would have to keep quiet about their past. She said it was too late because she told Eli. He said the cop was in no position to help her. Xander was surprised that Maggie wouldn’t sign the paper. Gwen told Abby that she didn’t know Ava or Kristen. Abby told Gwen that there were two people pretending to be Sarah. She said Kristen did it the first time, but Gwen did it the second. Lani continued to tell Abe about the shooting. Beth wondered how T.R. knew about the shooting when it just happened. She asked if he had something to do with it. Gwen told Abby that it was Kristen who hit her. She said it wasn’t Kristen because she was on the plane when it was happened. Gwen said it could have been anyone. She said what did it matter. Abby said Sarah was still missing and didn’t know who she was. She said she and Sarah were injected with the same needle. Gwen said it was her fault. Abby told her it was her fault. Sarah went to see Maggie. Maggie was happy to see her. Sarah told her that she aged,

Abe told Lani that Eli was going to be okay. She said he didn’t have a pulse when she found him. Gwen told Abby that she was trying to get her out of the picture so Xander could go back to Sarah. Abby said Xander loved Sarah until she broke his heart. Gwen thought this wasn’t about getting back at her. Sarah told Maggie that she wasn’t her daughter. She asked Maggie how Curtis was. Maggie said he was dead. Sarah told them that she and Tony were getting married after she got her divorce from Xander. Maggie decided to sign the paper Xander wanted to sign. Abby told Gwen that she wanted Sarah to get better because she was her cousin. Sarah refused to get any treatment. Someone called the police and Kayla. Sarah wanted Tony to do something. She blamed Xander for what was happening. Beth thought T.R. was bribing her with a movie role. She asked if what happened to Eli was going to happen to her. T.R. said he had nothing to do with the shooting. He said it would be in both of their interests if she did. Lani told Abe that she and Eli knew there was a chance something could happen because of their jobs so they always said they loved each other. She said they didn’t get to sleep in the same bed. She thought it might have been too late to say she loved him. Beth didn’t think T.R. would make her a star without wanting something. He said he would make her a star. She said it might not be what it was cracked up to be. Gwen told Abby to tell Maggie that Sarah was back. She said Gwen had something to do with it and she was going to prove it. Xander showed up and wanted to know what she was going to prove.

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TR tried to convince Eli that he changed. He tried to walk away, but Eli grabbed him. They fought and TR grabbed Eli’s gun. The gun went off. TR panicked after the gun went off. He placed Eli on the ground. TR texted the drug dealer to come back to him. The dealer saw Eli and tried to leave. TR pulled the gun out and said he needed his help. Lani found Beth in the interrogation room. Lani found out Beth was there to talk about TR. Lani told her that she’s his daughter. Beth told her that she used to date TR. Shawn arrived before Beth could say anything. He told her that he got a message that someone was shot in the park. He wanted Lani to check it out with him. They left Beth in the interrogation room. Lani and Shawn arrived at the park. They found Eli and the drug dealer on the ground. Lani performed CPR on Eli. Shawn performed it on the drug dealer. The paramedics arrived on the scene. Lani prayed that Eli would be okay. The paramedics took Eli to the hospital. Shawn learned that the drug dealer overdosed on his product. He wondered why Eli was there with the dealer. TR went back to his hotel room with blood on his hands. He yelled at himself because he was better than that. He realized that he had to clean up his mess. He took off his clothes so he could burn them. He thought Lani wouldn’t know he was at the park. He realized he had to do something about Beth to keep her from talking to Lani. He refused to let anyone come between him and his daughter. He called Beth. She wanted to know how he got her new number. He told her that he always keeps track of the people he shares secrets with.

Beth told TR that she met Lani. She said she was going to give a full statement against him. TR wanted to make her an offer before she did that. He wanted her to meet him at his hotel room. Later, Beth arrived at his hotel room. He promised not to hurt her. She heard it before and warned him that she had the police number on her phone. He assured her that she was safe with him. He put the do not disturb sign on the door.Belle opened the door to Marlena. Marlena saw her yellow eyes. The devil told Marlena how he left her body and entered Belle. The devil had plans for Belle. He said Marlena was powerless to stop her. Marlena wasn’t afraid of him. She demanded that he leave Belle’s body immediately. The devil laughed and grabbed Marlena by the throat. Chanel found Johnny passed out on the floor. He woke up and wanted to talk to her about something. They heard a noise. Chanel went to the foyer and Belledevil thrusted an arm at her. Chanel was scared when she couldn’t move. Belledevil threatened to kill Chanel until Johnny knocked the devil out. Marlena rushed to Belle’s side. The devil went back into Johnny’s body. He wanted to know what they were going to do to save Belle. Chanel thought they should call someone, but Johnny said they couldn’t take the chance that Belle would come to. Marlena agreed they should neutralize her. Chanel didn’t sign up for that and wanted to leave. Jodevil convinced her to stay. Chanel and Jodevil tied Belle to the bed. Marlena hated seeing Belle like that. She wanted to get her medical bag to sedate her. Chanel left to meet with Allie. Jodevil was alone with Belle and his yellow eyes returned. Marlena returned to give Belle a sedative and left. Jodevil thought he had to sell the idea that Belle was possessed. He made the bed shake as he laughed

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Eli talked to Lani about TR. She let him know that she wanted to get to know him better. Eli would support whatever she wanted to do. Lani was glad that he trusted her. He said he trusted her, but he didn’t trust TR. He said he was investigating him with Billie as well as the ISA. TR went to Sweet Bits with a new script for Chanel and Allie. They refused to do the movie because of Johnny. They also didn’t want to do it because of the way he treated Paulina. He planned on making things right with Paulina and Lani. He said if Johnny recasted the roles, he would let them out of their contracts. He said he changed. After TR talked to Chanel and Allie, he called Lani to meet for dinner. After the call, a drug dealer appeared to him and made an exchange. A woman named Beth arrived at the police station looking for Eli. She said she got a call from Billie about TR. She said she used to date him. Eli told her that TR is his wife’s biological father. They went to the interrogation room to talk. She said that TR didn’t change. She said he was still a heroine user and he beat her. She didn’t tell the police because he threatened to ruin her acting career. She said she ended up in the hospital the last time and they took pictures of her. She warned him to keep his wife and kids away from TR. He thanked her for her help.

Later, Eli managed to miss seeing TR with the drug dealer. TR dropped the drugs discretely when he saw Eli. Eli told him that he talked to Beth. He told TR that he knew that he used to beat her and that he’s a heroine addict. TR denied it, but Eli picked up the drugs. They stared each other down. Lani ran into Beth at the police station. Will ran into Johnny at the DiMera mansion. They ended up arguing because Johnny wanted to make the movie based on their grandmother’s life. He wanted Johnny to rewrite the story. He said the devil was the star. Will said the movie would hurt Marlena and her career. Johnny thought the movie would only hurt his career. Later, Will ran into Allie. He let her know that he was upset about his conversation with Johnny. She told him that Johnny revealed her fling with Chanel. She told him that she’s confused. She wondered if she was gay. Ben went to see Marlena. He wanted her to know that Belle was possessed by the devil. He told her that he thought Johnny was possessed, but Susan saw 666 on Belle’s coat. He said Susan felt the devil’s presence in Belle. Marlena was worried about Belle. Susan went to the pub and saw Belle and Shawn together. She found Belle’s coat and was going to check it when she approached her. She wanted to know what she was doing. Shawn approached them. Susan warned him that he could be in danger because he was married to the devil. Shawn thought he would notice that. Susan told him that the devil wouldn’t tip his hand after what happened with Marlena. She said the devil will show himself once he gets Ben and Ciara’s baby. Susan was going to stop the devil now. She pulled out her cross and pointed it at Belle. Belle rolled her eyes. Susan admitted that the cross didn’t work so she left the pub. Shawn wanted to warn Marlena what Susan said and Belle wanted to talk to Johnny. Belle went to the DiMera mansion to see Johnny. She told him that Susan accused her of being the devil. She told him everything that happened with Susan. She looked scared and tried to leave, but Johnny grabbed her wrist. Marlena arrived at the DiMera mansion after talking to Shawn. Belle answered the door with glowing eyes.

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Craig opened his door at the Salem Inn to find Sonny and Will. They wanted to talk to him about Leo. He didn’t want to hear it and closed the door. Sonny pounded on the door. Craig finally let them in the room. Sonny understood how it felt to be taken by Leo. He said Leo was always out for himself. Craig was willing to listen to them. Sonny told him how Leo was paid to seduce him and sued him for sexual harassment. He told him that he and Will tried to get rid of Leo’s body when they thought they killed him. Craig said that Leo sounded like the victim. He said it was in the past. He thought Leo changed. Sonny had proof that Craig was wrong about Leo, but he knew about the emerald that Leo stole. Craig knew Leo’s father abused him for being gay. He said it led him to embrace who he was. He said who he is made him happy. He wanted them to leave. Sonny and Will passed Leo on their way out. He gloated because their plan didn’t work.

Sonny and Will met with Chloe and Brady they let them know that their plan didn’t work. They thought Craig was more convinced that Leo loved him. Chloe refused to give up. She wanted her father to see what type of man Leo was. Sonny told her that he had an idea. Bonnie and Nancy were at the pub. Bonnie wanted Nancy to talk to her about how she was feeling. Nancy told her that her husband was gay and having a great time with his boyfriend. Bonnie advised her to be with someone else. Nancy didn’t think it was a good idea. Bonnie saw TR walk in the room and wanted him to come to their table. She wanted him to buy Nancy a drink, but he said he was waiting for someone.  TR walked toward the bar. Nancy thought he was turned off by her. Bonnie told her that she was still in her prime. Bonnie had ideas to help Nancy. She wanted her to come to her house so she could help her out. TR waited for Lani to come to the pub. He was ready to give up on her when she walked in the room. She said Abe was her father and she would never forgive him for what he did to Paulina. She did say she was curious about him. She didn’t know where it would lead, but she was there. Paulina went to see Eli about TR. She didn’t like how he would be in her life. He wasn’t happy to find out that she went to TR’s hotel room and hoped she wouldn’t do it again. She told him that TR claimed he changed. Eli wasn’t impressed with that. She reminded him that she was given a second chance. Eli said it was because she knew she was wrong and apologized for it. She wished there was a way to know if he really changed. Eli was willing to get in touch with his contacts to dig into his past. He said he would find something if TR hadn’t changed.

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