Tag: recap

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Gabi was upset when she overheard Jake tell Maggie that it was okay with it if she didn’t become CEO of Titan. He said he was okay as long as he was in charge of DiMera. He said he would have everything he wanted. Maggie wondered what would happen if Gabi weren’t CEO of Titan. He said he could handle her if she wasn’t named CEO. Gabi was upset and stormed off without them seeing her. Maggie walked out of the room and Jake turned morphed into Johnny. He was sure his plan would break Jake and Gabi up. Ava was happy reading about Rafe’s trial. Jake arrived at the house so they started talking about their living arrangememts. He said he had a plan to get him and Gabi out of the house. Ava made a comment about Gabi’s past. Gabi was upset while she walked to the park. Johnny called her from the Kiriakis mansion. She talked to him about Jake. He offered to meet her. Jake went to the DiMera mansion looking for Gabi and Johnny. He wondered where Gabi was. Johnny met with Gabi at the park. She told him what she overheard between Jake and Maggie. Johnny was sorry that Jake didn’t appreciate her. He said that Jake didn’t deserve her. She agreed with him. She was ready to confront Jake when Johnny stopped her from going. He thought she should play him until they got his shares for themselves. Johnny thought they could do great things together. He thought they could run the world together. Gabi agreed to work with him.

Nicole talked to Rafe on the phone about his case. She said she would do everything she could to prove that Ava set him up. She saw Allie walk out of the pub. She talked to her about Rafe. Nicole talked to her about Ava possibly setting Rafe up. Allie figured out that she slept with Rafe. Nicole asked her not to tell anyone about it. Allie wondered if she could tell Tripp about it. Nicole knew it was a lot to ask, but she didn’t want her to say anything. Allie agreed to look through Ava’s things to prove that she set her up. Chanel told Paulina that she wasn’t going to Florida with her because of her divorce proceedings. She also told her how TR came to see her about the movie. She also told her that she let him know that Lani was her sister and not her cousin. Paulina got nervous and told her to pack a bag to go with her. Paulina wanted to get Lani so they could leave. Allie arrived and saw Chanel. Chanel told her that her mother wanted her to go to Florida. She thought it was a good idea to get away from Johnny as well as other things. Allie wondered if she was talking about sleeping with her. Chanel assured her that she wasn’t talking about sleeping with her. Johnny was in the background and heard them talking. TR went to see Lani. He knew she was Paulina’s daughter. He thought he was her father. She told him that her father’s name was Ray. He said his name was Terrell Raymond Coates. Lani wanted him to leave her place. He said he wasn’t the same person he was when Paulina knew him. He said he went to therapy and she would be proud of him. She went off on him about why Paulina had to give her up. Paulina showed up and wanted him to get away from Lani.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Chanel went to Johnny to give him divorce papers. He told her she wasn’t going to get a lot of money out of him. She said it was called spousal support. He said they were together for two days. She said he was so hot for her that he didn’t make her sign anything so she could get a lot of money. He said his father was right about her. She said she married him for love, but he dumped her. Jake wanted to see Gabi’s phone. He saw how Johnny texted her. She wanted to go sign the deal with Johnny. Jake said he was going to get his way and get her in bed. He said he would take over DiMera and he would have nothing. She said Johnny wasn’t going to get his way. Paulina told Lani that they were going south for the winter. Lani wanted to know what she was talking about. Paulina told her they could go to her place in Miami instead of staying in Salem. Lani told her if they were going to have a relationship, she had to be more present. Paulina said she wanted to do whatever it took to be a good mother to her. Lani told her they weren’t going to Florida with her. Paulina said she was. T.R. ran into Allie and asked about Chanel. Chanel showed up and saw T.R. She wanted to know how she could help her. He said he talk about her role in Possessed. He said he was making the movie with Johnny. Gabi went to see Johnny. She talked to him about Stefano. Johnny wanted to know if she was there to talk about his shares. She said Maggie was going to work with Victor so she could get the shares. T.R. threatened to sue Allie and Chanel if they didn’t do the movie. Chanel told him to sue them because they weren’t doing the movie.

Chanel slipped and told T.R. that Lani wasn’t her cousin. She said Lani was her sister. Lani asked if Paulina was telling her what to do. Paulina told her she would bring her there to see her grandmother. Lani said she couldn’t leave town. She said she promised Chanel that she wouldn’t leave town. She said she needed someone to talk to. Jake went to see Ben. Jake talked to Ben about Johnny and the plan he and Gabi had to put Victor on board of DiMera Enterprises. Ben thought that plan was risky. Jake said he would run DiMera while Gabi would run Titan. Ben asked if they needed Johnny’s shares. Jake said they did. He said Gabi was going to do whatever she could to get the shares. Johnny told Gabi that she didn’t need Jake. Jake told Ben that Gabi was over Johnny’s house making a deal. He said he didn’t trust Johnny. Ben told him it only mattered that he trusted her. Gabi told Johnny that Jake wasn’t a loser. Johnny thought the plan was Jake’s idea. He said he didn’t care about Titan or her. He said Jake had a goal to get DiMera back. He said he wasn’t going to need her. Johnny said he wasn’t the only one who wanted to screw her. He told her to watch her back. T.R. was shocked that Lani was Chanel’s sister. He asked if they had the same father. Chanel said they had the same mother. He said he had no idea. She said she just found out herself. Lani told Paulina that she promised to be there for Chanel. Paulina said she was all better. Lani said she couldn’t leave Chanel. Paulina said she would talk Chanel into going with them. Lani agreed to go with Paulina if she could get the time off. Allie told T.R. there was no way she and Chanel were doing his movie. When T.R. left, Chanel thanked Allie for backing her up. Jake told Ben that he trusted Gabi. He said he had an issue with Johnny. Ben said Johnny was a player. Jake said he was able to read people when he worked with the mob. He told Ben about his time with the mob. He said Johnny was similar to the guys in the mafia that scared him. Gabi told Johnny that she trusted Jake. Johnny said Jake would show that she couldn’t trust him. He said they would make a great pair. He said he would give his shares and his father shares to her. She wanted to call Jake and tell him. Johnny wanted to know why she was going to call Jake. He took the phone from her. When he gave it back, the phone was dead. She said she was going to tell Jake the good news after she told Maggie. She left to tell Maggie the news.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Johnny went to Ben and Ciara’s new place. He gave them the cross that Julie had for them. Ciara wanted to know why she would give them a gift like that. Johnny thought it was because the devil wanted their baby. He talked to them about his movie, but Ben didn’t want any parts of it. Ben thought it was weird that he wanted to make a movie about what happened to his grandmother. Johnny said that Marlena was fine with him making the movie. Ben put the cross up on the wall. Johnny put his hand on Ciara’s stomach. He said that her child would have a protective father. Nancy demanded that Craig and Chloe tell her what they were keeping from her. Craig wanted to tell her in private.  He took her to the Salem Inn. Chloe advised her to listen to him. Brady held Chloe as Nancy followed Craig to the Inn. Chloe wasn’t sure if Nancy could handle what she’s about to hear. She was upset that she was losing the family she knew when she was a teenager.

Craig told Nancy that he never meant to hurt her. She was upset, but she thought they could work things out. She wanted him to promise her that he wouldn’t do it again. He said he couldn’t do that. He admitted to her that he loved a man. She couldn’t believe she was a cover story the entire time. Craig told her that he was attracted to men when he was younger. He admitted that he slept with men when he was younger. He didn’t want that anymore so he put his feelings aside and married her. He said he loved her and wanted a life with her. Nancy asked Craig if he’s bisexual. He told her that he was gay. He said it didn’t take away from their marriage. She said their marriage was based lies. She wanted to know why he wanted to confess now. He admitted that he was in love and there was no going back. He told her that he knew the man for a few months, but he helped him see things a different way. Craig said he knew who he was now. Nancy told him their marriage was dead. She said that he was dead to her too. She ordered him to leave. Abby demanded to know where Steve and Kayla were. Kristen told her that she didn’t kill them. Abby didn’t believe her so Kristen opened the door so she could look for herself. Kristen warned her that the jungle was a vicious place.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Abby wanted Kristen to tell her where Sarah was. Kristen wanted her to mind her business. Kristen’s phone started ringing and Abby wanted to know if she was going to answer it. Chloe told Craig that he could tell Nancy that he’s gay. She said it couldn’t come from her. Craig said that wasn’t accurate. She said he told her that he was in love with another man. It didn’t matter what the terminology was. She said it had to come from her. Nancy arrived when Chloe said she had to leave. Nancy stopped her to tell her that a higher power wanted her there. She said that she knew Chloe was in crisis. She said they were there to help her get back together with Brady. Nancy wanted to tell Brady to meet them at the pub. Chloe wanted her to stop. She said she would call Brady and wanted them to meet her for dinner. Chloe told her that Craig had something to tell her. Nancy thought she knew what he wanted to say. They left the table. Xander proposed to Gwen, but she turned him down. He was upset and Gwen wanted to know why he was mad. He said that she turned him down when he asked her to marry him. Abby wondered why Kristen wouldn’t answer her phone. She asked her who was on the phone. Kristen reminded her that she had a gun so she needed to stop asking so many questions. Kate told Chad that EJ was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Chad didn’t care. He told her Abby was missing. Abby told Kristen that she wanted to know what happened to Sarah. Kristen threatened to shoot her. Abby reminded her that she was a DiMera. Kristen said it was by marriage only. Abby said Chad would hunt her down and kill her. She said Brady wouldn’t like it either. Chloe ran into Brady. She told him her father was having an affair.

Chad told Kate about Abby’s theory. Kate thought the theory was good. He was upset for not believing the theory. Kate told him not to beat himself up. He said he should have known she went to the airport. He said he should have believed her. Gwen told Xander it was about Sarah for why she turned down the proposal. She said he spent the last month looking for her. He said he needed to know that Sarah was okay. Gwen said it was because she dumped him. He said he loved her. She wanted to know how she was supposed to believe him. He said it was the truth. Kristen told Abby that he wanted her to realize she was in control. Chloe told Brady that she overheard Craig talking on the phone with his lover. She told him that her father was cheating on her mother with a man. Brady asked if her father was gay. Craig told Nancy that he was seeing someone else. She was upset when he told her he was having an affair. He wanted to go and talk, but she didn’t want to go. Kristen went to see Sarah. Sarah told her she wanted to go home to Xander. Kristen told her they needed to protect her. Sarah said she was a grown woman. She said she needed to get back to the man she loved. Brady asked Chloe if she suspected that Craig was gay. She said she might have. She told him about the way Craig was with her. Chad told Kate that Kristen was a DiMera. He said they could lie, cheat and steal from each other, but they wouldn’t hurt each other. He said she wouldn’t hurt Abby. He said he had to find her.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Johnny called the judge to thank him for finding his father guilty. Belle apologized to EJ for letting him down. He said he knew he was too arrogant to listen to her. He regretted taking the stand. He thanked her for believing in him when his family didn’t. Later, they returned and EJ screamed. He couldn’t believe he would be wasting his life at Statesville for 10 years. She wanted to help him avoid the press. He wanted her to go be with Shawn. He said he needed time to himself before he went to prison. She wanted to wait for him in the hallway. He insisted that she leave. Belle figured out that he planned on escaping. He realized it was better for her not to know anything. She told him that he would never see his kids again if he ran. EJ finally agreed not to escape. He decided to trust her. Belle vowed to clear his name. Chad texted Abby because he thought she was in Boston with her parents. Gwen texted Chad back with Abby’s phone. Kristen dragged a heavy black bag into a room. She said that Ava and Gwen owed her big time. Johnny found Chad alone and told him about Abby leaving without saying goodbye to him or the kids. Johnny hoped she made it back home in time to film the movie. Chad was shocked he was still filming it. He told him about TR and he threatened him. He also told him how much he wanted to film the movie. Chad didn’t think it was a good idea to film the movie. Chad offered to take over his shares of DiMera while he was shooting the movie. Johnny was sure he could handle running DiMera and filming his movie. He tried to turn Chad against EJ, but he had sympathy for his brother. Chad found out that EJ was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Chad couldn’t believe it, but Johnny thought he got what he deserved.

Chad walked out of the living room after the things Johnny said about EJ. He called Jennifer to ask about Abby. Jennifer told Chad that Abby wasn’t there. Kristen dragged Abby into a room on an island. Abby grabbed her head when she woke up. Kristen told her that she wasn’t at the DiMera mansion. She said she was on a deserted island. Abby tried to get up and leave but she woozy. Kristen grabbed her gun to stop Abby from leaving. Abby recapped what happened to her. She knew Kristen did something to Sarah. She wanted to know where she was. Xander heard Gwen on the phone with Ava. He heard her mention Kristen. He wanted to know why she was talking about her. She was able to cover her tracks and he believed her. He apologized for canceling their trip to look for Sarah. Gwen apologized for overreacting to him looking for Sarah. They had sex with each other and proposed to her. Sarah appeared in the same type of house as Abby.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Nicole went to Rafe’s house to talk about his arrest. Ava wanted to believe he was set up but she remembered that he didn’t believe her when she was accused of a crime. She wondered why she should believe him. Nicole didn’t know what she was talking about. Ava told her that Rafe accused her of attacking her bear. Ava talked about how she would have handled things back in the day. She assured Nicole that she’s a good person now. She said she’d never believe that her best friend would go after her man. She added that she was staying away from Rafe for now so that her past connections don’t mess up his case. Shawn wanted to make things right with Rafe after arresting him. Rafe knew he was doing his job. Shawn believed he was being framed. He just couldn’t get the connection between the accusers. Shawn wanted to know if Rafe still thought Ava was the one who set him up. Rafe has seen her be sweet on the surface but plot behind his back. Shawn was willing to check out Ava’s connection to the men who accused him. Rafe warned him to be careful doing it. Nicole arrived just as Shawn was leaving. She told Rafe that she saw Ava and thought she was guilty.

Paulina yelled at TR and told him to stay away from her. He promised not to hurt her. She said it was too late for that. She wanted to know why he was there. He told her that he changed his name and that he was a film producer now. He said that she might know one of his filmmakers. He told her about Johnny. She was upset at the idea of his name being said. She said he was the one who broke her daughter’s heart.  TR was surprised she had a daughter. She said her daughter had nothing to do with him. She told him that she had Chanel years after they broke up. Paulina lied and said she was her only child. He knew what he did to her was unforgivable, but he said he wasn’t that man anymore. She said he would never change. He wanted to take her out to dinner, but she didn’t want to go anywhere with him. Lani arrived and wanted to make sure everything was okay. Chloe overheard Craig call someone sweetheart on the phone. She waited for him to get off the phone so she could confront him. She accused him of cheating on Nancy. Craig admitted that he did cheat on her. He told her that he was cheating on her with a man. Chloe was confused and asked him if he was gay. He said he loved Nancy, but he was attracted to men. He said if that made him gay, then he was gay. He talked to her about the man he met and how they had great chemistry together. He never meant to hurt Nancy. Chloe told him that he had to end the relationship. He said he couldn’t because he’s in love.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Marlena apologized to Paulina for ruining her wedding. Paulina said it was her own fault that it happened. She said the devil did her wrong, but she was the reason why she lost Abe. Chanel ran into Abe. She apologized to him for ruining the wedding. A man name T.R. went to see Johnny. He wanted to make sure Johnny kept his word. He said he wanted to know about what was going on with the Marlena Evans’ Story. T.R. told Johnny that he wanted his movie. Johnny said he promised his grandmother he wouldn’t tell the story. Marlena asked Paulina if she thought she and Abe would get back together. Paulina said she opened up to her before and now she was single. Marlena apologized for betraying her confidence. Paulina said it wasn’t her. She said she knew Abe still loved her. She said he would never trust her again. Abe told Chanel what happened with him and Paulina wasn’t her fault. He said Paulina should have told him a long time ago. Chanel said it was her truth to tell. She said she saw how happy they were then and unhappy now. She thought the bad karma came back around and bit her. She said her husband dumped her out of the blue.

Nancy apologized to Craig for doubting him. He told her she didn’t have to apologize. She said she should have trusted him. She said she should have trusted them. He told her there was no reason for her to feel insecure. He said she was a wonderful person with a kind heart and a wicked sense of humor. He said that was one of the reasons why he loved her. She said she loved hearing that, but there was a part of her that still needed to know that he was attracted to her. He said that was his part. He said he loved her and was truly sorry. She said she was happy they could talk openly about it. She said she felt guilty. He told her not to feel guilty. When she walked out of the room, he looked nervous. Chanel told Abe that her relationship with Johnny wasn’t a fling. She said he humiliated her as if everything they felt was a lie. Abe said he couldn’t imagine how that felt. She said it was bad. She said that was why her mother thought they should take Johnny’s money. He asked if she wanted that. Marlena asked Paulina if she thought Abe would want to make amends. Marlena said she knew how happy she made Abe. Paulina asked if he told her that. Marlena said she hasn’t spoken to Abe after what happened. She said that was why she didn’t go to Johnny and Chanel’s party. Paulina said she knew she heard about the party. Marlena said she didn’t. Paulina said Johnny broke her daughter’s heart. T.R. was upset that Johnny didn’t want to write the movie. Johnny said his grandmother ended up possessed. T.R. said that was a good thing. He said they could have done sequels. Johnny said he had ideas. T.R. said it took more than ideas. Johnny picked up a weapon. T.R. said it was going to take a lot to make it in Hollywood. Abe comforted Chanel. He said he was glad that she had a friend to help her. He said he and Lani were closer. He said he hoped they would be closer too. Chanel said she wanted that too. Marlena told Paulina he didn’t understand why Johnny hurt Chanel. She said Johnny said he loved Chanel and wanted to be with her. Paulina said she was going to make Johnny pay for what he did to her daughter. T.R. asked if Johnny was willing to work to get what he wanted or was he going to rely on his father’s money. Johnny said he was right. He wanted to know what to tell his grandmother. T.R. said he would be the bad guy if it made him feel better.

Back to the Daytime Recaps Page