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Gwen was upset when she found out Abby was going to look for Sarah. Gwen wanted to know why Abby was going to find her. Kate told Chad not to be too cocky about EJ’s downfall. Chad said he had a right to be. She asked him if he really thought EJ set up Sami’s kidnapping. Chad said he did. She thought it was too convenient that he happened to find the evidence on the company computer. Nicole was angry at EJ for dumping her for Sami and for getting rid of Duke. Rafe accused Ava of destroying Duke. She said she didn’t have a reason to hurt Duke unless she had a reason to worry. He said she did it because of his friendship with Nicole. Ava said they told her she had nothing to worry about. She asked if that was true. Abby told Gwen that Sarah was her cousin and she wanted to find her. Gwen told her that wasn’t the reason why she was looking for Sarah. She said she was looking for Sarah to hurt her. Rafe told Ava that she had an opportunity to hurt Duke. Ava said she didn’t have a motive. She asked if she had a reason to worry about him and Nicole being together. He said she didn’t have a reason to worry. EJ told Nicole that Sami wouldn’t hurt Duke, but he would ask her. Nicole told him Sami left town with Lucas. Kate asked Chad if he was the one who planted the evidence against EJ. Gwen told Abby that Xander would be hurt if Abby found Sarah. Abby thought she didn’t want Sarah to be found because she would lose Xander. Abby said Gwen always thought she was the source of her problems. Gwen said she was always keeping people who loved from her. She said she started it with their father and was doing it with Xander. Rex told Xander what happened with Sarah. Xander said it was bizarre if you factor in Kristen. Rex wanted to know what he was talking about. Rafe wanted Ava to leave. She said he owed her an apology. He apologized to her. He said Nicole thought it was Sami who destroyed Duke. Ava said she thought she saw a bottled blonde. He asked her what time. She said she didn’t know. He said there were cameras so he could check. EJ couldn’t believe Sami would leave town with Lucas. Nicole said she did. He said she believed him. She said she believed him when he said he was finished with Sami. He said he didn’t kidnap Sami. He said Lucas did it. She asked if he had any proof. He said Chad framed him. Kate told Chad that he had a motive to set EJ up. Chad said he didn’t set him up. She wanted him to swear on his father’s grave that he was telling the truth. He told her Lucas planted the evidence.

Jack told Gwen that Abby was looking for Sarah because they were worried about her. Abby said she wasn’t looking for Sarah to hurt Gwen. Abby told Jack and Jennifer that the paper needed them. She told them to keep their promise that they were coming back home. They said they would. Jack asked Gwen what was going on. He asked why she was afraid she was going to lose Xander. Xander told Rex that Kristen tipped him off about what she did to Sarah. Kate told Chad Lucas wouldn’t frame EJ because he didn’t have a password to the computer. Chad said he had her password. She realized he was telling the truth. Chad said he thought the kidnapper was Lucas. Nicole asked EJ if he thought Chad framed him. EJ asked if she knew him to leave a paper trail. She said she didn’t. She said he thought Chad framed him, but Lucas set up the kidnapping. He said Lucas was the one who set him up. She said she didn’t care what happened to him after the way he hurt her. He apologized for hurting her. Rafe told Ava that he was going to look at the security camera to see what happened. She said he was making a big deal about a stuffed animal. He said the bear was a message. She said Nicole slept with Sami’s husband. She said Nicole was lucky she didn’t do worse. Gwen told Jack that she was awful to Abby. He said she was. She said no one loved her the way Xander has. She said she didn’t want to lose him. He asked why she was afraid to lose him. She said Xander loved Sarah. Jack said Sarah dumped him. Kate asked Chad why Lucas would set up EJ. Chad said to get EJ out of the picture. She said she didn’t believe it. He said it was hard especially knowing about Philip. She wanted to know what he meant. He said he meant Philip being dead. She said it meant she failed two sons. He said he wasn’t going to say anything. She said he should. Nicole thanked EJ for his apology, but she didn’t forgive him. She said he humiliated her by dumping her for Sami. She yelled at him for not telling him that he was going to work things out with his wife. Jack told Gwen Xander loved her. He said Xander risked his life in prison for her. He said Sarah left Xander for Rex so he wouldn’t want to go back to Sarah. EJ apologized to Nicole for ripping up the divorce papers. He said he wanted to be with her. She said he only wanted her because Sami dumped him. She wanted him to leave or she would call security. He asked her not to do it. She said she would leave. Kate told Chad that Lucas was wrong for framing EJ. Chad told her Lucas would never forgive her. She said they shouldn’t let EJ go to prison for something he didn’t do. Chad said Lucas did what he did for love.

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Ava was upset about Rafe and Nicole making a fool of her. Rafe walked in the room and wanted to make plans with her. Nicole called him because she had an emergency. Ava told him to go to her. He decided to go. Ava threw her coffee across the room. Later, Rafe arrived at Basic Black so Nicole showed him the bear. He wanted to know who destroyed the bear. Nicole thought Sami was the one who did it. She thought she was paying her back for breaking up her marriage. She wanted to know who else hated her enough to do it. Rafe called and found out that Sami and Lucas left town. He said that it probably wasn’t Sami. Nicole wanted to get back to work. Abby went to see Maggie at the Kiriakis mansion. She wanted to let Maggie know that the Spectator was going to do a story about what happened to Philip. She wanted to let Maggie and Victor know before they read about it in the paper. Maggie appreciated it and wanted to know if she could help find Sarah. Abby was willing to do everything she could to find her. She told her that she was going to be running the paper now because Jack and Jennifer had other plans.

Steve was about to leave when Jack and Jennifer showed up. They told Steve and Kayla that they were leaving town. They were leaving to take over another paper. They said they would be back as soon as the paper was on its feet. Xander arrived and found out about Jack and Jennifer leaving. Xander made a comment about Jack leaving town without telling Gwen goodbye. Jennifer told him that Gwen didn’t make it easy for Jack to love her. Xander let it go and wished them luck. Jack and Jennifer left Steve and Kayla’s place. Xander asked Steve to help find Sarah. He let him know that he was on another case. He suggested he talk to John. Xander called John, but he wasn’t taking any cases until Marlena was fine. Xander realized he had to find her by himself. Kayla wanted to pack her things and go with Steve. She said John couldn’t be with him so she wanted to go. He was worried about her being around Kristen. She reminded him that she saved him numerous times before. He finally decided to let her go with him. Gwen showed up at Rafe’s place to see Ava. She said Ava was the only one who could help her with Xander. Ava was certain that no one would find Sarah. Gwen said that Xander was going to hire Steve to find Sarah. Ava changed her mind and said that Steve could find her. She said it could work out in her favor. She said if Steve found Sarah without any involvement from Kristen, no one would know that Gwen knew about Sarah. Gwen thought she would lose Xander to Sarah.

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Johnny turned out to have the devil in him. He said he wanted to see Marlena’s face when she found out he had the devil in him. Chanel looked for him and found him before she heard him talking with the devil voice. She told him that he missed their kiss. He said nothing stopped them from doing it now. Roman, Kate, Steve and Kayla were drinking together. Steve told them Brady hired him to look for Kristen. He said Brady thought Kristen was framing him. Roman told Kate he was going to hire Steve to look for Philip. She told him he didn’t need to hire Steve to look for Philip. Sami told Lucas that she couldn’t be with someone who kidnapped her. She said she was done with EJ. Lucas thought about kidnapping Sami. She wanted to know what was wrong. Steve said the theory was Kristen was holding Philip captive to frame Brady. Kate asked if he thought Philip was alive. Steve said that was the theory. When Steve and Kayla left, he let Kate know he would find Philip. Roman told Kate Steve would find Philip. Kate said he wasn’t going to find Philip. Lucas told Sami he wanted to be with her. She told him she wanted to leave town.

Kate told Roman that Philip was alive. He wondered if she would have said anything if he didn’t ask her. She said she and Victor were going to get Philip the help he needed. She asked him not to say anything about Philip being alive. Steve and Kayla went to see John and Marlena. Marlena apologized to them for what she did. Kayla said she didn’t have to apologize. Marlena said she did. Lucas asked Sami why they had to move. Sami said it was about them now. She said there shouldn’t be any distractions. He thought she meant EJ. She said he would come after him when he got out of jail. He said he could handle EJ. She said they shouldn’t have to. She said they could go to Phoenix and visit Will. She said they could do anything. He said as long as they weren’t in Salem. She agreed with him. She said they should hurry up and leave town. Roman told Kate that Brady could go to prison. She said he wouldn’t go to prison. She said she and Victor rescinded the missing person report so Brady wouldn’t get in trouble. Roman was glad she trusted him. He said she was a mother who wanted to protect her son. He said he would keep her secret. Marlena apologized to Steve and Kayla for what she did to Tripp. Kayla said what shocked her more when she kissed her. Marlena was shocked. Sami wanted to know what was stopping Lucas from wanting to leave town. He said nothing was stopping him. She wanted to know what was going on. He flashed back to talking to Allie about EJ kidnapping her. Sami told him they couldn’t screw things up again. She said if their relationship was going to work, they had to be honest with each other. She asked what was bothering him. Steve told Marlena that the devil turned into him, but eventually turned back into Marlena. Marlena was still shocked. Lucas told Sami that he wanted to be honest with her. When he was about to tell her something, Kate and Roman showed up. Lucas told them that he and Sami were back together. He also told them they were leaving Salem.

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Lucas talked to Tom and Alice’s plaques. She heard him say he did it for love. Allie wondered what he did for love so she wanted to listen to him. They talked about EJ kidnapping Sami. Allie thought he was cruel and sadistic. She wouldn’t be able to forgive him for what he did. They talked about Johnny and Chanel getting married. She admitted that she cursed their relationship. Lucas thought it was funny, but he warned her to be careful not to lose them over her opinion of their relationship. John and Marlena went to see Ben and Ciara. She wanted their forgiveness for what she did. Ben didn’t think it was necessary. Ciara wanted to know why the devil wanted her baby. She wanted to tell them, but she couldn’t remember what happened. She said she got emotions and images, but she didn’t have any memories. She apologized for what happened and they reminded her about what she did for them. Marlena was proud of them and knew they would make great parents.

John and Marlena were on the couch. She turned on the TV and only heard static. She thought of what the devil did to her. She pleaded with God to help her. John returned to a worried Marlena. He said the TV was acting up so he fixed it. He held her and she assured him that she was okay. She said there was nowhere else she’d rather be than with him than anything. Sami told Gabi she had proof EJ kidnapped her. She admitted the worst part was that EJ was the love of her life. She didn’t know what to do. Gabi wasn’t the best person to ask. She learned not to settle for someone who didn’t respect her. Gabi said EJ didn’t deserve her. Gabi advised her to pick herself up and move on with her life. Lucas saw the same news about Shin firing EJ. He thought that he got good news. He was about to leave when he ran into Sami. She left him know that she was finished with EJ. She said she wasn’t going back to him. She was ready to start over with Lucas.

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Ava met with Rafe at the station. She was guarded as they talked about New Year’s plans. She narrowed her eyes as she suggested inviting Nicole to hang out with them. Rafe balked but Ava insisted she be there before she left. Brady shocked Chloe by being at work. She was emotional over Philip. She assured him that she didn’t think he did anything to Philip. Brady apologized for Philip being missing because of Kristen. She hoped Kristen had Philip kidnapped somewhere he could escape. Brady promised to do what she could to help him. Chloe wanted him to be careful. He knew Kristen wouldn’t hurt him. Brady blamed himself for not taking Philip’s feelings into consideration. She blamed herself too because she knew her relationship with him drove Philip crazy. Chloe talked to Brady about Kate thinking they were the ones who had sex on the conference table. Ava showed up as Chloe told Brady how she was forced to tell Kate that Nicole was the one having sex on the conference table with Rafe. Ava was upset when she heard what Chloe said. Chloe and Brady started talking about New Year’s. They decided to leave early. Ava snuck back in the office and found Duke. She said their shared custody arrangement was over. She was reeling over their betrayal. She cut off Duke’s head. She was certain they weren’t going to get away with it.

EJ told Sami and Nicole why he was convinced Lucas was the one who kidnapped Sami. Sami didn’t buy it. She let it slip that she and EJ were back together. She was happy that Nicole didn’t know. Nicole couldn’t believe it. Nicole and Sami went back and forth. Nicole asked EJ if it was true. He confirmed he was back together with Sami. Nicole told her that she could have him because she never really wanted him anyway. Nicole walked out of the house. Chad wanted to know why Lucas was using his computer. Lucas showed him the money trail that proved EJ was Sami’s kidnapper. Chad didn’t recognize the fund transfers being sent to Jason Smith. Chad thought it was unbelievable. He said it was a little too unbelievable. Chad accused him of trying to plant evidence against EJ. He told Lucas that he was the one who had Sami kidnapped. Lucas tried but failed to deny it. He thought setting EJ up would him out too. Lucas told him that he could run DiMera by himself. Chad wanted to think about it. EJ and Sami went back and forth about her kidnapping. Chad walked in while they were talking. He showed Sami the paper trail linking EJ to Jason. Sami’s eyes got wide. EJ denied kidnapping her. Sami cried while she talked about how it felt being kidnapped. She knew Lucas would never do that to her. She thought EJ would do that to her. She stormed out of the mansion.

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EJ accused Chad of setting him up to get arrested. Chad asked why he would set him up. EJ said he did it so he could run DiMera. Chad said he already ran DiMera. EJ said he wanted to do it by himself. Chad said he didn’t have to set him up to run it. He said he could show that he was a better worker. EJ wondered who could have set him up if it wasn’t Chad. He said it could be Rafe or Lucas. Lucas asked Sami if Jason stuck to the same story that EJ was the one who set up the kidnapping. She said he did. He asked if it changed her opinion about her husband. Maggie talked to Jack and Jennifer about Gwen. Maggie said she knew Gwen did bad things to Abby, but she cared about Xander. Jennifer wondered if it was about Sarah. Lucas and Sami argued over EJ being the one who kidnapped her. She asked why he would do it. She said he could have done it while she was there. EJ, Chad and Abby continued to talk about who could have set him up for the kidnapping. Eric and Nicole talked about him being a priest.

Maggie continued to defend Xander. Jack said their friendship was over. He said Xander lied to him. Maggie said she did her part for Xander. She said whatever he did was up to him. Nicole and Eric talked about EJ. She told him she believed EJ didn’t kidnap Sami. Eric couldn’t believe she believed him. She wanted to know why Eric was there. He said he wanted to see her before he left. She asked if it was going back to Africa. He said he was. Chad and Abby told EJ that he should stay away from DiMera because the shareholders wouldn’t like it. EJ didn’t think that was a good idea. Sami asked Lucas why EJ wouldn’t kidnap her sooner. She didn’t believe he would wait to do it. Lucas asked who else would have done it. Gwen was upset that Xander wanted to find Sarah. He said he didn’t want to find her to be back with her. She thought he wanted to be with her. He said he wanted to make sure Sarah was okay. He said she lied about where she has been. EJ called Sami. Lucas told her not to answer the phone. She answered it. EJ wanted her to meet him at the mansion. She said she would meet him there.

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Johnny accused Allie of being in love with Chanel. Allie said his accusation was ridiculous. She didn’t want to see her best friend get hurt. Chanel thought she would be happy for her. Allie wished she could be happy for her, but reminded her of the mistake she made with Xander. She assured her that she and Johnny were in love. Allie believed that he would break her heart. They kept arguing about it before they decided to leave. Tripp asked Allie if Johnny was right. He wanted to know if she was in love with Chanel. Allie denied being in love with her. He said she seemed emphatic about it. She thought he should know how she felt about him. John was happy to see Eric. He took off his coat and John saw that he was a priest again. Eric. He said Nicole’s words about him never changing after taking off the collar made him look into it again. John said his timing was perfect. Mardevil taunted Lucas about telling Sami the secret he was keeping from her. Sami wanted to know what she meant. Lucas said he loved her and would do anything to get her back. Eric walked in and interrupted them. Mardevil wasn’t happy to see Eric. Eric and Mardevil argued back and forth. Eric wanted to be alone with her. Sami, Lucas and John left the room. Mardevil said if Eric went up against her alone, he would die. She taunted him about Kristen and morphed into her.

Brady and Belle arrived at the townhouse. Brady told Lucas that he didn’t hurt Philip. Lucas said he believed him. John told them that Father Eric was helping her. Belle and Brady were shocked that Eric was a priest again. Brady didn’t think Eric should fight her alone. Eric was shocked to see the footage of Kristen drugging him and raping him. Brady walked in to help Eric. Belle told how she found Shawn in bed with Jan. She argued with Sami because she brought Jan to town. John wanted them to stop arguing. Eric and Brady came back out in the room. Eric told them they had to fight the devil as a family. He thought it was the only way to save their mothers soul. Marlena’s family gathered around her bed. Eric blessed them and told them to say a group prayer. Mardevil said it wouldn’t work and that Marlena was her for life. Eric wanted them to talk to Marlena and pray God heard it. John held his cross while Eric continued with the exorcism. John asked God to remind Marlena that they all loved her. Mardevil yelled out before going limp. She closed her eyes. John whispered Marlena’s name. She opened her eyes and smiled at John. She assured him that she was really her. She said they all saved her. John and Eric untied her from the bed.

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Paulina told Abe that Johnny and Chanel were married. Eli and Lani saw them so Paulina wished them a Merry Christmas. Lani kept walking so Paulina screamed out that Chanel was married. Lani was shocked and stopped walking. She thanked her for telling her. Paulina offered her a gift for the twins. It was a kaleidoscope of family pictures. Lani said her mother gave her something like that. She didn’t want the gift. Eli told her to take the gift. Lani took the gift and thanked her. Chanel let Johnny know that she was afraid his parents weren’t going to like that they were married. He said his parents had bigger problems than that. He was talking about his father being arrested for kidnapping his mother. He thought she might have had second thoughts about marrying him. She assured him that she was all in. He wanted to tell Allie the news. She was uncomfortable with the idea. Later, Johnny and Chanel arrived at Nicole’s place to see Allie. She thought they were there to talk about EJ being arrested for kidnapping their mother. They went back and forth about it. Johnny told her the real reason why they were there. Johnny and Chanel showed off their rings. Allie was upset and told them they made a mistake. They thought she would be happy for them. Allie reminded Chanel that Johnny was a player. Allie and Chanel started arguing until Johnny defended their love. He thought Allie was jealous. Johnny told Tripp that Allie wanted Chanel for herself.

Nicole went to see EJ at the station. She asked him if he kidnapped Sami. He denied doing it. He said a few people would frame him for the kidnapping. He listed the people who would have framed him. He considered Rafe his number one suspect. Nicole thought Lucas might have done it before Rafe. EJ wasn’t sure if Lucas had the nerve to do it. He realized it could have been Lucas. Nicole changed her mind about Lucas, but he thought it was possible. Nicole wanted to kidnap her too. He said he didn’t do it. They realized they had to find out who did it or he would spend New Year’s in prison. John got ready for Marlena’s exorcism. He wanted to get her back, but Mardevil refused to let it happen. Sami was at the townhouse when Lucas arrived. She told him about John and Marlena. Sami told him what happened at the Horton house. She was afraid that her mother would have turned John into a goat. He wanted to distract her so he talked to her about EJ kidnapping her. They were taking about it when they heard a noise. John grabbed rosary and the Bible. He threw holy water on her. The water burned her skin. Sami and Lucas arrived and saw what happened. Sami wanted John to stop what he was doing. John took Sami out of the room. He called Lucas to come with them. Mardevil slammed the door so he couldn’t leave. She told him that she knew he kidnapped Sami. She didn’t make him do it but she planted the seed in his head. She threatened to tell Sami what he did if he didn’t help her. John comforted Sami when they noticed Lucas wasn’t with them. Mardevil demanded that Lucas untie her. He was about to when Sami saw him. She wanted to know what he was doing. He lied and said he was retying her ropes. Mardevil said he was lying about everything. John asked God for a sign when there was a knock on the door. Eric was at the door.

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John wanted a miracle so Gabriel appeared to him. He knew he couldn’t help, but he wanted to know how to find Marlena. Gabriel revealed that Marlena was at the Horton house. He gave John a St. Benedict medal which invoked God’s blessing. Gabriel said it would help him get the strength he needed to get the devil away from his friends. Gabriel go with him, but assured John he could do it if he didn’t lose faith. Mardevil set the Christmas tree on fire. She told them that she was there for her present. She looked at Ben and Ciara. Julie used the extinguisher to put out the fire. She said the house was no place for Satan. She said their goodness would prevail over Mardevil. She laughed at her. She told Julie that she always got what she wanted and she wanted Ciara’s baby. Ben stood in front of Ciara to protect her. He ordered her to stay away from Ciara. He said she would have to kill him before he let her get to Ciara or their baby. Mardevil was willing to kill him. Julie helped Ben protect Ciara with their love.

Mardevil continued to argue with Julie, Ben and Ciara. Mardevil raised lit torches and mocked Julie for thinking their love could stop her. The torches blew out suddenly. John walked in the house and realized he got there just in time. She reignited the torches, but John put them out by using Gabriel’s medal against them. John thrust his hand at Mardevil and she flew against the wall. Ben helped John put Mardevil in the car. He went back to the house by himself. He assured Ciara that she was safe now. Julie knew John would be able to help Marlena. She thought he and his love would be enough. Doug thought they showed the devil that their love would be enough to stop her. Shawn sat up in the bed when the real Belle walked in the room. They were confused and looked at the other blonde. They watched her turn into Jan. He swore she was Belle as he got dressed. Belle couldn’t believe that he didn’t make sure before he jumped in bed with her. He said he checked with Rafe first. Jan smiled while he tried to explain himself. She said she had a partner. She said Kayla and Steve saw someone else in her hospital bed. Jan teased Belle about having sex with Shawn before he arrested her. Later, Shawn took Jan to the police station. Belle demanded to know where Mardevil was. Jan didn’t know and wouldn’t tell her anyway. She didn’t want to say because the devil gave her a glorious day. Shawn had to stop Belle from attacking Jan. Jan continued to tease Belle about having sex with Shawn. She said they were bonded for life now. Shawn apologized to Belle for getting fooled by Jan. She didn’t blame him, but she couldn’t get the image out of her head. He hated that Jan took their anniversary from them. Belle told him that Jan tried her worst, but they were still together.

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Jan was nervous meeting with Shawn. Mardevil thought she needed to freshen up. She waved and she turned into Belle. Mardevil thought his wife was the best person to seduce him. “Belle” opened the door and pulled him into a big kiss. Mardevil watched from the closet before leaving the room. Shawn pulled back from her. He wasn’t sure if she was his wife. She wondered who else she would be. She reached for his belt, but Shawn stopped her. He wanted to know why she called him from a blocked number. She said wanted to surprise him. He wanted to be with her, but he couldn’t because of everything that happened. “Belle” thought that was smart to be skeptical of her. She said he could call Rafe if he didn’t believe her. Shawn called Rafe who confirmed that Belle was planning a surprise. He gave Shawn the rest of the day off and hung up on him. It turned out that Mardevil was the one on the phone. “Belle” pulled Shawn into another kiss. He was still hesitant. He thought it was selfish of them to be together when their family was dealing with a lot. She thought their happiness would make the devil mad. She knelt down in front of him as he sat on the bed. He looked completely unsure about what was happening.

Rafe brought Sami’s guard to the station. Lucas watched him s Belle threatened to make him pay for kidnapping her sister. Rafe was willing to talk to the DA about going easy on him, but he had to give up the name of the person who hired him. Jason looked at Lucas. He asked for his lawyer. Belle and Rafe left the room. Jason told Lucas that he would tell about him unless he gave him a better offer. Rafe talked to Belle about Brady being able to go home to see Rachel. Rafe left and Belle got a text from “Shawn.” Mardevil texted her to tell her to meet Shawn at the Salem Inn. Rafe returned to Jason and he was ready to talk. Later on Jason was ready to talk. Lucas thanked him for hearing him out and going with his idea. EJ decided to rip up the divorce papers. Sami was shocked. She wanted to find out what changed his mind. He assured her that she was the love of his life. She wanted him to forgive her for being with Lucas. He said he couldn’t handle her being with Lucas because of their history together. She assured him that he wouldn’t have to worry about her betraying him again. She reminded him that he was with Nicole. He told her that Nicole was there when he needed someone. He said Sami is the love of his life. She wanted them to be together. Rafe showed up at the mansion to arrest EJ for kidnapping Sami. “Belle” took off her robe and revealed sexy lingerie. She and Shawn began to make love. The real Belle arrived at the Salem Inn. She saw Shawn with a blonde woman.

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Lucas and Philip talked about Lucas kidnapping Sami. Lucas told Philip how he went about kidnapping Sami. There was a flashback about how he kidnapped her. Shawn and Belle talked about the charges for Brady being dropped since Victor and Kate revoked the papers declaring Philip dead. Shawn told Belle that Marlena pretended to be Steve and attacked Kayla. He said the devil stole the hospital key card. Belle wanted to know why the devil would steal the key card. She thought it might have been to rescue Jan. Shawn said Jan was still in a coma. The devil told Jan she was going to have sex with Shawn. Jan said she didn’t want to force him to have sex with her. The devil said she locked him in a cage. He said she could make him want to have sex with her. Belle was upset that the devil was after her and Shawn. Shawn tried to calm her down. Lucas told Philip that he knew two guys from prisoner that he paid to kidnap Sami. Philip wanted to know what the plan was. Lucas said he didn’t have a plan. He said he figured that she would go back to EJ. Johnny and Chanel told their parents that they were married. EJ was upset that they were married. Paulina didn’t like the way EJ was insulting her. Johnny told them they loved each other. Paulina said she wanted to make sure Chanel wanted to marry Johnny when not too long ago she was kissing Allie. EJ and Sami were shocked.

Sami wanted to know what Paulina said. Paulina said she heard her. Chanel said she and Allie were close. She said they realized they loved each other as friends. Sami asked if Allie knew that she was married to Johnny. Chanel said Allie would be happy. She said she would be happy if she gave her blessing. Sami said she couldn’t do it. Lucas told Philip that he thought EJ would move on with Nicole. He said he was going to let Sami go. He said Sami called and sounded desperate. He said he wanted to look like the hero, but she went back to EJ. He said EJ was with Nicole, but Sami wanted to be with him. Johnny asked why Sami didn’t approve of the marriage. She said she was afraid it was a rebound thing. Johnny said her marriage with EJ wasn’t any better. He said it was a wonder he wanted to get married at all. The devil sent Shawn a text from Jan. She didn’t think Shawn would fall for the text. Shawn debated on whether or not to meet the person. Kate walked in on Philip and Lucas talking to each other. She told Lucas that no one could know that Philip was alive. Lucas agreed to keep quiet. Johnny yelled at EJ and Sami for not accepting their marriage. Johnny said he didn’t care if EJ cut him off. He said Chanel was his family. When Johnny and Chanel left, EJ said he was glad that they were all on the same page. Paulina said she wasn’t on the same page as them. She said she was going to trust her daughter and her new husband. She said she was going to beg for her forgiveness for her rude questions. She said he should do the same if he didn’t want to lose his son. Kate told Philip he needed to get help. He agreed to get help. She told him to stay away from Chloe. He agreed to get help. Shawn showed up to meet Jan. She didn’t know what to do. The devil told her to open the door.

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Kate told Philip that she would help him get his life back together. She wanted to tell Victor what going on. She took her coat and left her room. Kate saw Lucas and snuck by him. Lucas was sitting at the bar, but he didn’t see her. Sami showed up at the pub. She asked Lucas about Philip. He told her there weren’t any leads. She told him that she didn’t have any leads on her mother either. He told her it was a season of miracles. He wanted to make a toast with coffee that they got what they wanted. He said he got what he wanted when she came home. He reminded her that he rescued her. She laughed and said she already thanked him for that. They had playful banter when she mentioned EJ. He wanted to go upstairs and check on Kate. Lucas knocked on Kate’s door and said he missed Philip too. He begged her to open the door. Lucas was shocked when Philip opened the door. Philip was moved by what he said about him. He didn’t want him to tell anyone that he was alive. Lucas agreed with him, but he wondered what he was going to do. Philip said Kate had a plan. He wasn’t sure it was fixable. He told him about the things he did. Philip knew Chloe wouldn’t want anything to do with him, but he couldn’t walk away from her. Lucas said he had bigger problems. He said talked to Philip about doing things for the woman he loved. Philip wasn’t sure what he meant. Lucas admitted that he was the one who had Sami kidnapped. Sami went to the townhouse and ran into Belle. Belle told her there weren’t any leads on their mother or Philip. Sami asked her to be her lawyer so she could fight her divorce. Belle couldn’t believe how selfish she was being. Belle thought it was unethical because she works for DiMera Enterprises. She also didn’t take cases she knew she couldn’t win. Paulina tried to reach out to Lani by sending her a card and flowers. Chanel and Johnny returned from their trip. Chanel apologized for blurting her secret at the wedding. Paulina didn’t blame her. She said the devil made her do it. Chanel couldn’t believe Johnny’s grandmother was possessed by the devil.

Lani read the card from the flowers Paulina sent her. She didn’t want any parts of her. Eli thought she should talk to her. Chanel was about to share some news with Paulina when Lani arrived. Chanel apologized to Lani for what happened at the wedding. Lani said it wasn’t her fault. Chanel was happy to have a sister. Lani was happy to have a sister too. Paulina was happy seeing her daughters bonding. Lani hardened towards her. She told Paulina that the flowers were beautiful, but she was donating them to a hospital. She wanted to give them to someone who would want them. She ripped the card and told her to stop reaching out to her. She stormed off. Chanel offered to take Paulina to lunch with the DiMeras. Johnny went to the DiMera mansion and saw EJ. Johnny wanted to know what he missed. He told him about his mother and grandmother.  Johnny wanted to call his mother. Sami answered and agreed to come over. EJ told him it would be the perfect time to serve Sami with new divorce papers. Sami arrived at the mansion and was happy to see Johnny. He asked her to forgive him for not realizing something was wrong. She said it wasn’t his fault. Johnny got a text from Chanel about meeting with her and Paulina for lunch. He was excited for Sami to meet Chanel. Johnny left to make arrangements for lunch. Sami approaches EJ and reminded him what it was like to be in love like that. Sami tried to get EJ to admit that he still loved her. Johnny walked back in the room with Chanel and Paulina. They made introductions and Johnny and Chanel started fawning over each other. They talked about their trip. They announced they got married. Johnny and Chanel kissed each other. Their parents were shocked. Kate sat with Victor and she told him that Philip was alive. He blamed Chloe for driving Philip to it. She said that she thought Philip didn’t think life was worth living. She said he was fragile and they had to help him disappear and get him the help he needed. Victor wasn’t on board with that plan. He wouldn’t let Brady go to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Kate called Belle for help.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Philip hid while Kate talked to Chloe. Chloe declared Brady’s innocence while Kate accused her of cheating on her son with Brady on the conference room table. Chloe was shocked by the accusation. She wanted to know who told her that. She told her that she overheard her talking to Brady. Chloe told her that Nicole was the one who had sex on the conference room and not her. Chloe swore on Parker’s life that she didn’t cheat on Phillip. Kate believed her, but she didn’t understand why she would defend the man who killed her son. Chloe told her that she thought Philip was still alive. She begged Kate to talk to Melinda so they could figure out what happened that night. She was willing to think about it. Chloe thanked her and left the room. Philip came out of hiding and called Chloe a liar. Kate told him that she sounded sincere and he misunderstood about who had sex on the conference room. He refused to believe it. It couldn’t have all been for nothing. Kate said she could help him get out of the mess. He refused to let Chloe and Brady make a fool of him. Kate told him that they didn’t have an affair. He refused to listen to that. He was going to prove Chloe was lying by getting her to confess. Kate became emotional while he explained that they wouldn’t make fools of him.

Philip was determined to win this. He talked about losing the children and women he loved. He called himself a hypocrite with Victor. He said he sold his rights away to his son. He questioned why he always loses people. He wanted to know what it meant to keep someone. Kate was tearing up and said that she loved him. They ended up hugging each other. Philip realized that he wanted to get out of the mess he created. He didn’t know what he was going to do. She said she would fix it. Shawn hugged Belle. He was sorry that her brother was going through that. He knew that she would be able to clear him. Belle thought Brady was being framed by Kristen. She thought she did it because he cut her out of Rachel’s life. She wondered who else would frame him. Steve found Kayla on the floor. Kayla woke up and panicked. She pulled a letter opener on Steve. She wanted him to stay away from her. He assured her that he was really her husband. He said he wasn’t the devil. She collapsed in his arms. She repeated how scared she was. She realized that the devil took the keycard. She called security to be on the lookout for Marlena. She said they changed the security codes when Jan snuck in there before. Steve realized that the devil was after Jan. The devil was in Jan’s room. She needed a star player to help her. She waved her hand in her face and Jan opened eyes. She was surprised to see Marlena. She caught Jan up on what was happening. She revealed that she was the devil. Jan was happy that she was the devil. Tripp walked in and saw them together. He realized that she was the one who killed his brother. He was glad she was awake. He wanted to give them some privacy, but the devil said he wasn’t leaving. He tried to get through to the devil. He wanted her to fight. He tries to leave to get some help, but the devil hit him over the head.

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