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Xander and Gwen ran into Rex. Xander asked him where Sarah was. Rex asked how would he know. Xander wondered what he was hiding. Rex said he hadn’t seen Sarah in months. He said they were never together. Gwen tried to get Xander to leave for the airport, but he wouldn’t move. Xander kept asking him questions about Sarah. Rex said she dumped him the same way she dumped him. Xander was confused. Rex was getting upset and wanted to leave. Xander asked where she was if she wasn’t with him. Gwen tried to get Xander to leave for the airport again. He said he couldn’t leave now. He said he had to find out why Sarah had been lying to him and why she was sending misleading texts to Maggie. Steve went to Kayla’s office and told her about Marlena’s stunt with Ben and Ciara. They hoped Marlena got the help she needed. Steve tried to kiss Kayla. When he pulled back, Kayla saw the devil’s face. John asked Belle if there was any news on Philip. She said there was no body. She said she hoped they didn’t find one. Chloe called her and told her Brady was arrested. John wanted to go with Belle to the station, but he stumbled. She said he went ten rounds with the devil. She wanted him to rest. Chloe went to see Brady at the police station. He said he was having visions about what happened but he couldn’t see anything. She said she there was something she could do. He asked her to check on his father. He thanked her for believing in him. Belle went to see Brady. She told him about Marlena and that Philip was still declared dead. Brady said he wasn’t surprised his grandfather sold him out. She said they needed something concrete to discredit the evidence. She realized the pub had a security camera they could check.

Chloe went to see John. He told her about going up against the devil before they talked about Brady. John couldn’t believe Victor and Kate declared Philip dead. Chloe told John she believed in Brady. When Chloe left, John called Steve. When Steve didn’t answer, John tried to call Kayla. Kayla told the devil to stay away from her. The devil said Kayla was what she needed to repay Belle and Shawn. When Kayla’s phone rang, the devil threw the phone. Kayla ended up on the floor. The devil used Kayla’s keycard to get in John’s room. The devil said it was time to wake up. Kate hugged Philip when he was in her room. She asked how he survived Brady’s attack. Philip said Brady didn’t attack him. He said he went after Brady. He said he set the whole thing up. She slapped him. Kate couldn’t believe Philip made her think he was dead. He said that’s why he was there. He said he wanted to let her know he was okay. He said he thought she would be proud of him. He told her how he did it. Philip told Kate that he saw Brady and Chloe talking outside of the pub like he didn’t exist. He said when Chloe left, he hit Brady with a crowbar and then dragged him to the bushes. Philip said he took out Brady’s credit card to buy shots at the pub. He said he got a bottle of alcohol and used a syringe to inject Brady. Philip said he sent himself the messages from Brady’s phone. Kate couldn’t believe Philip went to such lengths to ruin Brady. He reminded her of her wrongdoing. She said what she did didn’t compare to what he has done. He said she never had his back. He said he threw his prosthetic leg in the river. He said he was using his old one. Kate said she couldn’t believe Philip did all of this for Chloe. He said Chloe lied to him and they deserved what happened. He said they would never know it was him. She said she couldn’t keep it a secret for long. She reminded him of how many people mourned his death. Chloe knocked on the door for Kate. He told Kate to ignore her.

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Shawn tried to convince Ben that Marlena was possessed by the devil. Mardevil told Ben that Shawn was lying. Shawn told him that John wouldn’t abuse her. He would have believed it if she were really Marlena. Ciara was on the phone with Susan. She talked to her about protecting her baby. Belle arrived to talk to her. Ciara told her that Ben was at the cabin with her mother. Shawn tried to untie John so he could tell Ben the truth about Marlena, but he couldn’t do it. Shawn told him that she was using her powers to keep John tied up. Rafe was shocked that Nicole slapped him. She didn’t like the fact that he kissed her in the town square. He didn’t understand why she was upset. She said that she would tell Ava if he did it again. Ava arrived and wanted to know what happened. Allie told Lucas that she wanted him to get back together with Sami. He didn’t think she wanted to be with him. She reminded him that he slept with Nicole. He thought that meant he would have had a chance with her, but that was going to make her more determined to get EJ back. Ciara and Belle talked about Marlena being possessed by the devil again. Ciara was worried that she left Ben with her.

Mardevil admitted that she was going to corrupt Ciara’s baby to her heart’s desire. Belle was upset to find out that her mother wanted Ciara’s baby. She didn’t know what to do because she couldn’t stay locked up in her place forever. Belle wanted to call Shawn, but she couldn’t get through to him. Belle wanted to go to the cabin, but Ciara tried to stop him. Lucas and Allie continued to talk about Nicole and Sami. Nicole covered up what she said to Ava. Sami told EJ that she refused to give him a divorce. He realized that and wondered why she wouldn’t do it. She said that she loved him and he loved her. He said he stopped loving her the second she told him that she cheated on him. She said that Nicole wasn’t better than her. He shocked her when he said she was better in bed. She didn’t believe that so she kissed him to prove she was right. EJ told Sami not to throw herself at him again. She told him that his body was saying something different. She said he would never be rid of her. Mardevil conjured up a necktie and used it tighten it around Ben’s neck. Lucas and Allie continued to talk about Sami and how she holds EJ to a different standard from him. Allie thought he might have been the one who kidnapped Sami. Mardevil tried to strangle Ben and John, but Belle arrived to stop her.

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Kate went to the police station to identify the prosthetic leg. The leg was under a sheet. Rafe picked it up. She said it was Philip’s. She had the serial number for the leg. It was a match. She was shocked and started crying. Roman wanted to be there for her, but she demanded that Rafe arrest Brady for murder. Rafe understood Kate’s pain. He said the police didn’t have enough evidence to arrest Brady. She went ballistic on Rafe. She cried in Roman’s arms. She stopped crying. She told Roman that they didn’t know that Philip was dead. Rafe said he would let her know what was going on. Roman took Kate to the squad room. They saw Chloe. Kate slapped her. Kate blamed her for causing her son pain. She said it would be Chloe’s fault if Philip was dead. Roman took Kate out of the police station. Chloe cried. Belle was with Brady at the hospital when John came in the room. Brady said he wanted to help the police find Philip. John told him he would do it. Brady didn’t want him to do it because Marlena needed him more right now. John said he wasn’t going to walk out on him. Brady told him he was okay. Belle told him to find Marlena. John ended up leaving. Belle wanted to focus on Brady’s case. He said he didn’t remember ordering a drink from the pub. She said there had to be an explanation for why his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. She said they should check his credit card statement to see if there were any charges from the pub. She looked at his statement on her phone. She said there was a charge. She said she would talk to Roman to see if she could get an itemized receipt. Rafe noticed Chloe at the police station. He brought her in the interrogation room. She cried when she saw Philip’s leg. She got a call from Brady, but she didn’t answer the phone. She said she didn’t know what to say to him. Roman brought Kate to the pub. She told him she wanted to be alone. She went upstairs. Belle came in and asked him for Brady’s itemized receipt. Roman found the receipt. The receipt said Brady had six shots of whiskey. Brady remembered talking on the phone with Tate when he got hit. Kate showed up in his room. She told him if Philip was dead, he was going to be dead too.

John ran into Susan at the hospital. He apologized for what she went through with the devil. She understood. She said she knew it wasn’t Marlena’s fault. She said she knew Marlena would never hurt a baby. He wanted to know who she what she was talking about. Susan told John about her visions of Ben and Ciara’s baby. She said the devil had evil intentions. Shawn showed up and said Susan was right. They all realized the baby was why the devil came back after all this time. Shawn and John left to find Ben and Ciara. She wanted Ben to take her home. Marlena showed up and overheard their conversation. Marlena said she understood why Ciara wanted to go home, but she promised she would take care of the baby. Ciara said she had a sonogram appointment and had to go back. Marlena said Ciara promised to keep her safe. She said John could find her. Marlena asked Ciara to stay longer. Ben said he wanted to go to the appointment, but he could stay with Marlena if she was scared. Ciara wanted to talk to him alone. When Ben and Ciara were alone, she told him she needed him too. She said she wanted to go home. Ciara told Ben something was off with Marlena. She said nothing made sense. She said Marlena was starting to scare her. Marlena came out and ask if everything was okay. Ciara said it wasn’t because Ben made his choice and it wasn’t her. Ciara walked off. Marlena apologized to Ben for driving a wedge between them. Ben said Marlena was the reason why they were about to have a child. He said he would talk to Ciara. He said he would make her understand. He promised Marlena they would stay. Marlena and Ben went back to the cabin. Ciara wasn’t in the cabin. Marlena said they couldn’t let Ciara get back to Salem. When Marlena opened the door to stop Ciara from leaving, John showed up. Shawn called out to Ciara when he went to her apartment. She was at the door.

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Kate went to the police station to identify the prosthetic leg. The leg was under a sheet. Rafe picked it up. She said it was Philip’s. She had the serial number for the leg. It was a match. She was shocked and started crying. Roman wanted to be there for her, but she demanded that Rafe arrest Brady for murder. Rafe understood Kate’s pain. He said the police didn’t have enough evidence to arrest Brady. She went ballistic on Rafe. She cried in Roman’s arms. She stopped crying. She told Roman that they didn’t know that Philip was dead. Rafe said he would let her know what was going on. Roman took Kate to the squad room. They saw Chloe. Kate slapped her. Kate blamed her for causing her son pain. She said it would be Chloe’s fault if Philip was dead. Roman took Kate out of the police station. Chloe cried. Belle was with Brady at the hospital when John came in the room. Brady said he wanted to help the police find Philip. John told him he would do it. Brady didn’t want him to do it because Marlena needed him more right now. John said he wasn’t going to walk out on him. Brady told him he was okay. Belle told him to find Marlena. John ended up leaving. Belle wanted to focus on Brady’s case. He said he didn’t remember ordering a drink from the pub. She said there had to be an explanation for why his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. She said they should check his credit card statement to see if there were any charges from the pub. She look at his statement on her phone. She said there was a charge. She said she would talk to Roman to see if she could get an itemized receipt. Rafe noticed Chloe at the police station. He brought her in the interrogation room. She cried when she saw Philip’s leg. She got a call from Brady, but she didn’t answer the phone. She said she didn’t know what to say to him. Roman brought Kate to the pub. She told him she wanted to be alone. She went upstairs. Belle came in and asked him for Brady’s itemized receipt. Roman found the receipt. The receipt said Brady had six shots of whiskey. Brady remembered talking on the phone with Tate when he got hit. Kate showed up in his room. She told him if Philip was dead, he was going to be dead too. John ran into Susan at the hospital. He apologized for what she went through with the devil. She understood. She said she knew it wasn’t Marlena’s fault. She said she knew Marlena would never hurt a baby. He wanted to know who she what she was talking about.

Susan told John about her visions of Ben and Ciara’s baby. She said the devil had evil intentions. Shawn showed up and said Susan was right. They all realized the baby was why the devil came back after all this time. Shawn and John left to find Ben and Ciara. Ciara wanted Ben to take her home. Marlena showed up and overheard their conversation. Marlena said she understood why Ciara wanted to go home, but she promised she would take care of the baby. Ciara said she had a sonogram appointment and had to go back. Marlena said Ciara promised to keep her safe. She said John could find her. Marlena asked Ciara to stay longer. Ben said he wanted to go to the appointment, but he could stay with Marlena if she was scared. Ciara wanted to talk to him alone. When Ben and Ciara were alone, she told him she needed him too. She said she wanted to go home. Ciara told Ben something was off with Marlena. She said nothing made sense. She said Marlena was starting to scare her. Marlena came out and ask if everything was okay. Ciara said it wasn’t because Ben made his choice and it wasn’t her. Ciara walked off. Marlena apologized to Ben for driving a wedge between them. Ben said Marlena was the reason why they were about to have a child. He said he would talk to Ciara. He said he would make her understand. He promised Marlena they would stay. Marlena and Ben went back to the cabin. Ciara wasn’t in the cabin. Marlena said they couldn’t let Ciara get back to Salem. When Marlena opened the door to stop Ciara from leaving, John showed up. Shawn called out to Ciara when he went to her apartment. She was at the door.

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Melinda wanted to know why Shawn hasn’t arrested Brady yet. Shawn said there wasn’t a body. Belle said the evidence was circumstantial. Melinda told Shawn to find out what happened to Philip. She wanted him to arrest the person who did it. When Melinda left, Shawn went to talk to Victor. Belle said she was going to go see Brady. Brady asked Chloe if he believed he didn’t hurt Philip. She said she didn’t know what to think. She said he was drunk. He said he hasn’t had a drink in a long time. He said he didn’t do it. He said he didn’t care what anyone else thought. He said it was important that she believed him. She said he sounded sincere, but she saw what he was like when he fell off the wagon. She said she thought he was going to hurt her when he was drunk. Belle came in when Brady was yelling at Chloe. He asked Belle if he thought he was capable of hurting Philip. Belle said no one knew if anyone was murdered. Brady said that didn’t sound convincing. She said the blood on him matched Philip’s. She wanted him to tell her what happened. He said he tried, but he couldn’t remember. Shawn went to see Victor. Shawn told Victor Philip was missing. Shawn said the police suspected foul play. He said Brady was the main suspect. Victor said he knew Chloe was going to be the death of one of the boys. Lucas talked to Kate about Sami. He told her Sami rushed to be with EJ. Kate told him EJ was getting closer to Nicole. Lucas said Sami would be upset. Lucas said he loved it. Kate told him not to get his hopes up that Sami would go back to him. Victor called Kate. He said he had to tell her about Philip.

Shawn got a call. The divers at the river found something. When Shawn left, Kate showed up. Victor told her someone might have hurt Philip. He said the person might have done worse than hurt Philip. Sami was furious when she saw EJ and Nicole in bed. He said she was back. Sami said she could see how much he missed her. He told Sami to leave because he and Nicole were in the middle of something. He kissed Nicole. Sami told him not to do it again. Nicole left to change. Sami told Nicole that EJ was her husband. Sami slapped her. He said he was Sami’s husband because she left before the divorce papers were filed. Sami said she wasn’t there because she was kidnapped. EJ told Sami to tell her story to Lucas. She said she did. She said he was the one who found her. EJ wondered why there wasn’t a ransom demand. Sami accused Nicole of trying to get revenge. Nicole slapped her. Sami and Nicole got in a fight. He took Sami off of Nicole. He told her she wasn’t wanted there. Sami said she would leave, but it wasn’t over. When Sami left, Nicole wanted to leave. EJ told her she didn’t have to leave. She told him Sami being back changed everything. He said Sami was the past. He said Nicole was the future. Shawn and Melinda met with a diver. The diver had a plastic bag. Melinda wanted to know what it was. Shawn said it was a prosthetic leg. He said the only person he knew with a prosthetic leg was Philip.

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Brady woke up with Chloe next time him. He told her he remembered getting food for John. She said she found him drunk at the river. He was shocked at what she told him. She told him about the tree, knife and the threatening texts to Philip. Brady said none of that happened. She said Shawn was having the river dragged for a body. Brady said he didn’t hurt Philip. He asked her if she thought he did it. Shawn told Belle that Brady was in the hospital after hurting Philip. Belle said Brady wouldn’t hurt Philip. Shawn got a call from forensics. Brady’s prints were found on the knife. She said that was circumstantial evidence. Shawn said he couldn’t find a sample of Philip’s blood to test it against the knife. Belle told Shawn to call the hospital because Philip had a lot of paternity tests. She said they should be in the database. Shawn went to call the hospital. When he came back, he told her Philip’s blood was on the knife. Rafe walked up on Nicole and EJ almost kissing each other. EJ wanted to know why Rafe was there. Rafe asked EJ if he knew how Kristen escaped. EJ flashed back to talking to Ava about helping Kristen. EJ said his hands were clean. EJ and Rafe continued to talk about Kristen until Rafe left. EJ asked Nicole about Rafe. She said it was harder to walk away than they thought. EJ said Rafe could make more of an effort to walk away. She told him he wasn’t over Sami. He said Sami didn’t have a hold on him. He asked why he would think about Sami when he had Nicole. They flirted with each other. They kissed each other. She started thinking of Rafe. She stopped thinking of Rafe. She suggested that they go upstairs to his room. She said she had to get Rafe out of her mind. EJ said he felt used, but he liked it.

Gabi and Ava got into an argument. Ava picked up a knife. It made Gabi think about Carmine dying. Rafe walked in and wondered what was going on. Gabi went to Rafe and said Ava was trying to kill her. Rafe told her to go to her room. Rafe told Ava that he saw Nicole at the DiMera mansion. Ava wanted to know what they talked about. He said he gave her an update on Kristen. He said he asked EJ questions. He said someone was lying. Allie asked Sami who kidnapped her. Sami said she thought it was Nicole. Sami told her why she thought Nicole kidnapped her. Lucas and Allie said they didn’t think Nicole was behind the kidnapping. Allie said Nicole got what she wanted when Sami’s marriage ended. Sami asked who said her marriage was over. Lucas told Sami that EJ kicked her out of the house. She still believed she and EJ could work things out. Lucas told her to go to the hospital. She thanked him for the concern. She wanted to get her husband back. Lucas said he would have left her where she was if he had known she was going to go back to EJ. EJ and Nicole made love. When they were finished, he asked if it was good enough to make her forget about Rafe. She said she had to think about it. He said he didn’t know anyone by the name of Sami. Sami walked in on them in bed.

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EJ went to Rafe’s house to see Ava. He offered to be her attorney because she helped Kristen escape. She denied helping Kristen, but EJ didn’t believe her. He said he had eyes and ears everywhere. He said he knew what she did. She asked what he was going to do about what he knew. He said he wasn’t going to tell Rafe because he knew Rafe would rush to go after Nicole. He said he wasn’t going to let that happen. She told EJ that Rafe and Nicole’s attraction was in the past. She asked why he thought Rafe would go after Nicole. He thought about Nicole telling him that she had sex with Rafe. He told Ava that their attraction was obvious. She wanted to know what was in it for him to help her. He said Nicole was helping him move on and their relationship was turning into something real. He said he wanted it to continue so it was in both of their interests to keep what she did for Kristen a secret. She asked him why he came over if he was going to keep it a secret anyway. He wanted her to know that he knew what she was up to.

Chad went to the DiMera mansion to question Chad about Kristen. Rafe said he knew Chad went to see Kristen. He said she couldn’t have gotten away on her own. Chad asked if he was accusing him of helping her. Rafe said he wasn’t accusing him. He asked if Kristen told him she was planning on running away. He said she deleted his call logs after she called Brady on his phone. Rafe said she called her accomplice. Chad gave him the phone. Rafe took the phone and left the mansion. Sami tied the guard to a chair. He ended up waking up. They got into an argument until Lucas showed up, Lucas grabbed the guard and asked who he worked for. Sami said she has been asking him that, but he won’t answer. They offer to get the guard immunity if he told them who his boss was. The guard wasn’t interested in the deal. They were going to take him to the police themselves. While they were taking him out, he pushed Sami against the wall and ran off. Lucas went after him, but he lost him. He told Sami they should go to the police, but she wanted to go home first. Allie told Tripp that Sami was kidnapped. She asked why anyone would kidnap her mother. He thought the devil did it. Allie said she thought he didn’t believe in demonic possession. He said what happened on Halloween opened his eyes. Someone knocked on the door. When Allie opened the door, it was Lucas and Sami.

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Xander went to the Salem Inn. He told Gwen that Rafe suspected he helped Kristen escape. He said he wondered who helped her escape. He said Gwen was with Kristen at the same time. Gwen changed the subject. Xander and Gwen talked about dining and dashing. She said she didn’t want to do that. He said he wondered if the bad girl he fell for was gone. She said she thought he liked good girls. He wanted to know if she was talking about Sarah. Gwen said she wasn’t jealous of Sarah. She said she knew Sarah hurt him. He said Sarah was the past. He said he didn’t care why Sarah left. Gabi told Victor she would give him Gabi Chic if he made her and Jake co-CEOs. She said she would do everything she did for Gabi Chic for Titan. He said the idea was tempting, but only idiots would offer him something like Gabi Chic.

Victor decided to take Gabi’s deal. Jake hesitated. He didn’t want to give up Gabi Chic so easily. Victor said he was an idiot. He told them to leave. Jake wanted to make him a board member. He said if that didn’t happen, he could turn them down. Victor said if they couldn’t get him on board, they would finish the conversation. When Gabi and Jake left, Victor said he couldn’t believe how easy it was to manipulate them. When Gabi and Jake went home, she said they had to decide who would run Titan. She said co-CEOs was the best idea. Jake said when the plan came to fruition; she would run Titan while he would run DiMera. Abby told Chad that Kristen escaped. He wondered if she had a plan or if she improvised it. Abby said she must have had a plan, but wondered who would help her. He said he didn’t care who helped her. He wanted her to stay away from Salem. Shawn showed Chloe a bloody knife he found by Brady’s body. He thought Marlena had something to do with it. Chloe didn’t think so. She said she thought the blood on Brady’s clothes was Philip’s. She told Shawn about the issues between Brady and Philip. She said alcohol was in Brady’s system. Chloe gave Shawn Philip’s phone from Brady’s pocket. Shawn looked through Philip’s call log and saw Brady’s threatening texts. He read that Brady was going to cut Philip out of Chloe’s life if he didn’t do it himself. She said it looked bad for Brady.

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Chloe found Brady passed out on the ground. She asked him what happened to him. He didn’t realize he was hit. Rafe talked to Ava about Kristen escaping from prison. He believed she had help escaping. He saw Xander and Gwen and thought he found the one who helped her escape. Chloe told Brady that he was hit in the head. Brady was slurring when he was talking. Rafe approached Xander and Gwen to find out about Kristen. He wanted to talk to him about Kristen’s escape. Gabi and Jake tried to pitch running Titan. Victor reminded them that his business is ran by his family. Gabi told him that his relatives didn’t want to run the business. He said Brady was someone who could run it. Chloe wanted to know if Brady saw Philip. Brady struggled to tell her about him. Chloe called for help for Philip.

Gwen talked to Ava about Xander going with Rafe. She was afraid he was going to get in trouble for something he didn’t do. Rafe questioned Xander about helping Kristen. Xander denied helping her. Rafe didn’t believe him. Rafe thought he helped break Kristen out of jail. Kayla checked Brady out and said that he didn’t have any signs of being hit. Gabi and Jake continued to convince Victor to let them run Titan. He reminded them about adding the spyware to his computer. He said he wouldn’t hire them because of that. Kayla questioned Chloe about Brady’s condition. She told her what she knew about Brady. Kayla said the blood that was on Brady wasn’t his. She wanted to know how Chloe found him. She told her that she was looking for Philip, but he wasn’t there. Kayla wondered if it was Philip’s blood. She said that it crossed her mind that it could be his blood. She wanted to find him so she called him. Philip’s phone was in Brady’s pocket. Kayla wanted to know what Brady was doing with Philip’s phone. Kayla got the results and told Chloe that the blood wasn’t Brady’s. Chloe knew it was Philip’s blood type.

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Paulina ran into Abe at the hospital. She asked if he was there to see John. She said she saw John. Abe said he was there to see him. He wondered why she went to see John. She said she danced with the devil and lived to tell about it. Paulina told Abe that Marlena was possessed. She said the wedding falling apart was because of the devil. Abe agreed with her. He said lies came from the devil. He said the lie came from her. He walked away from her. She went after him. Abe told Paulina to stop apologizing. She tried to tell him how tough her situation was. She begged him to forgive her. She brought up Lexie and how she couldn’t compete with her. She said Lani’s father made her feel alone and trapped. She said she was proud she fought her way out and gave Lani the best life she could. He said he was done with her. She wanted him to promise her he wouldn’t turn his back on Lani. Abe told Paulina that he let Lani know he wasn’t turning his back on her. Paulina asked him about them. He said he couldn’t turn his love off for her. He said he loved her. He said that didn’t mean he would trust her. He said the lie was too big to risk his heart with her again. Lani got off the phone with Tamara when Eli came home. Lani said Tamara said she loved her. She said that meant her whole life was a lie she spread to Abe. She said she spoke to Abe and he told her he would always love her. Eli said she should believe him. She said Kristen told her the same thing. Eli was shocked that Lani spoke to Kristen. He said Kristen never made it to the prison. He said the van transporting her disappeared. Lani said she had nothing to do with it. She said she might know where Kristen was. They went to John and Marlena’s place.

John tried to get himself out of the hospital so he could find Marlena. Steve stopped him and told him the police were working on it. John wanted to know how he knew where he was. Steve said Johnny told him. Steve said he put the pieces together since he went through it once before. Steve asked if he exorcised Marlena. John thought it might not have worked since he wasn’t a real priest. Steve asked John if he knew what the devil wanted. John said he didn’t know. He thought it was a sideshow for the main attraction. He said they needed to stop her before that happened. Steve asked how did he stop it before. John said faith, hope and prayer. He said he had Father Francis and Gabriel’s help. He said he gave him the strength he needed. Marlena asked Ben and Ciara not to answer the door. It turned out to be a hiker. The man asked for water. He said religious things. He said he came out there for a spiritual reunion. He said his name was Gabriel. Marlena wasn’t happy. Gabriel confronted Marlena. She said she knew who he was and what he wanted. She asked if he sent him. Marlena’s eyes and voice didn’t bother Gabriel. Gabriel said he helped John beat her 25 years ago. He said he would do it again. Marlena told Gabriel he couldn’t interfere in human affairs. Gabriel said God wouldn’t let anything happen to Ben and Ciara’s child. Gabriel and Marlena continued to argue with each other. He said Ben and Ciara had a lot of strength.

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Chloe told Philip that she knew he was fired. She wanted to know why he didn’t tell her. She said they are supposed to be a couple. She said they are supposed to tell each other good and bad things. He thought about her talking to Brady about having sex. He asked if she told him everything. She said he never let her in or made it easy for her to open up. Philip apologized for being in a funk. She wanted to go out, but he wasn’t interested. She suggested she go out to bring him something to eat. When she left, he thought she was going to have sex with Brady. Victor read about John and Susan being in the crypt. Maggie told him Marlena was possessed. She said Marlena was the one who did that to John and Susan. She said she was meeting with Brady when Belle called him to tell him. Victor was worried about Brady. She said he didn’t drink, but he was tempted. Victor blamed Chloe. Maggie told Victor it was his meddling that caused the strain between Brady and Philip. Philip was listening when Victor asked Maggie if Brady had feelings for Chloe. Philip heard Maggie say Brady thought he and Chloe could be happy if Philip weren’t in the way. Maggie said Brady wouldn’t hurt anyone. Victor said jealousy could push Brady in a bad place. Ben and Ciara brought Marlena to the cabin. Ben said Marlena would be safe there. Marlena noticed Ciara staring at her. Marlena asked if everything was okay. Ciara said she was having a hard time believing John was a monster. She said it was as if someone else was in the apartment.

Marlena understood Ciara’s confusion. Marlena said her husband was dangerous. Ciara said they should call the police and tell them what was going on. Marlena didn’t want to do that. She said the police would protect John. Ciara thought Shawn would do the right thing. Marlena took the phone from Ciara. Marlena apologized and said she was on edge. She gave Ciara back her phone when Ben said they wouldn’t call anyone. Ciara was skeptical, but she agreed not to say anything. Ciara was concerned about being far away from Salem if something happened to the baby. Marlena said she was a doctor and would take care of the baby. When Marlena stepped out, Ciara told Ben she didn’t like what was going on. She said she wanted to call Belle and Shawn so they would know what was going on with John. She said something was off. Lani told Abe she had trouble facing him. She believed it was her fault for jumped to the wrong conclusion about him being her father. She thought he wished she never came to town. He said finding out she wss his daughter was the best thing that happened to him. Tamara tried to call Lani, but she didn’t answer it. Lani couldn’t believe Tamara and Paulina let her bond with him and Theo. Abe said their bond was real. He told her about what happened between John and Roman. He said she would always be his daughter.

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