Days Short Recap Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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Abby went to see Gwen and talked to her about what happened when she found out she was pregnant with Chad’s baby. She felt bad for what happened. She said she deserved a chance to be her child’s mother. She apologized for what happened when she lost her baby. Jack apologized to Xander for accusing him of dealing drugs. He said Gwen told him the truth about what happened. He wanted Xander to forgive him. Xander said that they were friends. Jack didn’t mean to write about him in the newspaper and planned on printing a retraction. Xander said he was thrown out of people’s houses before. Brady told Victor about Philip’s obsession with him. He told Victor how Philip followed him and Chloe when they were on their way to New York. Victor thought he went to see how he was doing. Brady told him how he wanted to catch him in the sack. Victor thought he was sleeping with her. Philip took Chloe on a picnic. They went down memory lane. They also talked about what happened when he chopped down their tree. He said he was jealous of her being with Brady then. She thought he was still acting that way now. He told her that he could change. Jack told Xander that Gwen told him the truth. Xander got the wrong idea and mentioned Abby. Jack told him that he knew Gwen was a prostitute. Gwen wanted to tell Abby the truth about what happened to her.

Jack wanted Xander to keep the truth about her prostitution to himself. He couldn’t believe it. Jack told him that he thought he knew the truth. He pretended to be shocked. Jack didn’t see how it had anything to do with Abby. He came up with another lie. Abby wanted to know what she shouldn’t be sorry for what happened. Gwen told her that she spent weeks telling everyone she pushed her down the stairs. She said she lost her balance and lost the baby. She told Jack how it happened. Abby appreciated that she told the truth. Abby thought she would be pregnant right now if that argument didn’t happen. Philip presented Chloe with a tree. He wanted to start over with a new tree. He wanted them to have a new beginning. Brady told Victor that Philip was too focused on Chloe to think about the business. Victor wanted him to take Chloe out of the equation. He wanted him to steal Chloe from Philip. Brady couldn’t believe what he heard. Victor told him how he would be able to get Chloe to leave Philip so he could focus on the business. Philip told Chloe that he wanted them to be together for a long time. Gwen knew she gave Abby a good reason to despise her. She hoped she and Chad could move on past what happened with her. Abby appreciated that.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Lani wanted Paulina to promise she would never hurt her father. Paulina thought about telling Marlena the truth. Paulina tried to tell Lani something. She told Lani that Doug grabbed her butt. Lani was shocked, but wondered what that had to do with Abe. Paulina said she didn’t want it to hurt Abe. Paulina hoped Doug was getting the help he needed. Lani said Doug was seeing Marlena. John tried to deny that Marlena was possessed, but he ended up confirming it to Allie. Allie was surprised she never heard the story before. John said it wasn’t a story to tell. Allie was shocked to know John performed the exorcism. He said their love saved Marlena. Allie liked hearing about John and Marlena’s love story. He said it felt like the end of the world. She was able to tell that it took a lot out of him. He said he was scared. He said facing evil was the most traumatic thing they have ever gone through. He didn’t want Marlena to go through that again. He said Johnny was going to have to write about another story. Allie asked if he was more worried about reliving bad memories. He said he was worried about tempting the devil.

Julie told Marlena to help Doug. Doug was unconscious on the floor. Marlena came out of her trance. She ended up calling for help. When Doug was moved to a room, Julie found Marlena in the lobby. Julie wanted to know what happened in her office. Marlena didn’t know what she was talking about. Julie said she looked like she had seen a ghost. Marlena told Julie what happened in her session with Doug. She said he told her that he locked Julie in the freezer on purpose. Julie wanted to know what has gotten into Doug. Marlena said she and Doug were talking and then he passed out. Tripp and Kayla ran tests on Doug. They were confused when the results were normal. When Tripp leaned over Doug, Doug grabbed him. Kayla loosened the grip Doug had on Tripp. Doug’s blood pressure dropped. Julie didn’t believe Marlena was telling her the truth. Kayla showed up before Marlena could answer. Julie went to Doug’s room. He opened his eyes. Doug said he left him and went into her. Julie wanted to know what he was talking about. He ended up falling asleep. Marlena went home to John. She told him Doug passed out in her office. John wondered what caused him to collapse. She said Doug would be fine. She closed her eyes when John hugged her. When she opened her eyes, they were yellow.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Mariah thinks Tessa should carry their child so they can have a family of their own. Tessa tells Mariah she wants to have a family in the future, but it is too soon right now.

Nick refuses to team up with Billy to find out the truth about Ashland. Nick talks to Rey and he suggests that Ashland had to have some help in order to keep his name change out of the public record so Nick should start his investigation there. Nick later talks to Phyllis who tells him to trust his instincts and do what he needs to do to protect Victoria.

Amanda accepts Devon invitation to live with him.

Ashland meets with a man named Gaines whom Ashland has been paying for years to keep his real identity a secret. Gaines wants 10 million to continue to keep Ashland’s secret and when he gets the money he tells Ashland he can die peacefully because nobody will ever know his identity. Ashland is unaware Billy is on the Crimson Lights patio looking through the window as he talks to Gaines.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, September 20 2021

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Mariah and Tessa moved out of the Chancellor house and into the Grand Phoenix. Tessa was there for Mariah. Mariah came up with a way that she could heal and move forward. Nate put Amanda in touch with some doctors who could treat Naya’s atrial fibrillation. Sharon talked to Connor about his parents’ separation. Rey and Adam had a civil conversation about Connor. Abby wanted to help Mariah. Amanda and Devon talked to each other about the things they were dealing with. Devon wished Dominic could call him Dad. Amanda was going forward with starting her own law firm and hiring Imani as her junior partner. Devon asked Amanda to move in with him. Sally told Chloe how she’d helped Connor. Sally found it easy to talk with Connor, and she thought it meant she had a mom gene. Chloe pointed out that Connor had a mother. Sally was impressed that Adam was being a single parent. Sally went up to Connor and Sharon. Sharon saw Connor and Sally’s rapport. When Adam took Connor to the office, Connor requested that Sally go with them. Sharon thought Sally had her sights set on Adam, just like she’d gone after other wealthy men. While Adam had said he wasn’t interested, Sharon said he was lonely, which made him vulnerable.

 

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Days Short Recap Monday, September 20, 2021

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Julie told Eli how Doug touched Paulina. He was shocked about it. John talked to Abe about Johnny’s script. He told him that he planned on writing about his possession. They remembered what happened when she was possessed. Possessed Doug told Marlena that he waited a long time for her. Marlena told him that he had dementia. He told her that Doug didn’t have dementia. He was adjusting to having him in his body. He didn’t understand how he put up with Julie. Marlena didn’t want to believe that Doug was who he said he was. Roman wanted another chance with Kate. He wasn’t sure if he was going to take the risk again after he rejected her. She said that it wasn’t her the last time. They ended up talking about Marlena being the Salem Stalker and being possessed. John and Abe continued to talk about what happened when Marlena was possessed. Possessed Doug wanted Marlena to say his real name. He said if he were Doug, how would know the memories they had. She was convinced he read that in the paper. She thought he was confused. He told her to sit down. He told her that he would show her proof of his power. He turned the lights out in her office and his eyes turned yellow. She gasped and he asked her if she believed him.

Roman and Kate continued to talk about her past relationships. He thought she should give a decent man another shot. Abe couldn’t believe Marlena could be possessed by the devil. He thought it was impossible to believe. John said that he couldn’t deal with the truth even when Kristen told him. Abe said that Kristen was a different person at the time. John mentioned the affair that he had with Marlena affected Sami. He didn’t think Johnny understood what the Pandora’s box he was opening by doing the movie. Kayla wanted to stop Julie from interrupting Doug’s session with Marlena. She said he was in good hands. Eli agreed with Kayla. They noticed the lights dimmed in the room. Kayla wanted to check it out. Possessed Doug put the lights back up. He wanted to know if Marlena believed he wasn’t Doug. She wanted to know why he showed up now. Kate told Roman how he slept with Marlena on the island. He reminded her how she slept with John. She explained that they didn’t know they were coming back. Roman said they couldn’t get it right the way John and Marlena did. John was worried that he wouldn’t be able to protect Marlena if the possession was dredged up again. Abe reminded him how he saved Marlena’s life by performing the exorcism. Julie wanted to check on Doug. Eli said that Kayla knew what she was doing. Marlena wanted Possessed Doug to leave. He refused to do it. She said she wouldn’t let him hurt Doug. She wanted to know what he wanted. He said he wanted her. Possessed Doug reminded Marlena how they brought the town to its knees. He thought they could do it again. She said he would never take over her body again. He thought that was unfortunate. She wanted him to get out of Doug’s body. He told him to invite him back into her and he would leave Doug. She said she would never let him do it. He shocked Doug. She demanded he stop.

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Days Short Recap Friday, September 17, 2021

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Julie tested Doug’s memory by showing him pictures. Kayla came over with the results of Doug’s MRI. She said there was some shrinkage of his brain volume. She said that was normal for someone his age. She said she couldn’t rule out Alzheimer’s just yet. She wanted to do another scan, but it was expensive. Julie said she didn’t care how much it cost. Kayla suggested he see Marlena. John and Marlena talked about Johnny’s movie. She said it was about Sami. John thought it would be a bad idea. He thought Sami walking in on them having sex would be in the movie. Marlena didn’t think Johnny would put that in the movie. John said that moment drove Sami’s behavior for years. He thought there was no way Johnny would leave that out. Marlena told John everyone got past their affair. She said Roman did too. John said their affair ruined her marriage to Roman. He said it left her vulnerable to the dark side. She said the movie was about Sami. Kayla called Marlena and asked her to meet with Doug. EJ went to Johnny to get him to work for DiMera. Johnny refused to do it. He showed EJ the script for his movie. EJ didn’t like it. Johnny said he would write him out. EJ said he couldn’t write him out because he was the love of Sami’s life. Johnny said that belonged to Lucas. EJ said that was ridiculous. EJ said Johnny would regret it if he took it too far.

When Chad brought Abby home, she thought about her fight with Gwen at the top of the stairs. Chad wanted to bring her stuff to the room, but she stopped him. She said they still had to work things out. She said she would rather do that in separate rooms. He agreed to separate rooms. EJ showed up while Chad and Abby were together. Chad was upset when EJ brought up their marriage. He also brought up their problems with Gwen. EJ blamed Chad for his problems with Johnny. Abby defended Chad. EJ stopped arguing with Chad and left. Johnny went to see John about the movie. John told him about his concerns. He said he would talk to him more after he talked to Marlena. Johnny was okay with it. Johnny left to finish reading the script. John pulled out a box with bible and collar. He read an article about Marlena’s possession. Doug told Marlena that he knew something was off with him. He said he did strange things, but didn’t know why. While they were talking, Marlena brought up him locking Julie in the freezer. He said he did it wasn’t an accident. He said he locked that b*tch in there on purpose. Marlena was shocked at Doug’s admission. He said wasn’t Doug. His voice got deep. He said it has been over 25 years. He asked if she thought he wouldn’t come back for her.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, September 16, 2021

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Abe met with Lani. He told her Paulina loved the twins. He said she called herself their grandmother. Lani was shocked. He said Paulina brought up marriage. He asked how Lani felt about it. He said her opinion meant everything to him. Lani told Abe that she hated what Paulina did to hurt people, but she knew Paulina was making things right. She said she knew he was lonely. She said Paulina made him happy. She gave her blessing if he wanted to marry Paulina. Paulina went to talk to Marlena. Paulina wanted to tell her something private. She wanted it to stay confidential. Paulina said there were secrets she knew that could ruin her family. She said Abe would hate her if he knew her secret. Marlena didn’t believe that was true. Paulina said she knew Abe would hate her because he wasn’t Lani’s father. Marlena was confused. She asked why Tamara would lie. Paulina told her she was really Lani’s mother. Paulina said she gave Lani to Tamara in order to protect her from her abusive father.

Marlena wanted to help Paulina if she ever decided to tell Abe and Lani the truth. Paulina wanted Marlena to promise not to say anything to anyone. Marlena said everything that was said would stay in confidence. Paulina was glad to tell someone the truth. Marlena offered to see her again. Paulina agreed to see her. Julie was by Doug’s side while Kayla asked him questions. She wanted him to do easy tasks. She asked him to repeat the five words she had him remember at the start of the session. He remembered the words. Julie was happy. Kayla said she didn’t think there was anything seriously wrong with him. She said he could leave.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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Justin said he was Bonnie’s lawyer. When Justin and Bonnie were alone, she told him about the scam Calista and Harrison roped her into doing. Bonnie was hesitant of the plan. She thought about him trying to force himself on her. She said they struggled over the gun that was in his pocket. She ended up shooting him. When Calista came back, Bonnie ran out and left the gun. Bonnie said she didn’t want the blood money so she flushed the ticket in the toilet. She said she looked over her shoulder for a long time waiting for Calista to find her. She said when Calista looked for her; she stole Xander’s money. She didn’t want to get the money from Justin the way Calista wanted her to do. When Bonnie finished telling him what happened, he said he believed her. He said he would defend her but it would be hard because she killed her husband, Harrison and Calista. She said she didn’t kill her husband. Bonnie said Mimi was the one who did it. She said she couldn’t let Mimi go to prison so she took the rap for it. She told him not to repeat that in court. He was impressed and wanted to marry her when this was over. Philip wanted to know if Gabi and Jake were plotting against him with Brady. They said they confronted Brady about the keylogger. Brady said Chloe was waiting for him. When Brady left, Jake and Gabi tried to play on Philip’s jealousy over Brady and Chloe. Philip walked off.

Chloe wanted Nicole to admit to her feelings for Rafe. Nicole said there was no point. She said she wouldn’t go after Ava’s man. She told Chloe Philip had a reason to be jealous of Brady. She said her feelings for Brady haven’t gone away. Brady walked in the room. Brady told Chloe that he didn’t put the keylogger in Philip’s computer. She believed him. He was happy that she believed him because he couldn’t get along without her. He said he liked having her around because she made everything better. Philip walked in on Brady and Chloe. Philip said Brady told Jake and Gabi that he would do anything to get Chloe back. Brady said he never told them that. They talked about the keylogger. They said Philip was paranoid. Brady was tired of Philip and left. Chloe told Philip about his jealousy. He said he didn’t want to lose her. Nicole ran into Rafe. She tried to walk away from him, but he stopped her. He said he wasn’t okay with not being around her forever. She said she was trying to make things easier for him and Ava. He said Ava would have to deal with him having female friends. She said he didn’t have feelings for his other female friends like he did for her. Rafe told Nicole that he did have feelings for her, but she was married. He said he was with Ava now. He said it wasn’t as if she had feelings for him. She said she moved on from the feelings she had.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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Philip ran into Ava at Julie’s restaurant. Philip talked to her about her connections with the mob. He wanted her to break Brady’s legs. Ava thought the problem was over a woman. He talked to her about Brady going after Chloe. Ava said she knew how he felt. She talked about Rafe and Nicole. Philip asked if she could get over the jealousy. Chloe talked to Nicole about the way Philip was acting. Chloe asked how she doing. Nicole said she was getting divorced and couldn’t see Rafe anymore. She said Rafe told Ava that he had feelings for her. Chloe wanted to know how she felt about that. Gabi and Jake ran into Brady. They said he was spying on Titan. Brady said he had nothing to do with the keylogger. He said he didn’t know what a keylogger was. Gabi said she believed him. She said she was worried about Philip’s behavior. Gabi and Jake told Brady that they were worried about Philip running Titan into the ground. Brady said he was glad not to be the only one who saw that. She told Brady to talk to Victor. Brady was suspicious of their motives. She said she was concerned about the future of Gabi Chic. She said Titan was Rachel’s legacy. She said he should protect it. Philip showed up and wondered what was going on.

Rafe questioned Bonnie at the police station. He asked if she wanted to tell her side of the story. She said she shot Calista in self-defense. He asked why Calista wanted to kill her with that gun. She said she didn’t know. He asked if it had anything to do with the gun being used to kill Calista’s husband and stealing his money. She said that wasn’t true. He said the evidence said otherwise. He said she was going down if the case went to court. Steve told Justin that Bonnie didn’t make bail. Justin was glad she didn’t make bail. He said he never wanted to see Bonnie again. He said he was glad he got out when he did. Steve reminded him that he was the one who told everyone she changed. Justin said he was wrong. Steve asked if could be wrong again. Justin was shocked that he was defending Bonnie. Steve told Justin there was more to Bonnie’s story. He said there was something off about Calista. He said he knew he felt betrayed, but it wasn’t like him to turn his back on Bonnie. He told Justin to visit her and hear what she had to say. Justin said he didn’t want to be played for a fool again. Steve said he still loved her. Rafe asked why Bonnie took Xander’s money. Justin came in the interrogation room and said the interview was over. Rafe wanted to know who said the interview was over. Justin said he was Bonnie’s attorney.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, September 13 2021

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Jack apologized if he’d made Phyllis uncomfortable. She assured him that she wasn’t uncomfortable with him telling her how he felt. He made it clear that he wasn’t sorry for the way he felt about her. Nick arrived and said he got a text from Summer saying that it was time to make travel arrangements to be there for her and Kyle’s civil ceremony. After Jack left, Nick asked Phyllis if their relationship had something more than fun and flirtation. She thought it had love too, and she thought things were so easy this time because they’d paid their dues. She held his hand. Jack returned and left again when he saw Phyllis and Nick’s tender moment. They realized he’d come back. Victor asked Ashland about his early life. Ashland didn’t give much detail, explaining that Victoria had taught him to live in the moment. Billy came to Victoria and told her there was no record of Ashland’s birth or of his parents’ death. Victoria didn’t think it was a big deal that old documents like that weren’t readily available. She warned him that if he kept trying to cause issues, she’d show him what she was capable of. Victoria relayed what Billy had said to Ashland. Ashland got a text from someone saying “you’ll regret ignoring me.” Ashland told Victoria that Billy wasn’t wrong. He said there was something she needed to know. Tessa found Mariah crying after Abby took the baby to the park. Mariah felt bad for thinking this, but she said Abby’s relationship with Stitch put Mariah and Bowie in jeopardy. Abby only needed a surrogate because of her relationship with Stitch, then he returned and brought chaos. Mariah was scared Stitch would come back. Tessa tried to comfort her. Mariah left.

Jack ran into Abby and the baby at the park and marveled at his nephew. Abby wished Chance knew about Dom, but she was optimistic that he’d be home soon. Mariah overheard Tessa telling Abby that Mariah was struggling with the kidnapping and missing the baby. Abby wanted to help Mariah. Chelsea was caught off guard when Adam wanted to tell Connor that his parents had split. Chelsea wanted to try again, for Connor, but Adam thought they should go their separate ways. Chelsea wanted to be there for the discussion, but her mother had fallen again, and Chelsea could leave her. When Adam learned that Chelsea had no idea when she’d be back from Minnesota, he decided to talk to Connor alone. He shot down Chelsea’s suggestion to bring Connor to Minnesota for the talk. Chelsea was angry because she thought Adam was excluding her from the conversation. Rey was unhappy that Sharon went to see Adam. He asked if Adam would ever be out of their lives. Sally saw Rey leave, and she struck up a conversation with Sharon that was laced with tension. She made it a point to note that Sharon had a handsome husband. Adam arrived and Sally went back to work. Sharon said it was obvious that Sally had a crush on Adam. Adam didn’t think that was true, but even if it was, he didn’t need to be with another complicated woman, and he didn’t think he was capable of having a successful relationship. Sally asked Chloe for details on Sharon and Adam. Chloe said Adam and Sharon had a complicated and profound relationship that drove Chelsea over the edge.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, September 17, 2021

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Amanda returns from her vacation and tells Devon that Naya got news from her doctor that she has atrial fibrillation.

Dominic is christened with the Abbotts, the Newmans, and the Winters families present at the church. Mariah decides it is best that she and Tessa move out of Abby’s house because she is having a hard time accepting that Abby is Dominic’s mother.

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Adam tells Connor that he and Chelsea are not going to be living together anymore once she returns to town. Connor doesn’t take the news well and blames Adam and Sharon for breaking Chelsea’s heart. Connor runs off to the park where Sally finds him and texts Adam that Connor is in the park. Sally tells Connor that he will survive this bad news. Sharon is jealous when she sees Adam smile while Sally is talking to Connor.

Billy and Nick won’t stop until they find out Ashland’s secret. Lily worries that something will happen to Billy if he continues to dig into Ashland’s past. Ashland gets another text c message saying he is a hard man to track down but he will be found.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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Moses gets approval from Sofia to stay in Genoa City and pursue his internship at Hamilton Winters but he doesn’t tell her his plans to work in the music division of the company. Moses goes to tell Faith the good news and asks Faith for a date next weekend.

Nate is worried because Elena continues to be very tired. Ashland tells Billy, Nick, Nikki, and Victor the same information about his life he told Victoria earlier in the day. Billy is still suspicious of Ashland because he refuses to tell them his real name or where his parents are buried. Ashland heads to Chancellor Communications to have a talk with Billy to stop digging into his past.

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Devon and Mariah, agree to be Dominic’s godparents but Mariah isn’t happy that Abby wants to hire a nanny to take care of Dominic. Mariah is upset with Tessa because Tessa told, Abby she is struggling to deal with the trauma of her kidnapping.

Nick asks Jack if he thinks he and Phyllis are a good couple. Jack advises Nick to just be happy with Phyllis and consider his relationship with her a blessing. Jack struggles to hold his feelings for Phyllis inside, as he has memories of when Phyllis accepted his marriage proposal.

Ashland tells Victoria that he had an abusive alcoholic father and he grew up very poor. Ashland also tells Victoria that he did odd jobs to survive and when he was twenty he got a job at the tv station owned by his mentor Camilla Rhodes. Ashland decides to invite Billy, Nick, Nikki, and Victor to the house and tell them the truth about his past.

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Days Short Recap Monday, September 13, 2021

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Julie was happy that Alice’s recipe would be shared with the world. Doug didn’t know who she was. Julie was surprised that he didn’t remember her. Chad went to Abby to find out when she was coming home. She told him that her grandmother’s estate wasn’t finalized yet so she wasn’t sure when she would come home. Chad was upset about it and told her that he wanted her to come home. She wasn’t ready to do that yet. EJ demanded his money from Xander. Xander told him that the police had the money. He didn’t want to hear that. He got upset and punched him. Julie showed Doug a picture of Tom and Alice, but it didn’t help. He didn’t know who they were. He wanted to know what happened to him. She was determined to find out what was going on with him. Abby told Chad how she realized that Gwen’s daughter was going to be her niece. She said she was part of the family and she felt like she killed the child.

Chad told Abby that she wasn’t responsible for what happened to Gwen’s baby. She appreciated what he said. She felt responsible for what happened. Gwen told Jack that she used to be a prostitute. EJ and Xander ended up fighting over the money. Gwen told Jack how she became a prostitute. He wanted to know if she met Snyder when she was prostituting. She implied that she knew him while she was a prostituting. He told her how he was her doctor when she lost the baby. She said that she wasn’t the person she was before. She asked him if he could forgive her for what she did. Chad wanted Abby to forgive herself. He said that Gwen was ready to attack her when they met. He told her that the baby was conceived because he made a mistake. He said the miscarriage was a mistake. Abby wanted him to be honest with her. She wanted to know if there was a part of him that hated her for what she did to his child. Kayla examined Doug. She said he had the heart of someone half his age. Julie said she was worried about his mind. She told Kayla that they were concerned about his mind. She let her know what happened with him. He asked if he had Alzheimer’s. Jack felt guilty for not being around Gwen while she was growing up. He told her how his father wanted to kill people who were sex workers. He assured her that she was safe. Chad said that he wasn’t happy about being the father of Gwen’s baby. He said that he didn’t blame the child for what happened. He said he didn’t blame Abby for anything. He wanted her to come home so they could be a family again. Kayla agreed to schedule some tests for Doug. Gwen decided that she couldn’t let Jack hate her. Abby agreed to go home with Abby.

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Days Short Recap Friday, September 10, 2021

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Jack called Kayla to make an appointment for Doug. Julie came in and said Doug didn’t need to get checked out. She didn’t think there was a need to worry. He didn’t agree with her. He told her about Doug being confused. She said Doug didn’t have dementia. Doug came in and said she was right. Doug told Julie and Jack he wasn’t going to leave anyone in a freezer again. He said everything else were little memory problems. He thought it was because he wasn’t getting enough sleep. Doug reminded Julie that Allie and Chanel were opening the bakery and needed their support. Jack wanted Doug to see Kayla first. Tripp wished Allie luck on her opening. She apologized for not talking since they had drinks the other night. She said she has been preoccupied. He asked if she was distracted by the opening or by what happened between Chanel and Johnny. She said she couldn’t talk right now. Chanel showed up to clear the air with Allie about her and Johnny. Allie said she loved her brother, but he had a bad track record with women. She said she didn’t want Chanel to get hurt. Chanel said she has been too busy to talk to Johnny. She said she was ignoring his calls. Allie apologized to Chanel for causing a scene. Allie said she did it because she cared about her. Allie asked for forgiveness. Chanel said she knew she was looking out for her. Chanel said she didn’t want to be with her, but she didn’t want Johnny to be with her. Allie said she was jealous of them being together. Johnny came in the living room as EJ was leaving Xander a threatening message. Johnny didn’t approve of the kind of business he was into. They ended up arguing over Johnny’s movie. Johnny left the room. Chad came in the living room. EJ and Chad argued over Johnny wanting to make movies.

While EJ and Chad were arguing, they talked about Abby. EJ told him to get his wife and bring her home. Chad said he didn’t tell his wife what to do. Chad reminded him that his wife wasn’t around. Chad told him to find Sami and drag her back by the hair. EJ said he didn’t want Sami there. He said he didn’t know where she was. Chad said he didn’t believe him. Johnny and Tripp ran into each other. They talked about what happened when they met for drinks. Johnny said Allie wanted Chanel for herself. He said it was Allie’s fault that Chanel ghosted him. He said he liked Chanel, but he didn’t know if he would ever hear from her again. Gwen went to see Xander. She said she saw how Bonnie was arrested. Gwen asked if he got his money back. He said he didn’t exactly get it back. He said the police took the money as evidence after they found Calista’s body. He said he had to EJ until he got the money. Xander called EJ to tell him the police had the money but he would get it to him soon. EJ told him to do it. Gwen told Xander she didn’t tell Jack the truth. She wanted the issue with Doug and Julie to distract Jack. They made jokes about the ways Doug could kill Julie. Xander and Gwen made love. After Xander and Gwen made love, they tried to come up with lies she could tell Jack about why Snyder was blackmailing her. He said to tell Jack that she was a hooker and Snyder was one of her clients. She didn’t like the idea. She decided to tell the truth. She said it would be a load off of her. She said Jack may hate her, but he wouldn’t hate Xander.

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Rafe thought about Nicole. Eli showed up to talk about Bonnie’s arrest. Eli saw Nicole’s picture on Rafe’s phone. Eli wanted to know what was going on. Rafe told him he and Nicole wouldn’t be seeing each other anymore. Eli asked if he was being honest with Ava about not wanting to be with Nicole. Rafe said he was. Eli said he was happy for him and Ava. Ava met Nicole at Julie’s Place. Ava told her she applied for the chef position. Nicole reminded her that she wanted to work for Basic Black. Ava said it would be awkward. Nicole said Rafe wasn’t interested in her, but Ava didn’t agree with her. She apologized to Ava. Ava said she and Rafe talked about it. She asked Nicole how she felt about him. Nicole said she had nothing to worry about. Ava appreciated what she said. Ava said her not seeing Rafe was the best for now. Rafe showed up. Nicole ended up leaving. When Ava walked away, he looked at Nicole’s picture. Brady and Chloe went to the Kiriakis mansion. They wanted to know why the police were there. Lani told them that Calista was murdered. Lani ended up leaving. Chloe was shocked that someone was killed near her room. He said she was going home with him. She said she was safe there. He said it was traumatic.

Chloe accused Brady of trying to keep her away from Philip. Brady admitted that he was. He said she couldn’t blame a man for trying. She said his war with Philip stopped being funny years ago. She said it was going to stop. She accused him of thinking everything was a joke. She said he was laughing at her and not with her. He apologized to her. Philip told Gabi and Jake that the tech support found the keylogger on his laptop. He accused Gabi of putting it there. She said she didn’t, but Philip fired both of them. Jake said someone could have put spyware on Gabi’s computer too. He said it could be a company problem. He told Philip to call the tech department. When Philip realized Gabi’s computer was hacked too, he thought it could be Brady. When Philip left, Jake told Gabi that he put a keylogger on her computer in case Philip realized what was going on. He said it was a move a CEO of Titan would do. She said the job was hers since it was her idea. They thought Philip would lose it over Brady. Brady and Chloe talked about their wedding anniversary coming up. Philip came home while they were reminiscing. Philip grabbed Brady and accused him of spying on Titan. He said he would put Brady in prison for espionage. Brady walked out. Philip told Chloe to stop working for Brady. She said to find proof first.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, September 10, 2021

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Billy tells Lily that their investigative reporter hasn’t found any information on Ashland Locke before he was twenty years old. Billy wonders if Ashland even existed before he met his rich female mentor.

Ashland gives Victoria a painting of herself to put in her office to mark the beginning of Newman Locke Enterprises.

Lily wonders why Billy is so determined to discover the secrets in Ashland’s past…she thinks it’s more about Victoria then it is about protecting the kids or getting a good story.

Nate can’t decide if he should be Ashland’s best man or not but he and Elena are definitely going to Italy as wedding guests to witness the wedding of the century.

Sharon advises, Adam to talk to Chelsea in person about the best way to tell Connor that they are getting a divorce. Sally listens in on the conversation from the hallway. Adam notices Sally listening to his conversation in the hallway and later tells her she can’t use Connor to play games. Sally admits to Adam that she was jealous of Sharon that is why she listened in on their conversation.

Ashland gets a text from someone saying that he is a hard man to find.

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Victor has a talk with Sally and tells her not to use Adam to salvage her lackluster career. Victor tells Adam that dating Sally makes him revert back to his old ways and he should concentrate on Connor. Adam later tells Sally that they
should not see each other outside of work. Sally thinks Adam should make his own decisions and not worry about
other people’s opinions.

Jack and Phyllis have some wine at the Abbott mansion and he admits to her that he is lonely and that he is still in
love with her.

Nick and Sharon have a long talk and they tell each other that they have settled for safety and not real love.

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Ashland and Nate form a fast bond on their dinner date with Elena and Victoria. Ashland asks Nate to be his best man for his wedding and Nate gladly accepts the job.

Devon tells Lily he feels a connection to baby Dominic.

Adam and Sally have a working dinner where she shows him the wedding dress design she plans to show to Victoria.

Jack has Chinese takeout with Lauren and tells her how much he misses Harrison and Kyle.

Abby worries when she doesn’t find Mariah and Dominic home but Mariah took the baby out for a walk so he would stop crying.

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Bonnie and Justin were about to get married when Xander interrupted the ceremony. He objected to the wedding. Xander said he had a million reasons why he stopped the wedding. Justin wanted to know what was going on. Bonnie wanted him to leave. Kayla mentioned how he ruined parties. He said that he was telling the truth to get the million dollars. He said he was telling the truth now. He accused Bonnie of stealing his money. Xander told Justin how Bonnie was able to steal his money. Justin asked Bonnie if what he said was true. Gabi checked out Philip’s computer and found out that he caught Brady and Chloe in bed. Belle went to see Philip to find out why he went to check up on Brady and Chloe. He told her that anything could have happened if he hadn’t got there on time. Bonnie denied Xander’s accusations. Xander insisted that she was the one who committed a crime. He was about to go upstairs when Bonnie stopped him. Kayla wanted to know why she didn’t want him to go upstairs. Bonnie said Calista was upstairs. Justin demanded to know what was going on with her.

Philip wanted to send a threatening memo to Brady. Belle tried to stop him from sending it. She warned him that his anger was going to bring him down. Gabi read the memo that Philip wrote. She showed the memo to Jake. She told him that they had to get Philip to act on his anger. She said that Victor would fire Philip and give her the job. He said he might get the job too. Bonnie said that Calista was sleeping off her hangover. Xander said he would be quiet. He walked off so Bonnie went after him. Xander found the money in Calista’s room. The gun fell out of the bag so Xander wondered why she had a gun. Justin wanted to know why she had a gun too. Belle told Philip that Brady would use what he’s doing against him. She told him to enjoy the fact that he had Chloe. She advised him not to send the email, but he tried to do it anyway. He didn’t understand why he couldn’t send the email. Justin found Calista’s body on the bed. Belle told Philip that he was going to lose Chloe if he didn’t listen to her. Philip got a call from someone and the person found something on his laptop. Justin demanded to know why Calista’s body was on the bed. Bonnie tried to explain when Eli and Lani showed up. Philip went to Gabi to find out why she was spying on him. Eli and Lani arrested Bonnie.

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Xander told Gwen that Bonnie came to his room to invite him to the wedding. He figured out that she stole his room key and took the money. He said Bonnie was going to regret the day she crossed him. Gwen said she felt bad that Xander was in this mess because of her. He said it was his choice. He didn’t want her to tell Jack the truth about her miscarriage. He said if she did, then everything he did would be for nothing. He said Jack might not forgive her for lying about Abby causing her miscarriage. Gwen couldn’t believe Xander sacrificed himself for her. He said she was worth it. She said she wasn’t sure what she would tell Jack about her involvement with Snyder, but Jack would know it wasn’t Xander’s fault.

Calista put the gun to Bonnie. Calista told her she was going to die. Bonnie begged her not to kill her. Calista told Bonnie she had to pay for what she did to her husband. Calista used a pillow to silence the gun. Bonnie went after Calista. They struggled over the gun and it went off. Calista fell on the bed. Steve talked to the justice of the peace about Justin and Bonnie’s union. Kayla and Justin showed up at the mansion. Kayla went to check on Bonnie. Justin was worried about Bonnie’s behavior. Justin told Steve that it took a lot to be his best man. Justin appreciated him. Steve wanted him to be happy. Bonnie panicked when Kayla knocked on the door. She struggled to clean up Calista’s body. Bonnie put Calista on her side and covered her with a blanket. When Kayla came in the room, Bonnie said Calista was sick. Kayla wanted to help Bonnie get dressed. Everyone was ready for the wedding. The justice of the peace started the wedding. He asked if anyone objected to the wedding. Xander came in and said he objected to the wedding. He accused Bonnie of stealing money from him. Julie told Jack that Doug locked her in the freezer to protect her from robbers. She was scared that the robbers kidnapped him. Jack said it was possible she and Doug had a fight and he went to cool off. She thought it could have been possible but wondered where he was. She said she had to find Doug. Doug went to the pub. Doug called Roman John. While Doug was talking about different people, he got their names wrong. Roman called Julie. He told her to come to the pub. When Julie and Jack went to the pub, she told Doug that he locked her in the freezer. He said she was confusing him with someone else. He asked her if she was okay. Julie was shocked. When Julie and Jack got Doug home, she acted as if everything was okay. Jack told her that Roman said Doug was confused over names. She thought Doug was tired. Jack told her to get Doug checked out just in case. She said Doug wasn’t going anywhere.

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Xander let EJ in his room. Bonnie hid under the bed. EJ showed Xander his contract. EJ said he wanted his money. EJ gave him a pen so he could sign the contract. Bonnie’s phone went off. Xander asked if he heard it. They looked at their phones to see if it was their phone. Xander signed the contract. Bonnie let Kayla know that she was at the nail salon. EJ grabbed the suitcase of money and left Xander’s room. Xander went back to the bathroom. Bonnie left the room while he was in the bathroom. Justin talked to Kayla about Bonnie. He was concerned about Bonnie getting cold feet. Kayla let him know that Bonnie couldn’t wait to marry him. She said Bonnie was only worried about Calista. He said he wasn’t sure about Bonnie’s relationship with Calista. He questioned whether he should talk to her about it. Kayla assured Justin that he didn’t have anything to worry about with Bonnie and Calista. Kayla said she was happy for him and believed Bonnie changed. She said the situation between them was awkward, but things ended up the way they needed to. She said she wanted to think Adrienne helped them.

Bonnie went back to the Kiriakis mansion and was shocked to see Calista on top of Steve. Bonnie took Calista off of him and dragged her out of the room. Bonnie gave her the money. Bonnie wanted the gun in exchange. Calista pulled out the gun and said she wasn’t giving it to her. She said Bonnie was getting the bullet. Jack wanted to know why Snyder was blackmailing Gwen. When she was about to tell him why she was getting blackmailed, he got a call from Julie. She was locked in the freezer at her restaurant. Gwen went to see Xander. She told him that she told Jack that Snyder was blackmailing her. She said she couldn’t tell him why he was blackmailing her because Jack went to help Julie. Xander said she didn’t have to tell Jack everything about the miscarriage. She said she couldn’t let Jack keep writing bad stories about him. EJ banged on Xander’s door. When Xander went to open the door, EJ showed him the empty suitcase. Xander said he put the money there. EJ said a million dollars didn’t get legs and walk away. He tore up Xander’s contract and threatened to send him back to prison. When EJ left, Gwen asked if he scammed EJ. Xander said he didn’t. He remembered that Bonnie came by. When Jack went to Julie’s restaurant, he found out that Doug was the one who locked Julie in the freezer. Jack was trying to understand what happened. She said something was wrong.

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Devon tells Moses that he already talked to his mom Sofia on the phone about him not wanting to be a doctor anymore. Devon also tells Moses that he told Sofia that he wanted to work at Hamilton Winters and, she told him that Moses would have to call her and tell her why he wants to stay in Genoa City. Faith helps Moses practice his phone call to Sofia and when they are done practicing Faith assures Moses his mom will let him stay in town.

Mariah admits to Sharon and Tessa that while Stitch held her hostage she formed a strong bond with baby Dominic and now she feels like the baby was taken away from her. Sharon encourages Mariah to be honest with Abby about the bond she feels with the baby. Abby thinks that Devon and Mariah are not being honest with her and Devon tells her that he isn’t sure how to help her since she is going to be a single mom until Chance returns home. Devon talks to Christine on the phone and Christine tells him Chance is in very deep cover and she can’t get any messages to him.

Rey tells Adam he needs to worry about Connor and stop worrying about Sharon and her family. Adam goes to see Sharon to figure out how to tell Connor the truth about Chelsea.

Abby sees Mariah humming Dominic to sleep and worries about Maria’s connection to the baby.

Devon looks at a picture of Neil and cries because Dominic is biologically his son and Neil isn’t there to see him.

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Devon and Nick discussed New Hope. Mariah and Dominic came home from the hospital. Victor, Nina and Ashley met their grandson. Devon brought baby gifts for Dominic, and Sharon convinced him to stay for the welcome home party. Mariah was uncomfortable when people questioned her about her ordeal, so Tessa got her out of the house. Mariah confided to Tessa that she was having a hard time letting go of Dominic. She thought the baby felt the bond they shared. Abby promised Dominic that no one would ever take him from her again. Billy brought Victoria up to speed on the Newman launch party. Billy thought that deep down, Victoria sensed Ashland was hiding something. He tried to get her to admit that, but she ordered him to mind his own business and stormed off instead. Billy shared his suspicions about Ashland with Nick. Victor told Billy to mind his own business. Victor and Nick later agreed that Nick would play the double agent, learning everything Billy uncovered about Ashland and taking the information back to Victor. Victor decided not to destroy ChancComm until he’d gotten the information he needed on Ashland. There was something about Ashland that Victor didn’t trust. Ashland made a large donation to the hospital to repay Nate for his help the other day. Victoria asked Ashland if there was anything he was holding back that Billy might be able to uncover and use against him. Ashland said he’d been ruthless, but he never broke the law. Sally invited Adam to dinner, and Chloe overheard. Sally admitted to Chloe that she kissed Adam and he put the brakes on. Chloe warned Sally that pursuing things with Adam could hurt Connor. Sally told Adam that she was going to heed Chloe’s warning because she didn’t want to hurt Connor. Adam admitted Connor was a large part of the reason he didn’t take things further with Sally. She suggested they make the dinner a working dinner, and he agreed. Adam had to step away to take Chelsea’s call. Elena told Lily how Newman Media tried to poach her. Elena and Lily hung out and talked about the past and family. Lily was glad Elena was part of the family.

 

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