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While stuck in the elevator, Belle played a game which annoyed EJ. It led to them arguing. Belle blamed EJ for why they were trapped since he was too cheap to buy a generator. While they were talking, EJ told Belle that he still loved her. Belle said she regretted giving him her heart. She had an asthma attack because of his cologne. After her asthma attack, she brought up John’s will. EJ promised he would sign whatever she wanted him to sign. He said he caused John enough problems when he was alive. Leo was at the hospital construction site. Gwen was upset about being trapped in the lab room. They ended up hearing each other. Leo had trouble breaking down the door. He ended up breaking down the wall. Gwen hugged Leo when she was out. She let him go and continued being cold to him. Leo said he was there because his electric company thought that was the source of the blackout. She realized that it was a siphoning. Leo asked why she was at the hospital. Gwen said EJ gave her a tour of the free clinic since she was thinking about investing.

Susan knocked on Marlena’s door which woke her up. She told Marlena she needed a place to go during the blackout. Marlena told her that she passed out. Susan was horrified to find out. Marlena told her what has been going on. She thought Susan was right about her not being well mind, body, and soul. Susan said she didn’t get vibes that Kristen shot EJ. A worried Marlena changed the subject by asking why Susan was there. Susan said she was at the graveyard. She said her vibes about Stefano being alive were wrong. Susan said his presence was strong and lingering. Marlena told Susan about her dreams. Susan offered to spend the night so she could keep Stefano out of her dreams. Leo was able to convince Gwen to leave with him.

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Stephanie answered the blog Q&A. While she was answering questions, she saw a question about Jeremy. She sent Alex a text. Stephanie heard a noise outside of the office but couldn’t find out where. Brady and Gabi found Philip in his office. They were trapped inside of Titan. Gabi tried to pump Philip for information about the lawsuit. Philip told her that they were going to settle with Tony which meant they could lose Titan. He told her that they could be together since they wouldn’t be working together anymore. When Brady came in, Gabi brought up his uncertainty over staying at Basic Black. Philip said that was news to him and it wasn’t good. Gabi left them alone to talk. Philip told Brady that he understood why he would want to leave but the family needed to get along and work together. He said he wanted to improve their relationship.

Sarah told Xander she would leave as soon as she could get her car out of the garage. Xander said he didn’t mind if she was there. While they were talking, Sarah brought up couples therapy. Xander agreed to go to therapy. One thing led to another and they ended up kissing. They ended up making love. After they made love, Sarah said she didn’t regret anything. Maggie and Bonnie talked about what was going on with Titan. Bonnie said Maggie should go back to a leadership role if everything worked out with Titan. Maggie said she was considering it. Gabi called Tony and told him that Xander and Philip agreed to undo the merger. Philip said he wasn’t sure if Titan would survive without DiMera. He thought they should take the money and run.

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Sarah suggested to Xander that they get couples therapy, but he didn’t like the idea. He felt like they were doing fine. Xander felt like their biggest obstacle was her thinking that he beat up Philip. She didn’t think that way anymore, so they had a chance. Sophia lurked at the town square and ran into Johnny. She noticed that he had a crib and wanted to know why he had it. Johnny let her know that he and Chanel were adopting. Sophia snidely commented on him changing his mind about being a father. Johnny tried to explain to her, but she didn’t want to listen. After Johnny left, Sophia took out her laptop and wrote a note to Children’s Services. She decided to write a letter objecting to the adoption. Arianna gave Holly some alcohol at the party. Holly had a paper to do. Ariana wanted to get out of the room and meet some hot college men. As Holly got ready to finish her work, her computer was wiped out. Sophia overheard Johnny talking to Arianna and Holly about the computer. It infuriated her so much that she continued writing her letter about his character. She wrote that he had an affair with a student.

Holly agreed to have drinks. Arianna left to get the drinks. She ran into Sophia. Sophia lied about being there to study. After Arianna left, Sophia burst into Holly’s room. Holly didn’t get a chance to yell at Sophia because she got sick. While Holly was gone, Sophia poured alcohol into her drink. Arianna went back into the room, and Sophia tried to act innocent. Holly came out of the bathroom and drank out the cup. She managed to feel sicker again. Arianna thought she needed a shower. Belle went home and had bad news about her father’s will. He wanted to leave money to the hospital, but the owner change made a difference. Belle didn’t think EJ would honor his wishes. She was going to make sure that her family continued to oversee the money even if she had to be stuck with EJ to do it. Marlena liked the idea. Belle tracked EJ down at the hospital. She warned him that she would be watching him like a hawk. There was a power failure in Salem. EJ and Belle were stuck in an elevator. Xander tried to defend his reasons not to go to couples therapy when the lights went out. He grabbed candles, and Sarah realized that her car was in the garage. She realized she was stuck. Xander suggested that she spend the night with him. Sophia helped Holly to bed, and Arianna wanted her to stay there until the power returned. Holly was out cold. Arianna left to brush her teeth leaving Arianna alone with Holly. Sophia grabbed Holly’s phone and took seductive pictures of her. Marlena went home and got dizzy once the lights went out. She passed out on the couch.

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Theo and Paulina had lunch at the pub. He asked her what she thought about him being offered an executive position at DiMera. Paulina thought it was a good thing. Theo said his parents never wanted him to be involved in the family business. She told him it would be okay to do it since the good DiMera was involved. Paulina said he could change DiMera to make it good. When Abe showed up, Theo stopped Paulina from talking. Abe talked about his tutoring. He thought Theo might have known Liam since they went to school together. Theo said he knew the person because he used to bully him. He told Abe that was how he learned to stand up for himself. Abe told him that he was proud of him. Paulina told him to tutor someone else. Abe didn’t want to do that because he thought the kid needed help. He asked Theo if it was okay if he helped Liam.

Stephanie admitted to Kayla that she was scared of moving in with Alex after her track record with men. Kayla said she and Alex loved each other and would make it work. Stephanie was nervous when Kayla noticed a paper about a blog tour for Anastasia Sands. She lied to Kayla and said Anastasia was a client. Kayla believed the lie. They went to the hospital for work. While they were there, they saw that Julie was upset about Foster being brought into the hospital. Kayla told Foster that he had chronic kidney disease. Foster said he didn’t want to do dialysis, but Kayla said he could try other options. After she finished talking to Foster, Kayla let Julie know that his son was coming to see him. Stephanie wanted to stay with Julie so she could get her help. She told Julie about EJ’s plans with the hospital. Julie liked the idea but didn’t trust EJ. Stephanie said it could be a good thing. She wanted Julie to get the Hortons together for the event. Chanel and Johnny talked about getting ready to adopt Tesoro. Sophia told Melinda that Johnny and Chanel were about to adopt her baby. She told Melinda that they weren’t going to adopt her baby. Melinda said they could be good parents. She reminded Sophia that she didn’t get a say on who gets the baby. Sophia said she did get a say. Melinda said she needed to move on. Sophia begged her to help. Melinda agreed to help. Sophia said she wanted Johnny to suffer for making her life crazy. Melinda told her not to do anything crazy. Sophia said she was going to make Johnny pay. Julie told Stephanie that Jeremy was coming back to town.

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Stephanie tried to talk to Alex, but he was fixated on the lawsuit. She noticed that he was engrossed reading about the lawsuit against his family. He was mad that his cousins froze him out again. Stephanie suggested they make things right with Xander instead of steaming about the article he was reading. Alex took her advice and headed to the mansion. EJ was ecstatic that Tony pulled the wool over the Kiriakis family. Tony thought it was funny that the Kiriakis family thought they would take the company, and they would just take it. EJ arrived at the hospital and told Rita to get things rolling. He called Stephanie to talk about the free clinic. EJ credited Stephanie’s idea for the name change for why they were ahead of schedule. He wanted a press release for the clinic. They talked about what to do to celebrate the launch. He wanted a black-tie gala for the event. Maggie read the lawsuit against the family. She threw it across the room because she was disgusted by it. Maggie decided to go to the DiMera mansion to confront Tony. He didn’t expect to see Maggie. Maggie demanded an explanation from him since they used to be friends. Tony explained it to her, and she was shocked. Maggie felt like Titan belonged to Victor’s sons. She told him that he was better than that. Maggie vowed to do whatever it took if he went through with the lawsuit. Tony thought they could settle on something they could agree on. He wanted her to convince Xander and Philip to give him what he wanted. Tony would drop the lawsuit if they did what he wanted.

Xander and Philip couldn’t figure out how to keep their company. They would lose a trial, and Tony had all the cards. Philip said it would be the second time Tony pulled one on him. Alex arrived and tried to get in their conversation about Tony. He said it wasn’t his fault that Tony went through with the lawsuit. Philip supported Alex so he wanted to get Brady on board. Xander and Philip filled them in about the lawsuit. They agreed that they didn’t want a trial, but they didn’t know what to do. Brady suggested they let Tony have Titan. He said that the company wasn’t the same after Xander and Philip ruined it. Brady felt like they could save the family legacy by taking Tony’s money and doing something different for the family. He was tired of the family fighting over a stupid company. Xander didn’t like the idea. Philip backed Xander up. They started arguing until Maggie arrived. She didn’t understand why they were arguing. Brady wanted to leave when Maggie stopped him. She said they weren’t going to give up without a fight. After Maggie convinced them to fight, they agreed not to give up the company.

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Tate went to see Brady to get his advice about Sophia, the baby, and Holly. He told Brady about his fight with Holly. Tate said he used the fight to get information out of Sophia. He took advantage of the fact that Sophia had feelings for him by kissing her. Brady let him know that he was treating Sophia and Holly badly. He advised Tate not to cheat on Holly. Brady said to let him and Steve take care of it. He wanted Tate to focus on college. Marlena went to the hospital for her check up. Sarah talked about Rachel. They talked about sympathizing with Rachel and what she has been going through. Sarah said being with Ava brought up emotions, but she loved her. She let Marlena know that her blood work showed that nothing was wrong with her. Sarah said she was out of ideas and felt like she failed Marlena. Marlena said she didn’t do anything wrong and that she felt better. Sarah thanked her for working with Xander. She said there was a chance that she and Xander might work things out. Marlena said she wanted to work with them as a couple, but Sarah didn’t think Xander would agree to it. She told Sarah that Xander might agree to it since he wanted to save their marriage.

Johnny told Chanel that he couldn’t go to the press conference for One Stormy Night. Chanel said that was the least of his problems. Johnny realized that the merger would probably crumble and he could lose his job. He said he didn’t want to rely on his trust fund. It occurred to him that losing his job could affect their chances of adopting a baby. Chanel convinced him that they would be fine. Holly ran into Arianna at the pub. When Sophia came in, Holly went to the bathroom. Sophia asked Arianna if she told her that she came out of Tate’s room. When Holly came back, she heard Arianna say something about Sophia and Tate hooking up. Sophia pretended to apologize for what happened that night. When Sophia was finished talking, she left. Arianna apologized for not telling her what she saw. She said she didn’t want to upset her. Tate showed up to talk to Holly. She ended up hitting him. Holly yelled at him and said they were finished for good. Johnny and Sophia met outside of the pub. She wanted to catch up on what she missed in class. Johnny asked if she missed class because of everything that happened with the adoption. Sophia said they ruined her life, but she would be okay. Chanel showed up. Sophia walked away and eavesdropped on Johnny and Chanel’s conversation. Chanel said their chances of getting Tesoro were good. She said her mother’s word did the trick. Sophia was upset.

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