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JJ had an awkward conversation with Gabi. He wanted to apologize for bumping into her, but she was cold to him. He got upset and took back his apology. Theo ran into JJ at the town square and noticed his gun and badge. He walked away from him. Alex talked to Brady about Philip’s fraud letter. Brady was upset that he was the only one who didn’t know about it. Alex told him that he was frozen out of what happened too. Gabi arrived at the pub and pretended not to know about the fraud too. They continued to act clueless about the situation. He felt sorry for himself, so Gabi tried to make him feel better. Gabi told him that it might be time for a fresh start. He felt like he needed to see Basic Black through. Gabi suggested that she run Gabi Chic and Basic Black. Xander wanted to go over Tony’s lawsuit with Philip. He felt like he was holding the fraud letter to blackmail him. Xander was glad that the contract to make him co-CEO was ready. Philip tried to sacrifice himself. Xander would gladly throw him under the bus if he thought that would help. He mentioned that Tony knew the truth. They had to do their plan, or they were finished. Philip signed the papers.

Xander and Philip tried to call Tony’s bluff by announcing their plan. Tony didn’t care. He said the charade was too little too late. Tony didn’t believe that their plan would work. He warned them that they would waste money if they called his bluff and lost. Tony wanted both companies and felt like it was in their best interest to give them to him. They were willing to risk a trial so Tony changed the offer. Tony offered them money for Titan, but he was getting DiMera no matter what happened. Theo went to see Jada to tell her that she made a mistake rehiring JJ. He told her about his shooting. Jada knew about that. She reminded him that he forgave JJ. Theo said he didn’t forgive him. He said that JJ left the force because he knew that was the right thing to do after his shooting. Theo forgave him because he thought he was leaving the force. Jada empathized with him, but JJ was back because he could trust himself to be a cop again. Theo wanted her to take his shooting seriously so no one else would be shot like that.

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Arianna and Holly were at the pub while Sophia was working. They were talking, and Sophia let Arianna know that Holly was obsessed with their professor, Johnny. Holly glared at Sophia. After Tate arrived at the pub, Holly was willing to study somewhere else. Sophia thought it was awkward between Holly and Tate. He wanted to make sure that Sophia would still watch the movie with him. Tate and Sophia went to his dorm to talk about movies. Holly’s name came up in conversation, so Sophia tried to change the subject. She reminded him that the night was about them. Tate wanted to talk before they started the movie. He wanted to talk about the adoptive parents. Tate wanted to know what their daughter looked like. Sophia tried her best to change the subject. Tate wondered if their baby was still alive. Sophia got upset with him because she thought he only wanted her there to talk about the baby. She knew he tried to trick her to think something would happen between them. He denied that. Tate said that he and Holly might be over. He tried to stop her when she tried to leave and kissed her. Holly and Arianna were at the bookstore. Arianna tried to get her to realize that she should go easy on Tate, but Holly didn’t want to do that. She talked about him liking Sophia’s posts. Arianna felt like Holly was getting caught up in Sophia’s trap by picking fights with Tate and pushing him away.

Javi and Leo bought baby clothes for Tesoro. They talked about what would happen when the baby left their place. Leo was scared and didn’t know what they would do without the baby. Javi became emotional, and Leo wondered if talking about his daughter helped him. He admitted that it did help to talk about his daughter. It’s the first year that he couldn’t see her headstone. He felt like he abandoned her. Chanel arrived and asked them if the waiting period was over. Javi and Leo became uncomfortable. They told her that they weren’t going to adopt her. Chanel was happy about that because she wanted to adopt him. Leo and Javi were surprised by her announcement. Chanel promised that they could visit the baby if she and Johnny get custody of him. Kate arrived at the mansion looking for Tony. Anna let her know that she could talk to her instead of her husband. Kate wanted to talk to him about what he did at the press conference. She wanted to get ahead of the problem he caused. Anna told Kate that they knew about Philip’s fraud. If Philip and Xander didn’t play ball, Tony would come forward with the revelation. Kate didn’t like how Anna was blackmailing her. She told her that the forgery wasn’t her idea or Philip’s. Vivian was the one who did it. Kate wanted Tony and Anna to give Philip a break. Anna thought that was funny. Kate wanted her to tell him that she stopped by. Anna told her that Tony just wanted the family company back. Chanel met with Paulina to talk to her about adopting Tesoro. Paulina was willing to help her. Leo and Javi got home, and Leo had second thoughts about Chanel and Johnny adopting Tesoro. He thought Johnny was messy regardless. Leo listed the things that Johnny did wrong. Javi felt like it was the social worker’s job to deal with his drama. Sophia was flustered by Tate kissing her. Arianna spotted Sophia leaving Tate’s dorm room.

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Marlena was surprised to see Brady putting Tate’s toothbrush in a bag. Brady said he had it taken care of. After they finished talking about the toothbrush, they talked about Rachel. Marlena suggested that he go easy on Rachel or he could lose her. She said Kristen being gone for six years was a long time for a kid and she could make sure she and Kristen saw each other. Steve went to the hospital to ask Kayla for her help with a DNA test. Kayla didn’t like being in the dark and refused to do the test. She said she had her ethics and that EJ was looking for a reason to get rid of her. Kayla gave Steve a link so he could order a link to do the test himself. When they went to the nurses’ station, Brady showed up with the toothbrush. Kayla told him to take it to the lab. EJ talked to Cat about the blueprints. Cat said she knocked them over but didn’t know what they meant. She said she was curious, EJ lied to her about the free clinic so he could improve his family reputation.

At the hospital, Xander and Sarah talked about what’s going on with Titan/DiMera. Sarah said she would help. She let him know that he was a good father. Sarah apologized for not believing him when he said he didn’t attack Philip. She asked if he could forgive her. Xander said he forgave her. Sarah asked if he could forgive her for lying about the fraud. Xander said if he could forgive Philip, he could forgive her. Sarah said he needed to be able to trust her if they were going to repair their marriage. She said Xander not attacking Philip changed everything. Xander wanted to talk to Marlena. Sarah saw EJ and Cat at the Bistro she thanked EJ for the clinic. When Sarah left, Cat asked EJ why he bid on her at the auction. EJ said it was a way to look like a supporter of the hospital before he bought it. He said he wanted a date with her and know more about her. EJ said he was impressed with her con which was one of the reasons why he hired her. Sarah met with Brady and talked about Rachel. She told him about the Titan/DiMera drama. Brady asked if she knew what fraud Tony was talking about. Sarah said he should talk to Xander. He said the company splitting up could be disastrous. Brady said Titan and Basic Black could be ruined. He hoped that Xander and Philip didn’t do something that could ruin things. Xander went to see Marlena and told her about Tony’s lawsuit. He said he wasn’t taking his anger out on anyone and that he and Philip were working things out. Xander said there might be hope for him and Sarah.

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Alex was about to wrap up the press conference when Tony arrived. He made a shocking announcement. Tony planned to sue the Kiriakises for taking over DiMera. He was suing for fraud. Leo asked Tony questions about the lawsuit. Tony informed him that everything would be revealed in time. Gabi pretended to be shocked by the news. Alex called Xander and Philip to let them know about the lawsuit. Tony warned him that they better settle. Stephanie had to answer questions and noticed Tony and Gabi slinking away. Gabi chased Tony to the pub. She didn’t like how he didn’t warn her about his ambush at the press conference. Gabi liked the idea that he pulled his plan off. Tony told her that it would be over quickly. He remained coy when she asked about being the CEO of the company. Sarah tried to get Philip to admit that Xander attacked him, but he refused to help her. Xander overheard Sarah. He also heard Philip say that he saved his life. Xander walked in the room and tried to play the victim. Sarah tried to apologize to him when Alex walked in to tell the news about the press conference. Maggie finished putting Victoria down when Sarah told her about the press conference. They realized the lawsuit was why Xander and Philip tried to make their partnership legit. Sarah realized that her family was broken up because of her. She tried to blame Xander for beating up Philip. Since he didn’t beat him up, it was her fault that it happened. She realized she was wrong about what happened, but it didn’t change what happened. The Kirakises met at the company to talk about Tony’s announcement. While they were talking, they realized that Tony could have planted the bug in the office. Xander blamed Alex because he didn’t come through and find the person who had the bug. He wanted Alex to leave so they could talk.

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Xander was upset that Philip didn’t have the co-CEO document. They ended up leaving for Victoria’s birthday party. While Sarah and Maggie were getting the mansion ready for Victoria’s party. Sarah said she was nervous about Xander being there. While they were talking, Xander and Philip showed up. Xander told them that Philip was going to be the co-CEO. Sarah was suspicious about it. Xander asked Maggie how she was doing on the anniversary of Victor’s funeral. Maggie was touched that he would ask. She said she was okay. When Sarah and Philip were alone, she wanted to know what was going on. Sarah said when he was co-CEO, Xander didn’t have any leverage over him. She told Philip that he could tell everyone that Xander attacked him. Philip wouldn’t admit the truth. Xander ended up overhearing the truth. Holly saw Tate with Sophia at the bookstore. She went over to them and ruined Tate’s plan because Sophia used that opportunity to walk away. Tate apologized for snapping at Holly. He continued to snap at Holly until she yelled at him back. Holly told him it wasn’t her fault and that Sophia wanted him back. She said Sophia was just using him so she could keep her hooks into him. Holly said Tate seeing the baby wouldn’t help. Tate didn’t agree with her. She accused him of being obsessed and said she was done. He walked out. Sophia met with Arianna and told her that Tate was obsessed with the baby. She told Arianna that she wanted Tate to forget about it. Sophia said Holly was annoying and was tired of being caught between them. Arianna said she couldn’t let go of getting back together with Tate. She told Sophia that she was tired of being in the middle. Arianna said she was friends with Sophia and Holly and wasn’t taking sides.

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Tate talked to Holly about the baby. Holly tried to make him feel better about it. She reminded him that Sophia met the adopted parents. He told her that Sophia talked with them for a bit. It made him realize that he could use what Sophia knew to track down his baby’s parents. Chanel wanted to talk about possibly having a baby anymore. The couple talk about what happened the last time they tried to adopt a baby. They talked about being in a better place. Johnny tried to get Chanel into bed so they could make a baby. He finally agreed to adopting again. Johnny wanted to get started right away. She suggested they adopt the baby that was at the firehouse. Brady was taking Rachel to school when he wanted to talk to her about her mother. He told her that Kristen was going to prison for six years. She was devastated by the news. He told her that it wasn’t a long time. Brady told her that she might not be able to visit her mother, and Rachel wasn’t happy about it. He tried to give her a kiss, but she wanted to go to school. Brady dropped her off at school, but Rachel didn’t go inside. She ran off, and Holly spotted her. Rachel confided in her that she was going to run away. She told Holly that it was her fault that her mother was in prison. Rachel started crying when she talked to Holly about what she did to help her grandmother kidnap Ava. EJ fought with her mother because of it. Holly tried to make her feel better about what happened.

Tate ran into his father at the town square. He told him that Sophia knew things they could ask about the baby’s adoptive parents. Brady didn’t share Tate’s optimism. He wasn’t sure if Sophia was telling the truth about anything Tate was confused by Brady’s attitude because he thought they got past her lies. He thought her weird behavior that started around July 4th was done. A lightbulb went off above Brady’s head. Leo noticed that Javi was upset. He told him that he knew the time to have Tesoro was winding down. Javi knew someone was going to adopt him soon. Leo was heartbroken about losing the baby too. He suggested they adopt him. Javi told him that he talked to an adoption lawyer and found out that He wouldn’t pass a background check. He felt dark secrets would keep them from getting Tesoro. Javi broke down so Leo tried to make him feel better. He opened up to him about his daughter that died. Chanel wanted to let her mother pull strings to help them move up on the list. Johnny was okay with it, but he didn’t want her to get her hopes up. Brady wanted more info about Sophia’s weird behavior. He let it go until Tate left. After Tate left, Brady called Steve to let him know that the firehouse baby could be Tate and Sophia’s child.

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