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Melinda thought Eli was meeting her only to see Lani. Lani wanted to talk to her about Kristen. Eli went to Kristen’s room to tell her how he recorded her confession. She couldn’t believe he recorded her. She said she was going to protect Lani and he tricked her. He told her about Melinda’s blackmail. She wanted to know hwy he brought the recording to her and not Melinda. Brady ran into Jack and Jennifer and they talked about what Kristen’s going through. They also talked about how great Abby was. Gwen suggested Abby have a celebration for her family. She realized she couldn’t do it so Gwen offered to help. Chad went to see Jake to offer an olive branch. Eli explained to Kristen why he had to make the confession. She wanted to know what would happen if he didn’t turn in the confession. He told her he had an idea and that was why he was there. Chad let Jake know he was entitled to his share of the company. Jake wanted to work together with Shin, but Chad thought he was out of his mind. Lani told Melinda how Kristen regretted what happened to Haley. She was glad and hoped it haunted her for the rest of her life.

Chad told Jake he could be in the executive training program. They started arguing over it. Abby and Gwen continued to talk about the party and where to have it. Gwen suggested Julie’s Place, but Abby hadn’t been there since Gabi drugged her. Gwen couldn’t believe someone would want to hurt her. Lani explained to Melinda how she felt when she lost her child. Melinda was able to relate to her pain. Lani told her how Kristen was on drugs and ended up without her child. Melinda could relate. Kristen wanted to leave town, but Eli warned her not to do it. She told him how it was his fault she was going through that so she wasn’t going to save him. He asked her to help Lani. Melinda told Lani how she gave her daughter away and it hurt. Lani asked her not to do the same thing to Kristen. Eli continued to explain to Kristen how wrong it would be for her to leave town. He wondered if she would protect Brady and not be willing to protect her best friend. Chad and Jake were about to fight, but Kate stopped them. Chad said the deal was off the table. Lani continued to get Melinda to drop the charges against Kristen. Melinda broke down so Lani hugged her. Brady walked in and wondered what happened. Eli told Kristen how he and Lani finally got back together. He was willing to get on his knees and beg her to help Kristen. He got on his knees and she made him get up. She agreed to save Lani. Eli deleted the recording. Kristen wanted to confess to trying to kill Victor.

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Kristen talked to Brady about wanting Marlena to raise Rachel if she went to prison. He assured her that she would be the one raising her. Eli had a nightmare about Lani finding out about the recording. She ended up waking him up as if she were mad at him. She told him how Trask wanted to talk t him. Trask asked Eli if he got the recording. She threatened to have Lani arrested. He couldn’t talk about it in front of Eli. Lani was surprised Melinda didn’t want to talk about Kristen. She thanked him for convincing her to do the right thing about the footage. Eli didn’t think it was a great idea for her to go to the courthouse. Jack and Jennifer talked to Gwen about being Chad and Abby’s nanny. They mentioned how Jennifer was in a coma. Jake talked to Kate about Chad’s feelings about him. She let him know how Chad walked in on Stefan with Abby and she thought he would always assume he was Stefan. Chad let Abby know how he thought Jake could be like Stefan. He mentioned how he thought about her being with Stefan every time he saw Jake.

Abby assured Chad that she was better and nothing else will come between them again. Jake and Kate continued to talk about people comparing him to Stefan. He wanted to change the subject and talk about her love life. Gwen seemed a little agitated when Jack talked about Abby and Jennifer. She said everyone didn’t get the chance to have a father care about them. Abby and Chad came in the room with them. Abby had a warm moment with Jack and Jennifer, but Gwen wasn’t happy about it. Kate didn’t want to talk to Jake about her personal life, but he wanted to know about it. She told him how she was in love with his father. Eli called Melinda to tell her how he had the recording. He demanded that she give him something in writing that guaranteed Lani wouldn’t go to jail. She agreed to what he wanted and told him to meet her at the station. Gwen talked to Abby about her family. Gwen let her know she didn’t come from a great family. Eli listened to Kristen’s confession before he left the loft. Eli went to Kristen to tell her how he had her full confession.

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Tripp went to see Allie to confront her about the rape charge. He denied doing anything to her. She remembered what he did, but he told her how she was too drunk to remember anything. Justin talked to Steve about Tripp being accused of rape. Steve couldn’t believe Tripp did anything like that. Justin told him how he tried to get more details, but Tripp left. Nicole was at the hospital and ran into Kayla. They talked about Tripp and Allie knowing each other before. Nicole told her how he raped Allie. Tripp continued to tell Allie how he didn’t do anything with her. She said she got pregnant because of him. She remembered him being on top of her and she told him no. Nicole told Kayla about Allie’s accusations. Kayla wanted more details, but Henry started crying. Steve said he knew Tripp and he didn’t rape Allie. Justin told him how the police were involved. Philip told Victor what Xander did to him so he fired him. Xander couldn’t believe he fired him. Victor told him not to deal with a maniac like Jan. Jan showed up at the Kiriakis mansion. Xander warned Philip he was going to regret what he did to him. Steve went to see Kayla. He wanted to know if she saw Tripp. Tripp tried to get through to her, but she wouldn’t listen. She threatened to go to the police so they fought over the phone. Nicole showed up demanding to know why he was in the apartment.

Jan tried to tell Victor how Xander tried to stop her from going after Philip. He didn’t believe her, but she had proof. Philip goaded Xander about being fired. He implied that Philip might get killed. Tripp told Nicole that Henry wasn’t his baby. Nicole asked Allie to take the baby to the other room. Tripp told Nicole he didn’t have sex with Allie. Steve talked to Kayla about Allie’s accusations against Tripp. Kayla said how Nicole had a different story. Steve wondered if Nicole was pushing Allie to say those things. He looked at her expression and wondered if she believed Tripp raped Allie. Jan played Victor the proof Xander didn’t want her to go to the police. She warned him to watch out for Philip. Kayla basically implied that Tripp could have misinterpreted what happened with Allie. They talked about how Tripp threatened her. She told him how Tripp admitted to framing Ben for setting the fire at the cabin. Tripp continued to deny the allegation. He told Nicole his side of the story. Allie said she told the truth, but Tripp denied it. He got upset so Nicole ordered him to leave. Xander confronted Victor about firing him. He said he was loyal to him, but he refused to go back to being a lackey. Steve said he was hurt that Kayla could consider that Tripp could rape Allie. Allie didn’t seem sure about Tripp being the rapist so Nicole asked her if he did it. Victor decided to give Xander another chance after talking to Jan. Philip was on the phone telling the person Xander was fired so no one would stand in their way for their plans with Titan.

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Kristen thought Brady was at the door and saw Eli. Lani told Tripp there were some allegations against him. Claire saw Allie crying and thought she knew about Ciara being killed. She was shocked about Ciara. Claire wanted to know why she was crying. Eli told Kristen about Melinda wanting to go after Lani. Kristen apologized for getting Lani involved. He didn’t care. He wanted to know what he was going to do to help Lani. Lani wanted Tripp to go to the station with her to tell his side of the story. Steve was upset, but Tripp was willing to go because he didn’t do anything wrong. Allie told Claire how she was raped. Philip wondered if Xander was the one who talked Jan into having him arrested. Xander admitted that he might have suggested she go to the police. They were about to come to blows when Xander knocked coffee on the new intern Charlie. Kristen didn’t want to get Lani to get in trouble. She was going to do what she could to keep her out of it. Lani let Tripp that Allie accused him of rape. Allie told Claire how Tripp raped her.

Steve saw Justin talking with Bonnie and got upset. Justin wanted him to calm down. Steve let him know what happened with Tripp. Tripp told Lani his side of what happened with Allie. Lani told him how Allie remembered what he did to her. Claire was shocked to hear Allie’s allegation. Allie told her how Tripp took advantage of her while she was drunk. Allie wanted to know if Claire thought Tripp was capable of rape. Eli wanted Kristen to tell her role in what happened to Victor. Kristen told him how Victor got away with what he did, but she didn’t want Lani to be punished for what she did. She asked him if she could have some time alone. He left her room and checked to make sure his phone recorded her confessing to what she did to Victor. Steve put Bonnie on notice for what happened to Adrienne. She let him know how she donated money for Adrienne’s charity. Justin showed up to represent Tripp. He wanted Lani out so he could talk to Tripp. Allie wanted to know how Tripp was when Claire was with him. She said he wasn’t rough with her. She told her how Tripp framed Ben for what he did. She felt bad for telling her. Allie reminded her how Tripp raped her. Claire told her how he was when he first came to Salem. Tripp told Justin nothing happened with Allie. He wanted to leave. Eli was listening to Kristen’s confession when Lani came home. He lied to her about Melinda going after her.

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Vincent told Hope and Ben what happened to Ciara. He explained to them how he was confused about who Ciara was and he shot her. Melinda talked to Eli about going after Kristen instead of Lani, but he had to help her out. Tripp let Steve know he didn’t have sex with Allie so he couldn’t be the father of her baby. Meanwhile, Allie talked to Lani about Tripp being the person who raped her. Tripp and Allie continued to tell their sides of how they met each other. Lani told Allie how her rape happened outside of Salem. Allie was afraid he would get away with what he did. Melinda reminded Eli about what happened in the footage. She told him how she could prove he knew Lani didn’t do anything to arrest Kristen. Hope was devastated when Vincent said he shot Ciara. Ben yanked him out of the chair and believed he was lying. Melinda warned him what Lani could lose. She didn’t want to put Lani away. She wanted to go after Kristen. Vincent blamed Ben for why he shot Ciara. Hope didn’t want to hear another word from him. Vincent said he didn’t want to take Hope’s daughter, but she didn’t want to hear it. She arrested him. Vincent said Ciara’s blood was on his hands.

Hope called Shawn and told him what Vincent said. Ben believed Vincent lied to torture him. He believed Vincent still had him. Lani told Allie she believed her. She was about to leave when Allie told her she remembered saying no to Tripp. Eli told Melinda how Victor was the only one who could prove what Kristen did. He wanted to know how he could get a confession. She didn’t care. She wanted him to find a way or his kids wouldn’t have their mother. Lani showed up at Steve’s place to see Tripp. Eli told her how Lani sees a side no one else sees. Melinda reminded him how Kristen hurts people. She said he would be doing Lani a favor if he destroyed their friendship. Hope found the gun Vincent put on the ground. She said there’s a bullet missing from the gun. She checked the forensics report to see if there was a bullet hole in the car. She saw it in the report. Ben wanted to know if Vincent was telling the truth. Steve wanted to know why Lani was at his place. She wanted to talk to Tripp at the station. Melinda informed Eli that it was up to him if he wanted Lani to go down with Kristen. Ben said he and Hope didn’t know if he shot Ciara. Ben was ready to kill Vincent since he had nothing to live for anymore.

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Lani gave Melinda the footage she wanted to see. Eli wanted to know if she erased it. Allie was about to leave, but Nicole wanted to finish talking about how she got pregnant. She said she had a one-night stand and got pregnant. She didn’t think it was important. She said it was over, but Nicole wondered if it really was over. Melinda wanted to watch the footage. Nicole continued to talk to Allie about Tripp. Allie was sure she would get over it. Steve talked to Kayla about Tripp knowing Allie. Hope brought Vincent to the station. Ben showed up and threatened to kill him if he didn’t tell them where to find Ciara. Eli wanted Ben and Hope to leave so they didn’t jeopardize the case. Melinda wanted to talk to Eli about why she shouldn’t charge Lani with obstruction of justice. Kayla asked Steve if Tripp’s the father of Allie’s baby. Allie explained how she got drunk and ended up pregnant and that was why she wanted Nicole and Eric to raise the baby. Nicole didn’t want her to beat herself up about it. Allie remembered that Tripp was on top of her.

Nicole told Allie how she didn’t give her consent to being with Tripp. Allie wanted to know how she knew she didn’t consent to it. Steve wasn’t sure if Tripp’s the father of the baby. She wanted to know if he asked him, but Tripp didn’t answer him. Tripp and Roman talked about Allie’s baby when Hope and Ben showed up. Roman asked if they caught Vincent. Lani tried to reason with him, by telling him how he was hurting Hope and the other people who love Ciara. Eli didn’t know what Melinda meant. Melinda showed him the footage. He lied about what they saw. She thought Lani was helping Kristen escape. Melinda told Eli how he didn’t arrest Kristen after Lani helped her leave. Lani told Vincent how he needed to give Hope closure and how he would spend his life in prison. She said Wendy wouldn’t want him to do what he did. Hope talked to Roman about wanting Ciara back. Allie had another memory about he night she was with Tripp. She said a hand was holding her down. She said she told him no. Melinda continued to paint a picture for Eli about what Kristen and Lani did. She thought the footage would put Lani away for years. She wanted to give him one last chance to save Lani. Steve asked Tripp if he’s the father of Allie’s baby. Nicole wanted Allie to go to the police if she said no. She said he was Steve’s son. Nicole told her she said no and that was all she needed to remember. Melinda wanted undeniable proof Kristen was guilty and he would drop the case against Lani. Tripp told Steve he wasn’t the father of the baby because he never slept with Allie. Allie talked to Lani about Tripp raping her.

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Kate tried to look through Jake’s things, but she got busted. She had to come up with an excuse for looking. He found the dress for her, but she noticed his suit. Eli warned Lani how Melinda was closing in on Kristen. He showed her the video footage of Lani helping Kristen leave the station. She was worried about the footage. He told her how he had to turn the footage over to Melinda. Abe was concerned with whether Melinda could be impartial with Kristen’s case. He felt bad for her because of her loss. Melinda got upset because Kristen always got away with her crimes. She wanted to put a stop to it. He thought she should recuse herself from the situation. Lani didn’t think the evidence was too bad until she watched the footage again. Abby appreciated Gwen being willing to be a nanny to her children. Chad was concerned they didn’t know much about her. She said there wasn’t much to know. He didn’t agree and wanted her to tell them about herself. She was about to tell them about herself when Kate interrupted them. Abby took Gwen to the kids. Kate asked Chad if it was a good idea to have Gwen take care of the kids. He explained why and then they talked about Jake. Jake walked in the room. Melinda had no intention of recusing herself from the case. She said she would be professional. She wanted to know why Abe would bring her back if he thought she couldn’t be professional.

Eli wanted Lani to tell Abe the truth that she helped Kristen. She didn’t want to tell Abe because he would be disappointed in her. She felt like she would be in Melinda’s line of fire unless she never saw the footage. Jake didn’t understand why Chad didn’t give him the head’s up about the Collins deal being done. Chad let him know he didn’t want to work with him. Eli warned Lani he stalled her as long as he could. She said there was other footage she could see. He wanted to know if she was asking him to delete the footage. Abe wondered if Melinda could get an ADA to take over the case. She said she would still be over the case. She said she would do her job and would be fair. He told her how Lani and Kristen were friends. She didn’t know they were friends. Lani said Eli did enough and wanted him to go to his desk. He wanted to know what he meant. She wanted to make sure his hands were clean. Jake warned Abby to watch out for Gwen. Gwen overheard Jake talking about her to Abby. Jake said she only wanted what was best for Gwen. Abby tried to defend her. Abe told Melinda how Lani and Kristen were there for each other. He wanted her to keep her personal feelings out of the case. She said she would do it. Eli couldn’t believe Lani wanted him to destroy the evidence. She couldn’t go to prison and wanted to protect the children. He wanted to do it together.

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Belle arrived and saw Kristen talking to Claire. She was upset to see her with Claire. Ben ended up meeting up with Hope. He told her how Claire told him how she thought Ciara was alive. Philip didn’t understand how Shawn could have arrested him when Jan was still out there. Shawn told him what happened and warned him to keep quiet. Philip said he was trying to defend his family, but Shawn said he would do it himself. Belle threatened Jan, but she warned her not to do it. She said she had Philip arrested for assault. Belle didn’t think anyone would be stupid enough to believe her. She informed her how Shawn was the one who arrested Philip. Sarah was upset with Xander for being the reason why Jan had Philip arrested. Hope told Ben about going after Ciara. She asked him if she remembered anything to indicate if Ciara was in the car before the explosion. He told her how he never saw her body or heard her. She knew there was still hope Ciara could be alive. Kristen wanted to go on the run with Brady. He didn’t want to go on the run. She couldn’t risk losing Rachel. She wanted to go far away. He refused to let her do it. Belle couldn’t believe Jan had Philip arrested. Jan wanted to feel safe and wondered if she knew a good lawyer. Belle didn’t want to talk to Jan anymore. Xander stood up to Sarah when she lectured him about Philip. Philip wondered if Shawn had a personal reason for arresting him. He thought it was because he found him with Belle. Belle showed up at the station and agreed to be in Salem.

Sarah put Xander on notice and warned him it would be over if he went back to her old ways. Brady reminded Kristen if she left, she could never come back. She would be a fugitive. She said it would be better than being a fugitive. She wanted to know if he was worried about Belle. He was worried about what it would do to them. Belle told Shawn how she ran into Jan and she told her about it. Belle wanted him to talk to Claire while she helped Philip. Shawn wanted Claire to stay away from Jan. Brady continued to convince Kristen not to go on the run. Xander wanted to do whatever he could to make her happy. Shawn didn’t understand why Claire would believe what she said. She said Jan threatened her. Philip told Belle he thought Shawn still had something against him and it explained his arrest. Claire didn’t think it was right for Shawn to blame Jan for the attack. He told her how she was a better person than Jan. Hope got a lead on Vincent. She said she knew where to find him. Brady wanted to go on the run with Kristen if she decided to go. Xander said he would make what he did right. Belle told Philip how they needed to stick together because Jan’s targeting them. She said Jan was trying to get to her through Claire. Hope and Ben found Vincent and they demanded he tell them where to find Ciara. Kristen decided not to go on the run. Shawn was ready to go out to dinner with Belle, but she had to help Philip. Vincent refused to answer any questions without an attorney. She put the handcuffs on him.

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Philip and Maggie talked about his issues running Titan with Xander. He doesn’t think it’s a good idea for Xander to run the company, but she didn’t agree. She thought Xander was doing a good job. Victor talked to Shawn about Ciara. Shawn told him how Ciara might not be dead after all. He said Hope was off looking for her. Allie told Nicole about running into Tripp. Nicole thought he was Steve’s son. She didn’t think it was possible for him to be Steve’s son. Nicole looked him up so Allie saw his picture. She realized he was Steve’s son. Steve and Tripp had a similar conversation about Allie. Steve wondered if he was the father of her baby. Jan and Xander talked on the phone about her pressing charges against Philip. She thought Philip would rush to get Belle as his attorney. Claire talked to Steve and Tripp about a memorial for Ciara. Tripp wondered if they needed one since Ciara might be alive. Steve was shocked. Jan went to the station and told Shawn she was sorry for his loss. He didn’t believe her. She told him how she had a way for him to get back at Philip. Philip hoped Maggie wasn’t Team Xander. She explained how Xander was there for her when she was at her lowest.

Steve was surprised to know Ciara’s actually alive. Claire talked about how the memorial for Ciara would go. Philip showed Victor his proposal and wanted his blessing to go through with investing in it. Victor said he needed Xander’s approval. Jan continued to talk to Shawn about Philip threatening her. He thought she was trying to score brownie points with him. She reminded him how he’s a cop and she’s a citizen so he had to do his job. Allie talked to Nicole about what happened when she met Tripp. Xander thought Philip’s investment had some risks. Philip got upset so everyone expected him to listen to Xander. Xander suddenly agreed to talk about it, but he wanted to focus on dinner. Shawn showed up to see Philip about a police matter. Allie continued to talk to Nicole about how she met Tripp. Jan saw Claire talking to Tripp. Jan wanted to talk to her. She wanted to talk to Claire about her father. Philip wanted to know what Shawn wanted from him. He told him how he threatened Jan. Philip said he told him in confidence, but he couldn’t wait to go cop on him. Shawn told him how Jan reported it so he had to show up there. Philip admitted to what he did so Shawn had to arrest him. Sarah looked at Xander, but he acted clueless. Shawn read Philip his rights. Philip said he was protecting his family.

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Tripp and Allie ran into each other in the park. He was surprised to see her, but she was upset to see him. She slapped him. Lani was upset Abe brought Melinda back for Kristen’s trial. She told him that she didn’t care about the stabbing. She only cared about what happened to Haley. He wanted to know what she wanted to do. She wanted him to fire her. Brady tried to talk Melinda out of going after Kristen, but she didn’t want to hear it. She was going to get the proof she needed to nail her. Melinda walked away and talked to Eli. Tripp didn’t understand why Allie hit him. She didn’t believe he didn’t know. She thought he was a jerk and was about to walk away, but he stopped her. Abe didn’t think he could fire Melinda because Lani didn’t like it. She explained why he could do it. Abe felt Kristen should be convicted if she’s guilty. Melinda asked Eli questions about Kristen’s case and noticed holes in it. Kate and Nicole talked about Allie’s custody situation. Nicole told Kate how Allie reacted when she asked about the father. Kate remembered she got upset when she asked about the father. Tripp didn’t understand Allie’s behavior. He said he thought about her, but she said she didn’t think about him because she was busy.

Melinda wanted answers from Eli. He thought about finding out Kristen was guilty. Lani continued to convince Abe to get rid of Melinda. Nicole and Kate continued to talk about Allie keeping quiet the father. Allie wanted Tripp to pretend he never saw her. Melinda wanted to know how Kristen knew to run. She was convinced someone tipped her off. Allie went back to the apartment and told Nicole about running into Henry’s father. Eli told Melinda that he didn’t know who tipped Kristen off. She thought it was someone on the inside. He lied to her and told her Kristen must have overheard Rafe talking about it. Lani went to the station to talk to Eli. He told her about the info Melinda wanted to nail Kristen. He warned her that they knew where the investigation would lead. Kate met with Abe and saw how he was babysitting Rachel.

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