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Sami and John were arguing until he grabbed his head and fell down on the floor. Marlena showed up just as she was trying to help him. Shawn and Belle talked about Rafe and Hope’s relationship. She didn’t think they could get through what happened when he slept with Belle’s sister. Shawn reminded her that they got through a situation like that. She was grateful that they were able to get through it. Shawn said that it was a while before he could say his name. Philip was at the Kiriakis mansion with Xander and Victor. Xander wasn’t thrilled with his return at all. Sonny talked to Will about a potential job opportunity. He explained to him what he would be doing on the job. Will was excited for him. He told him that the job is in Phoenix. Will wanted to know if he was leaving him. Belle said it was hard to say Philip’s name too. She apologized again for hurting Shawn. She said Philip was out of her system for good. He was the only man she ever loved. Philip was surprised that Xander was in charge when Brady was running the company. Victor and Xander explained what happened to Brady. Sami called the ambulance for John. Marlena said that he started breathing.

Will asked Sonny if he was leaving him. Sonny wanted him to move with him and Arianna. Will wanted to know what would happen with Gabi so he explained how the situation would work. Philip talked to Victor about what he did to him in the past. Victor said he regretted the mistakes he made. He wanted to make it up to him. Philip wanted to know how he would do it. Victor left the decision up to him. He knew how Victor could make it right. He wanted to be CEO of Titan. Marlena wanted ride in the ambulance with John. Sami wanted to ride in the ambulance too, but Marlena wanted her to stay with the baby. Victor didn’t understand why Philip wanted to run the company again. He said that he cooled off and wanted to do it again. Victor reminded him that he gave the job to Xander and didn’t want to jerk him around again. Philip told him that Xander’s his nephew and he’s his son. Victor wanted to give him another position, but he wouldn’t take it. Belle arrived at the townhouse and wanted Sami to reach a compromise. Sami started to tell her about Eric and Nicole, but she wanted to tell her about John. Sonny continued to talk to Will about moving. Philip and Shawn ran into each other at the town square. Belle thanked Sami for being there when John got hurt. Sami was trying to tell her something, but Belle cut her off. Sarah wanted to run tests on John to rule out anything. Marlena told John she would be there for him.

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Xander found out that Victor changed his mind about giving him the CEO position at the company. Eric and Nicole showed up at Marlena’s place and Sami wasn’t happy to see them. Nicole started yelling at her so she slammed the door on them. Xander couldn’t believe that Victor changed his mind about giving him the job. He let him know that he had to think about the family and didn’t want to make a decision without Brady being on board with it. Sami told Eric and Nicole to stop shouting because they would wake up the baby. Nicole was upset that she took the baby home with her. She was going to slam the door on them, but Eric was willing to talk to her. Hope was investigating the crime scene where Eve was with Claire. Shawn talked to her about the investigation. He told her how he heard about her being on the force. Xander told Victor that he would be more loyal to the company than Brady. Victor didn’t want to lose Brady again by picking him. Sami and Nicole continued to argue over the baby. Eric told Sami that she didn’t read Allie’s note so she wanted to see it. Nicole told her that they have a lawyer. Sami was shocked they were suing her. Nicole told her she didn’t have a chance against her daughter and twin brother. Xander continued to figure out why Victor cared about getting Brady back in the company. He wanted Victor to call him, but he did it himself.

Victor asked Brady if he wanted to keep his job at Titan before he offered it to someone else. Shawn wanted details about Hope’s moment with Rafe. He said that she drifted so she told him that she was thinking a lot. Eric told Sami what Allie wrote in her letter. Sami told them about Allie’s behavior until they started arguing. John came in an interrupted their argument. Xander wanted to know what Brady had to say about the company. Shawn wanted answers from Hope about what’s going on with Rafe. She told him that she and Rafe should just be friends and he agreed with her. Victor told Xander that Brady didn’t want the job so he gave it to him. Nicole, Eric, and Sami told John why they were arguing. Sami thought Nicole forged the letter. Eric told John they wanted to deescalate the situation, but Sami was being impossible. John suggested that Eric and Nicole respect the restraining order for now. Sami thanked him for taking he side, but he said he was on their side. Xander was texting Sarah the news about his job when Philip walked in the room. Nicole apologized to Eric for the way their conversation with Sami ended. He blamed Sami for what happened. He wanted to stop her before she destroyed any more lives. Sami couldn’t believe John was on Eric and Nicole’s side because she’s the grandmother. Sami explained why she felt the way she did. John couldn’t believe she would use Belle to against her brother. He said they were calling Belle to get the restraining order lifted. He grabbed his head while Sami yelled at him and fell to the floor.

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Eric and Nicole talked about how Sami would react to the idea of them having the baby. Nicole got the impression that Eric wasn’t sure if he wanted the baby. Lucas tried to comfort Sami about Allie. He let her know the baby would be coming out of the hospital soon. He was going to give the stroller to Eric and Nicole. She told him not to do it because Nicole wasn’t going to get her grandchild. Eric told Nicole that Sami would have a bunch of lawyers stop them from taking the baby. They continued to talk about it until Eric changed his mind. They were going to get the baby when Belle said she couldn’t let them do it. Bonnie went to the Kiriakis mansion and had a run in with Victor. He didn’t think Justin would represent her, but he showed up and confirmed it. Belle told Eric and Nicole that Allie didn’t ask them to raise the baby. She handed them a restraining order. Sami told Lucas she had Belle represent her and that she planned to take the baby with her. He told her she wasn’t doing that. Justin explained to Victor why Bonnie was there. Victor thought it was crazy that he wanted to represent her. Eric, Nicole, and Belle continued to argue about getting custody of Allie’s baby. Lucas told Sami she wasn’t taking the baby away from the family. She said she had to get back to EJ. He wanted to know who would raise the baby. She said she would make time for the baby. He blamed her for Allie’s situation. She didn’t like what he had to say so she slapped him.

Bonnie was grateful to Justin for his help. She gave him a gift for his help. Sami apologized for hitting Lucas. He reminded her that baby is his grandchild too. She wanted to know if Lucas wanted Eric and Nicole to raise the baby. He said he could raise the baby in Salem. Nicole realized that he would get hurt again if Allie came back or if the father showed up. Eric knew what Sami was up to so he changed his mind about taking the baby. Nicole was happy and had an idea what they could do next. Sami reminded Lucas why it would be wrong to let the baby stay at the DiMera mansion. He understood what she meant so he gave her another idea. He would be okay with her raising the child, but she had to do it in Salem. She said she didn’t live in Salem and had to take care of EJ. He said it was the final offer for her. Eric and Nicole went to Justin for help with the baby. He thought it would be easier if Allie signed something or was in town. Nicole wanted to know if they had any chance to win. Justin agreed to take the case, but couldn’t guarantee that he would win. Lucas and Sami decided that she would stay with Marlena and take care of the baby.

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Claire was in the park and saw Eve. She wanted to turn her in to the police, but Eve tried to stop her. Ben went to see Marlena and ended up seeing Vincent in her office. He told Ben that he was picking up where his father left off. Gabi talked to Jake that she knew Gwen went to Chad to tip him off about what she did to him. Chad and Gwen talked about Gabi. He wanted to know if she would keep supporting him. She was more than willing to keep spying on Gabi. She wanted him to be in her bed. Ciara almost walked in on Rafe and Hope kissing. They downplayed it and talked about looking for Eve. Claire told Eve that everyone knew about what she did to Ben. Eve wanted to know why she cared about what she did to Ben. Ben thought about the brainwashing that happened to him. Vincent told Ben that he was told to murder his wife. Chad didn’t want to help her with her plan. She kissed him and Gabi walked in and saw them. Ciara, Hope, and Rafe continued to talk about Eve and Ben. Claire continued to tell Eve about what she did to the people in the church. She reminded Claire about what she did to Ciara. Eve wanted her to walk away and wanted Claire to forget she saw her.

Gabi told Gwen and Chad that she had proof that they were in bed together. She wanted to know if Gwen was going to tell Jake or would she do it. Claire told Eve how she hurt so many people. Eve said she thought of her as a daughter and didn’t want her to turn her in to the police. Vincent told Ben that he had to kill Ciara. Ben told him that he would never hurt Ciara. He said he would go as far away from her as he possibly could. Vincent reminded him that he was in charge and he wouldn’t be able to do that. Chad didn’t like the fact that Gwen’s plan didn’t work. Gabi told Chad that she planned on going after DiMera while he was off in Florida. Rafe and Hope felt awkward after Ciara implied they were back together. Hope tried to downplay what Ciara saw happening between them. Rafe thought Ciara saw how they were in a better place from where they were before. Vincent wanted to administer the last dose to Ben, but Ciara showed up. Claire told Eve that she had to turn herself in to the police. Claire told her that Paige would be upset with her. Eve didn’t like what she said and slapped her. She continued to convince her to get help. Eve wanted Ben to feel the same pain she felt. She warned Claire that she wouldn’t have Ben and Ciara wouldn’t care about her if she messed up. Eve pushed her when she walked out. She walked away from her. Ben and Ciara were at the town square. He was focused on her neck and was about to choke her when Claire showed up. She said Eve was in Salem. Vincent told Eve that he couldn’t finish the job because Ciara showed up. He did say that Ben was under his control. She was glad because he would understand what he did to her.

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Jake and Gwen got in an argument over Gabi. Gwen said Chad was going to put a stop to what Gabi was doing. Jake said he thought Chad was in Florida. Gabi was on the phone with Mr. Shin. She said she would always be there unlike Chad. When she got off the phone, Chad confronted her about what she did with Mr. Shin and the clients. Chad said they were on to her. Chad went to see Gwen. He thanked her for helping him. He said he owed her for it. She said she wanted Gabi out of the house. Gwen said she didn’t like what was going on between Gabi and Jake. Chad said he wanted Gabi gone too. He said he wanted her to keep watching Gabi and let him know what’s going on. Jake saw Gabi and told her that the deal could still work. She said it wasn’t. She said he wasn’t cut out for the corporate world. He said she could teach him how to be a shark. She said it didn’t matter because Chad was back and knew about the meeting. She didn’t understand how Chad knew. Jake had an idea how he found out. He told her that Gwen said Chad was going to take care of her. He said Gwen knew about the meeting. Gabi was upset that Gwen tipped Chad off. Hope went to see Rafe to find out if there was any news on Eve. He said there weren’t any leads. He said he would get a call from the NYPD if Eve was found. Hope wondered if Eve was in Salem because she wasn’t thinking rationally. He agreed with her and put out an APB on Eve.

Hope and Rafe talked about Ciara. They were both worried about her. He said he would do anything for Ciara and Hope. He suggested that she rejoin the force if she wanted to find Eve. Hope was shocked, but didn’t think people would welcome her back. He said he would. She agreed to do it. They came close to kissing. Eve met with Vincent at a motel. She had on a black wig. Eve didn’t get why Ciara’s murder wasn’t reported yet. She wanted to sneak around to see what was happening at Salem Inn. Ben and Ciara kissed each other. While they were kissing, he choked her. She told him to stop because he was hurting her. It turned out to be a nightmare. He told her he had a bad dream. When Ciara asked him about it, he said he didn’t remember. He said the only thing he knew was something was happening in their bed. She told him to make an appointment with Marlena. Eve watched Ben and Ciara talking to Claire. Claire said she was glad that Ben was okay. He thanked her for figuring out that Eve was the one who targeted him. He apologized to her for the way he treated her. Claire said she understood that they suspected her. She said she wanted them to be happy. Ben left to go to his session with Marlena. Ciara thanked Claire for helping her find Ben. They agreed to work things out. Eve called Vincent and told him about Ben’s session. She told him to stop the session. She wanted him to give Ben another drug. When Eve got off the phone, she ran into Claire. When Ben went to Marlena’s office, Vincent was in the chair.

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Sami wondered what happened to Allie. Eric read the note saying that she was leaving and wanted Nicole to raise her baby. Sami blamed Nicole for what happened. Claire was at Eric and Nicole’s place and saw Allie in there. Claire wondered why she was there and not at the hospital with the baby. She wondered if she was giving her baby to Will and Sonny. She said that her mother ruined that. Will asked Sonny how Arianna took the news about the baby. He said she flipped out. Will wanted to make things right with Sonny. Eric wanted Sami to stop attacking Nicole. Sami thought he would see the light one-day, but she wanted to find Allie. Nicole said she didn’t know Allie would give her the baby. He wanted to finish reading the letter Allie left. Belle talked to Marlena about the progress Claire was making. She wanted to take her to Hong Kong so she and Shawn could watch her. Marlena said Claire wouldn’t go. Allie talked to Claire about what happened. Claire wanted to know if Sami was raising the baby. Allie thought she wanted that all along. Sami showed up at Eric’s apartment. Will wanted to work things out with Sonny. Belle wasn’t happy that Claire wanted to stay in Salem instead of going to Hong Kong. Marlena explained how Claire was strong. Sami wanted to come in so Claire told Allie to hide so she could get rid of her. Eric and Nicole continued to read Allie’s letter. Sami talked to Claire about what’s going on with Allie while she was hiding in the closet.

Sonny told Will how much his deceit hurt him. Will said he learned from his mistake. He thought it would never happen again. Sonny was willing to forgive him if he means that he would never happen again. Nicole read the portion of the note that Eric and Nicole would be the best people to raise her son. She thought it was meant to be that they get a child. Sami noticed how weird Claire was acting. She said Allie wasn’t there. Claire hid Allie’s passport so Sami wouldn’t see it. Claire told her that Allie could be getting farther away. Sami said she refused to let Nicole take her grandchild. She left the apartment. Nicole thought Sami would flip out if she sees the rest of Allie’s note. Allie talked to Claire about the way Sami talked about her. Claire wanted to know if she would feel bad about leaving her son behind. Claire asked her if she was sure she wanted to leave her child. Sami talked to Lucas and Kate about what happened with Allie. Belle and Marlena talked about Allie and Sami’s situation. Marlena thought she and Sami could support each other. Allie told Claire that she wasn’t ready to raise a child. Sami asked Marlena and Belle if Allie was at the penthouse. She told them how she left the hospital.

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Ben was preparing to celebrate his wedding night with Ciara when he looked down at his phone. He thought about when he was being brainwashed. Kate talked to Abe about being glad that Vivian was dead. She told him about what she went through with Vivian. Justin told Bonnie that he decided to help her with her lawsuit. Gabi blamed Jake for the meeting with Shin going wrong. He tried to tell her how he was just trying to help her, but she was upset with him. Ciara looked in the closet and noticed that her wedding dress was missing. Ben thought about the brainwashing that he received. Bonnie wanted to know what made Justin decide to help her. He didn’t think the contract was fair and decided to help her. Gabi continued to yell at Jake for what he did at the meeting. He gave her a piece of his mind. Ben kissed Ciara and started thinking about being tortured again.

Abe felt that Kate and Vivian were alike and could have been friends in another life. He wondered if she felt bad that Vivian was gone. She was glad that Vivian was dead. Gabi told Jake that he could never be Stefan. She talked about how much she missed him. Ben apologized for pulling away from Ciara. She understood what he was going through and was fine with not being able to make love. He wanted to celebrate their wedding night. She had an idea. Bonnie was glad that Justin decided to take her case. He wanted to put the publishing company on notice. Gabi talked to Stefan’s picture about Jake not being anything like him. She realized it was so hard to be around someone who looked like Stefan. Jake brought the suit back to her. She wanted him to leave, but he wanted her to hear what he had to say. Ben looked at the fortune cookie and thought about the torture he went through again. Bonnie appreciated the fact that Justin was willing to help her.

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Will forgave Sami for what happened with Allie. Allie told Eric that seeing her baby helped her, but she only had one option left to have her baby. Vincent called Eve to tell him what happened when Hope and company showed up. Ciara checked on Ben and he thought about the brainwashing he received from Vincent and Eve. Ben had his arm around her neck and was about to strangle her and started coughing. He told her that he was starting to feel like himself, but he felt strange. Marlena praised Claire for helping find Ben. Sami was sure that Will and Sonny would make up because they’ve been through worse. She wanted to help Allie because she didn’t have anyone to help her make the decision because she didn’t have anyone other than Nicole. She decided she had to hurry up and get to Allie. Eric tried to talk to Allie about giving Will another chance. Lucas surprised Will with a stroller, but he let him know that he and Sonny weren’t getting the baby. Allie held her baby and seemed to fall in love with him. Sami arrived as asked if Allie changed her mind about the baby. Claire talked about she thought she could trust Eve. She told Marlena how Eve framed her. Marlena reminded her how Eve went through the worse pain a parent could endure.

Claire told Marlena that she decided to stay in Salem instead of going to Hong Kong. She gave her reasons why she wanted to stay in Salem. Sami was surprised to see Allie holding the baby. She told her that Nicole suggested that she hold him. Eric and Nicole left them alone to talk. Sami wanted to apologize to her. Vincent was dressed in scrubs and snuck into the hospital. Rafe and Hope went to the hospital to question Ben about what happened. Eric talked about losing Mickey. Sami continued to talk to Allie about the baby. Allie said she knew what to do about the baby after talking to her. Sami took the baby in the hall and saw Eric and Nicole. She thanked Nicole for what she did for Allie and thought she was going to keep her baby. Ben couldn’t remember much about what happened to him. Ben was anxious to leave the hospital. Ciara reminded him that he couldn’t leave yet so he snatched the IV out of his arm. He was ready to go home. Sami, Eric, and Nicole went to Allie’s room and saw how she was gone. Vincent followed Ben and Ciara after they left the hospital. Eric found Allie’s note stating that she had to leave and wanted Nicole to raise her baby.

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Will tried to talk to Sonny, but he was upset. He blamed him for why they lost Allie’s baby. Lee Shin went to the DiMera mansion to meet Chad. Gabi told him that he went to Florida to see Abby. He was upset about it. She said that he needed a DiMera to be there. She said she was a DiMera, but he needed one by blood. She had an idea. Sarah and Xander met for dinner. Allie told Nicole about Will’s role in Sami’s plan. Eric blamed Sami for what she did, but she said it was Nicole’s fault. Sami wanted his help to fix her relationship with her kids. Nicole thought Allie should forgive Will. Will tried to talk to Sonny, but he reminded him how they lost the baby because of him. Gabi wanted Jake to help her with her meeting with Lee Shin, but Gwen didn’t want him to help her. He decided to do it anyway.

Allie continued to talk to Nicole about Will lying to her and Sonny about helping Sami. Will reminded Sonny that Arianna didn’t really want a brother or sister. Sonny blamed Sami and him for what happened. Sarah wanted to stay the night with Xander because she missed him. Jake didn’t have a suit so she had to give him one of Stefan’s to wear. Will tried to explain himself when Sonny compared the situation to what happened when Adrienne died. He took responsible for what he did by keeping quiet about Sami’s plan. Eric was willing to speak on Sami’s behalf. She was happy about that. He wanted her to apologize to Nicole, but she didn’t want to do it. She decided she didn’t need his help after all and wanted to do it herself. Nicole wanted to know what Allie was going to do with the baby. Nicole asked Allie what she would do with her baby. She suggested she go see her son. Allie thought she was trying to get her to change her mind about her baby. Nicole explained that the baby is still hers. Xander and Sarah made love. Sami showed up at the Kiriakis mansion and tried to talk Sonny into forgiving Will. Sonny wasn’t in the mood to hear what she had to say and left. Will didn’t think Sonny would forgive him, but she assured him that he would. She wanted to know if he would forgive her.

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Kate and Chad talked about Gwen and Jake moving into the mansion. He also told her how Gabi was able to work her way into running DiMera. He explained why he had Gwen spy on Gabi. Jake walked in Gabi’s room and she went off on him about Gwen taking advantage of living at the mansion. Kate thought Chad might have neglected his duties at the company and that’s how Gabi was able to swoop in on the company. Xander talked to Jack about how things were better with them after she saw him with the other woman. Eli and Lani went to see Sarah about the pain she had in her stomach. Jake didn’t want Gabi to keep trashing Gwen. She had trouble believing that he loved Gwen.

Chad called Gwen to see if she found out anything about Gabi. She told him how she heard Gabi on the phone, but her call was interrupted. Gabi pretended to be Chad’s assistant to move his meeting up. Xander continued to talk to Jack about getting closer with Sarah. Sarah told Eli and Lani that they were having twins. Kate let Chad know that she would keep an eye out for things while he was visiting Abby. Chad was sure that Gwen could handle it. Gwen wanted Jake to quit and ask Chad for money. He wanted to enjoy the time at the mansion. Eli and Lani talked about the idea of having twins. They ended up being excited about the idea.

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