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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Brady mailed Tate’s letter to the adoptive parents when he ran into Sarah at the town square. She was surprised when he mentioned Chicago. Sarah thought about finding out that Sophia lied about the sex of her baby. Brady noticed that something was off with Sarah, bur she covered her tracks. He invited her to go out for dinner at the Bistro. Gabi and Xander were at the Bistro. She flirted with him as she got him to keep drinking. Gabi praised him for going after DiMera Enterprises. She also talked to him about self-doubt. Gabi was digging for information to find out why his marriage ended. The only thing Xander told her was that he did something he regretted, and Sarah did something he couldn’t forgive. Gabi thought he should move on with his life. She made a move on him and kissed him. Sarah and Brady happened to be there when she kissed him. Xander spotted Sarah and ended the kiss. Sarah told Brady they didn’t need to go to a different place. Xander panicked because he thought he hurt Sarah until Gabi reminded him that he didn’t do anything wrong. She reminded him that Sarah was there with Brady. Xander’s panic turned into fury. His marriage was over, but his life wasn’t done. Gabi smugly smiled to herself while Xander ranted about Sarah. She tried to get information about Xander’s relationship with Philip. Xander didn’t provide anything because he was drinking and watching Sarah with Brady. He saw Sarah grab for Brady’s hand. Xander got upset and jumped out of his chair. He went to Sarah’s table and demanded Victoria back since she wasn’t with her. Sarah angrily reminded him that Victoria was with the nanny. She reminded him that they had a custody agreement. Sarah felt like Xander wasn’t in a place to be with Victoria. She said that he could make out with anyone he wanted, and she could do the same. Sarah pulled Brady into a kiss.

Belle felt like EJ wanting a mistrial was ridiculous. EJ defended his motion to Judge Daphne. The judge called a recess. She sent Johnny and the jury out of the courtroom. Judge Daphne called EJ a hypocrite since he had a conflict of interest too. She also reminded him about his relationship with Belle. Belle told her that their relationship was the least of their problems. She said that EJ was the victim and the defendant’s father. Judge Daphne reminded Belle that she was Johnny’s aunt. The judge denied the motion for dismissal. Belle informed the judge that her relationship with EJ wouldn’t be a problem because they weren’t together anymore. The judge released the jury for the day and threatened to throw Belle and EJ in contempt. Belle stormed out of the courtroom. Johnny went back in the courtroom and wanted to know why EJ treated Belle the way he did. EJ didn’t have a choice because she was turning the jury against her. He refused to apologize for stopping Belle from getting to the jury. Johnny didn’t want him to sacrifice his happiness with Belle because of him. EJ assured him that it would be his fault if his relationship ended. Johnny and EJ went into the hall while Belle talked to Marlena that she would never forgive EJ for what he did to her. EJ was about to say something when Marlena stopped him. Belle told her that she was okay. She took EJ into an empty courtroom. Belle yelled at him for what he did to her in the courtroom. She felt like he didn’t care who got in the way of what he wanted. Belle told him that they were done and that he was dead to her.

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Xander told Alex that someone was trying to overturn the merger with DiMera, and he wanted him to find out who did it. Gabi went to Steve. He used the Freedom of Information Act to get the merger filings that raised red flags for Xander. Steve didn’t know if they could find the answers there, but he would keep looking. Gabi planned to keep looking too. She called Xander to make dinner plans with him. Later Alex asked Steve for his help to find the person messing with the merger. They came up with Daniel Lucas, but Alex thought it was an alias. Steve couldn’t find anymore information. Alex took his word for it since he was the best detective he knew. Steve questioned him about his grand theft and indecent proposal charges. Alex explained that it was a prank that happened in college. Steve apologized for asking. He was looking out for Stephanie. Tony talked to Anna about getting thr company back with Gabi’s help. Anna hoped he didn’t want to stay in Salem. Tony said Gabi would be CEO, and he could run the company from anywhere in the world. Chanel told Johnny that he didn’t have to testify during the trial. Johnny wanted to prove his innocence. He said his father was building a strong case that anyone could have shot him.

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Sophia went to Melinda’s office, but Melinda wasn’t there. Tate called Sophia to ask her for the adoptive parents’ address since Rachel bought a gift for the baby. Sophia said she didn’t have the address, but she would reach out to her lawyer. When Melinda showed up, Sophia told her about Sarah snooping around. Melinda didn’t think Sarah would figure out that Sophia was lying. She told Sophia that it was okay because Sarah couldn’t say anything because of HIPPA. Sophia was upset about the lie, but Melinda told her she would handle it. Tate ran into Belle at the town square. Belle said she was staying away until Sami left. Tate didn’t see why Sami would be mad that she was prosecuting Johnny since she was forced into it. Belle said Sami didn’t always act rationally. She said she had to get through it for the greater good. It occurred to Tate that he should do the same thing about the baby. He thought he should be concerned about how Sophia was doing.

At the Bistro, Paulina was nervous about testifying at Johnny’s trial. She wasn’t sure how she would live with herself if Johnny was wrongly convicted. The Attorney General called and said he would be watching the trial carefully. He said someone from the office would be in court and said Belle would be disbarred if she screwed up the case. EJ got Johnny ready for court. Johnny said he didn’t like the idea, but EJ said he knew what was best. Johnny told him to go easy on Paulina. They talked about John and Sami. When they got to the courthouse, Paulina was there. Paulina wished Johnny luck. She wanted to talk to EJ, but he told her it was inappropriate since she was a witness for Belle. Paulina told him that she was also the mayor. She told him to back off Belle. EJ said he would and went into the courtroom. When Belle showed up, Paulina said she had something to tell her. In the courtroom, Belle questioned Paulina on the stand. Belle asked Paulina about Johnny’s anger towards EJ. She asked Paulina about Johnny refusing to see EJ at the hospital when he was shot. Paulina said Johnny thought EJ got what he deserved. Belle continued questioning Paulina. It was EJ’s turn to question Paulina. EJ asked if Paulina was upset with him. He asked if she thought Johnny was innocent. Paulina said she did. Belle asked Gabi about going to the mansion and hearing Johnny and EJ arguing on the night of the shooting. The people in the courtroom were shocked when Gabi said she heard EJ telling Johnny to put the gun down. Gabi said she saw Ava leaving the mansion. EJ asked Gabi about the gun she had the night of the shooting. While he was questioning Gabi, she admitted that she might have misidentified the person talking to EJ. He got her to admit that Ava could have came back to the mansion. When EJ grilled Gabi, Belle asked for the judge to get him to stop badgering her. The judge decided to call for a break. Tate ran into Sophia and apologized for the way he has been treating her. He asked how she was doing. Sophia said she was fine. While they were talking, he asked her questions about the parents. Sophia said they had to live with what happened. Tate said he couldn’t do that. He said he wanted to meet the parents and their daughter. Sophia said that would make things worse. She said the baby wasn’t his anymore. Tate said he wasn’t going to let it go. Sophia called Melinda and told her that Tate wanted to write a letter to the parents asking if he could meet the baby. Melinda said to tell him to write the letter and she would respond as the parents and tell him he couldn’t see the baby.

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Chad overheard Julie badmouthing Cat and wanted her to stop doing it. He refused to change his mind about Cat. Julie wouldn’t do it either. Chad reminded her that he’s an adult and wanted her to keep her thoughts to herself. His demeanor came off strong because Julie started crying. She apologized and told Chad that he meant the world to her. Spending time with his kids was the best thing for her right now. She enjoyed spending time at the bookstore. Julie hinted that he buy the bookstore. The kids would love it. Chad thought the book business was shrinking. Julie thought it would be great to teach the kids about the joys of reading. Chad agreed with her but thought she should buy the bookstore. Julie had reasons not to buy it.  Sarah told Marlena that her test results came back negative. They didn’t show anything wrong with her. She said nothing was wrong. Marlena felt like Susan’s premonition was a problem. She told Sarah that she found a therapist and had a great conversation with Sami. Marlena shifted the conversation to Sarah and Xander. Sarah did tell her some of her story until she decided to talk about Marlena’s condition again. She was determined to find answers for her. Sarah told Marlena that she reminded her of both her fathers. At the mention of Neil and Mickey, Sarah started crying because she was still raw from losing her daughter. She let Marlena know that there are theories about her condition. Johnny went to the DiMera mansion and saw Susan. Susan wasn’t happy to hear that Sami was in town. It didn’t help that Sami wasn’t going to be at the courthouse. She was there for one day. Johnny defended his mother to Susan. EJ heard them talking and tried to defend Sami. Susan wasn’t having it and went off about her. She said that Sami had good parents and now Marlena went to the dark side. EJ wanted to talk to his mother alone so he sent Johnny off to get legal documents. After Johnny left, EJ wanted an explanation from his mother. Susan told him that things weren’t vibing with Marlena. He told her that she was mourning. EJ wanted her to use her powers to find his shooter Susan left the mansion.

Xander wanted to know why Gabi wanted to meet with him for lunch. Once she heard that he and Sarah were separated, she wanted to do something to make him feel better. He agreed to dinner with her, but he received an upsetting call. Gabi wanted to know what happened. Somebody filed a FOIA request on the takeover of DiMera Enterprise. Gabi didn’t understand the problem. Xander didn’t want to answer her question and wanted her to leave. Susan ran into Marlena and apologized for the things she said about her. She didn’t feel right and realized what was wrong with Marlena. Susan told Marlena that it was something blood draining which made her uncomfortable. Marlena wanted to leave. Xander ran into Sarah at the square. Things got awkward when he told her that he saw her hugging Brady. Sarah told him that people could hug without it leading to anything. She snapped at him to get over himself.

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While Chanel and Johnny were in the town square, Felicity came up them and told them Cat was missing. Chanel told Johnny to be with his mother and took Felicity to the police station. At the Horton House, Julie and JJ didn’t know where Chad was. JJ went to the police station and wanted to put out a B.O.L.O. for Chad. Chanel and Felicity showed up to tell him that Cat was missing. JJ assumed Chad and Cat were together. Marlena and Sami reunited. Sami apologized for not making it home to say goodbye. Marlena was appreciative that she was there now. Sami was upset with herself for not visiting enough or thanking John enough. She was also sorry that she treated John the way she did. Sami said he treated her like a daughter. Marlena said he thought of Sami like a daughter. Sami was upset that it was too late to make it right. Marlena let Sami know that John knew how she felt. They talked about John and how he loved Sami and was proud of her. While they were talking, Sami said she would be there for her. Johnny showed up and reunited with his mother. Marlena left to give them space.

Johnny told Sami that he didn’t expect her to be at his trial since EJ was defending him. While they were talking, they talked about John. After they finished talking, Johnny told her he had to get ready for court. When Sami was alone, she talked to John’s picture. She thanked him for making her who she was. There was a flashback of John supporting Sami when she was marrying Lucas. Marlena and Julie ran into each other at the hospital. Julie told her what was going on with Chad. When she noticed the out of order sign on the elevator, she figured out what was going on. Cat woke up in the elevator after having a nightmare. She told him she was having recurring dreams about the car accident. Cat decided she wanted to get out of the elevator and decided to climb out. Her plan didn’t work. Julie knocked above the elevator and called out to them. Chad and Cat were able to hear her. Later on, Julie talked to Marlena about Cat. She told Marlena that Chad and Abby’s love was eternal like her love for Doug and Marlena’s love for John. Julie said Chad was Abby’s husband. Marlena told Julie that Chad should fall in love again. Julie wanted Chad to fall in love again with someone like Cat. Sami talked to John’s picture again. There was a flashback of John visiting Sami in prison. She promised John that everyone would take care of Marlena.

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Steve talked to Kayla about the disturbing info he found about Alex. He knew it would hurt Stephanie. It turned out that Alex was arrested a few times before he returned to Salem. Alex pled guilty to the charges against him. Justin told Steve that Alex was young and straightened himself out. Steve didn’t like how it reminded him of the other guy Stephanie dated that was bad for her. Kayla reminded him that Jeremy Horton abused Stephanie, and Alex wasn’t like that. Steve understood that, but he wasn’t really a fan of Alex. He wondered if Stephanie should know the truth or should he leave it alone. Kayla believed that Stephanie had a good head on her shoulders. She talked about the bad boy she fell for (Steve). Steve admitted that he did bad things too. Alex surprised Stephanie by showing her some of her book. She became upset when she saw the passage she wanted out of the book still in it. Alex forgot to tell Kate to edit the passage out of the book. He called her, but Kate said that it was too late to take it out of the book. It would cost a fortune to take it out now. Alex was prepared to pay the cost to have it removed, but Stephanie changed her mind about it. She said that it wasn’t the end of the world. Stephanie admitted that the passage was inspired by an ex. Alex didn’t think her ex would read a romance novel. He reminded her that she used a pseudonym. Cat and Rafe met at the town square. They were talking when Chad showed up. He didn’t realize they were acquainted with each other. Cat downplayed how she and Rafe knew each other. Chad made small talk and then walked off. Cat couldn’t believe how close they were to getting caught. She wanted to talk to Rafe somewhere else. Cat talked to Rafe about what’s going on with Marlena. She hadn’t been at the hospital much so she didn’t have a reason to be there. The only things she heard was that EJ was a cheapskate. She thought it was petty for him to shake down the hospital. Cat thought EJ was after something else. Rafe was willing to tell her about the DiMeras. Cat met all of them except Tony. She wanted info about Tony. Rafe started telling her about the rest of the DiMeras. Cat wondered about Stefano. She wondered if he was really gone. Cat talked to Rafe about the microchip essence. He told her that it was destroyed unless someone made a backup. Cat was concerned about that. Rafe wouldn’t put anything past people in Salem.

Xander brought Victoria to see her mother. Sarah thought it was sweet of him to do that, but she knew that didn’t happen without a motive. Xander got upset with her and wanted to leave. Sarah stopped him from going She apologized for questioning his kindness. Sarah dealt with a difficult patient (Sophia). The patient made her more appreciative of the fact that they could provide for Victoria. While they were talking, they admitted that they loved each other. They were hoping things would go well for them. Xander gave Sarah the papers from his lawyer. Sarah thought that was his ulterior motive. He wasn’t going to say anything until she was at peace with their decision. Sarah felt like he didn’t do anything wrong. She looked through the papers and signed them. He agreed to file them the next day and said goodbye to Victoria. Susan got a chill and demanded that EJ tell her that Stefano was alive. She wasn’t happy about it, but she had a feeling that Stefano was alive. EJ reminded her that Stefano was gone for years so why was she sensing it now. Chad showed up at the mansion while Susan was talking to EJ. She said that Stefano was still alive. Susan felt like they needed to do something about it.

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