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Alex went to the Kiriakis mansion to tell Justin that he had a daughter. While they were talking, Justin told him he knew what it was like to be kept from his child and have a wife who accepted the child. Alex said he hoped Stephanie would accept Kelsey the way Adrienne accepted him. Stephanie talked to Jada about Kelsey. She told Jada that she didn’t know how she would deal with the baby when she was dealing with PTSD. Jada suggested that Stephanie tell Alex how she felt. She also told Stephanie to meet Kelsey. Arianna argued with Gabi over Liam. She reminded Gabi about her relationship with Stefan and called her a hypocrite. Gabi told her that Stefan and Liam were different. She told Arianna to stay away from Liam. If Arianna didn’t stay away from Liam, Gabi threatened to do something about it. Roman confronted Kate about what she did to Johnny. Kate told him he was letting Marlena get in his head. Roman said he knew how far she was willing to go for her children. He said what happened to Johnny benefited Philip.

When Johnny woke up, Amy was in his room. She apologized to him for what Sophia did and asked him not to say anything bad about her to Trey. Amy said she didn’t want Trey to grow up hating Sophia. Johnny said he wouldn’t say anything about Sophia and offered to let Amy see Trey. Amy gave Johnny the picture of Trey that Sophia stole. Johnny gave it back to her and said she could keep it. Later on, Amy and Arianna ran into each other at the town square. Arianna offered Amy her condolences, but Amy didn’t care. Amy said she turned her back on Sophia. She told Arianna that she didn’t see how badly Sophia was hurting. Amy said she would get justice for Sophia. Chanel and Joy ran into each other at the square. She didn’t care to talk to Joy and warned her to stay away from her and Johnny. Chanel went to the hospital and told Johnny about seeing Joy. Johnny told her about what happened with Amy. He blamed himself for why Sophia did what she did. Chanel said what Sophia did was her own fault. While they were talking, she got a notification that the biopsy was scheduled for tomorrow.

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Alex got a message confirming that Kelsey is his baby. Stephanie said they knew he was the father. Julie showed up to tell them that Jeremy left town. She thought Stephanie would have known why Jeremy left town. Stephanie said she knew why he left and asked Alex if he could leave them alone to talk. Alex left them alone. Stephanie told Julie what Jeremy did with Joy and the baby. She said Jeremy tried to ruin her marriage. Julie said she didn’t approve of what Jeremy did but it was better that Alex got to know his daughter. Stephanie agreed with her but thought it was bad timing. Julie said things in life tests love but the challenge made love stronger. She let Stephanie know that she went through the same thing. Alex ran into Joy at the pub. He told her about the test results. Alex said he knew she had a life in New York and wouldn’t ask her to stay, but he wanted to spend time with his daughter. Joy said she wanted him to spend time with his daughter too. She let him know that she didn’t have much of a life in New York. While they were talking, Joy told him she was staying in the Salem Inn. Alex said he wanted her to stay. Joy asked how Stephanie would feel. Alex said Stephanie would understand. He said there was a lot going on between him and Stephanie. Alex told Joy about the kidnapping. Joy said she shouldn’t have come to Salem. Alex told her he didn’t want her or the baby to leave.

While Philip and Gabi were in bed, she told him about Liam. She said she didn’t want Arianna to see him again. Philip told her it would be a mistake because Arianna would rebel against her. Gabi told him that he didn’t have kids. Philip was upset and turned his back on her in bed. Gabi apologized for what she said. He said he didn’t raise a teen but he remembered being a teen. Philip told her to put herself in Arianna’s position. He asked how she would feel if her mother tried to control her life. While they were talking, he said he thought Claire was his daughter. He told her he had a child. Philip told her about the child he and Mimi had through IVF. He said they gave the child up for adoption. Philip said he was never the child’s parent but he thought about him. He said he wondered what his son was up to. Gabi apologized for what she said to him and didn’t mean to hurt his feelings. Philip said she did hurt his feelings. At the town square, Holly, Tate, and Arianna looked for Sophia. Brady called Tate that they didn’t find Sophia. It was believed that Sophia was gone. Sophia’s backpack was found. It looked like Sophia jumped. Holly and Arianna were shocked. Arianna brought up the argument she had with Sophia. They wanted to know how Tate was doing. Tate blamed himself for what happened because Sophia wanted to be with him. Holly and Arianna comforted him. Jada brought Amy to the police station to tell her that the police were looking for Sophia. She told Amy that they found Sophia’s shoe and backpack with blood on it. Jada said they needed a hairbrush or toothbrush to prove it was Sophia’s DNA. Amy said she couldn’t understand how her daughter could do this. She blamed Holly for Sophia’s death. She told Jada about what Sophia went through. Amy asked if there was a chance that Sophia was still alive. Jada said there was always hope since they didn’t have a body. She told Amy that the evidence made the chance of Sophia being alive slim. Amy broke down in tears. Later on, Holly told Tate that Sophia did this to herself. Amy showed up and heard what she said. She blamed Holly for what happened to her daughter. Amy blamed Holly and Arianna for what happened to Sophia. Alex let Stephanie know that Joy was staying in Salem. Amy warned Holly and Arianna that she was going to make them pay for what they did to Sophia.

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Marlena visited Johnny at the hospital. He confided in her about Chanel’s condition. Marlena tried to be supportive. Johnny became emotional. He reeled over Sophia committing suicide. Johnny wasn’t looking forward to talking to Trey about his birth mother, but he was thankful that he didn’t have to worry about her hurting his family. Chad found EJ at the hospital. EJ didn’t have any remorse for Sophia committing suicide since she tried to kill Johnny, Chad thought he was being cold about it. EJ thought Chad was upset because he thought he had Abby in the pod. Chad assured him that Theo told him that it wasn’t Abby in the pod. Roman went to the hospital to see Johnny. He thought it was possible that Kate set up what happened to him. Roman offered Johnny a place to stay since their apartment blew up unless EJ did it first. Johnny said that EJ didn’t do that. He assumed that Chanel wouldn’t want to live at the DiMera mansion. Roman agreed that was why EJ didn’t offer them a place to stay. Johnny thought he would be outed as CEO when Tony gets back in town for Stefano’s will reading. Theo met with Cat at the town square. They talked about the will reading. He wondered why she wanted to be there. Theo thought she was going above and beyond for EJ. Cat thought she could ask Theo questions that she couldn’t ask EJ, but she didn’t get anywhere with him. He left to meet with Marlena.

Theo talked to Marlena about his mother. He was concerned about how his mother would be when she woke up. Theo wondered if his mother was supposed to be with God instead of in Salem. A part of him wished that EJ didn’t try to bring his mother back. EJ woke Kristen up from her nightmare. Kristen had a nightmare about Sophia threatening to expose her for what she did. EJ let her know that he heard her talking about Sophia in her sleep. Kristen tried to cover, but EJ was onto her. He knew she was up to something. EJ wasn’t sure if she was paying him back for making her sacrifice Rachel’s freedom for Johnny’s. He smiled and warned her if something happened to his son, he knew who would be responsible for it.

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It turned out the explosion in Johnny and Chanel’s apartment was a fantasy. Johnny was still tied to the chair. Chanel was at the hospital waiting for the results of the images the radiologist wanted. Javi and his co-worker found out about the gas leak in Johnny and Chanel’s apartment. They broke in and saved Johnny. Sarah went to see Chanel. When Chanel saw the look on Sarah’s face, she knew it wasn’t good. Sarah said they had to do a biopsy because the tumor in her breast looked malignant. Amy and Sophia had a nice moment together. She let Sophia know that she made a lot of mistakes. Amy let Sophia know that she had a bright future thanks to all the changes she made. Brady and Jada showed up to take Sophia in for questioning. When they went to Sophia’s room, they saw that she went out the window. They found Sophia’s suicide note. Tate talked to Holly about dropping out of school. While they were talking, Sophia showed up. She ripped into Holly for the things she said about her online. Sophia denied messing with Holly’s meds. While they were talking, they got into an argument. Holly told her that she was glad Johnny and Chanel took her baby from her. She told Sophia that she shouldn’t have been taken out of Bayview. Holly said she wished Sophia was dead. Sophia called her horrible and blew a kiss at her and Tate. When Sophia left, Holly and Tate talked about her.

Kristen and Sophia met on the bridge. Sophia threw the gun in the water. Kristen thought Sophia killed Johnny. She told Sophia that before she gave her the money, Sophia had to jump in the river to make it look like she committed suicide. Kristen said it needed to look like suicide. Sophia said the suicide note she wrote made it look like Johnny and Holly drove her to it. While Sophia was talking, she said she was going to miss her family. Kristen told her how to make it look like she committed suicide. While Kristen was showing her how to commit suicide, she ended up hitting her in the head. Kristen asked Sophia if she thought she was going to let her get away with what she did to her daughter. At the hospital, Johnny told Sarah that Sophia tried to kill him. Brady told Tate and Holly about Sophia’s suicide note. Sarah called Jada and told her what Johnny said. Chanel went to Johnny. While Javi was talking to Sarah, he passed out. Kristen had two people throw Sophia in the water.

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When Johnny woke up, he found out that Sophia had plans for him. Her plan involved a candle, nail polish remover, gas, and an explosion. She blamed him for everything that had gone wrong in her life since the adoption. Stephanie talked to Marlena about Jeremy. She blamed herself for leading him on as well as other failed relationships. Marlena told her not to blame herself for other people’s mistakes. Stephanie told Marlena that she didn’t think her marriage will survive him having a child with Joy. She said she knew Alex wanted a baby, but she wasn’t ready to have one. Stephanie was afraid that Alex would want to be with a woman who could have a child as opposed to one who doesn’t. Later on, Brady went to see Marlena to tell her that she could see Rachel. He got a message letting him know that Sophia’s fingerprints were on Holly’s pill bottle. Brady went to Shawn’s hospital room. He told Jada about Sophia’s fingerprints. Jada said it wasn’t enough to arrest Sophia, but she could be brought in for questioning. Chanel was waiting for the results of her mammogram. Sarah came in the room and told her that a radiologist wanted a closer look at her left breast. She assured Chanel that it didn’t mean she had breast cancer. Chanel tried to call Johnny but couldn’t get through to him. When Sarah came back to Chanel’s room, she was gone. Chanel went to her apartment and found Johnny tied up. Johnny told her to get out. Sophia was in her room. She wrote a suicide note. When Chanel went closer into the apartment it exploded.

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EJ told Cat about Stefano’s will and that Marlena and Theo were in it. He texted Marlena to come over. EJ wanted Cat to take him out of the house because he was uncomfortable with Kristen being there. While they were talking, EJ asked Cat out to dinner. Marlena and Chad talked in the town square. Chad was shocked when Marlena told him that Kristen blocked her from seeing Rachel. He offered to talk to Kristen. Marlena talked about the good DiMeras and brought up Lexie. She said no matter how much she hated Stefano, he was part of her history. EJ asked Marlena to come to the mansion. Marlena went to the mansion. They talked about Cat. While they were talking, EJ asked Marlena to help him recall his memories. Chad ran into Theo at the pub. He asked Theo about stepping down from the CEO position. Chad said he thought EJ pushed him out. When Theo got offended, Chad stopped talking. While they were talking, Chad brought up Abby being resurrected. Before Theo could say anything, Cat came in.

Alex told Stephanie that he had a daughter with Joy. Stephanie was upset that Joy was back in town. She was upset that Joy ambushed him with the child. Stephanie didn’t believe Joy’s intentions about the baby. While they were talking, Stephanie yelled at him. Alex told her he couldn’t walk away from his daughter. Stephanie realized he was right. She said Joy gave him something she wasn’t sure she wanted to do. Stephanie ended up leaving. Jeremy and Joy met at Small Bar. Joy said she was glad she listened and came back to Salem. Jeremy told her how he figured out Alex was the father of her baby. Joy said she didn’t tell anyone who the father was because her mother would have used it to get money out of the Kiriakis family. She said she hoped she didn’t cause problems for Alex and Stephanie. Later on, Alex ran into Joy in the town square. He told her he wanted a paternity test done on the baby. Joy agreed to the test. Stephanie ran into Jeremy and told him what happened with Alex.

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Johnny tried to make Chanel feel better so they cuddled together. Chanel got a call that her mammogram could be done immediately. EJ showed up to see Johnny. He gave Johnny an update on the plagiarism lawsuit. Justin was willing to protect Bonnie from being mincemeat by the tabloids by trying to make the lawsuit go away. They agreed to make plans before the reading of Stefano’s will. Sophia read the nasty comments the group chat made about her. She grabbed her head and went crazy. Sophia believed that she wasn’t an evil person. Kristen arrived and gave Sophia a gun. She had instructions for her to kill Johnny. Sophia didn’t want to do it because it would prove the kids at school were right about her. Kristen said the best thing for Sophia to do was kill Johnny, get revenge on Holly and move on with her life. Kristen considered leaving town too after she destroyed her brother’s life. Sophia could do that by making sure EJ felt pain and loss.

Stephanie let Jeremy down easy. She informed him that she was grateful for his help but nothing could happen between them. After what happened between them in the past, they could never be together. Stephanie blamed herself for what happened because she let the lines get blurred. While they were talking, Stephanie realized he was the reason why Joy was in Salem. She struggled with her emotions. Jeremy tried to kiss her. She pulled back from him. He was surprised that she was upset and confused. Stephanie informed him that she didn’t want to kiss him. He thought that he was doing the right thing. Stephanie informed him about her feelings. She didn’t want him in her life in any way. Jeremy understood and said goodbye. Later Jeremy went home to let Julie know that he was leaving town. He wanted to look for someone he could have instead of pursuing someone who didn’t want him. Stephanie went home to tell Alex about her conversation with Jeremy. Alex was making arrangements for the paternity test. They agreed to get through it together. Kristen ran into EJ and told him that she was looking forward to tomorrow. Sophia arrived at Johnny’s place. She sprayed mace in his face and knocked him out.

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Alex was shocked to find Joy at his door with a baby. Joy introduced Kelsey to him. She admitted that she lied about the pregnancy test results. Alex thought she might be lying about the baby being his. Joy understood how he felt and was willing to take a DNA test. Joy told him that she didn’t need anything from him. He wondered why she was back in Salem. She let him know that she found out through a mutual friend that he was ready to start a family. Alex melted when he held the baby. He realized that he had to talk to Stephanie about the baby. Joy told him to let Stephanie know about the DNA test. She didn’t have any intention of coming between them. Gabi and Philip met at Titan to go over the deal. She looked over the offer and thought DiMera’s deal was better. Gabi decided to work with Titan because she didn’t want it to go under after she moved into the mansion. She didn’t want to lose her home. Steve took Stephanie and Brady to the gun range. He gave them shooting lessons. Stephanie thought about her kidnapping and it made her aim off. She was ready to give up, but Steve talked her into trying again. Stephanie thought about Owen and was able to shoot the gun.

Later Brady met with Philip to talk about Marlena working at Basic Black. Philip wouldn’t help him out. Kate had to be involved or there was no deal. Sophia created a fake social media account so she could get into Holly and Arianna’s group chat. She posted nasty things about herself in the chat. The rest of the people in the group chat jumped on insulting Sophia. Stephanie arrived home and was excited about what she did at the shooting range. Alex had a surprise for her. He told her that he was a father. They weren’t too happy about the news. At Small Bar, Joy told Jeremy that he was right about Alex.

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