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Portia tells Trina that she asked Curtis to make peace with Drew. Trina doesn’t think Curtis will ever make peace with Drew, but she tells Portia that she can always have hope.
Curtis tells Jordan he thinks Portia is lying to him because Drew has leverage on her. Jordan encourages Curtis to hear Portia out because she might want to tell him the truth, but she may be afraid of how he will react to what she has to say to him.
Emma is very angry because Josslynn backstabbed her and stole her research assistant job.Josslynn promises Emma that if she finds out that Professor Dalton is doing illegal animal testing she will report it to the authorities. Emma tells Josslynn that she was right about her she is an entitled selfish backstabbing person.
Josslynn and Vaughn search professor Dalton ‘s office and find nothing so they assume everything they need is in his lab. Emma figures out that Josslynn corrupted her USB drive and stole her data model and that is how she got the job. Emma tells Anna what happened and how Josslynn stole her job. Anna tells Emma not to tell professor Dalton because it will make her look like she is upset that she didn’t get the job.
Lulu tells Carly that she thinks Gio is Brook Lynn and Dante’s son. Carly once again that she shouldn’t play God with other people ‘s lives. Carly tells Lulu that she had better have proof before she tells Dante that Gio is his son.
Tracy asks Jason to find Brook Lynn ‘s son but he refuses to do it since she is asking him to do it without Brook Lynn’s permission.
Sonny tells Laura that he is thinking about selling his piers to Sidwell and leaving the mob. Laura fears that Jens Sidwell will start a crime wave in Port Charles. Sonny tells Laura that he is confident that the PCPD and the WSB can take care of the crime in Port Charles.
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Amy arrives home to the good news that Damian is going to work for Winters Inc.
Victor thinks Phyllis is bluffing when she tells him that she has information that could help him stop Aristotle Dumas. Billy refuses to give Victor information about Aristotle Dumas. Victor tells Adam to launch the smear campaign against Billy.
Adam asks Chelsea to trust him when he says he has everything under control.
Phyllis calls Aristotle Dumas and asks the man who answers the phone and tells him that she has important information about a business venture with Billy Abboott that also involves Victor. The man on the phone tells Phyllis that he will give Mr. Dumas her message.
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Dani went to Ted’s to rip into him for what he did to Nicole. Ted let her know that he didn’t need her to remind him that he messed up. Dani yelled at him for keeping his affair a secret and for letting Leslie ruin Nicole’s life. Ted understood that it was personal for Dani since Bill cheated on her, but he wasn’t Bill. Dani didn’t care about that. She asked him how his kids were doing. He said Martin ripped into him. Ted said he didn’t know why he did what he did to Nicole. When he brought up Nicole’s fertility issues, Dani was appalled. He said his affair was a mistake, but he loved Nicole. When he threw Dani out, Anita was at the door. Anita said she had some things to say to him. Ted thought she wanted to talk about Nicole and the kids. He said he regret what he did and didn’t cheat since. While he was talking, he said he wouldn’t be her punching bag. Anita said he was a coward who wasn’t good enough to be with a Dupree woman. She said she was grateful that Martin was like his grandfather. Anita said Leslie was showing off the DNA test which was a surprise to Ted. Anita advised him to handle things before he tried to make things right with Nicole. Dani and Anita ended up leaving. Kat talked to Martin about Eva getting closer to Tomas. Martin said it was most likely innocent. Kat thought he might have been right. She said she had hate towards men now. Martin said he felt the same way after he talked to their father. They couldn’t believe their father got two women pregnant at once. Martin reminded Kat that Eva was their sister, so they had to deal with her. Kat said she wanted Eva ran out of town. Martin said Eva was manipulated and he felt sorry for her. He said he was going to see their mother. Kat followed him.
At the bar, Joey wanted Vanessa to open up to him. Vanessa talked to him about Nicole and Ted’s marriage. She said she felt like a hypocrite since she was cheating on Doug. Joey said she was mourning her past. He said he knew her better than Doug and was interested in her, so she didn’t need to impress him. When he invited her to come over, she turned him down. Leslie told Nicole that she didn’t mean to hurt her. Nicole didn’t believe her and reminded her of the way she came into her life. She asked Leslie why she didn’t say something sooner. Nicole wondered why she had to humiliate her. Leslie couldn’t explain her actions. Nicole ripped into Leslie for treating her child like garbage. Leslie stood by the way she treated Eva. She showed Nicole the DNA test so she could see that Eva was Ted’s. Nicole wanted Leslie to leave her and her family alone. Leslie said Nicole was a nice person and was sorry for what she did. Nicole didn’t believe her and threw her out. When Leslie broke down and cried, Nicole told her to keep her tears. Leslie said she wanted to get back at Ted. Mona saw Eva at the casino and ripped into her for what she did. Eva said she felt guilty about what happened. Mona said she put her job on the line by recommending her for Nicole’s assistant. Eva said Nicole wouldn’t use that against her. She gave Mona the key and told her that she felt like she was going to lose everything. Doug showed up at the casino. Randy told Doug that he shouldn’t be there. He suggested that Doug walk out of the casino. Doug lied and said he could walk away from gambling and left with Randy. Later on, Doug went back to the casino. Mona went to see Leslie and yelled at her for what she did. When Mona left, Ted showed up and warned Leslie to stay away from his family. He warned her that she would have to deal with him if she did anything to the Duprees. Leslie thought Nicole told him she was at the house. Ted said he was there because Anita and Dani came to see him and kicked him out of the family. He said she ruined his life. Leslie said she didn’t want to ruin his life because she was still in love with him. Ted said she didn’t know what love was. He said he was going to get his daughter an apartment, but he didn’t care about Leslie. Ted said she was a psycho and left. Martin and Kat went to see Nicole. When the subject of Eva came up, she told the kids that the results were real. Martin thought it was a lot to take having a sister. Anita and Dani saw Eva at the club. Dani went over to Eva and invited her to go to their table. They told Eva that she’s resourceful. Dani said she knew Ted was getting her an apartment. Anita said she was sorry that she didn’t getting parented the way she should have. She said she hoped Ted stood by her side. Eva said she was thankful for him. Anita said she hurt Nicole so she would never be a part of the Dupree family.
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Chanel was willing to take Johnny back if he could answer her question. Did he shoot EJ? It was a fair question since he kept wanting EJ to die for what he did. Johnny felt there was a difference between wanting his father to die and making sure it happened. The world would be a better place if EJ were gone, but he didn’t shoot his father. She believed him. Chanel felt like he needed to deal with his anger. Paulina approached them, and they talked about what happened to Sarah. After Paulina left, Johnny apologized to Chanel again. He let her know that he started going to therapy and got a new job at Titan. Johnny told her that he was extending his stay at the Salem Inn, but she had a surprise for him. Chanel told him that he could come back home. Brady and Kristen got into an argument when she told him that the girls in Rachel’s class wouldn’t be attending her birthday party. He wasn’t surprised because of her fascination with snakes and lying. Brady felt like Kristen’s influence played a factor in Rachel’s behavior. Kristen reminded him that she had one true friend. Lani was the only friend she needed. Brady reminded her that she doesn’t live in Salem. She called him a dunk and apologized for the remark. They agreed that they wouldn’t be parents of the year, and they were both responsible for Rachel’s behavior. Kristen didn’t want her to grow up like her. She couldn’t believe she lost her father’s company to Xander and Philip. Philip texted Brady because he wanted him to attend a meeting. Kristen assured him that she was a survivor.
Kate was training Doug and wanted him to give money to any robbers. She noticed that the gun was missing. Kate asked Roman about the gun. She questioned Roman and called him out for lying to her. They decided to argue about it upstairs. Holly showed up at the pub and talked to Doug about not going to the prom. Kate and Roman continued their conversation about the gun upstairs. She realized they had things in common. They had guns and went out the night of EJ’s shooting. She let him know that she didn’t shoot EJ. Kate asked Roman if he did it. Roman said he didn’t shoot EJ. She wondered what happened to the gun that was in the lock box. Roman felt like the person who stole the gun was probably the one who shot EJ. Kristen went to DiMera Enterprises and asked Alex for a job. She wondered if he would put in a good word for her with Xander and Philip. Alex made a comment about what she’s like in bed. He didn’t think they would be interested. Alex wasn’t interested in getting her into bed anymore either. She let his comment slide and built up her skills as a business woman. Alex turned her down.
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Damian agrees to Lily’s offer to work for Winters Inc., being her spy, and trying to find out If Aristotle Dumas is planning to take over Winters Inc.
Victor reminds Adam to cancel the sale of his apartment to Kyle and Claire. Victor also orders Adam to not publish the article on Billy until he tells him to publish the article.
Phyllis steals Billy’s phone and reads all the text messages between Billy and Aristotle Dumas. Phyllis then goes to Victor and tells him that she has a proposition for him.
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Dani demanded answers from Bill about what he did for Ted. She told him that it was her family. Bill thought he was doing the right thing. Dani told Bill about everything Ted did to Nicole and couldn’t believe his role in the plan. Bill didn’t feel he did anything wrong. Dani wanted to know what else he did to help her family. She and Bill continued to argue about what he did for her family. Bill told her to take it up with her parents if she wanted answers about what he did for the family. Vernon tried to make Nicole feel better. She said she felt numb from everything that happened. He thought it was good that she was feeling numb right now. Vernon assured her that her family had her back. Andre went to see Ted. Ted felt like he was the only person who would want to see him. Andre asked him how things were going at the hospital. He told him that was the only thing he didn’t mess up. Andre wondered if there was anything he could do for him. Ted wanted him to put a good word in for him with Nicole. Nicole thought Ted was the closest person she would find like her father. She couldn’t believe she was so blind when it concerned Ted. Anita didn’t want her to put herself down for Ted. The only thing she did was love her husband. Nicole felt like being with her parents made her feel secure and loved. Bill told Dani that everything that happened has already been done. She warned him to stay out of her family’s business. He didn’t have a problem with that and that’s why he left her. Dani couldn’t believe that she ever loved someone like him. She stormed out of his place. Hayley wanted to know if Bill really meant it when he said he was finished with the Duprees.
Andre told Ted that he believed that he and Nicole would get back together. Ted wasn’t sure about that. Andre left and there was a knock at the door. Martin was the one at the door. Tomas and Eva showed up at the bar. He wanted to talk to her, but she didn’t think she would be good company. Tomas didn’t think she was capable of what she did. Eva felt like his comments hurt more than anyone else’s. Andre went to see Nicole. He hated what she was going through. He let it slip that he knew about Ted’s affair. Andre admitted that Ted talked to him about the affair. Nicole couldn’t believe that he knew and didn’t say anything. Martin confronted Ted about what he did to his mother. He said that his lies destroyed his mother. Martin didn’t know who he could forgive when he didn’t know who he was. He thought Ted was the best. Andre told Nicole that he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He begged her to forgive him. Nicole didn’t blame him for what happened. He said that Ted regretted what he did and never wanted to hurt her. Nicole didn’t know what to do with that information. Tomas thought he knew Eva, but he was wrong. Eva didn’t want to stay with him. She wanted to leave, but he wanted her to stay. Bill met with Smitty because he knew he wanted to congratulate him for pursuing his career. He realized that Smitty could use a friend. Bill wanted Smitty to remind Martin that they were on the same team. Martin wanted answers from Ted. Ted assured Martin that he loved Nicole. He apologized to him. Ted was determined to get his family back. Eva knew she was wrong to do what she did. Tomas grabbed Eva’s hand when she started crying. Kat walked back into the bar and saw him holding Eva’s hand. Dani went to see Ted. She planned to read him the riot act for what he did to her sister. Leslie went to Nicole’s house to talk to her.
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EJ tried talking to Johnny, but Johnny wasn’t interested. When Johnny wanted to walk away from him, EJ said he forgave him and said he would protect him. He said he remembered when he was shot. Johnny said he could explain, but EJ said he understood and thought that was why he didn’t want to go through with the adoption. He apologized to Johnny and said he was a wonderful person who deserved happiness and a family. Johnny said he wasn’t sorry about what he did. He told EJ he hated him and always would. A shocked EJ warned Johnny to be careful what he said because he wasn’t a doormat. Johnny said EJ’s change wouldn’t last long because the real EJ took over. He told EJ that he wanted him out of his life. Before he left, Johnny let EJ know that Xander offered him a job at Titan to get back at him. Johnny said he was taking the job. Later on, EJ and Chad ran into each other. EJ told Chad that he was making a bid on the hospital, but Kayla was keeping him from it. He asked Chad to work his magic with the board and get them to overrule Kayla. Chad agreed to help EJ, but they had to do it right away. He told EJ that Xander was interested too. Johnny met with Chanel. While they were talking, Chanel said she missed him. She said even though he hurt her, she understood why he did what he did. Chanel said she was ready to take him back, but he had to answer a question. She wanted to know if he shot EJ.
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Leslie dreamed about Ted coming to her place and thanking her for telling Nicole the truth about their relationship. Hayley and Bill talked about his role in saving Ted’s marriage. Ted went to Bill’s place to confront him. Anita and Vernon discussed the way Bill and Ted treated their daughters. They were talking about what Bill did for the family, but Chelsea interrupted them before they talked about what he did for them. Ted wanted to know why Bill didn’t tell him that he had a child. Eva was in Nicole’s office and wanted to talk to her. Nicole didn’t blame her for Ted’s affair. Eva reminded her that she’s the product of the affair. She tried to apologize, but Dani showed up. Dani demanded that Eva get out. Eva left the house. Nicole let Dani know that she had it under control. Dani didn’t agree with her since she allowed Eva in her house. Kat talked to Tomas about Eva and Leslie. She had no intention of getting to know Eva. Chelsea couldn’t believe her father was involved in Ted’s situation. She told Anita and Vernon that she wanted to know what else he did. Hayley tried to defend Bill to Ted. Ted wanted answers for why he didn’t tell him that he had a baby. Bill wondered why Ted didn’t tell him that Leslie was in town. Ted just wanted his wife back. Dani gave Nicole things to help her feel better. Nicole hoped that everything was a mistake and that it wasn’t true. Dani let her know that Eva had a birth certificate. Eva showed up at Leslie’s place. Tomas told Kat that it wasn’t Eva’s fault that her father cheated. He felt like Kat was mad at the wrong person. Kat wondered who she should be mad at, and he told her that she should be mad at her father. Bill wanted to take Ted down a peg at one point. He said he didn’t have to help him years ago, but he did. Ted thought things would have been different if he told her the truth years ago. Bill wasn’t sure that was true. He informed Ted that he earned some time in the dog house. Bill thought he might have a chance to get back in Nicole’s good graces.
Dani wanted to go after everyone involved with hurting Nicole. She reminded Nicole that Ted loved her. Dani told her about the things he did to show that he loved her. Nicole didn’t want to hear her defend Ted. Dani knew she was right. Leslie wanted to know what was in Eva’s box. She thought that Nicole fired her. Leslie demanded to know why Eva turned on her. She couldn’t believe that Eva put Ted above her. Leslie said that Ted didn’t care about her. Eva told her that he didn’t care because he didn’t know she existed. She yelled that it was Leslie’s fault. Leslie was trying to protect her because she didn’t want to tell her that he wanted her to have an abortion. Eva demanded to know why she didn’t tell her the truth. She noticed the boxes on the floor. Leslie told her that she was kicking her out because she refused to stay with someone she didn’t trust. Eva let her know that she slept in her car. Leslie told her to stay with her father since he needs family. Eva took one last look at her mother and walked out the door. She cried while she walked away. Ted told Bill and Hayley he would do anything to make his marriage work. He walked out of their house. Hayley realized that Bill missed the Duprees paying him to take care of their problems. He didn’t deny missing it. Dani wondered if there would ever be a time where she would forgive Ted and get back together. Nicole didn’t think she would ever feel that way. She was too upset to do anything. Dani thought she should wait until she was ready to move on. Eva went to see Ted because she didn’t have anywhere else to go. He wanted to know why she didn’t stay with her mother. She told her that she kicked her out for defending him and Nicole. He felt like it was too little too late. Ted wanted to know what she wanted from him. She was hoping that he would want her in his life. Kat told Tomas that she couldn’t forgive her father for what he did to her mother. She refused to forgive Eva for her role in destroying her parents’ marriage. Kat wanted him to end his friendship with Eva. Dani showed up at Bill’s place to confront him for what he did for Ted. Eva continued to tell Ted what she thought she knew about him. He knew why she wanted to get revenge on him but why did she do that to Nicole. If he were a better man, he would still have Nicole. Eva reminded him that she wouldn’t be born. Ted planned to give her a room and then he would get an apartment for her.
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Johnny went to Xander’s office. Xander asked him if he considered working for the company. He told Johnny that they wanted a DiMera working there who didn’t have any issues with the Kiriakises. Johnny wanted to know if he was offered the job just to get back at his father. If that was the reason, Johnny was interested. Xander said he wouldn’t tell him what the job would be, but Johnny said he would think it over. Abe talked to Chanel about him and Lexie raising Zack for two years before they had to give him back to Bo and Hope. He said it hurt, but they went on to have their own son. Chanel said she didn’t think she and Johnny would ever have a miracle baby or heal their hearts. She said Johnny hurt her and didn’t think she could get past it. Chanel noticed Johnny’s behavior changing around the time EJ was shot. Abe asked if she thought Johnny shot EJ. Chanel didn’t know what to do about it. Abe suggested that she talk to Johnny. Chanel thanked him and left.
When Kayla went in her office, she found EJ sitting at her desk. EJ said they had unfinished business to take care of and wanted to give her time to think about his offer. Kayla said she wasn’t going to let a DiMera take control over the Horton legacy. EJ said he was going to own the hospital one way or the other. He walked away from her. When EJ left, Sarah showed up and asked Kayla to look out for her patients while she was gone. She told Kayla that she was surprised that Dr. Russell was taking her place at the conference. While they were talking, Kayla told Sarah about EJ’s offer. She told Sarah that she refused the offer. Sarah was surprised she turned down the offer. She thought it was a good offer despite EJ being involved, but said it was Kayla’s call. EJ ran into Marlena at the nurse’s station. He said it was hard doing good when people were still skeptical of him. Marlena reminded him that he hurt people, so it was understandable that people were skeptical of him. She suggested that he give people a chance. Marlena said Belle thought he could change so she was willing to do it too. Despite being willing to think he could change, Marlena said she wasn’t happy about them being together. She reminded him of what he did to Sami and said she only talked to Johnny on his behalf for Johnny’s sake. EJ thought about Johnny pointing a gun at him. He walked away from Marlena. When EJ went home, he found Dr. Russell there. He told Dr. Russell that Kayla wasn’t changing her mind about the offer. EJ said they may not win the battle, but they would win the war. Before Dr. Russell left, Xander called him and said he had an offer for him. When Xander got off the phone, Sarah met with him. She told him about their vacation being set and that EJ was trying to buy the hospital. When Sarah left to take care of things, Xander called Alex and told him to make the move with the hospital.
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Lulu makes Rocco and Danny clean her entire house as a punishment for sneaking into a college party and getting drunk. Danny apologizes to Lulu and Dante for taking Danny to the beach party. Rocco tells Dante to stop blaming Danny and Gio for him getting drunk because he was the one who drank too much. Danny and Gio didn’t pour the drinks down his throat.
Dante apologizes to Lois for what he said to her and she apologizes for her part of the argument. Dante tells Jason that he needs to be Danny’s father not his friend. Jason later talks to Lois and tells her that Dante was right about what he said about him but in order for him to be a better father to Danny he needs to make some changes in his life.
Chase and Brook Lynn meet with Alexis to discuss their adoption options and Alexis assures Brook Lynn that the fact that she gave a child up for adoption won’t affect her ability to adopt a baby now.
Lulu finds out from Ned that Brook Lynn missed six months of her senior year of high school because Lois took her on the Miguel Muraz tour with her.
Sasha tells Jason that Willow went to Germany to see Michael, but Michael refused to see her.
Jordan and Jens want Sonny to sell him the piers to take him out of the equation when Port Charles votes on measure C. Jordan thinks that if Sonny sells the piers to Jens it will help Laura’s re-election campaign.
Sonny later tells Jason that he is thinking of selling the piers to Jens Siddwell.
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Drew has a press conference and tells Port Charles that he was given Ketamine, and he has the tests from General Hospital to prove it. Willow is at the press conference with Drew to show that she believes someone set up Drew. Drew assures the people of Port Charles that when he finds the person who set him up the person will be prosecuted. Willow later tells Isiah that she is scared she will lose his kids unless Drew can prove someone set him up.
Brad decides to leave town and get a fresh start for his life now that Drew gave him one million dollars. Brad gives Drew an envelope before he leaves town. Drew demands Portia persuades Curtis to stop writing articles against him and also get Aurora Media to support Ezra Boyle for Mayor.
Drew also wants Aurora Media to write articles to support measure c which would take Sonny’s piers away from him. Dante tells Jason that Danny needs to learn there are consequences for his mistake so that he doesn’t do it again. Dante tells Jason that Danny could be charged with manslaughter.
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Chloe is upset that Chelsea didn’t tell her that she was leaving Marchetti to go work for Newman Media. Chelsea and Chloe have a long talk and Chelsea tells Chloe that she regrets taking the job at Newman Media but it is too late to go back to Marchetti. Chelsea is sure that Adam will not sideline her and stand up to Victor.
Claire tells Victor she and Kyle are moving into Adam’s apartment. Victor says he won’t allow it. Victor tells Claire he will put a stop to it right now. Victor goes to Adam’s office to say that he will not sell his apartment to Kyle and Claire, or he will be sorry. Victor goes to Kyle’s office and tells him he and Claire better not move in together because, if they do, Kyle doesn’t want to find out what will happen to him. Kyle and Claire decide to take Victor on together.
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Lily talks to Devon and Nate about the job offer she made to Damian. Lily explains to Devon and Nate that she hopes that, if Damian takes the job, he will tell Aristotle Dumas about it and maybe Dumas will tell him if he is planning to go after Winters Inc.
Nate is uncomfortable with his brother acting as a spy for Winters.
Damian tells Holden he is thinking about taking a job at Winters so he can stay in Genoa City to spend more time with Amy. Damian tells Holden that he will recommend him to Aristotle Dumas to take over his job if he decides to take the job at Winters. Damian calls Lily and tells him he wants to meet with her because he has decided about the job offer.
Chelsea tells Adam that, if Newman Media puts out a hit piece on Billy, she will not work for Newman Media.
Adam tells Victor he has a better idea about how they should handle Billy and Dumas. Billy calls and leaves a message with his assistant that the meeting between them must happen now.
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Dr. Russell went to the DiMera mansion to let EJ know that Kayla wouldn’t let him out of his contract. EJ wasn’t concerned because everything was going according to his plan. He knew Kayla would do that. EJ wasn’t concerned because he was about to buy the hospital. He was kicked out of DiMera Enterprises so his money wasn’t tied into the takeover which left him free to buy the hospital. EJ felt it was time to get the ball rolling. Dr. Russell thought the hospital would bleed EJ dry. EJ thought the drug would be successful. The patent for the drug would keep the hospital open for years. Dr. Russell received a summons from Kayla. Philip and Stephanie ran into each other, and she wasn’t happy about seeing him. She told him that he and Kate got exactly what they wanted. Stephanie wondered if everything he did was worth it. Philip hoped that Bo dying would be enough to end their feud. Stephanie ripped into him for a few more minutes. He apologized for everything. Stephanie wondered why he didn’t do things legally. He wasn’t trying to deny Xander his birthright. Philip wanted to redeem himself in his father’s eyes. He didn’t regret what he did, but he regretted hurting people. Stephanie was annoyed with him but thought they could be friends again. Alex gave Xander research on DiMera Pharmaceuticals. He said he found a breakthrough drug that would change everything for them. The drug would help with people with sepsis. DiMera didn’t have a strong enough drug like the one at the hospital. Xander was happy about the news. Belle spotted Shawn at the pub. She assured him that Bo wouldn’t give up without a fight. Shawn agreed with her that he wouldn’t give up. He refused to give up too. They talked about their fathers fighting for their lives instead of helping each other.
Kayla looked through Bo’s records. Steve showed up at Kayla’s office to support her. She said time was running out and that he had to steal the drug now if he’s going to do it. Steve realized she shouldn’t be talking about it like that. She didn’t care about that anymore. Kayla warned Steve to steal one dose of the drug. She thought Dr. Russell would think he lost it. It wasn’t as easy as it seemed. Dr. Russell comes and goes as much as he pleases so taking the drug would be hard. Sarah walked into Kayla’s office to apologize for what happened to Bo. Steve left the office. Sarah was willing to skip the conference so the hospital would save money. She wanted to spend time with her family. Her comment made a light bulb go off. Kayla planned to send Dr. Russell in Sarah’s place. After Sarah left, Dr. Russell showed up to Kayla’s office. She let him know that she was sending him to the conference. He didn’t want to go because he didn’t like people. EJ showed up before they could finalize anything. Dr. Russell finally agreed to go to Chicago. He left her office. EJ told Kayla that he wanted to help the hospital. He didn’t want to make a donation. His goal was to be the hospital’s savior. Steve and Shawn met at the pub to devise their plan to steal the drug. Shawn memorized the floor plans. Steve knew how much of the drug to take. They just had to know when to take it and how they wouldn’t jeopardize the drug’s approval. EJ told Kayla that he needed her approval to buy the hospital. Kayla laughed at him and said it was a hard pass. She knew there would be strings attached. Kayla knew the hospital would succeed without him. EJ planned to go over her head and talk to the board. Kayla planned to make sure they didn’t listen to him. EJ knew she would come crawling back to him.
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Kai’s surgery is a success, and he takes his first steps after his surgery.
Lucky helps Kristina realize that her mother was only trying to help her by having her committed so that she can deal with the grief of losing her baby. Lucky persuades Kristina to talk to Alexis.
Ava and Ric tell Alexis that Ric has set up a shell cooperation so she can deposit both his and Ava’s payments into that cooperation. Alexis refuses because if she doubled the money people will notice that it is missing and arrest her. Alexis tells Ava and Ric that if she gets arrested she will take them down with her. Ric tells Alexis that if she does that her lunatic daughter will go down with them. Kristina walks in and interrupts the conversation with Ava and Ric and wonders what is going on with Ric and Ava.
Brad tells Drew that he will tell him who was responsible for drugging him. Drew offers to give Brad one million dollars to tell him who drugged him. Brad tells Drew that Portia asked him to get Ketamine for her and gave it to the woman who drugged him. Drew asked Brad to do something for him.
Dr. Park tells Dante and Lulu that if Cody hadn’t noticed that Rocco’s breathing was slow he would have ended up in a coma due to alcohol poisoning.
Carly has a talk with Danny about making netter choices and he promises to take responsibility for what happened to Rocco and apologize to Dante and Lulu.
Dante is very upset with Gio for not calling someone when he hid him in the boat house just so Rocco and Danny wouldn’t get in trouble. Dante thinks that Gio was the adult in the situation, and he should have acted like one. Gio thinks that Dante has a point, but Lois tells him that Dante was angry and scared and he tells Gio what happened wasn’t his fault. Dante again tells Gio that he needs to be an adult and stop letting people like Lois protect him. Lois breaks in and tells Dante that he should stop because he doesn’t know what he is saying or who Gio is and Dante asks Lois to tell him what she means by her words.
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Lily offers Damian a job at Winters INC because she doesn’t think he should keep working for an untrustworthy man like Aristotle Dumas.
Jack and Billy discuss his upcoming meeting with Aristotle Dumas because Jack thinks Billy should concentrate on Abbott Communications instead of once again trying to get Chancellor Industries back from Victor. Billy tells Jack that he has had many battles with Victor in the past and he can’t believe that he is the one advising him to give up on Chancellor Industries.
Victor wants Adam to publicize how well Chancellor Industries is doing under Nikki’s leadership and how badly the company was run by Billy in the past. Victor says that Billy must be crushed because Aristotle Dumas wants to team up with Billy to take over Chancellor Industries.
Adam tells Chelsea whet Victor wants to do to Billy and he tells her that they are about to have their first professional disagreement on her first day of work at Newman Media.
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Marlena went to see Johnny. She found out what happened with Tate and wanted to talk to him about it. They also talked about what happened with Chanel. She believed that he would be ready to start a family with Chanel once he sorts everything out. EJ thought about Johnny putting a gun on him the night he was shot. Chanel interrupted his thoughts by yelling at him. She wanted to know what was wrong with him. Chanel told him that the adoption was off again. She told him about Johnny’s problems because of him. EJ apologized to her and wanted to know how he could fix things. She told him that Johnny would never be the same because of him. He stole Johnny’s light, and she would hate him forever for it. As she turned to leave, Chanel ran into Marlena. Marlena let Chanel know that Johnny loved her. Chanel told her that she loved Johnny too, but he hurt her. EJ cried as he looked at Johnny’s picture. Marlena walked in the room. He told her that Chanel was just there. EJ wished he could do something to help Johnny. Marlena suggested that he give Johnny some space. EJ wanted Johnny to know that he loved him, and he’s proud of him. He let it slip that he was worried about Johnny. Marlena wanted to know if he thought that Johnny was the one who shot him. EJ didn’t think Johnny was capable of killing someone. He was afraid that Johnny was going to let his anger destroy him. EJ wanted Marlena to tell Johnny that he would be there for her. Marlena would tell him the message. Chad arrived, and Marlena left the mansion. He wanted to get to the point. Chad wanted to know why EJ bid on Cat. He told him that he wanted to help out the hospital. EJ wondered if Chad was jealous about the date. Chad offered to buy EJ out of the date. He assured Chad that he was involved with Belle so he didn’t have to worry about him going after Cat. Chanel ran into Cat at the square. Cat told her that she won a date with EJ for the hospital auction. Chanel warned her to stay far away from EJ. She talked to Cat about the adoption falling through. Cat told her that there was still time to talk to Johnny. Hopefully they could move forward with their relationship.
Shawn and Steve talked about how they were going to get through their plan to steal the miracle drug for Bo. Steve thought they should get Kayla’s help with the plan even though he didn’t want her involved. She doesn’t like breaking the law, but she wanted to help Bo. He knows that she loved Bo so they had to take the risk. Steve left to talk to Kayla. Johnny arrived at the pub and saw Shawn. They caught up with each other. Shawn told him about Bo. Johnny and Shawn talked about what happened with EJ and Chanel. Shawn knew how it felt to hurt someone you love because he shot his father. The guilt of shooting his father ate away at him. Johnny clenched his jaw while Shawn was talking about shooting Bo. Dr. Russell went to Kayla’s office. He wasn’t there to help Bo use the drug. His purpose there was to let her know that he wanted to leave. Kayla wasn’t going to let that happen. He felt like she was punishing him for not letting her use the drug for her brother. Kayla denied the accusation, and he stormed out. Steve showed up at Kayla’s office after Dr. Russell left. She told him about her conversation with Dr. Russell. Steve wanted to look at the research. She wondered what he was up to. He filled her in on the plan. Kayla wanted to take a walk so he could read the file. She felt helpless about Bo’s situation. Kayla apologized about cutting their visit short because she had to go to a meeting. Chanel showed up at Johnny’s hotel room to talk. She was upset with him about what he did, but she understood where he was coming from. He thanked her for understanding. Johnny asked her if she forgave him. She hadn’t forgiven him yet. Chanel needed space for now. Johnny swore to make things right with her. Steve brought an apple for Kayla and put it on her desk. He looked through Dr. Russell’s files and found the security code. Shawn called Hope to tell her that there might be a miracle for Bo. Dr. Russell walked in the pub while Shawn was on the phone with Hope. Shawn stared at him until he left. Dr. Russell got a call and found out he couldn’t get out of his contract at the hospital. He was talking to EJ on the phone. EJ said all hope wasn’t lost yet.
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The Duprees were appalled that Leslie showed up at the house. They wanted her out of the house. When Martin wanted the police called, Leslie talked about what she used to call Ted. Leslie said they weren’t going to call the police because the neighbors would talk. Anita said Leslie should be worried about what she had to say. Kat told Eva that she was right about her and no one believed her. Eva wondered what made her suspicious. Kat said she tried too hard. Nicole told Ted she wanted the man who loved her. Ted said he was there. Nicole said that was a lie. She said she didn’t know how they got there. Nicole said he wasn’t the man she married. She reminded him about his child and how Leslie destroyed them. Nicole said he didn’t spare her from heartache. Anita and Martin grilled Leslie about what she wanted from them. Martin warned Leslie that she messed with the wrong family and told her to leave. He ripped into Leslie before he decided to go home. The Duprees were wondering what Leslie wanted. Leslie said she wanted understanding. Nicole told Ted that things would have been different if she knew about his affair years ago. Ted tried to justify his affair, but Nicole didn’t care. She said while she was hurting, he was in another woman’s bed. Nicole said he knew what Leslie could do, and he didn’t say anything. Ted said he would regret that. Nicole said none of it was real. She said she was doing everything she could to give him babies. Ted said he regretted what he did. Nicole ripped into Ted for choosing Leslie. She said he could have spared her the humiliation she went through.
Kat told Eva that she set up the anniversary party and helped her mother destroy her parents. Eva said that Ted was her father. She gave Kat the DNA test she got when she was at the house. Kat said she must have loved what Leslie did. Eva said she tried to get her parents out of there, but it didn’t work. Kat yelled at Eva for expecting forgiveness just because she tried to stop her mother. Eva said she loved Kat’s parents. Kat told Eva that she and her mother were disgusting. Leslie apologized to the Duprees but said she deserved to be treated with respect. She gave them proof that Eva was Ted’s daughter. Leslie said Kat and Eva were practically twins. She said one daughter had everything while the other one was kicked in the teeth. Anita wanted to know what Leslie wanted. Leslie said she wanted Eva to be treated with respect. Ted told Nicole that Leslie wanted money and played them. Nicole told him not to blame Leslie when he was the one who lied. She was furious that he took her son to see the woman he was sleeping with. Nicole was upset that he went to Bill to fix what he did. Ted said he would have lost everything. Nicole said he had everything, but it wasn’t perfect enough. She wanted to know what his end game was if she lost the child. Ted said Nicole was his endgame. Nicole confronted him about denying Eva being his daughter when he knew it was true. When Martin was home, he read a book that his father gave him. He knocked the books off the shelves. Smitty wanted Martin to talk to him. Martin told Smitty that Leslie ruined his mother’s life. Eva told Kat that her mother lied to her about her father. She said she grew up thinking that her father didn’t want her so she didn’t care what happened to him. Eva said when she met Ted, she was surprised that he was a good guy. Kat wasn’t fazed by what she said about Ted. She said Ted was a monster who destroyed her mother. Eva told Kat that she was lucky to have a relationship with Ted and warned her not to let it ruin what they have. Nicole asked Ted if there were any other women, but she didn’t want an answer because she wouldn’t believe him. Ted said there weren’t any others. Leslie told the Duprees that she didn’t expect sympathy to which she didn’t get anything. She told the Duprees not to treat Eva any differently because of her actions. When the Duprees didn’t care about Eva being a part of Ted’s life, Leslie told them to prove that they are the good people they claim to be. When Leslie was about to leave, Anita stopped her to ask her a question. She said Leslie put her daughter through it just to serve her own agenda. Anita said she wasn’t a real mother because a real mother would have done better. She said Leslie didn’t care about her daughter. Anita wanted to know what she wanted to prove. She warned Leslie that she wasn’t going to get what she wanted. Nicole told Ted that he was leaving the house. Ted wondered for how long. Nicole said day by day. Kat reminded Eva of the way she acted when she planted the camera on her. When Kat said she was like her mother, Eva told her to stop treating her like that. Kat said Eva’s reaction was proof that she was sinister and said she was dead to her before she left. Ted told Nicole that staying with her was the only way they survived. Nicole said if he didn’t leave, it would be the last thing he did. Ted said he would never leave Nicole. He said he was staying at a hotel. When Leslie left, the Duprees talked about what happened. Eva went home and found the door locked. She called out to Leslie, but she ignored her.
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Diane tells Jack that Billy doesn’t like the changes she made to the house because he thinks she took away his dad’s presence from the house. Diane cries and tells Jack that Billy’s words made her feel like she will never be accepted as a part of the Abbott family.
Claire and Kyle talk to Adam, and he agrees to sell them his apartment if they like it. Claire and Kyle look at Adam’s apartment and decide to buy it. Claire and Kyle tell Diane and Jack the news and they are happy for them although they will miss Harrison and Kyle living in the Abbott house. Diane later tells Claire not to make this move unless she is ready to take on Victor.
Tessa talks to Sharon because Mariah is avoiding her, and she wonders if something happened on her business trip that she didn’t want to talk to her about but Sharon tells Tessa that she doesn’t know specifically what was bothering her. Tessa later tells Daniel during his guitar lesson that she is worried that Mariah is hiding something bad from her.
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Danny and Rocco sneak into the PCU college beach party. Danny sees Josslynn and they both decide that they were never there. Josslynn corrupts the thumb drive with Emma’s extra credit assignment for Professor Dalton ‘s class. Josslynn asks Vaughn to help her get the corrupted thumb drive back to Emma.
Drew’s blood test shows he has ketamine in his system and Mac questions Drew about the last person he remembers talking to in an effort to find out who drugged him.
Nina tells Carly that she got Jacinda to drug Drew and the video was the result. Carly worries that, when Willow finds out Drew was drugged, she will forgive him and they will be closer than ever.
Brook Lynn tells her granny Tracy about giving her baby up for adoption and the fact that Lulu is threatening to tell the baby’s father.
Lulu refuses to drop the adoption story even when Dante asks her to do it for him. Dante tells Lulu that this isn’t about Brook Lynn it’s about the fact that she is in love with him. Lulu tells Dante that she is in love with him, but she doesn’t tell him because he is still grieving Sam. Dante tells Lulu that he is still grieving Sam but he loves her too.
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Leslie approached Ted at the anniversary party. Eva begged her not to say anything to him. Ted reminded her that she was supposed to leave town. Leslie wondered if anyone had smelling salt or cardiac paddles. She felt like Nicole was going to need them. Leslie wondered if she should tell Nicole who she was. Eva begged the guests to help. She told them that she wasn’t well and locked her in the closet. Smitty and Martin grabbed Leslie, but Nicole told them to let her go. Mona admitted that Leslie recommended Eva for the job. She didn’t know that Leslie had an ulterior motive. Naomi arrived at the party late. Nicole told Ted that Leslie was Sherry and not Dana. Leslie told her that Ted knew who she was. Kat called Leslie insane. She announced that Leslie said her name was Anna. Kat told everyone that Leslie was Eva’s mother. Eva cried and apologized to Nicole. She said she tried to stop Leslie. Carlton said that he let Eva out of the closet. Hayley was surprised that Bill was missing Ted and Nicole’s anniversary party. Bill said that Ted wasn’t any better than the rest of the family. Hayley didn’t believe that and wanted to know more. Bill didn’t say anything at first. She questioned him about what he meant and realized that Ted cheated. Vernon wanted to get Leslie the help she needed. He wanted everyone but his family to leave the room. Leslie mocked him while he asked the guests to leave. She wanted her lover to come clean to everyone. Nicole cried by her mother’s side after she heard Leslie’s comment. Anita shot daggers at Leslie with her eyes.
Kat wanted Eva to stop the mess that Leslie started. Leslie told her that Eva wasn’t born when it started. She asked Martin if he remembered the server who gave him brownies when he was a kid. Martin looked to Ted for answers. Ted ordered her to leave his family out of it. Leslie told everyone that Ted wasn’t excited when she told him that she was pregnant. Nicole almost fainted when she heard the news. Dani wanted to make sure that she was okay. Leslie said that she was pregnant, but Ted told her to get an abortion and leave town. She said she was crushed when he wanted her to get an abortion. Leslie announced to everyone that Ted called Bill to offer her money to get the abortion and leave town. If she didn’t take the offer, her child wouldn’t be safe. Someone would kidnap her baby. Eva started crying as Leslie told Ted that Bill planned to sell her baby on the black market. Ted denied what Leslie said. Leslie bought what Bill said and gave in to his threat. She announced that she went to Chicago and secretly had the baby. Ted was shocked when he found out that Kat was his daughter. Eva was surprised when she found out that Leslie agreed to have the abortion. She told Ted that Leslie made her believe that he didn’t want her. Kat told everyone not to believe what Eva and Leslie were saying. Ted wanted to talk everything out. Nicole snapped and ran out of the room. Kat followed her mother out of the room. Vernon asked Ted what he was supposed to do with what happened. Ted went after Nicole. Smitty told Leslie that the show was over. Dani refused to let her get away with what she did to her sister. Chelsea and Naomi couldn’t believe what Leslie said about their father. Martin stopped Ted and realized when he cheated on his mother. He remembered “Dana” and how Ted used him as a cover so he could cheat on his mother. Martin pushed Ted onto a sofa just as Smitty came in the room. Smitty stopped Martin from going after Ted. Eva found Ted, but he couldn’t talk to her at the moment. He regretted not listening to Kat because she knew that Eva was up to no good. Eva explained that her mother told her a different story about what happened. She tried to stop Leslie from going through with her plan. Eva asked him to forgive her while Leslie walked in and overheard her. She wanted Eva to cry her a river. Ted left to find Nicole. Leslie told Eva that she made the wrong choice. Eva cried while Leslie walked away. Mona apologized to Vernon and Anita. They didn’t blame her. Ted was responsible for what happened. Anita wanted Dani to get the family together so they could make a plan. Ted went home, and Kat told him to leave her mother alone. Nicole believed what Leslie had to say. Ted couldn’t deny it so Kat got upset. She defended him. Ted didn’t know how much of Leslie’s story was true. He didn’t know if Leslie had a baby, but it could be the truth. Ted said he was selfish, but it was a long time ago. The Duprees talked about what happened with Ted and Leslie. They wondered if he really did if Eva was his kid. Chelsea reminded everyone that Kat knew the truth about Eva all along. Leslie showed up at the Dupree mansion and shocked everyone. Ted waited for Nicole to come out of the shower and apologized to her. Nicole couldn’t feel anything. Her world stopped at the party. Kat approached Eva. Eva told her that she was right all along. She gave Kat DNA test papers.
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Brady went to the DiMera mansion to pick up Rachel. Kristen told him that Rachel didn’t need therapy because it wasn’t working. She said Rachel needed her grandmother back. He didn’t agree with her. Kristen asked if he could put in a good word for her with Xander and Philip to which Brady refused to do. He didn’t want anything to do with the takeover or her. At the Kiriakis mansion, Sarah found Xander working from home. Xander said he would be working from home until he could get rid of Philip. Sarah suggested that he convince Philip to leave on his own. Xander said he wanted Philip to pay for what he did to him. Sarah told him not to get revenge because it could cost him everything. Xander said looking at Philip made him want to kill him. Sarah wanted him to forget about that and focus on something positive. She asked him to walk with her to the hospital. Belle asked Marlena if there was any news on John. Marlena said there wasn’t, but Paul thought they were getting close. They talked about Johnny. Marlena wanted him to make up things right with Chanel and resolve his feelings for EJ. Belle said despite what was going on, EJ changed for the better. She said she hoped it lasted long. Marlena wondered why EJ changed. She said Sami told her that Belle declared her love for EJ. Belle admitted that she loved him. She said they talked about it and he felt the same way about her. Marlena was proud of her for being honest about her feelings. She let Belle know that she would support her.
Sophia ran into Amy at the town square. Amy asked her about the adoption papers. Sophia told her that Johnny changed his mind about the adoption. Amy was surprised and comforted Sophia. She told Sophia that she didn’t want to give the baby to strangers. Sophia asked to find another family to adopt the baby. Amy thought the situation was a sign from God that she should raise the baby. Sophia became upset and dizzy. Amy called for help. Sarah and Xander showed up in time and got Sophia to the hospital. At the Salem Inn, Johnny heard knocking on the door and thought it was Chanel. When he opened the door, Tate punched him. Tate hit him for stringing him and Sophia along and for hurting Chanel. He ripped into Johnny for what he was doing to everyone. Johnny said he was right but things changed after he found out what EJ did. He said he couldn’t take the risk of being a parent like EJ. Tate told him that he wouldn’t be like EJ. Amy called Tate to tell him about the baby. Tate rushed off to the hospital. At the DiMera mansion, EJ looked at the video of Johnny pointing a gun at him. He flashed back to his conversation with Johnny at Abe and Paulina’s place. Rita showed up. Kristen came in and was upset about Rita’s loyalty. EJ left to get his pain medicine. Kristen asked Rita about working with the new company. She also asked Rita if she helped EJ get rid of her mother. Rita said she didn’t have anything to do with it. EJ showed up and made Kristen leave. He gave Rita the memory card and told her to hide it so no one could find it. Rita said he could count on her. Belle went to see EJ to find out why he left the hospital. EJ told her about the video camera and asked if she shot him. Belle said she didn’t shoot him. EJ said he believed her but was surprised by how much Johnny hated him. Belle said Johnny would come around. She said she would talk to Johnny. EJ thanked her for her help and passed out. He dreamed of pulling out the memory card and seeing Johnny pointing a gun at him. When EJ woke up, he told Belle he had a bad dream.
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Danny persuades Rocco to go to a college bonfire at the beach.
Trina waits anxiously for Kai to get out of surgery. Emma, Josslynn, and Laura wait with her to keep her company.
Josslynn asks her WSB handler Vaughn to help her steal Emma’s thumb drive that contains Emma’s extra credit assignment on it so she can copy it, corrupt it, and get it back to Emma before she has a chance to back up the drive. Josslynn knows that Emma’s chance at the research assistant job with professor Dalton depends on this assignment so she hopes that if her assignment is ruined then Professor Dalton will not consider Emma to be his research assistant. Vaughn wonders if Josslynn can handle ruining Emma’s assignment.
Lulu tells Laura that someone else’s adoption secret has been weighing on her mind. Lulu explains to Laura that one of the child’s biological parents doesn’t know about the child. Laura tells Lulu to think hard before she plays God with other people ‘s lives.
Chase asks Dante to persuade Lulu to back off Brook Lynn because, since they are trying to adopt a child.
Brook Lynn is tired of Tracy defending Lulu and tells Tracy that her precious Lulu knows that she had a child when she was in high school and that she gave it up for adoption and she is holding it over her head and treating her life blow up with it. Tracy looks shocked because she didn’t know that Brook Lynn had a baby and gave it up for adoption.
Drew persuades Willow to go with him to the hospital where he is going to take a blood test because he is sure that there has to be an explanation for what he did last night.
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Summer heads to Milan to find people to replace both Chelsea and Sally at Marchetti. Chelsea tells Adam that Sally will be working as Billy’s COO at Abbott Communications.
Mariah tells Sharon that she got drunk on her trip and did something so horrible Ian Ward would be proud of her. Mariah doesn’t tell Sharon what she did, but she tells Sharon that Tessa can’t ever know what she did that night.
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