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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Stephanie woke up after having a steamy dream about Alex to Philip making her breakfast. She was impressed with his cooking skills. They talked about him being back at Titan. He was thankful that she had faith in him. Alex and Joy woke up in bed together. She was glad that he wasn’t married. Joy wondered if she was coming between him and Stephanie. He assured her that nothing was going on between them. Alex informed her that Stephanie was with his cousin. They made love again. Joy read her lines and realized that she was working with Chanel. She wasn’t going to be happy working with her. Alex thought she was in a no-win situation. Johnny arrived at the Body & Soul  set and was shocked to see Abe there. He informed Abe that Chanel was gone. Johnny told him that he cheated with Joy. Abe was upset, but Johnny assured him that it happened before she joined the show. Her being on the show was a coincidence. Johnny thought it was the right thing to admit to everything. He thought everything was over including his marriage. Abe thought there was a chance to save it. Johnny didn’t believe that because he screwed everything up. Abe mentioned that he slept with Joy, but he corrected him. He thought Johnny had the sense not to go through with it. Johnny felt he betrayed Chanel when he walked into Joy’s room. Chanel probably didn’t love him anymore. Abe told him that Chanel needed time to get over everything that happened. He had to work at making things right. Johnny was willing to do whatever he had to do to make things right. He thanked Abe for talking to him. Abe assured him that he didn’t hate him, but Paulina might be harder to win over.

Chanel went to Paulina and told her what happened with Johnny and Joy. Paulina was upset that Johnny was with Joy. Chanel told her that Johnny didn’t have sex with Joy. Paulina wondered why she was upset. Her daughter informed her that Johnny fooled around with another woman. Gabi and JJ woke up in bed together. They agreed that they were happy he spent the night. Gabi and JJ heard a crash and went downstairs. Javi was in the kitchen so Gabi introduced them to each other. Gabi and Javi talked about what they did for New Year’s. Javi said he went out alone. Gabi thought he was thinking about getting back together with Leo. After Javi left, JJ and Gabi flirted with each other. They decided to spend the day together. Philip had to go to the office even though he wanted to spend the day with Stephanie. They kissed each other just as Alex appeared at the doorway. Philip assured Alex that he and Stephanie enjoyed their holiday. Alex and Stephanie wished each other a Happy New Year. Abe wanted to talk to Paulina about what JJ told him. Paulina told him Chanel’s side of the story. She didn’t think Chanel would forgive Johnny any time soon. Johnny sat and looked at his ring. He was about to call Chanel. Chanel was at the town square when her phone rang. She answered the phone and told Johnny that she didn’t want to talk to him. Chanel spotted Joy sitting on a bench. She approached Joy to confront her about what happened with Johnny.

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Everyone was gathered at the DiMeras for their New Year’s party. JJ told Gabi that he planned on telling EJ off. He was also glad to celebrate the new year with her. Philip gave Belle a drink and asked how she was doing. It was hard for her to avoid thinking about Shawn. She admitted that she was single for the first time in years. Alex asked Stephanie what happened to her date since it was almost 12. She looked over and saw Philip with Belle. They didn’t know where Joy was either. It was time for the countdown to start. Jada kissed “Rafe,” and EJ got disgusted by what he saw. He walked away and threw back a drink. EJ was upset until Belle came over to him. He offered to kiss her. She was okay with it as long as it was on the cheek. EJ interrupted Jada and Arnold. He wanted Arnold to help with the food leaving Jada confused. Johnny demanded to know why Joy was at the mansion. They started arguing about the stress they were under. If Chanel found out what happened between them, he was shocked when Chanel walked in the room. Chanel demanded to know what he was going to say. Johnny tried to avoid the question, but he saw how angry she looked. Joy made up a story, but Chanel was tired of buying her lies. Johnny asked Joy to leave so they could talk to Chanel alone. He told her that he went to Joy’s room, and they drank. They were half naked and started making out. Johnny assured her that’s all they did. Chanel believed him, but she slapped his face. Even though he didn’t have sex with Joy, he still cheated. He agreed with her but promised that nothing more happened between them. Chanel couldn’t believe she was working with someone he almost slept with. Johnny apologized to her. Chanel put everything together and realized that Alex covered for him and Joy was involved. Johnny explained what happened, and Chanel yelled at him for throwing Alex under the bus and lying for months. He was afraid he would lose her if she knew the truth. Johnny would do anything to make it up to her. He wondered if he could make it up to her. Chanel told him that he couldn’t fix it.

Joy rushed downstairs and grabbed a drink. Alex was shocked to see her drinking so much. Philip asked her about Chloe, and she snapped at him. Alex wanted to know what happened, but she asked him to take her home. JJ and Gabi mingled with Philip. She made a comment about him worming his way back into Titan. JJ suggested they leave. Belle and Jada toasted to her taking over as the new DA. She said that she didn’t get a chance to tell EJ yet. He was going to go ballistic. EJ yelled at Arnold for kissing Jada. Arnold assured him that he wouldn’t go any further than that. He refused to sleep with Jada because he didn’t get consent. Arnold wouldn’t do what he did to Sami again. EJ threatened Arnold just as Gabi and JJ walked by them. Gabi demanded answers and Arnold assured her that everything was okay. Belle and Jada were ready to leave. Jada let “Rafe” know she was ready to go, but EJ said she couldn’t go home with him. She wanted to know why she couldn’t go home with “Rafe.” EJ told her that Rafe got a big case from Black Patch, and he had to leave that night. Arnold played along and said he would be back before the wedding. Jada wanted him to be careful. They were about to kiss when EJ started coughing. Arnold decided to hug her instead. Alex was surprised that Chanel knew the truth. He was happy that everything was out. Alex knew that Chanel would be upset with them for keeping the secret. Joy was upset that it would cost her the friendship she developed with Chanel. She was also afraid that she could lose her job and have to go back to New York. Alex reassured her that she didn’t do anything wrong. He wouldn’t hate her. They started kissing.

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While Gabi and JJ were at the town square talking about New Year’s Eve, Johnny came by and invited them to a party he and Chanel were throwing at the DiMera mansion. Gabi said she would think about it. When Johnny left, Gabi told JJ she didn’t feel comfortable at the mansion anymore. While they were talking, Gabi changed her mind about going. She wanted to get rid of the ghosts of her marriage as well as stick it to EJ. Philip was ready to take Stephanie out to eat, but she wanted to go to Johnny and Chanel’s party. She invited him to go to which he hesitated at first because EJ didn’t like him. Stephanie convinced him to go by saying EJ hated everyone. Chanel ran into Alex and Joy and invited them to the party. Joy said she would go only if Alex did. When Chanel left, Joy told Alex that she wanted Chanel to stop inviting them to things. Alex said he wanted Johnny to tell Chanel the truth so Joy wouldn’t have to lie about them hooking up. They talked about how they hated lying but didn’t want to hurt Chanel. “Rafe” met up with Jada at the pub. She told him that EJ was no longer the DA and said it was her idea. When Jada brought up Paulina, “Rafe” didn’t know who she was. Johnny walked in and overheard “Rafe” insulting EJ. He reminded “Rafe” that he and EJ would be working together. Jada was shocked that Rafe would be working with EJ. Johnny invited them to the party. “Rafe” accepted the invitation, but Jada said he didn’t want to go because of what happened with EJ. While they were talking about the party, “Rafe” tried to convince Jada to go.

EJ went back to the mansion and put Rafe in the secret room. When he was finished, Belle was there. Before Belle could tell him that she was the new DA, Chanel showed up and brought up the party. Chanel wanted to get alcohol from the wine cellar, but EJ stopped her. Belle noticed how EJ was acting. EJ said he would take care of it. Chanel invited Belle to the party. When Chanel left, Belle tried to tell EJ about taking his job when he said he wasn’t a fan of her work but he liked her. He asked her to be his date for the party. The guests showed up at the party. EJ warned Arnold to stay away from Jada and leave town right away. Gabi and EJ got into it when she and JJ showed up at the mansion. EJ wondered who invited Gabi to which she said his son did. When EJ noticed JJ, he asked if he was going to hit him again. JJ said he wouldn’t touch him. Chanel and Johnny let Joy and Alex in the mansion. Johnny asked Joy if he could speak to her alone. They went upstairs. Chanel and Alex wondered what was going on with Johnny and Joy. When the ball dropped, “Rafe” kissed Jada. Alex watched Philip kiss Stephanie. Johnny wanted to know why Joy came to the party. They yelled at each other. Chanel showed up while they were arguing.

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Jada told Paulina that she wanted Belle to replace EJ as the DA. She told Paulina that Belle won cases against EJ and that she thought he was purposely letting criminals go free. Jada told her about the cases EJ didn’t do because his relatives were involved. Paulina told her that she tried to fire EJ before, but he threatened to have her recalled as mayor. She also said she didn’t want to cause problems between Johnny and Chanel. Jada said she understood, but she needed to keep Salem safe. Paulina agreed that EJ had to go, but she wanted someone in the position who would stay in it. Jada said Belle was ready to take the position. Paulina agreed to Belle taking the job even if EJ went after her again. Belle and Shawn ran into each other. She told him that Jada wanted her to replace EJ as the DA. Belle said she was hesitant until Jada convinced her to do it. Shawn said he was happy for her and agreed not to say anything. When he mentioned her past with EJ, she was upset. Belle said what she did with EJ was a mistake to which Shawn said he was concerned about how EJ would react. She said she didn’t want to make trouble, but she thought about fighting for the other side for a change. Since EJ chooses which people to go after, she wants to do things the right way. She said if she took the position, they would be working together. Shawn was okay with it. EJ tried to talk Arnold into leaving town. While he was talking to Arnold, Rafe showed up at the mansion. Arnold was out of sight, but he was listening to the conversation. EJ tried to get rid of Rafe, but Rafe said he was hired by Ava to find out who was sending her the texts. Rafe said Steve traced the source to the DiMera mansion. He asked EJ where Kristen was because the texts were traced back to her. EJ said she was at the office. Rafe said he was also there to find out who Lady Whistleblower was. He said he wanted to talk to Johnny and Chanel. After EJ said no one was home, Arnold dropped a glass on the floor. Rafe wanted to know what the noise was to which EJ said Harold would get it up. He noticed EJ was acting strange and wanted to know what he was hiding. EJ reminded him that he didn’t have any authority and wasn’t on the force anymore so he had to leave. When Rafe left, EJ yelled at Arnold and told him to leave town.

Paulina called EJ and told him to go to the commissioner’s office. EJ told Arnold to hide in the west wing. He said when he got back, they would talk about sending Arnold to Argentina. When EJ left, Rafe popped up and said he was going to find out what he was up to. Tate and Sophia were about to leave when Holly showed up. Holly wanted to know what was going on. Before Tate could say anything, Sophia and Holly got into an argument. Sophia ended up telling her that she was getting an abortion. Tate asked Sophia if he could talk to Holly in private. Sophia gave them privacy, but told him they were leaving when his conversation was over. Tate apologize to Holly and said he only had sex with Sophia once and used a condom. He said he only knew for a couple of days, but Sophia said it was his baby. Since he didn’t want to hurt her, he felt it wasn’t a good idea to say anything. He said they didn’t want to have the baby, but she couldn’t get an abortion in the state without her parents’ consent so they decided to go out of state. When Tate said it didn’t have to change anything, Holly said she wasn’t sure. He said when Sophia took care of the situation, they could work things out. Tate asked if she was okay with him going out of state with Sophia to which Holly said she had to be. He said it didn’t have to change anything between them. She thought it was the universe saying they shouldn’t be together. They didn’t care about the universe and said they loved each other. He let her know that he would be home soon. At the town square, Ava looked at one of the texts. When someone touched her shoulder, she thought it was Kristen. It turned out to be Sophia’s mother Amy. Amy said she wanted Sophia’s retainer before she clocked out. Ava said Sophia wasn’t working. When Ava realized her mistake, Amy said Sophia told her she was working. Ava said Sophia was a responsible employee. Amy asked if something was going on because Sophia has been moody. Ava said it was probably because of Tate and Holly. Amy said they were a problem in the spring so it didn’t explain why Sophia was acting like that now. Ava said Tate and Holly got back together recently so that might explain Sophia’s attitude. When Amy kept asking her questions, Ava suggested she ask Sophia. Amy said she had a right to know what was going on with her daughter. While they were talking, Sophia showed up. Amy wanted to know if she kissed Tate to which Sophia said she did, but he was back with Holly. Amy didn’t believe her and asked if she was on drugs. Sophia said they did more than just kiss. When Sophia got sick, Amy wanted to take her to the doctor. Sophia threw up in a garbage can and said it was too late for that. She went back to Tate’s apartment and told him they couldn’t go anymore. When Tate wanted to know why, Amy showed up and said it was because of her. EJ went to Jada’s office and asked what Paulina wanted. Paulina said she was replacing him as DA. When Rafe broke into the DiMera living room, he ended up seeing Arnold.

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Amy and Sophia arrived at the townhouse to see Tate. He tried to be cordial, but Amy wasn’t interested in being nice. Amy went off because he snuck around with Sophia and got her pregnant. Tate assured her that they were careful, but Amy didn’t believe it. They shouldn’t have had sex when Sophia had plans for a big future. Tate explained to Amy that they wanted to get an abortion, but she wasn’t having it. Sophia didn’t want to talk about it at Tate’s place, but she informs him that she and her religion wouldn’t allow the abortion. Amy told them that she was upset they got pregnant and told them they were raising the baby together. She informed them that her grandchild wouldn’t be born out of wedlock. He informed her that he wasn’t doing that, but she wasn’t interested in hearing that. She said they had a wedding to plan. Amy wasn’t sure how they would explain what happened to Sophia’s father. She dragged her daughter out of the townhouse leaving Tate to wonder how he would tell Holly what happened, Doug III talked about not having enough money to pay his debts when Holly arrived. He hid the cash he had from the necklace. She told him what happened with Tate. Doug III asked her if she thought Tate would ever tell her the truth. She didn’t think he ever would have told her the truth. Holly told him that Tate thought they could put everything behind them, but she didn’t feel the same way anymore. They told each other how they felt and now Sophia’s pregnant. Tate and Sophia would always have that between them. Doug III felt like she had every right to be upset. He suggested they go to the concert so she could take her mind off of things. Holly felt like she would think about Tate the entire time.

EJ couldn’t believe he was getting replaced as DA. It didn’t take long for him to realize that Jada was behind him getting replaced. He demanded answers, but Paulina felt like it didn’t matter because the decision was hers to make. She explained the reasons why she was letting him go. He wanted to know who was replacing him, and she said it would be announced during a press conference EJ reminded her that they were family. Paulina was able to separate personal and professional matters. Before he stormed off, he gave Jada a warning. He let her know that she wasn’t getting away with what she did. Paulina was thankful that mess was done. Jada was aware that EJ threatened her, but Paulina wasn’t concerned about it. Rafe investigated the DiMera mansion when he ran into Arnold. He was horrified by seeing Arnold. Arnold told him that he faked his death with help from EJ and Stefano. He said they sent him to Argentina for years, and he was tired of hiding. Rafe felt like he made a mistake coming back. He took out his gun to call the police, but he was bashed on the head. EJ arrived while Arnold was talking to Rafe. He was shocked by what he saw. EJ checked to see if Rafe was alive and yelled at Arnold. He demanded to know what happened. Arnold told EJ what he told Rafe. Jada called Rafe’s phone, and Arnold answered it. He agreed to meet her at the pub. EJ wanted to know what he was doing. Arnold wanted to see if he could pull it off. EJ wanted to clean up his mess. Ava showed Brady the text message she received. He said that he was with Kristen for a little bit when he saw Rachel. Brady said that Kristen denied sending the messages. It was a simple plan, and Kristen wouldn’t do something so simple. Ava told him that Steve said the texts were coming from the DiMera mansion. She didn’t want to talk about that. Ava wanted to talk about Tate. She dropped the bomb that Sophia and Tate were having a baby. Brady was horrified by the news. He wondered what Sophia was going to do, but Ava wasn’t sure. EJ dragged Rafe’s body to the secret passage. He hoped Arnold didn’t screw things up anymore. Arnold went to the pub to meet with Jada. He wanted to know her news. She noticed that his clothes were different. Arnold smiled at her.

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EJ was upset to find Arnold wearing his robe and eating his food. He wanted him to get out of his place. Arnold wasn’t worried about EJ’s threats of him going back to prison. EJ’s the DA so he would make sure that didn’t happen. He reminded Arnold that he raped Sami when he slept with her when she thought he was Rafe. Arnold felt like the rape was a grey area. EJ also reminded him that he killed Nicole’s mother and would definitely be prosecuted for it. Arnold offered to testify against EJ again. He took his turn to remind EJ about a couple of things. Arnold reminded him that he and Stefano paid for his surgery to switch him with Rafe. He told him that he would go down with him. EJ offered him money to leave, but Arnold refused to go. Jada and Rafe decided on a wedding date. They wanted to get married on his birthday in late January. Jada left and Paulina arrived at his door. She went off because he interfered in the Hattie investigation. They argued over Rafe’s demotion. Paulina offered him another job, but he didn’t want it. He felt like she was offering him a job because she wanted him out of Jada’s way. Rafe loved Jada and wouldn’t get in the way of Jada’s job. Leo read Lady Whistleblower’s column, and he was upset that he couldn’t figure out the person’s identity. Doug III showed up to find out what happened with the necklace. Leo said he found someone who would sell it for him. Doug III was thankful, but he regretted what he did to Julie. He needed the money to pay people off. Leo thought that would be a great idea for the show.

Sophia arrived at the townhouse to see Tate. They wanted to get on the road when Holly showed up. Tate got nervous and wanted Sophia to hide. She eavesdropped while Holly talked to Tate about giving him food for the plane ride. Tate gave Holly back the concert tickets because he was going to see his grandparents. Holly left after they talked for a little bit. Sophia was upset after Holly left. She felt like she was an inconvenience. Sophia didn’t like how Holly got “I love yous” while she had to get an abortion. Holly was at the town square and ran into Doug III. She offered him the concert tickets so they wouldn’t do to waste. He offered to take her with him. She mentioned her boyfriend, and he assured her that it wasn’t a date. He didn’t know anyone there so that’s why he wanted to go with him. Doug III advised her to talk to her boyfriend. Tate missed Holly’s call and apologized to Sophia for what she heard. They got their stories straight about what they were doing. Sophia was happy that Holly wouldn’t have any fun either. She wondered if Holly got someone to take the tickets. Holly was on her way back to Tate’s place. She took Doug’s number so she could let him know what Tate said. Jada found out that Belle got Hattie released from custody because EJ questioned her without a lawyer. She was tired of EJ botching up cases and using personal reasons to avoid prosecuting people. His decisions make her look bad when he doesn’t prosecute people. Jada would rather work with someone like Belle. Belle wasn’t thrilled with being DA. Jada talked about the recent cases she won and thought they would make a great team. She believed she could convince Paulina to give her the job. Belle wasn’t sure about the job because Shawn’s back at the police department and had a history with EJ. Belle wasn’t sure how long she would be in town. Jada thought Paulina would hire her for a set time. She asked Belle to give it some thought. Tate asked Sophia if she was okay with getting the abortion. She knew he didn’t want a baby so it’s what they had to do. They were about to head out when Holly arrived back at the townhouse.

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