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Justin approached Xander to question him about turning Titan over to the DiMeras. Xander explained why he gave the company to Kristen. She wanted the company in exchange for a serum that would allow Sarah to walk again. Justin’s attitude changed, but he was worried. Xander reminded him that Victor gave him control of the company to do what he wanted with it. No one was going to change his mind about it. Sarah arrived and thought there was something that could be done. EJ presented Fiona with an offer. If she pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter, she would serve 10 years in prison. It’s the best deal he could give her. She declined his offer. He reminded her that she confessed and could spend her life in prison. Fiona denied confessing anything. Melinda arrived at the DiMera mansion with Stefan’s divorce papers. She assured him that everything he wanted was in the agreement. He would keep the mansion, the Bistro and his investments. Gabi would keep her company and receive a financial settlement. He accepted the arrangement. Melinda offered him a pen to sign the papers, but he hesitated. She encouraged him to sign the papers. Stefan thought she was trying to go after him now that he was getting divorced. Aggravated, she snatched the pen and said that he could do whatever he wanted. Rafe and Gabi talked about losing their aunt. They talked about their aunt being fond of Rafe. She left something for him in her will. He thought it was sad that she had a son, but she was closer to him. Gabi said that Rafe and their aunt believed in true love. She felt that she had true love with Stefan until their relationship ended.

Fiona told EJ that she didn’t remember confessing to anything. Melinda walked in the interrogation room and said her client was innocent. She demanded that he release Fiona. EJ informed Melinda that he had two witnesses without Fiona’s confession. Melinda told him that Sarah’s unreliable and Brady was an addict who didn’t remember who was driving the car. Putting him on notice, Melinda warned him that she planned to destroy him if he didn’t release Fiona. Fiona gave EJ a smug look. Sarah warned Xander that he was making a mistake giving Titan to Kristen. Xander couldn’t live with himself if he chose the company over her. She struggles with being paralyzed, but she could live a full life. Giving up his and Victoria’s futures to Kristen wasn’t an option. Xander countered by saying that Victoria’s birthright was her mother being happy and healthy. Victor wasn’t owed anything, but his wife deserved everything. While her wishes meant the world to him, Xander’s mind was made up. Kristen realized that Stefan’s mood was because of his divorce. He’s not sure he wanted a divorce since he’s still in love with Gabi. Kristen advised him to tear up the papers if he wasn’t sure he wanted the divorce. Gabi had a similar conversation with Rafe. She admitted to her brother that she was ready to divorce Stefan, but she wasn’t sure she wanted to anymore. Rafe advised her to think about it before going through with the divorce. Stefan and Gabi were thinking about each other. He realized he didn’t want the divorce anymore. EJ warned Melinda that she would pay. Melinda thought his threat was because he was a better lawyer. She wasn’t going to worry about his threats because he would have to explain to Paulina why he messed up another case. Sarah was shocked to see Fiona at the town square. Fiona informed her that she was a free woman. Stefan told Stefano’s portrait that he wasn’t giving up on his marriage. A masked man attacked him from behind. He put Stefan in a choke hold until he passed out. Kristen arrived at the Kiriakis mansion to give Xander the first dose of the serum. Sarah was going to need another dosage for it to work. Kristen would give him the other dosage when Xander’s shares of Titan were transferred to her. Xander was about to sign the papers when Justin came into the room. He said that someone filed an injunction stopping the transfer. Everyone wondered who did it when Philip walked in the room.

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Bonnie went to see Abe and told him she had someone in mind to play the character of Regan. Abe wondered who she had in mind. Bonnie suggested Chloe’s sister Joy. Abe said she wasn’t on his audition list. Bonnie said she came from New York and was talented. When Abe asked if Joy had experience, Bonnie reminded him that he took a chance on her when she didn’t have experience. Abe said he didn’t want any additional problems. Bonnie said there wouldn’t be any problems. He decided to give Joy a chance. Chanel went to Alex’s apartment. They talked about Stephanie and whether or not they want a relationship. While they were talking, Abe sent Chanel a text needing to see her. She asked Alex to pick up Johnny’s cake and not to let Johnny find out. Stephanie and Paulina had a meeting to go over Paulina’s speech. Leo showed up and told them there was an emergency. He said there was a sex scandal on Body and Soul and he needed Stephanie. Paulina said the show hasn’t been on the air yet. Leo said that was why he needed Stephanie to put a stop to it. Stephanie wanted to know what was going on. Leo said he heard that Alex was having sex with one of his co-stars. Paulina said she hoped it wasn’t her daughter. Leo said he wasn’t suggesting Chanel, Bonnie or Hattie because there was plenty of actresses who could have fallen for Alex. Paulina asked why it was a scandal since co-stars fall for each other all the time. Leo said it happened on the set so they had to make the scandal go away before it ruined everything.

When Stephanie was alone, she was upset with herself for what happened with Alex. She ran into Alex while he was picking up Johnny’s cake. He noticed something was wrong with her and asked if she was okay. Stephanie said they shouldn’t sleep together ever again. Alex said he would respect her decision, but wondered what happened. She said they work together and what they did on the set was a mistake. They should remain professional. Alex agreed to what she wanted if she was sure. Stephanie said she was and walked away from him. Nancy went to Joy’s room and wondered where she was. Joy said she went to a bar and met a guy. When Nancy asked who she met, Joy flashed back to meeting Johnny. Joy said she met a guy Nancy probably didn’t know. She changed the subject by asking Nancy if she talked to her friend about the role. Nancy said Bonnie was trying to get her an audition. While they were talking, Bonnie texted Nancy and told her Abe agreed to see Joy. Chanel went to see Abe. He told her he needed her to read with an actress. She wondered who the actress was. Joy showed up and introduced herself. Abe gave them the scenes to read. Chanel and Joy went over their scenes. After the audition was over, Joy asked if she got the part. Abe said he would let her know. Marlena wished Johnny a happy birthday and gave him a cupcake from Chanel’s bakery. When Johnny didn’t want the cupcake, she noticed that something was wrong. He brought up her taking over for Charlemagne. Marlena said Leo talked her into doing it since Hattie stormed off the set. Johnny said she cursed the show. He said he felt the curse was working. When Marlena asked why he said that, Seth showed up to say he couldn’t wait to work with her. Bonnie showed up and took Marlena to the set. Seth told Johnny that there was unprofessional behavior on the set. They cast of Body and Soul started shooting scenes. After they finished shooting, Alex told Chanel that he bought the cake. When Johnny showed up, Alex left. Johnny wanted to know what he walked in on. Chanel lied and said they were running lines. Johnny called her a liar and said he knew she had sex with Alex. When she called him crazy, he said he saw them together before. He told her he followed her to Alex’s apartment and overheard them saying he was clueless. Chanel said it wasn’t what he thought, but Johnny said it was. He insulted her before he walked away from her. When Johnny walked on the set, he saw the surprised birthday party. Alex told him Chanel did everything for him. Chanel was furious and walked away. Johnny figured out that he made a mistake. Joy went back to the Salem Inn and told Nancy that the audition went well. Nancy told her the housekeeper found a wedding ring. She asked Joy whose ring it was.

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Johnny yelled at Chanel for sleeping with Alex. He confronted her about everything that he knew about the situation before he called her a slut. After the dramatic confrontation, he stormed off. Chanel was shocked by his comments. Johnny went to the nurses’ station and got a shock when everyone shouted “happy birthday” to him. Alex informed Johnny about how hard Chanel worked on making his birthday a success. Chanel coldly told Johnny that he should feel stupid right now. He was shocked when everyone sang to him. Chanel glared at him while he blew out the candles. She snapped at him to make a wish while he blew out the candles. Alex was about to hand Johnny a knife, and Chanel warned him to watch out or he would be stabbed with it. Chanel told him what Johnny thought about them. He said it was Seth’s fault because he was with Stephanie and not Chanel. Alex and Stephanie explained how they ended up together at the hospital. Johnny realized that he saw Stephanie and not Chanel. He looked at Chanel who glared at him. She picked up a slice of cake and shoved it in his face. Kate told Abe they were in good hands because Marlena agreed to play Charlamagne so they could kill the character off. They talked about a new diva for Cassandra to go against, but she wasn’t interested. It was time to talk about the character Regan and that’s when Joy walked in the door. Kate was happy to find a new actress for the show. Paulina showed up at the studio to rip into Kate and Abe for the problems that Johnny and Chanel were having. She blamed Abe for pairing Chanel and Alex. Johnny got jealous of the idea just like any man would. Abe was shocked because he didn’t know that Johnny had a problem with it. He hoped Johnny would change his attitude once things calmed down, but Paulina didn’t think that would happen.

Stephanie let Alex know that she was embarrassed that Johnny saw them having sex. Seth approached them, and Stephanie went off about him not knowing who she was when they met before. He wondered if she wanted the producers to know about what she did in the hospital room. Johnny went after Chanel, but she wouldn’t let him apologize to her. He wanted to explain why he went ballistic. She didn’t believe that he trusted her. Johnny tried to make sense of everything, but she believed that he didn’t trust her. She looked at his hand and noticed that his wedding ring was missing. Looking at that made her angry, and she wanted him to get out. Joy went to her room and found Nancy there. She told her about her audition. Nancy dove in and asked her about the wedding ring she found in the room. Joy didn’t care about the ring. Nancy reminded her about the way her marriage to Craig ended. She told her that Craig cheated on her in that hotel room with Leo. Nancy felt sorry for the man’s wife. Joy informed her that his situation wasn’t like Nancy’s. The man’s wife cheated on him. It’s a grey area. Nancy knew about grey areas, but it didn’t give her the right to sleep with a married man. Joy refused to confirm or deny whether she slept with the married man. Nancy told her that she loved her and was worried about her. Joy went ballistic and said she didn’t care about her. Joy didn’t believe her and reminded her that she didn’t want her. The mother and daughter got into a heated argument. Joy finally accepted that her mother loved her, but their problems weren’t over. She changed the subject and talked about her audition. Nancy wanted to know more about the ring, but Joy took the ring. She walked out the hotel room. Kate approached Stephanie and Alex and berated them for their unprofessional behavior. She accepted Stephanie’s apology and wanted to fire them. Kate decided to let them keep their jobs, but she wanted them to consider themselves warned. Joy walked into Johnny and gave him back his wedding ring. He took it but felt ashamed. Paulina showed up at the hospital to see Chanel. Chanel broke down in her mother’s arms.

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Steve hit Mark before he could kill Chad. A surprised Chad wanted to know what was going on. Steve told him that the woman posing as Abby wasn’t the real one. He said she was an imposter and said Kayla ran another DNA test that proved she wasn’t Abby. Abby checked on Mark. Steve told Chad that Mark falsified the DNA test results. Chad asked her if it was true, but was able to tell by looking at her that it was. She admitted that she wasn’t Abby. A shocked Chad couldn’t believe it. He asked if Mark was her boyfriend. She said he was her brother. Steve said it was time to get the police involved, but Chad said he wanted answers. When Chad took Abby to another room, he wanted her to start talking. He asked why she pretended to be his wife. She wanted him to know that it wasn’t her idea and that it was Clyde’s plan. Chad wanted to know why Clyde did this. She said she didn’t know but assumed Clyde wanted to torment him and get his money. A furious Chad was shocked that she would pretend to be a dead woman for money and said she didn’t care about him. She said she didn’t expect him to believe her, but she had feelings for him. When he said he didn’t believe her, she said she cared about her and her intentions weren’t malicious. She said she hated lying to him because she fell in love with him. He asked how she knew his and Abby’s wedding vows. She said she looked through a box of mementos in the attic and found Abby’s vows written down. Chad said she was sick for making him feel this way. He said if she cared about him she would have told him the truth before he thought he had his wife back in his life and before her brother tried to kill him. She said she didn’t know her brother was coming to kill him and got in the way to keep Mark from killing him. The plan was for her to marry him and transfer his money over to Clyde and that would have been the end of it. Chad asked how she was going to explain what happened to his money. She said she was going to be gone by then. Chad said her brother or Clyde must have decided that it would have been easier for him to die. She denied knowing anything about that part of the plan.

Chad told “Abby” that a part of him knew something wasn’t right, but he believed it because he wanted it to be true. He wanted to believe Abby was back in his and the kids’ lives. It was the first time since Abby died when he wasn’t in pain. Thanks to her, he had to mourn Abby all over again. He thought Abby’s parents were going to be furious when they found out and was grateful that he didn’t tell the kids the truth. She said that was why she didn’t want him to tell them and why she wanted to go to Paris. Clyde threatened to kill her mother if they didn’t do what he wanted. She said Clyde’s men were holding her hostage and if Clyde didn’t get his money, they would kill her. Chad wanted to know how he was supposed to believe her. She said she didn’t expect him to believe her. He said he didn’t know who she was. She told him her name was Cathrina. Chad didn’t know if she was telling the truth about that and didn’t care. He said what he knew was that she and her brother committed fraud against the people who loved Abby and threatened to make her pay. Steve tied Mark to a chair. JJ walked in and wondered what was going on with the doctor. Steve said the doctor tried to kill Chad and was the brother of the woman pretending to be Abby. JJ realized his mother was right and dreaded having to tell his father the truth. Steve suggested they waited for more information before they told Jack the truth. He was convinced Clyde was involved. When Mark woke up, Steve told him they knew the truth and that his sister and Chad were talking things out. Xander went to see Kristen who told him she wasn’t giving him the serum since Brady was still behind bars. Xander said Brady was free and that his mother was the one who did it and was arrested. He explained what his mother did and how EJ didn’t want to let Brady go free until he and Sarah convinced him to do it. When Xander asked for the serum, Kristen said she had to confirm what he told her first. If Brady was out, she should be able to talk to him. Brady ran into Sarah at the police station. She told him she was glad the right person was behind bars, but she wanted to tell him something. When they went into the conference room, Brady got a call from Kristen. He let her know he was on his way home. Kristen asked him to come see Rachel and wanted to know how he got released. After Brady got off the phone, Sarah said she felt terrible for blaming him for her accident. Brady said thanks to Fiona, he thought he was guilty too. Sarah said she was the one who made a statement to the police and would understand if she never forgave her. Brady said he forgave her and had to learn to forgive himself for being weak which allowed Fiona to frame him. Sarah said he was a good man who knew not to drive so he should give himself credit for that. He asked if she was confused for why she said he was the driver. She said she lied to the police. Brady understood her wanting him to pay but couldn’t understand why she lied. Sarah said she didn’t do it to punish him. He said he had time to think about it and realized she was protecting Xander from killing him. When Sarah started crying, he knew he was right. Brady said he understood Xander wanting to get payback and thought a guilty man going to prison was better than the father of her child. She thanked him for understanding. He said he knew she tried to do the right thing by recanting her statement. Sarah said she did it because there is a serum that could help her walk again. She said the only way she could get it if she recanted her statement. Brady said he knew who made the deal. Kristen told Xander that she talked to Brady and he was released, but she figured out that Eric was the one who figured out Brady was innocent and that neither he nor Sarah had anything to do with Brady getting released. She said she was keeping the serum. Xander told her that he and Sarah convinced EJ to drop the charges against Brady. She said EJ would have dropped the charges. Since she was feeling generous, she was willing to give him the serum in exchange for Titan. Xander asked why she wanted the company when she had her own. Kristen said she wanted to merge Titan and DiMera which would make her unstoppable. She said the board wasn’t happy with the numbers and was losing faith in her. If she had Titan, she would regain their trust. Xander refused to give her his father’s company. He said she didn’t need Titan because she serum would make her a fortune. Kristen said it could take years for the serum to get on the market and by then one of her brothers could take over the company. Xander didn’t want to hand over his father’s company to the daughter of his enemy. Kristen said it was a small price to pay to help Sarah walk again. When Xander went home, he told Sarah that Kristen would give them the serum in exchange for Titan.

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Nancy surprised Bonnie while she was rehearsing her lines. Bonnie wanted to catch up, but Nancy was more interested in Body & Soul. She read that the show was casting and wondered if she could put in a good word for her daughter, Joy. Chanel reached out to Johnny to see if he wanted to get something to eat. He lied to her and said he had to work. While he was sitting in a bar, he filled her in about going to Sweet Bits looking for her. Chanel came up with an excuse for why she wasn’t there. Johnny flashed back to hearing Chanel and Alex talk about keeping a secret. Reeling from his conversation with Chanel, he noticed a brunette approach him. She told him that she was traveling with her mother and needed to freshen up. The brunette asked him to order her a drink. She came back and started venting to him about her mother. The mystery woman noticed that Johnny wasn’t listening, so she asked him about it. He admitted that he wasn’t listening to her. Johnny snapped at her, so she was about to leave. He stopped her and introduced himself to her. She told him that her name was Joy. Johnny welcomed her to Salem and revealed that his wife was cheating on him.

Paulina and Chanel met at the Town Square for dinner. Chanel told her mother about the party she planned to have for Johnny. Paulina offered to help, but she said Alex was helping her. The mayor wondered if that was a good idea to get Alex’s help with the party. Chanel was convinced things would get better once Johnny directed them in their first love scene. Johnny wouldn’t be jealous anymore once they do their scenes. Paulina didn’t seem as confident as Chanel. Justin went to visit Alex. Alex talked to Justin about what’s happening with Stephanie. Justin thought they could be together, but Alex didn’t think Stephanie had feelings for him. Stephanie had the same conversation with Jada about Alex. She wasn’t sure how he felt about her. Since she didn’t know how Alex felt, she decided not to have sex with him anymore. Nancy talked to Bonnie about the type of person Joy is. She thought Joy could find herself by being cast on the soap. Bonnie was willing to put in a good word for Joy. Johnny told Joy about what he thinks is going on with his wife. Joy thought Chanel was a terrible wife. Johnny didn’t think she was terrible. He won’t confront her because it will make her cheating a reality and he didn’t want it to be. Joy didn’t think he should keep going like that. She wondered if he was doing it tonight. Looking into her eyes, Johnny decided he wouldn’t confront her that night.

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JJ made a toast to Chad and Abby. He wished he talked to Abby sooner. Holly thought Abby talked to JJ, and he said he didn’t. She confronted Abby about what she told her. JJ and Chad looked at a nervous Abby. Abby wanted to get back to the celebration, but Chad wanted to know what Holly meant by that. Holly informed Chad that Abby told her that she talked to her brother last night. She narrowed her eyes and said she must have misunderstood Abby. Abby agreed that’s what happened. Holly left to let them celebrate as a family. Chad demanded an explanation from Abby about why she lied about who she was talking to. JJ walked out the room so they could talk. Kayla went to the pub and talked to Roman about Abby. She explained how someone at the hospital changed the DNA results for Abby. Kayla told him that she talked to Jada about it. Roman hoped the person got caught for what happened. Jennifer was right after all. Roman wondered how Jack would react to the news.

Mark expressed how stressed out he was to Clyde. Clyde told him about the package. Mark found a gun in the package. He agreed to do his part, but he expected Clyde to hold up his end of the bargain. Mark hid the gun as Holly approached him. She wondered why he was there. Mark came up with the excuse that he was settling his parents’ estate. It was surprising to see Abby and Mark in Paris. She told him about Abby getting married and how there were communication issues with her brother. Mark stormed off as JJ approached Holly. He was glad that she said something about Abby at the wedding because he felt something was off. JJ wasn’t sure if Abby was his sister. Catching Abby in a lie could be a way to prove she’s not who she said she was. Abby was about to tell Chad something when there was someone at the door. Chad opened the door to Mark. He said he was a doctor in Salem and ran into Holly. He wanted to congratulate Chad on the wedding. Chad wondered why he cared. He realized that he was the person Abby was with in the park. Kayla continued to express her annoyance at Chad not answering her calls. Steve was on his way to Paris. Abby admitted that she knew Mark. Before Chad could respond, Mark pulled out a gun. Abby told him to put the gun down. Mark said there wasn’t any other way. Chad wanted to know who ordered Mark to kill him. Mark mentioned Clyde’s name, and Abby got in front of Chad. She knew he couldn’t do that, but Mark told her to get out of the way. Steve snuck behind Mark and hit him on the back of the head. Chad wanted to know what was going on. Steve told him that Abby wasn’t really his wife.

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