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Cat tried to reach out to Chad to let him know that her mother was going to Clyde’s place, but she got the voicemail. Aaron called her to find out if she found their mother. She told him that she did, but she slipped through her fingers. Aaron wanted answers, but she said Clyde messed with their mother’s head. After their phone call, she went through her mother’s pocketbook. Chad warned Clyde that his plan was over. JJ and Gabi pointed their guns at Clyde while Chad talked to him. Clyde agreed to tell them about Abby when Catharina burst in and shot him. Chad demanded to know what she did. Catharina began explaining that Clyde lied to her and promised that he was her friend. Chad snatched the gun from her. He went back to Clyde and demanded that he give him the info he needed about Abby’s whereabout. Gabi warned Chad that Clyde lost a lot of blood. Chad wanted JJ to call an ambulance. He refused to let him go without telling him where to find Abby’s remains. Steve tried to reassure Jack that Chad and JJ were fine. Kayla arrived home after shopping. She celebrated the fact that she replaced Mark at the hospital. Steve wished he could have done more to help Chad and JJ. He wished he were in Vancouver to help Chad and JJ. She wanted to distract him by having him wrap gifts and getting a Christmas tree. After they finished shopping for a tree, the couple reminisced about what happened in Salem. They talked about how tough Julie and Hope’s holiday would be this year. The conversation shifted to Steve not being around for Stephanie much during the holidays.

Cat went to the apartment while Chad and Clyde went to the hospital. JJ and Gabi told her what her mother did. They let her know that she was at the hospital too. Cat was shocked by the news and stormed out. JJ wanted to do some research before the cops threw them out. He got frustrated because he couldn’t go back to his parents without any answers. Gabi reassured him that her parents would understand because Abby would still be gone. She informed him that Abby was resting in peace. JJ began crying, and she suggested they go to the hospital. Chad wanted answers about Clyde, so he told everyone that he was Ben. The doctor told him that Clyde flatlined and he’s unconscious. Clyde had to get emergency surgery. Chad told Cat what happened when she arrived at the hospital. He wanted to know what happened now. Cat told him that her mother remembered her after tricking her to get the gun. She thought her mother was going to shoot Chad, and she got scared. He admitted that he was worried about her too. She was surprised, but he admitted that he was worried about her safety.  A cop arrived with Catharina in handcuffs. She apologized for what she did. Cat assured her that what Clyde did to her wasn’t her fault. Catharina wanted her to know that she loved all her kids. Cat assured her that the kids were okay before the cop took her away. The doctor came out and told Chad that Clyde made it through surgery. Clyde wouldn’t be talking any time soon because he slipped into a coma.

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At the town square, Brady was upset that Kristen changed his plans with Rachel. Ava showed up and wondered what was going on. He told her that Kristen was punishing him because she thinks he’s into Ava. Ava didn’t think that was true, but Brady thought the idea of them being together wasn’t too crazy. Ava agreed with him, but said they only talk about Tate and Sophia. It wasn’t like they talked about each other. He thought it was time they got to know each other. Brady invited Ava to the play he was going to take Rachel too and offered to buy her dinner. He said he would understand if she was afraid of what Kristen would do. Ava agreed to go with him. JJ and Gabi tried to get into Clyde’s computer. When they put the password in, Clyde showed up and grabbed Gabi. He threatened to teach them a lesson. JJ wanted to know where Abby was. Clyde said he was the one in control since he had the gun. JJ pulled out a gun. Clyde continued to threaten him and Gabi.

Chad pretended to threaten Cat and called out to Clyde. A woman with a gun showed up. The woman was Cat’s mother. Catharina didn’t believe Cat was her daughter. Cat let her know she had plastic surgery after the car accident. Catharina said Clyde told her she would say that. She said Clyde gave her the gun because he wanted them dead. Chad told her that Cat was her daughter. Catharina said she had to do whatever Clyde told her to do because he was her friend and they were bad people who wanted to hurt her. When Catharina trembled with the gun, Chad lunged for her. The gun ended up going off. Chad held on to Catharina while Cat tried to get over the fact that her mother tried to kill her. JJ texted Chad and said it was an emergency and gave Cat the gun to put on Catharina. He told her not to let Catharina out of her sight and left them alone. Cat tried to reach out to Catharina, but it didn’t do any good. She tried to tell Catharina about things in the past. Catharina said she couldn’t believe she was going to hurt her daughter and asked if she could untie her so she could hug her. When Cat untied Catharina, she took the gun from her. Catharina said she couldn’t let him get away with this and left. Cat called Chad and left a message telling him that her mother was on the way. Chad showed up to Clyde’s apartment and attacked him before he could shoot JJ and Gabi. JJ and Gabi held the gun to Clyde while Chad taunted him. Chad told him his game was over. He wanted Clyde to tell him what he did with Abby. Clyde said since he won the round, telling him where Abby was was the least he could do. He said he would tell Chad the truth about Abby, but he wouldn’t like it. When Clyde was about to tell Chad where Abby was, a gun went off. Clyde fell back in the chair with blood on his shirt. Chad, JJ, and Chad turned around and saw Catharina holding the gun.

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Roman, Kayla and Steve talked about being there for Julie when Hope walked in the pub. Hope needed a hug, and they rallied around her. She informed everyone that she was worried about Julie. Steve got a message from Jack wanting to meet. He left after Hope told them about Bo’s progress. Steve told Hope to keep the faith about Bo. Hope told the others that she felt bad leaving Julie so soon. She’s grateful that her sister had people there to support her. Shifting gears, Hope asked if they knew anything about Doug III. Roman knew her father had a son, but he didn’t hear anything about him for years. Hope didn’t like how Julie invited him to her house. For some reason, she didn’t trust the stranger. Hope wanted to check out his story before she left town. She was going to reach out to Charles. The first things he did was reach out to Harris and told him Charles’ number. Hope reached out to Charles to talk about Doug III. After their conversation, she promised to meet him one day. Charles confirmed everything about Doug III saying that he recently told him about the family. It made sense to Hope, so she finally believed the story. She wondered what his agenda was. Roman promised to look out for Julie. After the conversations, Hope said goodbye Roman and Kayla. Jack comforted Jennifer, and she told him that she was worried about Chad and JJ dealing with Clyde. Their family dealt with so much loss. Jennifer couldn’t handle it if something happened to JJ. Jack assured her that JJ would be okay. He said that JJ and Chad needed to do this for Abby. They needed to believe that the boys would get the job done.

Doug III looked at the pictures on the mantle and took out the necklace. He stared at it and thought about overhearing the family talk about the necklace. Julie walked in the room and wondered what he was doing. Doug III slipped the necklace back in his pocket before she saw it. He told her that he was looking at pictures. Julie was sorry he didn’t get to know Hope and her kids. She told him that Ciara opened the time capsule and wanted to show him the necklace. Julie opened the capsule and saw that the necklace was gone. Jennifer returned to the Horton house, and Julie asked her about the necklace. She broke the news to her cousin that the necklace was stolen. No one wanted to upset her, but they didn’t call the police yet. Everyone thought Steven was the person who did it. Julie didn’t believe her brother would take the necklace. She was convinced he changed. Jennifer wondered who else could have done it if it wasn’t Steven. Doug III looked on while they were talking. Julie didn’t know, but she was convinced no one they knew did it. Someone had to break in while they were at the memorial for Doug. He flashed back to taking the necklace during the memorial. Doug III volunteered that Steven rushed out of Salem and enjoyed climbing through windows. Jennifer received a text from Jack saying that he needed her. She left to meet with Jack. Doug III checked on Julie to see if she was okay. She told him that she wasn’t. Julie refused to believe that her brother was a thief. He assured her that he was there for her. Hope walked in the Horton house to see Julie. She wanted to say goodbye. Julie started crying when she realized Hope was going to be with Bo. Hope assured her that her father loved her. You could feel the love all around. Julie hoped she felt his love too. Hope told her that she felt his love too. They assured each other that they would be okay. Before Hope left, she warned him not to hurt Julie. If he did, their next meeting wouldn’t be friendly. Steve met with Jack, and they talked about JJ. Jack was worried about him. Steve called in some favors from the ISA to track down Clyde. Cat had a nightmare that Clyde killed her mother. Chad comforted her to help her feel better. She pulled away from him and apologized for it. Chad told her they should focus on bringing Clyde to justice and getting Abby’s remains. Cat admitted that she had feelings for him and went along with Clyde’s plan because she wanted to save her mother. He didn’t want to hear anymore because there was no justification for what she did. She didn’t know what to do because she still had feelings for him. JJ and Gabi arrived with the letter from Clyde. The group realized they had to change their plan to get Clyde. They had to find a way to turn the tables on him. Cat and Clyde decided to go to the club where Clyde wanted them to meet him. They saw someone with a gun. Cat recognized her and called her “mom.”

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Leo met with Rafe to talk about finding out who leaked his stories to Lady Whistleblower. Rafe asked who had access to the computer if he didn’t let the cast know about the spoilers. Leo said Javi was the only one who saw it. Rafe let him know that he knew about the accusations he made against Javi. He asked Leo if there were any other suspects. Leo thought it might have been Kate to which Rafe thought wouldn’t make sense because she wouldn’t ruin her son. After Leo accused Kate, he thought it could be Abe and Kate together. Rafe didn’t think the accusation was right, but he did have a suspect in mind, but wanted to keep it to himself for now. He thought Leo would accuse the person and he didn’t want the person to know. Javi and Jada talked about Rafe working with Leo. She wondered why he didn’t want Rafe working with Leo. He told her what Leo did to him and how Leo would accuse Rafe if he didn’t find the suspect. While they were talking, he got a text and had to leave. When Rafe came home, Jada told him about what Javi told her and asked about the case. He told her he suspected Hattie was involved. Jada asked if he was tracking her down to which he said he was and wondered if something was wrong with that. Jada said Hattie was a suspect in the poisoned cupcake situation and didn’t want him to get in her way. Rafe said Javi told him his job would come between them. Jada asked him to let her take the lead, but he said he could follow anyone he wanted. They ended up arguing over it. Rafe told her she was afraid that Paulina would think he was doing a better job than she was to which Jada said she wasn’t. The two shook hands.

Javi went to the town square while Leo was reading Lady Whistleblower’s column. He told Leo that he was sorry about the spoilers being leaked. Leo thought he deserved Javi’s attitude after what he did. He said he enjoyed being the head writer and now it was ruined. Javi said he understood and was sorry that he was going through this. Leo thanked him and was excited about the next episode. He invited Javi to watch it with him. While they were talking, Kerry showed up and asked if Javi was ready. Javi and Kerry met on a dating app. Leo was shocked that they were going out together. Kerry reminded Leo that he didn’t think there was anything between them. He and Javi left to get drinks. EJ gave Joy and check and told her to pack and leave. Joy didn’t want to leave because she liked her job. He told her she could go back to school with the money he was giving her. In addition to the money, he said he could introduce her to an agent in L.A. When Joy took the check, Kate showed up and asked what was going on. Kate didn’t think they knew each other. EJ said Joy decided to quit the show. Kate asked Joy why she wanted to leave the show. Joy said it wasn’t a right fit for her and she missed New York. Kate said she couldn’t let her quit while she was under contract because it would be a breach of contract. EJ said he knew Joy had a contract which was why she wanted him to get her out of it. He said Kate could get someone else for the role to which Kate said she didn’t want to. Kate said she and Abe would work with her so she wouldn’t have to break her contract. Joy agreed and said she would stay. Kate was happy she was staying and said she and Abe would make arrangements so she could visit her family. When Kate walked off, EJ wanted to know what Joy was doing. She said she liked being an actress and wondered why she should give it up. He said she interfered in Johnny’s life. She said it took two of them to do that and that Johnny would have to get used to seeing her because she wasn’t leaving. After she was finished talking, she walked off. Alex told Johnny that Joy liked her job and didn’t want to quit. He said he talked her out of quitting. Johnny was upset and told him it was none of his business. Chanel walked in and wondered why they were fighting. Alex said they were fighting over Joy to which Chanel wondered why. Johnny lied and said Alex slept with her. He said Alex admitted to sleeping with Joy and didn’t think it was a good idea after what happened with him and Stephanie. Alex said he and Joy weren’t married so they weren’t hurting anyone to which Chanel said wasn’t true. She said Joy could be hurt because she’s new in town and he wasn’t over Stephanie. Alex said he didn’t want anyone to get hurt either. Chanel went upstairs to learn her lines. Alex asked Johnny why he lied about him sleeping with Joy. Johnny said he had to think fast since Joy was leaving town. Alex said Chanel would blame him for it. Johnny said he panicked but everything would be okay as long as Alex didn’t say anything. Alex agreed not to say anything because he didn’t want to hurt Chanel. Later on, EJ came home and told Johnny that Kate convinced Joy not to leave town. He said Joy wasn’t leaving town. Chanel walked in and wondered why Johnny looked like he was caught doing something. EJ attempted to change the subject by asking her about the show. She said she was connecting with her character and wanted Johnny to help her with her lines. Johnny agreed to help her. When Chanel went upstairs, EJ told him he would have to learn to live with what he did.

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Chad and Cat arrived in Vancouver and hoped that Clyde believed they were the couple Clyde expected across the street. Cat was surprised Chad got a room for them to share. He told her that he didn’t trust her and refused to let her out of his sight. Gabi and JJ showed up at an upscale hotel as the DiMeras. The bellhop gave JJ a letter. JJ checked the room for bugs while Gabi read the letter. Clyde would send instructions on what they had to do next. Paulina, Chanel and Lani were hanging out together. Lani wished she could spend more time with Chanel and Johnny. She promised to do that when she and Eli came back. Paulina urged Chanel to tell Lani how Johnny’s been acting. With regret in her voice, Chanel admitted that Johnny accused her of cheating on him with Alex. Lani revealed that she did the same thing to JJ. EJ found Johnny working on a scene for Chanel and Joy to do. He informed his son that he didn’t have to work so hard on the scene because he convinced Joy to leave Salem. EJ didn’t want him to feel guilty every time he saw Joy in town. With anger in his voice, Johnny wanted him to undo what he did. EJ felt like it was for the best. Joy went to see Alex and told him that she was quitting the show. Alex put it together and thought she should reconsider leaving town. He thought Kate and Abe would sue her for breach of contract. Joy told him that EJ was taking care of that for her. Alex said that the career she worked on would be over, but Joy told him it was a done deal. All she had to do was meet EJ and get the check from him. She wanted Alex to stay out of it.

Cat became angry at Chad for caring more about Abby’s remains than whether her mother was still alive. He put her on notice about talking about Abby. She was resentful about having to take his orders and wanted her old life back. He didn’t have the energy to deal with her anymore. Chad called Jennifer while she left to take a shower. JJ received a call from Jack and found out that Doug died. He broke the news to Gabi, and she was shocked by it. They talked about how much Doug meant to them. Lani revealed to Paulina and Chanel that she slept with Eli when she thought JJ cheated with Gabi. Chanel mentioned that she couldn’t forgive Allie for cheating on her, and she was glad that Johnny didn’t do the same thing. She couldn’t live with it if he cheated on her. EJ was convinced that getting rid of Joy was the best decision. Johnny informed him that someone else knew about what happened. He told him that Alex knew about them. EJ thought Alex would use the information to get the upper hand. Johnny didn’t think he would do that. Joy met with EJ, and he gave her the check. He wanted her to pack her things and leave town. Alex arrived at the DiMera mansion to confront Johnny about what happened with Joy. Johnny told him that it wasn’t any of his business. He warned him to stay out of it before he messed everything up. Chanel arrived and wanted to know what was going on between them.

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Jennifer, Lucas, and Ciara told Marie about the time capsule. They wanted to show her the necklace, but it wasn’t in there. When they were shocked that the necklace was gone, Marie said they would have known if someone broke in and stole it. Lucas said the person who stole it might not have needed to break in. They realized Steven was in the room when they found the necklace. Marie said it wouldn’t be a surprise if Steven stole it because he used to be mixed up in stolen diamonds. Lucas suggested finding Steven. Ciara offered to go with him. Jennifer said Steven said something about going to visit their grandparents’ plaque so they decided to go there. Jennifer told Marie that she hoped Lucas was wrong about Steven to which Marie said she didn’t think so. She told Marie that Julie would be heartbroken if her brother stole the necklace. Steven went to see Tom and Alice’s plaque and told them he would have stolen it back in the day, but he has changed. Leo was at a table nearby and struck up a conversation with Steven. They talked to each other about their lives and decided to become friends. While they were talking, Lucas and Ciara showed up asking about the necklace. When Steven didn’t know what they were talking about, Lucas told him they were talking about the diamond necklace from the capsule. Steve was appalled that they thought he took it. Lucas said Marie told them about his past. Leo said he didn’t know Steven. Lucas told Steven that he knew he stole and wanted him to give it back. Steven said he didn’t take the necklace but it was his grandmother’s so he had more rights to it than they did. He told them he was leaving.

Ciara asked Leo if Steven said anything about the necklace to which Leo said he didn’t. Leo said he liked Steven and that he could be innocent. He said Lucas and Ciara didn’t have a right to judge when Lucas kidnapped his wife and Ciara married a serial killer. Belle was surprised that Shawn came to see her at the townhouse. She told him Claire was sick and couldn’t make it to the funeral so she came instead so he could have family there. Shawn said he was glad she showed. He thanked her for coming. She said she was glad she did. Shawn said they should talk about their marriage since they were together. Belle agreed to talk about their marriage. She said she knew he was dealing with his guilt over what happened to Bo. He told her Bo grabbed his mother’s hand which was why she didn’t come to the funeral. Belle hoped that Bo would wake up and wondered if it would help him get over his guilt. He said even if he got over his guilt, he still wouldn’t be the man she fell in love with. Shawn said it might be time for them to end their marriage. He said he didn’t deserve her. She said that wasn’t true. He said he felt run down after everything that happened with Talia, Jan, and EJ. Their closeness hasn’t been there for a while. Belle wondered if he thought they couldn’t get it back. He asked if she thought they could. She said she loved him. He said they would always have a connection through Claire but it might be time to let go. Belle said she could send the divorce papers over, but he should have a lawyer look them over. He said he would do that. They told each other to take care and hugged before he left. While Julie was at Doug’s cemetery, a stranger showed up. He said his name was Doug Williams. A shocked Julie told him Doug was dead. Doug said he got out of jail to see her. She asked if he was going to say that his cellmate was Bill to which Doug said his cellmate was named Bill. Julie asked if he took her husband’s name. Doug said he changed his name. He was born Douglas LeClaire after his father. Julie was shocked that he was Doug LeClaire’s son. Doug said his father changed his name to Charles. He said Charles told him Robert wasn’t his father and that he was conceived artificially by Rebecca and Doug. Julie said she knew the history and hugged him. He said he found out about his grandfather and wished he could have met him, but he was glad to have met her. She asked him about his time in jail. He said he got in trouble, but managed to show up. She thought he was tired and invited him to the house. When they got home, Julie introduced Doug to Jennifer and Marie. Marie thought something was going on with Julie until Julie told her about Charles. Jennifer said she heard the story. Julie couldn’t believe how the day turned out. They found the capsule and now Doug’s grandson is back. When Julie wanted to show him the capsule, Jennifer said it was put away for safekeeping. Marie said she had to leave and promised to keep in touch. When Julie left to make up a room for Doug, he asked about the time capsule. He found out the necklace was missing. Steven showed up at the house to let Julie know he was leaving town. He asked her not to believe everything she heard about him and that he would keep in touch. Doug looked at pictures of Alice and pulled the necklace out of his pocket.

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Belle told Marlena that her marriage to Shawn was over. They tried to work things out, but their feelings aren’t the same anymore. Belle was sad because she thought they would be together forever. Marlena had an idea to make her feel better. Philip saw Shawn at the pub. Shawn wasn’t too happy to see him. Philip told him that he wanted to offer his condolences for what happened to Doug. He noticed that Shawn had a beer and thought Shawn was sober. Shawn set his mind at ease by saying that it was a non-alcoholic drink. He was glad because he thought that would come between him and Belle. Shawn dropped the bomb that they were getting divorced. It felt final this time. Philip assured him that he wasn’t after Belle. He wanted to focus on reclaiming his birthright. Shawn hoped he got it. Ciara and Lucas wondered if Steven was innocent of stealing the diamond and if they accused the wrong person of taking it. Lucas didn’t think anyone else would take the necklace on the day of Doug’s funeral. At the Horton house, Doug III looked at Alice’s picture on the mantle. He took out the diamond necklace from his pocket. Hope arrived and called out for Julie. Doug III introduced himself to Hope. She was offended and told him that her father was Doug Williams. Hope said he wasn’t Doug. Julie arrived before he had a chance to respond to Hope. She hugged Hope. Hope told her that Bo didn’t wake up, but he would do it someday. She apologized to Julie for not getting there sooner. Julie was happy to see her. While they were talking Hope wondered about the man she met. Julie introduced him as Doug’s grandson. Hope had a vague memory of Doug having a son through IVF. She welcomed him to the family. Hope found out that Ciara opened the time capsule. Doug shifted uncomfortably when Julie talked about their grandmother’s necklace. Hope wanted to see it, but she wanted to see her father.

Lucas and Ciara went to the Horton House. Julie told Ciara that her mother was home, and Bo didn’t wake up.  She told them about Doug, and she mentioned the time capsule. Lucas started to tell Julie about the necklace when Doug interrupted them by asking for something to eat. When Julie left Doug told Lucas and Ciara that Jennifer and Marie thought it would be better that she didn’t know about the necklace yet. Ciara agreed that it would be better if Julie didn’t find out that Steven stole the necklace the same day she buried her husband. Hope went to Doug’s grave. She cried and told him how much she loved him. Jennifer arrived while Hope was at the grave. Hope fell into her arms. They caught up with each other. Hope said she wanted to be there for Julie and her father, but she was scared Bo would wake up alone. Jennifer assured her that she made the right decision. She said Doug would have understood her decision. Marlena brought Belle ice cream and chocolate chip cookies to ease her pain. They indulged in the food until Marlena left to talk with Shane about John. Belle called Claire to tell her about her and Shawn. Philip was surprised that Shawn wanted to him to run the company. Shawn thought Xander would run it into the ground. He warned him that Xander would put up a fight. Philip had Stephanie as his secret weapon. Shawn got a text from Ciara telling him about Hope, so he left. Hope told Jennifer that she wasn’t sure about Doug III. She admitted that she didn’t trust him. Hope wanted to know if anyone called her brother Charles to ask if he had a son named Doug. She wanted Jennifer to keep an eye on Doug while she was in Europe with Bo. Jennifer assured her that she could count on her. Shawn and Ciara showed up after Jennifer left the cemetery. They wanted to support Hope. Hope was positive their father would wake up one day. The day was about Doug. They promised to keep Doug in their hearts.

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Liz reunited with Maggie at the town square. She told her that Marie wasn’t happy to see her. Liz said that she didn’t hold a grudge against Marie for what happened with Neil. Marie still held a grudge because she shot her. In her defense, Liz thought she was an intruder. Marie reminded her that she was the intruder because she was sleeping with her husband in her bed. Maggie wanted them to stop talking about the past. Ciara opened the time capsule in front of Shawn, Lucas and Jennifer. The group went through the time capsule and saw mementos from their past. Julie walked in the room after reuniting with Steven. She introduced him as her younger brother. Julie was happy the time capsule was opened. She found Alice’s diamond necklace in the time capsule. Alice didn’t wear it. Julie wondered what happened to the necklace and wanted to go through the time capsule. It was time to say goodbye to Doug. Everyone started to leave for the service, but Steven stayed behind. He stared at the necklace. Marlena found Belle crying. Belle realized that she should have let Shawn know she was going to be there for Doug’s service. Marlena believed he would be happy to see her. Maggie advised Liz and Marie to let go of their anger. The women shook hands for Doug’s sake.

Marlena and Belle arrived for the service. She introduced Belle and thought it was nice to see Liz and Marie getting along. Liz informed her that they weren’t exactly getting along. Shawn ran into Belle at the service and assured her that it was okay that she was there. Julie thanked everyone for showing up. She looked at Doug’s picture and took a deep breath before the priest started the ceremony. Shawn read a scripture. Ciara read one of Doug’s favorite poems. Julie read the eulogy for the service. She talked about his life and choked up during her speech. Everyone became emotional as she continued talking about Doug. Liz got up to express how she felt about Doug. She wouldn’t have a career if it weren’t for Doug. Everyone sang “Always” as a tribute to Doug. There were flashbacks of Doug and Julie. The rest of the mourners paid their respects to Doug before leaving Julie alone. She took one last opportunity to say goodbye to Doug before walking away. Belle and Marlena went back to the townhouse. Belle wanted to give Shawn time with his family. Marlena reminded her that she was his family too and that he loved her. She left to find out more information from Shane about John so he could tell him about Doug dying. Shawn arrived at the townhouse. Abe, Paulina, Eli and Lani had a drink in Doug’s honor. The Bradys also honored Doug by having drinks at the pub. Marie, Lucas, Ciara and Jennifer went back to the Horton house. While they were at the house, Marie wondered about the time capsule. Ciara opened the time capsule to show her the necklace, but it was gone. Steven sat next to Tom and Alice’s plaque at the town square. He didn’t realize that his grandmother had so much treasure. Back in the day, he would have been tempted to take the necklace. He assured her that he changed. Julie sat at Doug’s gravesite. She started crying and wondering what she would do now. A man arrived at the gravesite and announced himself as Doug Williams.

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There was a flashback of Doug in prison planning to go back to Salem when he got out of prison. Liz went to see Marlena. They talked about old times. While they were talking, Liz brought up her rivalry with Marie. Marlena said that was a long time ago. Liz said the day was about Doug and brought up how he helped her singing career. There was a flashback of Liz and Doug. Later on, Marlena had flashbacks of Doug and Julie helping her on her wedding day. When Belle showed up, Marlena told her John was called away on a mission. She asked Belle how Shawn was. Belle said she didn’t know because she was giving him space by working for DiMera in Hong Kong. She said she wanted to be there to support him even though he didn’t know she was there. Since they haven’t spoken to each other much, she doesn’t know where things stood with them. While Jennifer was looking at family pictures, Lucas showed up. Jennifer said Julie would be happy to see him. She said she couldn’t imagine how Julie would feel with Doug not being there. They talked about Doug and how he welcomed Lucas into the family. While they were talking, Ciara and Shawn showed up. Jennifer wondered if Hope was coming to which Shawn said she wasn’t. Shawn said Hope was with Bo. He said Bo squeezed her hand when she told him about Doug. They were hopeful that it meant Bo was waking up. Jennifer said Julie would understand why Hope couldn’t leave Bo. When Ciara showed pictures of the kids, Shawn noticed a box on the table. Lucas said it was a time capsule that was found when the house caught on fire. He said no one has been able to open it. Ciara got the box open.

When Julie was in bed, she reached out to Doug and noticed he wasn’t there. She had flashbacks of her and Doug when they were younger. When she heard a noise outside, it turned out to be her brother. Julie was happy to see him, but was upset with him for not staying in touch. He said he had to be there for her and talked about how Doug helped him when he was in trouble. She said she hoped he wasn’t there because he was in trouble because her grandson worked for the FBI. Julie told him about Eli and Lani and they reminisced about old times. He apologized for how he treated her and said he wasn’t the same person he was. Lani talked to Eli about Doug’s past. She was shocked to find out that Doug was in prison with Bill and that he was involved with Julie and her mother. While they were talking, they talked about Steven. Maggie ran into Marie in the town square and talked about Doug. They talked about what happened in the past which led to them talking about Marie’s rivalry with Liz. Marie said it was a long time ago, but she would be okay if she never saw Liz again. Everyone showed up for Doug’s funeral. They talked about Doug. There was a flashback of Doug and Bill in jail.

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