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Eric went to the pub. He talked to Roman about Sloan’s disappearance. Roman couldn’t believe she got the jump on EJ. Eric said he was surprised to see EJ on the ground. Roman couldn’t believe Sloan took the baby. He told Eric things would get better. Roman asked Eric to move back in the pub so he could start over. Eric agreed to do it and left the pub. At the DiMera mansion, EJ read an article about Paulina. He insulted her to Jude. Chanel walked in while he was insulting Paulina. She said she wasn’t happy about the way he was trying to go after her mother. EJ said he was doing it because Paulina risked her and the baby’s lives. Chanel told him Paulina wouldn’t have risked their lives if she knew what would happen. When Chanel reminded EJ that Paulina fired him, she asked if he was really trying to protect his grandchild or get revenge. EJ said it wasn’t about revenge. Chanel said the tests say the baby is fine. When EJ said the tests could be wrong, she told him she was having the baby. When Chanel left, EJ talked to Jude about his true paternity and how it could cost him Nicole. Eric showed up at the mansion. EJ told him Nicole wasn’t there. Eric said he needed a lawyer to help him with his divorce from Sloan. He said he needed a lawyer who hated Sloan as much as he did. EJ agreed to help him. He said there was a way around needing Sloan to file for the divorce. EJ suggested they put something in the paper attempting to look for her. Eric said he wasn’t sure he would take the case.

Paulina talked to Abe about costing Chanel, Johnny, and the baby their lives. Abe told her their tests came out fine. Paulina was worried that the results could change. She said she and Chanel weren’t in a good place. Paulina said she would never forgive herself if something happened to Chanel and the baby. Abe got a call from a friend who told him people want Paulina to step down as mayor. He said there was an organization that wanted her to step down. Paulina said she was going to find out who was behind the organization. Johnny went to see Marlena to talk about his future. He told her about the job he was offered. In order for him to do the job, he had to move. He said Chanel didn’t know about the job offer and wasn’t sure if he should go for it. Johnny said he didn’t want Chanel to feel like she was sacrificing with the baby coming. Marlena asked how he thought Chanel would feel if she found out he turned down the job and never told her. She said it was up to Chanel to decide for herself. Johnny said he would talk to her. Marlena said she thought he should take the job even though she wanted him to stay in Salem. While they were talking, they talked about Eric, EJ, and Jude. Johnny said he felt bad for Eric but was happy for EJ and Nicole. He left for an appointment with Chanel. While Chanel was waiting for the doctor, Johnny showed up. She said she had an interesting talk with his father. When she told him what she and EJ talked about, Johnny was upset. She said she didn’t want him and his father to argue. When Johnny was about to tell Chanel about his job offer, the doctor walked in. They talked for a while.

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Alex walked in on Theresa and Brady in bed together. Xander talked to Justin about Maggie and Konstantin’s wedding. Justin said he was officiating the wedding. Xander was surprised. Justin said the prenup will protect Maggie. Xander said a piece of paper wouldn’t put a stop to Konstantin. Bonnie and Sarah talked about Sarah’s wedding. Sarah said she knew Bonnie and Xander didn’t have the best relationship, but she wanted her to be there. Bonnie said she would be there. Sarah said she hoped Xander’s mother would be there too. She told Bonnie about Xander’s mother but was afraid to call her. Bonnie took the phone and called his mother. Steve talked to Ava about Clyde. John met with Konstantin at the Kiriakis mausoleum. Konstantin put the pawn card in front of John and handed him a gun. He told John to kill his wife. John said he knew what to do. He put the gun away. Maggie went to see Steve. She told him the money was Titan was transferred. Maggie said Konstantin thought he would get her money, but he would pay. John showed up and found out they had what they needed to get Konstantin arrested before the wedding. He said he was happy to hear that since Konstantin wanted him to kill Maggie when she married him. John said he taped the conversation, but he wasn’t sure if it was enough. Alex was upset to see Theresa in bed with Brady. When Alex was about to leave, Theresa told him to give her 30 minutes to an hour. Brady left the room. Theresa reminded Alex that he was with Kristen, so he didn’t have the right to be upset. Alex told her he and Kristen were over. He said Kristen made him see that he only wanted to be with Theresa. Theresa asked why he kept pushing her away. Alex said he had a feeling she was keeping something from him.

Konstantin went in the living room. Xander told him he wasn’t fit to marry Maggie. He said Konstantin was a big step down from Victor. Konstantin said he was in the dark about Victor. He said Victor hated Xander and thought he was nothing more than a gardener. Xander said that wasn’t true. Konstantin said Victor didn’t leave him anything in the will. Theresa told Alex that she wasn’t keeping anything from him. Alex said he believed her. He asked if she was going to keep seeing Brady. She thought about her conversation with Konstantin about scheming against Alex. Theresa told him she was with Brady to get back at him for being with Kristen. Alex said he understood why she did it. Theresa said she wanted to be with him. They decided to commit to each other. Alex left the room. Theresa said she had to do this if she wanted to be the Kiriakis heiress. Brady went back to Theresa’s room to find out if Alex was upset about her not wanting to be exclusive. Theresa told him she wanted a commitment with Alex. Brady was shocked and blamed himself for falling for her charms. She said it was best that they kept things simple for Tate and asked if they were cool. Brady said they were. He blamed himself for making the same mistake he swore he wouldn’t make. Brady left the room. Theresa told herself that she had to let him go. Sarah took the phone from Bonnie and left a message for Xander’s mother inviting her to the wedding. Everyone gathered in the living room for the wedding. Bonnie let Xander know that Sarah had to go to the hospital. She said they invited his mother to the wedding. He said he knew Sarah wanted it, but he was okay with never seeing her again. Justin told everyone to sit so the ceremony could begin. When Justin asked for the rings, he got an alert on his phone from Titan. He said money was missing from Victor’s trust which Konstantin was in charge of. Konstantin told Maggie that he was being framed. She said he was going to prison for embezzlement. When he realized Maggie and Justin were in on what happened he threatened to make them all pay. He took out the pawn card and told John to take out the gun. John took out the gun but raised it to Konstantin. Konstantin found out the original prenup was intact. Maggie yelled at him for taking advantage of her vulnerability over Victor’s death. Steve and John realized Konstantin was the one who had Victoria kidnapped. Xander threatened to kill Konstantin. Maggie wanted to know who was helping him. Theresa said it didn’t matter since he already admitted to what he did. Konstantin said they were all hypocrites. He said Victor wasn’t a saint and didn’t care that Catarina got caught in the crossfire of their war. Konstantin said he may not have been able to get revenge on them, but he did with Victor. He said he was caused Victor’s plane to crash.

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Julie told Maggie that she didn’t want her to marry Konstantin. Maggie said the marriage was of convenience. Julie said she changed her mind because Konstantin must have hated Victor over his daughter’s death. Maggie said Konstantin wasn’t over his daughter’s death. Julie said she thought Konstantin was in Salem to get revenge and was going to use her to do it. Konstantin reminded Theresa about their plan of her marrying Alex. While they were talking, Konstantin reminded her that she was the one who wanted to change how Xander was Victor’s son. When they were talking, Brady showed up. Maggie told Julie that she understood her doubts, but Konstantin and Victor made amends. Julie didn’t believe they made amends. She couldn’t believe Maggie would be that naive to believe they made amends. When Maggie said she knew what she was doing, Julie wanted to know what she meant. Maggie didn’t tell her. Clyde told Chad he would be shooting an innocent man if he killed him. Harris told Chad not to let Clyde take him from his children. Chad said he would let Clyde live because he wanted to know how Abby was alive and where she was. Brady asked Theresa to tell him what she and Konstantin were talking about. When Theresa lied to him, Brady said he heard something about funds. Theresa and Konstantin talked about Maggie sharing Victor’s money. Konstantin left the room. Brady asked if Theresa had plans with Alex. Theresa said she didn’t because Alex planned to keep seeing Kristen.

Brady and Theresa talked about Alex and how he wanted to see Kristen. Theresa said she didn’t have to feel guilty about being with another man if Alex didn’t. Julie and Maggie talked about Chad risking his life to go after Clyde. While they were talking, Julie told Maggie about marrying Konstantin. Julie warned her to call off the wedding before it was too late. Konstantin showed up and wanted to know why Julie wanted Maggie to call off the wedding. Chad went to the motel and saw Lucas and Ava. When Ava left, Lucas wanted to know what was going on. Chad said Clyde said something about Abby. He said Clyde told him Abby was alive. Theresa kissed Brady. He wanted to know what she was doing. She told him Alex and Kristen were doing it so why couldn’t they do it. Theresa told him she wanted him. She wanted him to admit that he wanted her too. While Chad and Lucas were talking about Clyde’s claim that Abby was alive, Lucas thought Clyde was trying to save his neck by lying. Theresa tried to convince Brady to be with her. Ava showed up to check on Harris and Clyde. Harris told her Clyde was back in prison. Ava realized he was upset that she was going to kill Clyde. She said she wasn’t right, but she wasn’t going to apologize since he went after Tripp. Harris said she went too far. Ava wanted him to understand why she did what she did so they could get past it. Maggie told Julie that her marriage was none of her business. Konstantin said it was wrong to blame Victor for his daughter’s death. While he was talking, Konstantin told Maggie his Visa was expiring. He said he didn’t have a choice but to get married tomorrow. Julie told Maggie to think it through.

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Nicole told Rafe that Sloan was at the mansion. She told him what happened between Sloan and EJ. When Rafe got off the phone, he called for an APB on Sloan. EJ went to Melinda to talk about Sloan. Ava put a gun on Clyde and was going to shoot him. Harris showed up to stop her, but she was determined to shoot Clyde. Nicole talked to Eric about Sloan taking her child for six months. She thought Sloan wanted her to get away with what she did. Eric told Nicole that Sloan wouldn’t get away with what she did. While they were talking, Nicole said Melinda was responsible. Eric was shocked that Melinda was in on it. Melinda asked EJ if Sloan was gone. She wanted to know why EJ was there since it didn’t have anything to do with her. EJ said with Sloan gone, Melinda was the only one who knew Jude was Eric’s son. Harris continued to talk Ava out of shooting Clyde, but Ava wanted to make him pay for what he did to her son. While Harris was talking to Ava, he convinced her to give him the gun. Harris put a gun to Clyde. Stefan ran into Rafe at the town square. He told Rafe that Melinda shut him down when he asked her about Gabi’s case. When Melinda pretended to not know that Jude was Eric’s son, EJ told her not to act like she didn’t know. EJ said he knew the truth. He wondered why she would risk her job to help Sloan. Melinda told him about Sloan’s miscarriage. She also told him about what happened to Sloan when the adoption fell through. Melinda explained why she helped Sloan with stealing Nicole’s baby. EJ didn’t care about her reason for helping Sloan. He ripped into Melinda for making Nicole suffer without her child. Melinda asked if Eric deserved to suffer. Nicole wondered why Melinda would risk her job to help Sloan. She said Melinda must have gotten something out of it. Eric didn’t know what Melinda gained by helping Sloan. Nicole told him she wasn’t the only one suffering. She told him that she thought about how she would handle Sloan. Nicole said her feelings weren’t a complicated as Eric’s since he loved her. Eric said it was hard to believe he ever loved Sloan.

Harris put handcuffs on Clyde. He told Ava to go back to the motel. When Ava left, Harris was about to arrest Clyde. Chad showed up with a gun. Harris tried to stop Chad from shooting Clyde, but Chad wanted to know the truth about Abby. Clyde told him he didn’t owe him anything. Chad asked if he intended to kill Abby. Stefan and Rafe talked about Melinda not helping Gabi. Rafe told Stefan that Melinda wouldn’t help him unless he helped her. Melinda called EJ out for keeping Eric from finding out the truth about Jude. She said he was keeping Eric in the dark because he thought he would keep Eric and Nicole from being together. EJ told Melinda that he and Nicole were a family. Melinda reminded EJ that he was going to let Sloan live a lie until he saw Eric and Nicole kiss. She ripped into him for not thinking about Jude. While she was talking, she told him about what she had to do for her daughter. Melinda asked if he thought about the fact that Jude was the son of a man he despised. She said Jude would look more like his real dad when he got older. Melinda wondered how EJ was going to raise Eric’s child. While Eric and Nicole talked about Jude’s name, he asked her to keep the name the same. Eric said he picked the name because of her. Nicole thought he picked the name because it was the baby he and Sloan lost. Eric said he was thinking of her when he named him. EJ told Melinda that the baby would want for nothing because he was a DiMera. Melinda said he would want the truth. EJ reminded her about keeping Nicole from her baby. He said if she kept her mouth shut, he would do the same. Stefan asked Rafe what kind of legal trouble Melinda was in. Rafe didn’t want to talk about it. Stefan wanted to know what the plan was. Rafe said they were going to do something. Stefan wanted to go to Paulina, but Rafe didn’t want to bother her with it. While they were talking, Stefan told him what Kristen wanted him to do to get Melinda to open the case. Rafe told him he appreciated what he was doing to keep Gabi safe. When Ava went back to the motel, Lucas told her that Goldman was arrested. Ava told him Harris showed up. Lucas brought up Chad and why he hated Clyde. Harris told Chad to let the police handle Clyde, but Chad didn’t want to. Chad asked if Clyde wanted to kill Belle. Clyde said he did. Chad said he was looking for Abby for investigating his drug cartel. He reminded Clyde that he stabbed Abby. Chad said she was alive the night he found her. He said he failed to protect her, but he could avenge her death. Melinda told EJ that she was motivated to keep quiet for now. She reminded him that he had to help her if she needed a favor. EJ said he would do whatever she wanted. Nicole told Eric he could spend as much time as he wanted with Jude. Eric said he didn’t think EJ would go for it. Stefan asked Rafe about the plan to get Gabi’s case open. Rafe said there was a lot of evidence against Clyde. He said it was likely that he knew Gil killed Li. Stefan wondered if Clyde would talk. Clyde told Chad Abby wasn’t killed over drug money. He said it was more than that. Clyde said Abby got more than she deserved. Chad said he shouldn’t have hesitated to put a bullet in his head. When Chad wanted to pull the trigger, Harris told him not to. Clyde told him to do it. Harris told Chad to think it through. Chad to Clyde that he would end him so no one would go through what he went through. Clyde told Chad he didn’t kill Abby.

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Melinda was shocked when Rafe decided to arrest her. He told her that she lied to him about Jude and that she was involved in what happened to Jude. Melinda scoffed at him until he told her that he found out the truth from Eric. She explained that the help she provided for Sloan was under client/attorney privilege. Rafe told her that she was going with him to get booked. She tried to stop him, but he told her that she was criminal. Rafe let her know that she would be punished. Melinda had a card up her sleeve. She told him that she could help Gabi. He froze where he stood. Rafe wondered what that had to do with Gabi. She told him about the new evidence about Gil and Gabi. Melinda informed him that she had the book. She knew he wouldn’t want anything to happen to the book. He couldn’t believe she was blackmailing the commissioner. Melinda said even if she knew about the kidnapping, Sloan was the one who kidnapped Jude. If he ever wanted Gabi out of prison, he would tell people that she wasn’t near the baby. Leo couldn’t believe EJ wanted to keep the truth about Jude a secret. He wondered why he paid him so much money. EJ decided to come clean with Leo. He said he didn’t want Nicole to find out the truth about Jude until he was certain about him. He didn’t want her to get her hopes up. Leo didn’t believe him. He wondered why EJ would pay him to keep quiet and not ask him about the truth. EJ said Leo always tells things so the money was insurance. He left with Jude. Nicole wanted to call the cops on Sloan. She was about to run out when Eric showed up at the mansion. Eric demanded to know why Sloan was at the mansion. Nicole told him that Sloan wanted to call a truce, but she didn’t want to do that. She called Rafe and left a message for him to arrest Sloan. Eric told Sloan that she would pay for what she did. Sloan said there wasn’t a worse punishment than losing him. She wanted Eric to forgive her. Sloan told him that she did what she did out of love. Eric went ballistic when she said that. She said that wasn’t the entire story. Sloan flashed back to her conversation with EJ. EJ arrived home and wondered why Sloan was there.

Nicole told EJ that Sloan was there to apologize and said there was more to the story. EJ escorted Sloan out of the mansion. He demanded that Eric stay and get Nicole ice for her hand. Sloan told Eric that she loved him. EJ and Sloan went outside and reminded her they had a deal. He paid a lot of money for her to disappear. EJ warned to make her life miserable if she said anything to Eric. Sloan didn’t want to live in fear. She thought she could convince Nicole to forgive her and understand what she did. He warned her to take the money and disappear. Eric told Nicole that Melinda was involved in the kidnapping. They talked about Jude and he admitted that it was hard to be around Jude. He wanted to catch up to EJ to make sure Sloan was taken care of. Stefan and Kristen talked about Melinda screwing him when he wanted to reopen Gabi’s case. They needed more evidence for Gabi’s case. Stefan said Kristen had to figure out how to get Melinda to play fast ball if she wanted the DiMera CEO position. She suggested that Stefan seduce her to get her to talk. He hated the plan. Kristen reminded him that his passion for Gabi didn’t stop him from sleeping with Ava. He tried to deny it, but she didn’t buy it. She told him that Ava told her the truth. Roman and Kate talked about what happened to Eric. He was devastated that Eric got hurt like that. Leo walked in the pub and Roman wasn’t happy about it. Leo wasn’t sure what he did wrong so Roman told him. He let Leo know that he wasn’t welcomed there because he kept the truth about Jude from everyone. Kate wondered if he stole the baby. He denied stealing the baby. Leo told him that Sloan was a liar and that no one could believe what she says about him. He walked out of the pub. Melinda told Rafe that he could arrest her if he wanted to do it, but he wouldn’t get what he wanted. She hoped Gabi would understand he was more concerned about her than he was about getting his sister out of prison. Rafe hesitated, but he agreed to her terms. He warned her to keep her word, or he would lock her up for good. Eric found EJ on the ground alone. He woke him up and EJ told him that Sloan hit him over the head. EJ sent Eric in the opposite direction to look for Sloan. Sloan approached EJ and thanked him. He told her to leave and never come back.

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Eric told Leo that he knew he was blackmailing Sloan over Jude. He asked Leo if he knew where Sloan was. Leo said he didn’t know where she was. When Eric continued to ask him about Sloan, Leo said he tried to do the right thing. Eric grabbed him and told him he would deal with him now that Sloan and the money are gone. Melinda told Sloan to stop calling her. She told Sloan that Rafe kept asking her questions, but he didn’t know anything. When Rafe came in her office, Melinda hung up the phone. Rafe told her he didn’t believe she didn’t know about Jude’s kidnapping when she helped Sloan with the adoption. Melinda said Sloan kept her out of the loop before everything was finalized. She asked what she would gain from helping Sloan steal a DiMera baby. When Rafe didn’t get the answers he wanted, he left. Melinda was relieved. EJ told Jude his paternity would be their little secret. Nicole walked in the room. EJ suggested they change the baby’s name since Sloan was the one who named him. Nicole hesitated before agreeing to do it. When EJ took the baby for a walk, Sloan came in the house to face Nicole. Stephanie went to see Marlena in her office. She told Marlena that she felt overwhelmed by Everett’s intervention. Marlena said she would be there if she or Jada needed anything.

Everett woke up from a dream of Stephanie walking in on him and Jada in the shower together. Jada and Stephanie showed up at Everett’s room. They told him that Marlena thought he had DID because of the abuse he suffered when he was young. Everett got upset at the accusation. Stephanie said she knew the situation was scary, but he shouldn’t keep his past buried. He told her to shut up. Bobby said Everett didn’t need to hear that. He said he was going to make sure of it. While EJ was out with Jude, he ran into Marlena. It was hard for Marlena to see the baby. EJ apologized to her. She said they were all victims. Marlena said she believed he and Nicole would be great parents to Jude. EJ thanked her. Sloan told Nicole that she needed to hear something. Nicole said she was going to call Rafe. Sloan told her she didn’t plan to kidnap Jude. She said Dimitri showed up with him as she hit rock bottom. Sloan said it felt like fate. Nicole said she would show her fate. She punched Sloan. Nicole ripped into Sloan because of what she put her through. Sloan reminded her that she did the same thing to Sami. She wanted Nicole to give her the same grace she was given. Nicole told her she would never do that. Leo tried to defend himself to Eric, but he grabbed him again. When Leo called out for help, Rafe showed up. Eric told him to get out of his sight. Leo walked away. Eric told Rafe that Leo wasn’t any help in finding Sloan. Rafe said they would find her. Eric said finding her wouldn’t make him a father. Rafe said bringing her in would help. He told Eric about his conversation with Melinda. Rafe told him Melinda said she wasn’t there for the adoption. Eric said Melinda handed them Jude at the door. Bobby called Jada his wife. He said they were good together. Jada told him he cheated on her. Bobby told Stephanie that the spoiled princess thing wasn’t his style. He said what he and Jada had was special and real. Jada asked if he was real. While they were talking, Bobby told them to get out. When he opened the door, Marlena was there. She said she wanted to help, but Bobby said he would make sure Everett was okay. He said there were things from Everett’s past that he didn’t need to know. Stephanie tried to reach out to Everett, but Bobby told him not to listen to her. He fell to the floor. Marlena checked on him. Bobby said they would never see Everett again. Marlena said his blood pressure was elevated and told him to get help. He agreed to get help. Leo went to Melinda’s office to get protection. She said she got Rafe off her back and could lead him down another path. Melinda said Sloan was the only person who could prove he was blackmailing her. Rafe showed up to arrest Melinda. Nicole pulled out her phone to call the police. When Sloan went to the door to leave, Eric was there.

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Theresa saw Stefan at the Bistro. She happily let him know that she was moving into the Kiriakis mansion with Alex. There’s a shot of Alex and in bed with Kristen. Alex got a call and he assumed it was from Maggie wondering where he was. Kristen informed him that EJ is waiting to find a chink in the Titan armor. Alex wasn’t worried. His phone went off again and he realized he was late for an appointment. He got out of bed. Harris let Ava know that the ISA cracked the code in Clyde’s book. The ISA was tracking the dealers they uncovered. There were local dealers involved. Harris was confident they would find Clyde. Ava wanted to go with him, but Harris refused to let her go.

EJ was with Jude and he introduced him to Alex and Kristen. Alex rushed off. EJ told Kristen about Sloan kidnapping Jude. She didn’t believe Sloan kidnapped Jude alone. EJ just told her what he knew about it. He wanted to use his resources to track her down. Kristen reminded him that his sources didn’t find Clyde. She wondered if he was losing his magic touch. He didn’t want to hear that from her. Ava told Lucas that Harris wanted them to stake out the post office to watch Goldman. They wore disguises while they waited for Goldman. Ava wore a big hat and glasses while Lucas dressed as a monk. He didn’t think he blended in. Ava thought people would talk to a monk before they talk to a cowboy. She wanted him to look out for Goldman while she went around the post office. Lucas bumped into Goldman. Harris saw a man named Snake and showed his badge. Snake ran off. Ava came out of the post office and saw Lucas with Goldman. He sprayed Goldman with bear spray. They took Goldman away.

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