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Harris wanted answers from Ava about what was going on at the restaurant. She tried to keep the truth from him, but he demanded answers from her. Xander and Sarah got settled moving in together. Stefan talked to Gabi on the phone. He wanted to make sure she was okay. After his call with Gabi, he looked for Ava. Harris wanted to know what was going on with Ava. She tried to leave, but Harris stopped her. He thought she was back in the mob, but he knew that wasn’t it. She avoided telling him the truth. He wanted to help her. Ava told Harris that he didn’t find anything in the restaurant. She informed him that he scared off her customers. Ava wondered what he wanted from her. He said he wasn’t a cop. Harris cared about her and wanted to help her. Xander was aware that the apartment was crowded. He wondered if they needed everything in the apartment. She agreed they could get rid of things. Sarah wanted to get rid of his trunk. He didn’t want to get rid of it because it had sentimental value. Harris continued to ask Ava to open up to him. The Johnson family gathered for dinner. Steve grilled Everett about his relationship with Stephanie. Stephanie was embarrassed by Steve’s questions for Everett. Stefan interrupted Harris and Ava while they were talking. He informed Harris that he had to talk to his lawyer if he wanted info from them.

Stephanie let her father know that she was embarrassed by his questions. Steve wanted to get to know Everett better. Everett seemed okay with Steve’s questions. Tripp announced that he and Wendy had an announcement. Xander was in pain because he had to move Sarah’s gnomes. She thought is trunk was the reason why he was in pain. Sarah offered to give him a massage. She thought they should go to bed since Victoria was going to be up soon. Xander grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a kiss. Ava didn’t appreciate Stefan ordering her around. He thought she was going to open her mouth to Harris. Harris walked in the restaurant and saw the way Stefan manhandled her. He wanted to know if Ava would press charges against him. Stefan pulled Ava into a kiss. Tripp and Wendy talked about a scavenger hunt that they could try in Salem. Stephanie thought they could do it for charity. Harris didn’t approve of Stefan cheating on his wife. Stefan and Ava allowed him to believe they were together. Harris walked out of the restaurant. Ava couldn’t believe Stefan kissed her. He said he didn’t mean anything by the kiss.

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At the police station, Harris got an alert and left with the police officers. Stefan and Ava talked about hiding a new batch of drugs. Harris and the police showed up at the Bistro. He said it was a raid. Ava wanted to know why he did that. She thought he did it because she broke up with him. Harris said he was concerned about Stefan owning the Bistro. He wanted her to tell him the truth so he could help. She said he was acting like this because she broke up with him. When Harris tried to reason with her, Stefan interrupted to say he was suing the city over the raid. After the police finished searching the restaurant, Harris let them know that no drugs were found. He apologized to Ava. She apologized to the guests and offered them a free dinner. Stefan told Ava he had an interesting conversation with someone who received insider information about the raid. The person got involved at the right time to get rid of the drugs before the raid. When Stefan got a call from Gabi, Ava got a message from someone telling her to meet them at the dock.  She went to meet the person at the dock. The person turned out to be Harris.

Brady met Theresa and Alex in the interrogation room. Justin showed up with Tate. They were happy to see him. Justin told them he made a case for Tate to be transferred to a juvenile facility and the judge approved of it. Brady and Theresa thought EJ would try to get the judge to revoke the decision. Justin thought his case would hold up. Tate asked why he had to go to rehab when he didn’t do drugs. Justin said the facility was for behavioral problems. Tate said he didn’t have behavioral problems. Justin said it was the only option. He asked Brady or Theresa to pack up Tate’s things since he would be leaving on a police transport soon. Justin said the facility was in Illinois. Theresa said she wanted to follow the bus and make sure Tate was settled properly. Justin told her it was against the rules. He said no outside contact was allowed for the first month. Tate said he would be okay. Justin got a message from EJ saying he accepted the judge’s order and wouldn’t appeal it. Alex apologized to Justin for doubting his abilities. He said Justin was a good lawyer. Justin accepted his apology and told him he would always be there for him.

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The town celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Nicole ran into Abe and Paulina. Paulina asked her about Holly and she told her about the treatment facility. She’s praying that Holly could get helped the way EJ did. Nicole hoped for a miracle for Holly. Jada told Rafe about being racially profiled. Johnny and Chanel talked about Paulina’s biopsy. She was afraid her mother would get bad news. Chanel admitted to Johnny that she pretended to be okay so her mother wouldn’t be scared. He promised to keep her secret safe. Later, Johnny, Chanel, Rafe and Jada talked about equality. Chanel said she and Johnny’s parents were supportive of their relationship. Jada admitted that her mother wasn’t happy about her marrying a Jewish white man. They continued to share stories with each other. Johnny informed Rafe that he admired him. The group listened to Paulina’s podcast. Sloan and Leo ran into each other at the square. They argued about his budget. Leo informed her that he was back at the paper. She got nervous, but he assured her that he wouldn’t reveal her secret yet. Nicole wanted to know what happened. Sloan lied to her about her conversation with Leo. Nicole misunderstood what she meant and thought she was mad.

Sloan informed Nicole that she didn’t have a reason to be mad since she had a wonderful baby and husband. They talked about Holly. Nicole told her that she was going to Italy with Holly. Sloan admitted she was nervous about having dinner with John and Marlena. Nicole gave her tips to get through the dinner. While they were talking Sloan told her that she saw her with Holly and Eric. She didn’t tell Eric, but she was glad he got a chance to see Holly before everything happened. Sloan admitted that she had to accept that Eric loved both of them. Chad and Everett volunteered to clean the park for MLK Day. Everett got dizzy while they were working. Chad asked him what was wrong, and Everett told him that he gets dizzy sometimes. He offered to help him, but Everett didn’t need it. They went to the office and ran into Leo. Leo informed them about the article he was writing. Paulina was worried that her voice wouldn’t hold up on the podcast. Chad and Everett read Leo’s column and they were impressed with it. They weren’t sure about the consequences of publishing his article. Leo and Everett convinced him to publish it. After some convincing, Chad decided to publish the article. Abe supported Paulina as she waited for her biopsy results. She had to wait until tomorrow to get them. He wanted to be there for her as she waited. She was able to complete her podcast about equality and inclusion.

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EJ went to check on Nicole and Holly. Nicole had Holly’s things packed and ready to leave. EJ wanted to talk to her about something he saw yesterday. He told her saw her and Eric at the hospital and realized how important he was to Holly. Nicole said she was grateful that EJ understood. EJ said seeing her in Eric’s arms made him uncomfortable. Nicole said she didn’t want to hear it. He apologized to her and realized he shouldn’t have said anything. She asked how he could be jealous at a time like this. Nicole said Eric was there for her and Holly on Christmas. EJ said Rafe told him the police have been questioning Holly’s friends. He said they admitted to smoking weed. Nicole was shocked. She said weed was legal. EJ said you can’t smoke weed until you’re 21. Nicole remembered Holly taking pills and thought it was aspirin. She wondered if Holly would take drugs. EJ told her not to rush to conclusions. Nicole thought she might have been deluding herself with Holly’s innocence. She said Tate was a good kid and Holly might not have been as innocent as she thought. Nicole wanted to go back to check on Holly. When she left to go to the car, EJ wondered if Tate was telling the truth.

Eric went to see Holly. He talked to her and called her his little girl. Eric apologized for leaving her and Nicole to go to Africa. He said nothing was more important than being her father. Nicole and EJ showed up while Eric was with Holly. Eric said he didn’t want Holly to be alone. EJ suggested exploring other options since Holly’s condition hasn’t changed. He called the clinic where he was at during his recovery. The clinic was encouraging about Holly’s condition. He said the facility could help Holly. Nicole said she would think about it but had to talk to Kayla first. Brady and Theresa talked about Tate. She wondered if they could have prevented what happened. Theresa blamed herself for what happened to Tate. Brady told her not to blame herself. They talked about how excited Tate was over his date with Holly. Despite being at odds with each other, they agreed they were good parents. Kate went to visit Lucas. Lucas wondered why she was there. He said if it was about Dimitri no one knew what happened to him. Lucas said there was a rumor Dimitri was in super max. Kate said she was there because someone wanted to talk to him. Harris walked in and told him what was going on with Megan. While Harris was talking, Kate said Harris was one of the people who saved her life. She said she trusted him. Harris said he was there to offer a deal. He said he needed Lucas’ help to get the intel from the inside. Lucas hesitated to help him. Harris said he knew it was a lot to ask but he was a prison informant before. Lucas still wasn’t sure about helping him. Harris said he would help him get his freedom. Kate understood his decision not to risk his life. Lucas changed him mind and offered to help. Kate begged him not to do it. Harris said he would protect him.

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Paulina thanked Harris for his role in tackling the drug ring. He let her know that he brought someone in for questioning. She empathized with the problem. Paulina told him that she saw Holly in the hospital. He let her know that he had an idea on how to fix the problem. Harris said he would share it once it panned out. Everett met with Chad at the paper. They talked about their meeting with the mayor. Everett told Chad that Stephanie was trying to target younger readers. Chad told him that he saw him kissing Stephanie on New Year’s Eve. He assured him that it wasn’t serious. They got carried away. Chad and Everett left to see Paulina. They showed up at Paulina’s office to talk about the MLK celebration in Salem. She looked forward to the celebration. Chad asked her about the drug crisis. She started talking about it and began coughing. Everett wanted to postpone the meeting,but she insisted they keep going. Chad and Everett took care of her. After they left, Paulina called to find out about her results. The doctor’s assistant informed her that she had to be present. Harris met with Roman and Kate at the Town Square. He wondered if he could talk to her alone. Roman wanted him to talk to Kate in front of him. Harris wanted to talk about Lucas. Kate thought something happened to him. Harris assured her that he was okay. He got a tip that the dealer is at Statesville. She didn’t understand why Lucas would be involved in drugs. Harris told her that Lucas was a model citizen. He didn’t have anything to do with it. Harris thought Lucas could help him bring down the person involved in the drug trafficking. They continued to talk about Lucas’ involvement in his plan.

After Harris left, Kate talked to Roman about his plan. Roman was confident that Lucas could handle it. Kate was worried that if something went wrong, Lucas could die. Roman didn’t think Lucas would get caught. He felt like Lucas would be home with his kids and grandchildren soon. Kate called Harris to let him know that she would take him to Statesville to see Lucas. Theresa and Alex let Rafe know that Tate was attacked even though he was in isolation. Rafe didn’t know it happened. He thought one of the guards made a mistake. Brady blamed EJ for what happened. He thought it was a mistake to charge Tate as an adult. Rafe wanted to go to the prison. Theresa wanted Alex to call Justin, but he showed up on his own. He had news and wanted to talk in the interrogation room. Justin told them that Tate’s bail was denied. He said that Tate’s expulsion and guilty plea didn’t help his case. Alex interrupted him and said EJ wasn’t to blame for what happened to Tate. He said Justin was responsible. Rafe returned and told everyone that Tate was place in a newer cell with cameras. He assured them that Tate wouldn’t be in danger anymore. After Rafe left, Alex made snide comments about Justin. Justin knew what he was trying to say. Alex didn’t want Justin to represent Tate from the beginning. Justin defended his actions to him. Alex didn’t think he worked hard enough. Justin wanted to file a motion to get removed from the case. Alex thought it was a good idea. Brady wanted Justin to help, but he refused to get berated by his son. Justin walked out of the interrogation room. Brady wondered what Alex was thinking. Alex said he would get his lawyer to take over the case.

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Jada and Harris questioned a suspect about the drug case. The suspect refused to say anything. Jada wanted to run a background check on him to get more information. Harris offered to help the suspect if he gave them his boss’ name. He took the suspect to booking. Harris found out the suspects name was Hulsenkamp. Hulsenkamp refused to say anything. Everett showed up and asked if he could interrogate the suspect. Harris said he couldn’t. Everett explained why he needed to talk to the suspect, but Harris was afraid to lose his job. Everett left the police station. Stephanie and Jada met at the pub and talked about the last time they were together. Jada asked if Harris got her home safely. Stephanie said he did and was a perfect gentleman. Jada asked if she had feelings for Harris. Stephanie said he wasn’t her type. She said she kissed her ex on New Year’s. Stephanie said it wasn’t Chad or Alex. She said it was the one from Seattle.

Theresa and Brady went to see Tate. She said when this was over, she was going to sue EJ. Brady wanted her to focus on getting Tate out of prison. A police officer brought Tate to see Theresa and Brady. Tate had his head down. They wanted to see his face. When he lifted his head, they noticed he had a black eye. Brady wanted to know what happened and who hit him. Tate said a man punched him in the face. They thought he shouldn’t be in there. Theresa said Brady was going to do something about it. She told him to talk to Nicole and see if they could get Tate’s bail reinstated. Brady said he didn’t know how receptive Nicole would be based on the circumstances. He said he would do his best. Tate said he wouldn’t get his hopes up. When Brady left, Theresa told Tate he was being brave. He said he was faking it because he was scared. Tate said he didn’t know how long he could take it. She said she and Brady wouldn’t rest until he was out of prison. EJ brought Nicole home from the hospital. Nicole thought she should have stayed there. She said she felt like she was living in a nightmare. EJ reminded her that Holly was young and strong. He reminded her that he was shot in the head and survived. She said she was starting to lose faith that Holly would get better. Nicole thought God was punishing her. EJ said he didn’t think she was being punished. Brady showed up to see Nicole. EJ told him not to plead Tate’s case. Nicole said she wanted to talk to Brady. EJ left them alone. Brady apologized for what happened to Holly. He asked her to get EJ to see that Tate was innocent. Brady said Tate was attacked in prison. He said EJ had the bail revoked and wanted to try Tate as an adult. Brady said he was afraid of losing his son and wanted EJ to reconsider. She asked if he thought Tate was innocent. He said he believed Tate was telling the truth. She was upset and wanted Brady to leave. When Brady left, Nicole blamed herself for what happened to Holly. EJ said Holly would recover and he would make Tate pay for what he did. Brady went to the police station and told Theresa and Tate what happened. He swore on his grandfather he would get Tate out of there.

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Theresa was upset about Tate being tried as an adult. Alex told her to consider other options. He asked if she reached out to her father. She said she hasn’t been able to get in touch with him. Theresa blamed herself for what was going on with Tate. She admitted that she did things recently. Alex wanted her to tell him what she was talking about. Before she could answer him, Eric showed up. She told him she wasn’t doing well. He said he understood what she was going through. Eric said he killed Holly’s father years ago. He said he would help her if she needed it. She wanted him to talk to Nicole about Tate. Eric said he would talk to her later. Melinda went to see Sloan. Sloan said she couldn’t take it anymore because Nicole could lose her only surviving child. She said they should give Nicole her baby back. Melinda warned her to think about it because EJ would nail them for kidnapping. She said their lives would be over. Sloan told her Leo was blackmailing her because he knows the truth. She told her what happened when Nicole kidnapped the baby. Melinda said that was reason not to feel sorry for Nicole. Sloan thanked Melinda for talking her out of telling the truth.

Brady told Marlena he was upset about Tate being arrested. He said he couldn’t see him until tomorrow. Brady told her he did his best to help Tate, but nothing worked. He blamed himself for being a bad father. Marlena said he wasn’t a bad father. She invited him to go to dinner with her, John and Steve. Kristen showed up and yelled at him for not seeing Rachel. Marlena left to meet John and Steve at the pub. Brady said he would meet them later. He apologized to her and told her Tate was arrested. He said EJ was causing problems. She said she would tell Rachel what happened and give him another chance to see Rachel. If he disappointed Rachel again, Kristen threatened to make him pay for it. He said he was letting his children down. She said he would get through this. At the pub, John and Steve talked about Tate’s arrest. John said he was worried about Brady. He said he hoped Holly would wake up and clear things up so EJ would let go of the vendetta he had. Konstantin researched how he knew John. When he found out Maggie was at the hospital visiting Holly, he decided to stop by the pub. Konstantin told John and Steve that their attempt to run him out of town failed because he wasn’t leaving. He told John his past couldn’t be ignored so easily. John said he didn’t do anything wrong. Konstantin reminded him of their past encounter when John looked like an assassin. John and Steve said they would call the ISA to make him leave. He said he could start a new life on an island. Steve told Konstantin to leave town on his own.

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While Chad and Everett were at the Spectator, Everett told Chad he wasn’t getting anywhere with the investigation. He said he had a conversation with Chad’s brothers. Everett said he saw them arguing, but they stopped, which made him suspicious. He said he found out EJ was involved in drugs. Chad said it was what got him killed. Everett said he found out the Bistro appeared to be the drug central in Salem. Chad said he didn’t think Stefan was involved with drugs. Stephanie showed up with food. She said she and Everett had a meeting. Chad left so they could be alone. Maggie showed up at the hospital to see Holly. She let Nicole know Holly was going to survive. Maggie said Holly reminded her of her father. Nicole promised to be grateful to Holly once she gets better. She said they should pay attention to the people they love. Nicole asked if Maggie noticed any signs that Holly was using drugs. Maggie said she didn’t notice any signs. She said addicts were able to hide their addictions. Maggie said it was possible Holly wasn’t an addict. Nicole said she didn’t blame Tate for what happened. She said she blamed herself for not realizing what Holly was going through. Paulina showed up at the hospital. She promised to do everything she could to get the drugs off the streets. When she started coughing, Nicole and Maggie got her water. They wondered if she was okay. Paulina promised to get to the bottom of things.

Tripp told Ava he wasn’t going to China. He said he was worried about her and wanted to be there. Ava said nothing was going on. She told him it was okay with her if he wanted to lose the woman he loved. When Ava said she was going to bed, he asked her why she was happy about him leaving town. He said he felt responsible for keeping her safe. Wendy came back and said she couldn’t leave without him. Ava left them alone to talk. They talked about her staying in Salem. Ava showed up at the DiMera mansion to tell Stefan that Tripp and Wendy didn’t leave Salem. Chad showed up and wondered why she was there. Stefan said they had work to do. Chad asked if it had anything to do with the drug exposure in Salem. While Chad was questioning Stefan and Ava, she said she and Stefan were involved. Chad let Stefan know that it would end badly for him if he was involved in the drug cartel. When Chad left, Stefan and Ava talked about not taking their relationship too far.

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