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Theresa went to the park to get rid of the hoodie she wore when she kidnapped Victoria. Tate and Brady showed up at the park and almost caught her. Brady teased her about times being hard for her that she rummaged through trash. She lied and told him that she was looking for her phone. Brady wanted to talk to her about Tate going to school. They got into an argument about it. Stefan got into an argument with Clyde because he tried to change their deal. Clyde wanted more from Stefan and Ava. He backed down when Clyde threated to hurt Gabi. Ava was frantic because of the Bistro’s reopening, Harris offered to help, but she had everything under control. He left and Stefan arrived. Stefan told her about Clyde’s new demands. He let her know that Clyde wanted them to run drugs out of the restaurant. They didn’t want to do it. Ava and Stefan got into an argument about it. During their argument, she called him Jake. He assured her that he’s nothing like his brother. She believed him. Ava wondered if Clyde was serious about his demand. A delivery man had cases of tomatoes from Clyde. They realized they didn’t have a choice and had to do what Clyde wanted.

Everett was at the paper when Chad arrived. He told Everett that he planned on taking a hands-on approach at the paper. Chad knew how much the paper meant to Abby. Everett admired Abby’s skills as a reporter. Thomas called Chad because he messed up his money for school. Chad realized how much he let Stephanie handle and didn’t know what he would do now. He was about to leave, but he warned Everett not to get out of line. Chad had no problem firing him if he messed up. Stephanie and Jada talked to each other at the pub. Jada told her that Rafe asked her to move in with him. The ladies started drinking and talked about the men they were with. Stephanie told her that she was threw with men, but Jada didn’t want to do that. Jada told her about her ex-husband. Stephanie wanted to see a picture of him. She was about to show Stephanie the picture when Harris arrived at the pub.

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Steve got Stephanie to open up about what happened with Chad. He felt she did the right thing breaking up with Chad if they didn’t want the same things. Steve wasn’t happy when Alex arrived at the house. He wanted to talk to Stephanie. They talked about Chad and what happened. Alex thought she should give Chad another chance. He was about to leave when she dropped a bottle on her foot. Chad showed up at the house and assumed something was going on between them. She got upset with Chad because he assumed the worst. Stephanie left to drive herself to the hospital. After she left, Alex explained what happened to Chad and he felt bad for what he assumed. Nicole let EJ know that she kept thinking about what Leo told them. She wondered if their baby was alive, but EJ tried to talk her out of it. He thought Leo was scamming them. EJ told her about Leo sneaking in the house to lie to him before he hit him. He wondered if she was trying to avoid thinking about the death of their baby, and she said she wasn’t doing that. She felt bad about what she did to Eric and Sloan. Nicole wanted to find a way to apologize to them.

Eric ran into Jada at the pub. It was an awkward conversation at first. She told him that she was happy for him. He noticed she was carrying a box, so she told him that Rafe asked her to move in with him. She was thinking about it, so she got the box to prepare for her decision. She went inside and sat with Steve. He wanted to check on her. Jada told him that it was hard. She talked to him about seeing Eric with the baby. She was okay but it’s always a hard day for her. Steve knew it was hard because he remembered that it was the anniversary of Marcus’ death. He talked to her about Marcus and his relationship with him. He let her know that Marcus would be proud of her. Leo told Sloan that Dimitri told him the truth about the baby. She tried to deny it, but he didn’t believe her. Leo told her that he tried to tell Nicole and EJ the truth, but they didn’t believe him. He wanted to blackmail her instead. He warned her to do everything he wanted her to do, or he would sell her out. Eric came home and wanted to know what was going on. Leo lied to him and told Sloan they would talk soon. Sloan lied to Eric and told him that Leo wanted her to get Dimitri out of jail. Nicole and EJ arrived at their place. Nicole let them know they were there so she could apologize for what she did. She gave them a gift for the baby. Leo found out that Dimitri was transferred to maximum security. He vowed to make Sloan pay because he thought she was responsible for it.

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Eric questioned Sloan about the lawyer saying the adoption didn’t go through. Leo tried to convince Nicole that her baby was alive. Lucas confronted Dimitri for kidnapping Kate. Melinda and Paulina got in an argument. Paulina reminded Melinda that she didn’t have a job. Melinda said she had a job as an adoption attorney. She said she found a baby for Sloan and Eric to adopt. Paulina said she was happy for Eric but felt sorry for the baby for having Sloan as a mother. While Nicole and Leo were talking, she was upset. EJ showed up while they were talking. Leo said he was trying to tell them something but they told him to leave. EJ tried to comfort Nicole but she wanted to take a walk. Leo snuck back in the mansion through a secret entrance. EJ was upset when he saw Leo. He threatened to call the police on Leo. Leo tried to stop him by telling him his baby was alive. EJ punched him and said he didn’t want to hear his lies. Eric asked Sloan why the attorney would say the adoption didn’t go through when they had their son. Sloan said she hasn’t been completely honest with him about the adoption. She said the first baby fell through because the mother found out about her history. Sloan said Melinda was able to find another baby, but she didn’t want to say anything until she was positive it would work out. She said she felt guilty that she was the reason why the first adoption didn’t go through.

Eric understood Sloan’s explanation. He said the first mother was wrong about her. Later on, Sloan wanted to see Melinda. She told Melinda about the call from the adoption attorney and that Dimitri was blackmailing her with the truth. Sloan said he would stay quiet because she did what he wanted, but she was still concerned. Melinda thought to use a contact she had in the DOJ to get Dimitri transferred to a different prison where he would be in solitary confinement. When Sloan started to feel better, Leo showed up. He told her she needed to let him in. Lucas continued berating Dimitri for kidnapping his mother. Dimitri told him Kate was rescued and never injured. Lucas said he wished he was there to see him get arrested. Dimitri said he wasn’t caught. He said he turned himself in. Lucas asked why he would have done that. Dimitri said he did it for love. Lucas ripped into Dimitri for causing Nicole’s baby to die. Dimitri said he didn’t know what he was talking about. Kate showed up while they were arguing. Dimitri left so they could talk. Kate told Lucas not to get in trouble. Lucas said he has become good friends with the warden. Eric took Jude to the park. Nicole saw them together. Eric was about to leave when she told him he didn’t have to. She said she accepted that the baby wasn’t hers because the DNA test was conclusive. They sat on a bench and talked. She told him EJ suggested they have another baby. Eric said he didn’t think it was a bad idea. She said she couldn’t risk losing another child. While they were talking, EJ showed up. Eric took the baby and left. EJ comforted Nicole.

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Leo wanted Dimitri to give him details about the bomb he dropped on him. Dimitri told him what happened when he took the baby to Sloan’s place. Leo got shocked when Dimitri told him that Sloan and Eric were raising Nicole’s baby. He told Leo about the deal he made with Sloan, and he wanted him to blackmail her. Leo kept thinking about Nicole and EJ. He was about to leave when Dimitri wanted him to have a good life. EJ talked to Johnny about the baby. Johnny offered his condolences to him. EJ told him about the DNA test and how he’s worried about Nicole. Nicole walked in and heard EJ talking. She yelled at him because he thought she was crazy. Johnny left the room. EJ assured Nicole that he didn’t think she was crazy. They talked about their loss. He thought they should try to have another baby at some point in the future. Nicole didn’t want to consider that an option. He understood how she felt and agreed not to pursue it. EJ left to change when the bell rang. Nicole answered the door and she saw Leo.

Holly went to see Tate at the pub. She wanted his help trying to get Johnny from Chanel. She wanted him to ruin Johnny’s surprise for Chanel. Holly wanted him to make sure Chanel. Tate agreed to help her, but he wanted a real date with her in return. Sloan and Eric were enjoying their time together when Roman arrived. He wanted to meet his new grandson. Roman was touched when he found out his name was Jude Roman. He noticed the baby looked like him at that age. Roman wasn’t sure if he imagined it. After Roman left, they talked about him accepting their baby. Sloan was about to leave when Eric checked his voicemail. He stopped her from leaving when he realized the call was from the adoption attorney. He was confused that the adoption attorney called to apologize for the adoption falling through. He asked her why the attorney would tell him that.

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Konstantin let Maggie know that he wasn’t leaving Salem. He wanted to have coffee with her to explain his decision. Theresa was eating with Alex and saw Konstantin with Maggie. Alex wondered why Theresa was upset, but he realized why when he saw Maggie and Konstantin walk in the pub. He wanted to pay their bill. Maggie wanted to know why they were rushing off. Alex tried to cover, but it didn’t work for Konstantin. Konstantin knew it was because Theresa was still upset with him for what she said. He gave her an apology and she pretended to accept it. Alex and Theresa left the pub. Maggie was impressed with Konstantin for his apology. She wanted to know why he wasn’t going back to Greece. He told her that the loan sharks accepted the money, but they would kill him if he ever came back to Greece. She wanted to know what he was going to do. He said he was going to stay in Salem. Konstantin had to get a job or marry an American citizen. Stephanie confronted Chad about buying the paper. She thought he did it to get rid of Everett. Chad admitted what he did. She was upset because he didn’t trust her. Chad told her that Everett was the one he didn’t trust. She didn’t want to hear what he had to say. Stephanie told him that she found the ring Everett had for her. He planned to propose to her. Chad wanted to know what she would have said. She said it wasn’t important. Chad thought it was important. She thought it was funny that the man she thought ghosted her wanted to marry her, but the man she’s living with doesn’t want to do it. Stephanie stormed off.

Chad went to Everett’s room and told him that he knew that he found out that he fired him. Chad wanted to offer his job back. Everett wanted to know the catch. Chad told him there wasn’t a catch. He wanted an honest answer. Chad asked him if he was in Salem to get Stephanie back. Everett admitted he wanted Stephanie back. Chad appreciated his honesty and left his room. Everett looked at the ring box and thought the ring could be on Stephanie’s finger sooner than he thought. Alex ran into Chad in the hallway. He told him that Stephanie wanted him to give him something. Alex gave him Stephanie’s key and he took it. John and Steve talked about Konstantin. Steve told him that Konstantin was behind Victoria’s kidnapping. They wanted to find any footage of the kidnapper. John and Steve worked together to figure out where the kidnapper went after leaving Maggie’s place. They got a grainy picture of the kidnapper holding the baby. They had trouble figuring out who it was so they talked to Shane about it. Stephanie arrived after John left. She asked if she could stay with him and Kayla until she figured things out. Rafe and Jada were together in her room. He asked her about moving in with him. She hesitated because she only lived with her ex-husband. Rafe realized that she never talked about her ex-husband She gave him details about him. Jada wasn’t sure she was ready to move in with him yet, but she promised to think about it. Rafe went to take a shower. She took pictures of her Christmas tree and looked at her other pictures. Jada looked at a picture of her and ex. Her ex-husband is Everett.

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Paulina arrived at the station and yelled at Rafe over the missing evidence. He assured her that they were working on the case, and they would take down the drug cartel. After Paulina left, Rafe and Jada decided to call it a night. They went out to get a Christmas tree. It wasn’t big, but Jada loved it. Chad overheard Stefan on the phone saying that he wanted Clyde dead. He wondered what happened. Chad thought he was talking about EJ so Stefan went along with it. Stefan asked if he blamed him for feeling that way. Chad understood and told him that he shouldn’t be surprised that EJ doubted Gabi’s innocence. Stefan said there was nothing he wouldn’t do for his wife and Chad understood that. Chad remembered when he held Clyde at gunpoint. Stefan got upset at the mention of his name, but he covered his reaction. He made it seem like he was upset about what he did to Abby. Chad wanted to get dinner for him and Stephanie, but Stefan said the Bistro was closed. He planned to reopen it since he’s the new owner. Chad was surprised, but Stefan said he was keeping busy while Gabi was in jail. He left to take his phone call with Vivian. Stefan told her that he wanted Ivan to kill Clyde. Vivian refused to help Gabi because of what she did to her. She refused to change her mind no matter what he said to her. He vowed to make Clyde pay one way or the other.

Everett talked to Gwen about firing him. He was shocked by what she told him. Stephanie ran into him and told him that she and Chad talked to Jack and Jennfier. They offered to give him a job in Boston. He appreciated it, but he had a mystery to solve. Everett told her that Gwen sold her half of the paper, but she wouldn’t tell him who she sold it to. He was determined to find out who bought the paper. Stephanie agreed to help him find the new owner. Everett researched until he found the name of the company that bought Gwen’s half of the paper. He told her it could take a while to find the person who bought it. Stepanie called Shane to find out if he could look up the company that bought the paper. She was about to go to dinner with Chad when Everett told her that Shane emailed him. He was shocked by what he read. Everett tried to lie to her about the email, but she didn’t buy it. She warned him that she would ask Shane about it if he didn’t tell her. He showed her the email and she was shocked. Stephanie saw that Chad was the one who bought the paper. She left and ran into Chad in the town square. She told him about what he found out.

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Holly and Johnny talked about Nicole. Tate tried to stall Chanel, but she told him she wanted to go back to Johnny. He tried to stall her by asking her about the oven. She told him to fill out the application and promised to tell him about the oven if he got the job. When she left, he texted Holly to let her know about Chanel. Johnny told Holly he needed her help. He told her his wedding anniversary with Chanel was coming up. He wanted her help to plan something special for Chanel. Holly agreed to help him. When Chanel came back to the pub, Johnny got a call from Sydney. He walked away so he could take the call. Chanel told Holly she wanted to talk to her. She wanted to talk about Holly’s crush on Johnny. Holly denied having a crush on him. She lied and said she had a crush on Tate but his father won’t let him date. When Johnny came back, Tate showed up. Holly told Tate that she was telling Chanel that she had a crush on him and how they couldn’t date. Tate said they could date because he didn’t care what his father thought. Darius went to see Dimitri. Dimitri didn’t recognize him until Darius explained how they met. Darius said he wanted to help him escape to get revenge on Leo. Dimitri said he knew he was married to Leo but didn’t have the full details. Darius told him what happened. Dimitri apologized that he got hurt but Leo changed. He said he and Leo loved each other. Darius tried to convince Dimitri to dress in drag so he could escape and leave Leo holding the back for all the charges.

Sloan told EJ that Dimitri would turn himself in in exchange for the charges against Leo getting dropped. She said Dimitri wouldn’t plead guilty to murder and told him he wouldn’t make the charges stick. EJ agreed to the deal and left to get the paperwork. Leo didn’t feel comfortable letting Dimitri sacrifice himself for him. She tried to convince him to go along with it when Eric called and had to leave. EJ came back with the paperwork. Leo signed the paperwork. After he signed the paperwork, Dimitri walked into the interrogation room to turn himself in. At the hospital, Nicole thought the DNA results would prove Eric and Sloan’s baby was hers, She apologized for not considering his feelings. Nicole said she knew how important it was for him to be a father. He said it was fine. She got upset when she realized he did the test to humor her. He explained to her that this was nothing more than her grief making her imagine things. She said he didn’t see the baby when it was born. Nicole said she knew her child better than anyone and knew he adopted her son. It upset him when she accused Sloan of taking her baby. Nicole reminded him that she stole a baby and knew how it was to do it. He wanted to check on the DNA results. She said she would watch the baby, but he said he would take him. Eric called Sloan and told her about the test. Sloan went to the hospital and walked into the office Nicole was in. Nicole told her when the results would be ready. She said everyone would know the truth. When Eric came back, Sloan said she never consented to the test on their son and didn’t want it done. He said it was too late and held up the envelope with the results in it.

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Dimitri arrived at the station and told EJ he was there to turn himself in. EJ ripped up the paperwork and decided to charge both of them. Dimitri said it would hold up in court. He was shocked Dimitri went to law school, but Leo remembered he did. Rafe talked to Harris about the drugs they seized disappearing. He thought the person who took the drugs took his keys. Rafe joked with Harris and said he was suspended. Harris felt bad, but Rafe told him that he was joking. Rafe believed their next case would be strong. EJ walked int he room and told Rafe to throw the book at Dimitri. Rafe walked in the interrogation room and told Leo that he was free to go. He put the cuffs on Dimitri, but he got a text. Rafe gave Dimitri and Leo a chance to say goodbye. Dimitri let Leo know that he wasn’t going to come back, but he couldn’t let him take the fall for him. Leo was worried that Dimitri would get charged with the baby’s murder. Dimitri said he wouldn’t be charged with murder since the baby wasn’t dead. Rafe came back to take Dimitri to holding. Stefan was surprised to see Ava at the Bistro. They talked about Clyde. He didn’t like what Clyde’s making them do. Ava was thankful they only had to launder money. He had a plan to kill Clyde so they would be free. Stefan told her about the man Vivian knows that locked up with Clyde at Statesville. Ava wasn’t sure about it because Gabi and Tripp could get killed if it didn’t work. Sloan told Eric that she didn’t consent to him getting a DNA test done on their son. Eric told her the results were in the envelope. She didn’t want him to read the results. Nicole thought it was because she knew the baby was hers. Sloan didn’t want to encourage her theories about the baby being hers.

Eric got suspicious of Sloan, but he thought they should read the results so Nicole would learn the truth. Nicole took the envelope. She read the results and saw the baby wasn’t hers. Nicole didn’t understand how the baby wasn’t hers when she was positive he belonged to her. Kayla arrived and Nicole questioned if she tested the baby against her DNA. She admitted that she didn’t have enough DNA from the toothbrush. She used EJ’s DNA. Nicole got upset before she left. Later, EJ and Nicole talked about Dimitri getting arrested and the charges against Leo getting dropped. She didn’t care and told him what happened at the hospital. EJ didn’t mean for her to go through that ordeal alone. She got upset with herself because she couldn’t recognize her child. EJ offered to comfort her. Eric and Sloan went home. She was still upset that he consented to the DNA test without talking to her first. He told her that he tried to tell her, but she had to leave to talk to a client. Sloan remembered her client and called the station to check on Dimitri and Leo. She found out that Leo got released. Sloan and Eric decided to be happy. They talked about baby names. Eric wanted to name their baby Jude. Sloan agreed to the name.

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Holly called Eric to see if he would do the DNA test. He agreed to do it, but he wanted to talk to Sloan first. Sloan walked in the room and wanted to know what he wanted to say. Eric got off the phone with Holly so he could talk to Sloan. He told her about his conversation with Holly. Eric was about to tell her about the DNA test when Dimitri texted her. Dimitri wasn’t happy that the charges weren’t dropped the way he wanted. She told Eric that she had to leave. She told him that whatever he wanted to do to convince Nicole the baby was theirs was fine with her. EJ told Nicole he would throw the book at Leo for his role in their baby’s death. She lied to him and said she didn’t think Eric and Nicole’s baby was theirs. She told Holly that she still believed Eric and Sloan’s baby was hers. Holly told her about the idea she had to get a DNA test done. Nicole was happy that Eric agreed to do it. She got her toothbrush for the test. Holly wanted to go with her when she received a text from Tate. Nicole said she could handle it alone.

Dimitri was upset with Sloan because Leo was still in jail. She told him that EJ wouldn’t drop the charges so she filed a motion so the judge could do it. Sloan got a message from the judge telling her the motion was denied. She apologized to Dimitri. Her apology wasn’t good enough for him so he called Nicole. He wanted to talk to her about her baby, but Sloan took his phone from him. She hung up the phone. Nicole tried to call him back, but Sloan declined the call. Sloan told Dimitri that she would get Leo out of jail. She suggested he turn himself in and he would be the only one getting charged. EJ arrived at the station and Leo offered his condolences. He told EJ that the baby was healthy when Dimitri took him to the hospital. EJ didn’t want to hear what he had to say and gladly told him the judge turned down the motion to drop the charges. He told Leo he could make the deal for him if he told him where to find Dimitri. Leo refused to turn on Dimitri. Sloan arrived and told EJ that Dimitri agreed to turn himself in so the charges would get dropped against Leo. Dimitri looked at a picture of Leo. He couldn’t believe he loved someone so much that he would sacrifice his freedom. There was a knock on the door. He didn’t know who it was. Eric brought the baby to the hospital to see Kayla. He asked her to run a DNA test on him. Eric told her what happened with Nicole. She agreed to do the test when Nicole arrived with her toothbrush. Nicole looked at the baby and smiled. Eric and Kayla were concerned. Kayla told them the test would be done in an hour.

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Dimitri called Sloan demanding to know why Leo was still in jail. She told him that she was busy with her son. He told her that she had to get Leo out of jail, or he would tell Nicole everything. She promised to do it. She hung up the phone and told Eric that she had a meeting with a client. Nicole and EJ arrived at the mansion when Holly showed up. She was about to leave them alone when Nicole stopped her. Nicole apologized to her for the way she talked to her. Holly understood why she did it. The bell rang so EJ left to answer it. After he left, Nicole told Holly that her baby was alive. She told Holly about her theory about Eric and Sloan’s new baby. Holly was skeptical about her theory. She was worried about Nicole. EJ opened the door to Sloan. She wanted to talk about Leo. Sloan asked him to drop the charges against Leo. She told him that Leo wasn’t responsible for his son’s death. EJ didn’t agree with her and wanted her to leave. EJ walked away from her, but she followed him inside. Nicole wanted to talk to her. She wanted to know where Sloan got her baby. Sloan told her that her baby wasn’t her son. She offered her condolences, but she was wrong about the baby. Nicole didn’t believe her. EJ ordered Sloan to leave. Nicole went after her, but Holly stopped her. Nicole yelled at EJ for letting Sloan leave. She ended up crying in his arms. Nicole felt bad for breaking down in front of Holly. They looked around and Holly was gone.

Konstantin told Maggie that he owed a loan sharks money in Greece, and they were responsible for the kidnapping. He thought they were trying to get him to pay by kidnapping the baby. Steve didn’t believe him, but Maggie was convinced. After Steve left, Maggie told Konstantin that she felt bad for him, but he had to leave because she couldn’t put her family in danger. She offered to pay for his hotel stay, flight and debt so he could pay the loan sharks. He wouldn’t have to worry about the loan sharks anymore. He tried to protest by telling her that he cared about her and didn’t want her money. She wanted him to take it and leave. Sloan met with Dimitri at the motel. He wanted to know what was going on with Leo. She told him Leo would be out of jail the next morning. He thanked her for helping Leo. Steve met with John at the town square. He told him about Konstantin. He didn’t believe Konstantin. He wanted to continue investigating him. Holly went to see Eric. She told him about Nicole’s theory about the baby. Holly didn’t know how to help her mother. She knew Nicole needed help. Holly asked Eric to do a DNA test on the baby to prove he wasn’t Nicole’s baby. Eric was skeptical about that, but she pleaded with him to do it.

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