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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Paulina told Chanel that someone was after the DiMeras. Chanel panicked. Paulina told her she would keep them safe. Chanel didn’t think that EJ was involved but he might have it out for her. Brady told Tate that he was moving out of the townhouse. He told Tate he could pick where he wanted to live. Brady took his bags to the Kiriakis mansion. Sarah was surprised to see him. He told her what Marlena did. They talked about Rachel and Kristen. Brady said he was grateful to Kristen as a parent, but his feelings toward her haven’t changed. Rachel complained about the food at the hospital. Sophia said she would sneak out to get burgers, but she needed Rachel’s help. She wanted Rachel to pretend to be her and then let her back in. Rachel didn’t want to do it at first, but Sophia convinced her. The plan worked and Sophia came back with food. Stephanie was in her room at Chicago and heard a noise. She grabbed a knife and almost attacked Alex. He said he wanted to surprise her. She was happy to see him. A person wearing a leather jacket was outside of her room.

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Chad, Theo, and Kristen talked about whether EJ was behind their kidnappings. They realized the only way out of the crypt is to climb up. Kristen tried to climb up, but she hurt her ankle. She got angry with them and cursed them out. They started talking about Rachel, and they argued again. Theo got upset while they were arguing. He got them back on track of leaving the crypt. Theo thought they could use the candle holders to dig into the floor. Susan arrived as EJ and Cat were about to kiss. EJ wasn’t sure what he was thinking, but Cat knew. He was drugged. She left when he said he wasn’t feeling well. EJ told his mother about his missing family members. Susan was worried that he was behind what happened to the family. He told her that he wasn’t responsible for the kidnappings. Susan thought Cat might be responsible for what happened to them. She felt like something was off about Cat. EJ brushed her theory off. EJ received a summons so he had to leave. Susan saw Dr. Rolf sneak out of the tunnels. He managed not to answer Susan’s questions and went back to the tunnels. Rafe talked to Jada on the phone about security for the DiMeras. Javi walked in the room while Rafe was talking about Trey. Rafe reassured Javi that Trey wasn’t in direct danger. Cat showed up while they were talking. Javi seemed to believe Cat’s reason for being at the house. She told Rafe that she drugged EJ. Rae wasn’t thrilled with what she did. She felt like her plan was the right thing to do. Cat said that she saw a cot in the wine room. She also saw men’s shoes.

Gwen approached Leo while he was writing a story about Chad being missing. She seemed genuinely worried about Chad. Leo suggested they team up to find Chad. Gwen thought it was a bad idea. She got nervous when Leo suggested that EJ was behind the kidnapping. Gwen thought about the plan she and EJ came up with to make Dimitri disappear. Javi showed up and told Leo about what happened to Theo. They started worrying about Theo. Leo wanted to confront EJ. He looked at the gala footage of EJ and Gwen arguing. He put it together and realized EJ and Gwen could be working together. Gwen approached EJ and demanded to know if he was behind the kidnappings. She didn’t want him messing things up for her. Gwen talked about their plan to mix Rolf’s serum with Versavix and testing it on the person in the pod. The serum was supposed to make the person rich beyond their dreams. Gwen wanted to know what was taking so long, and EJ got upset. Rolf walked in the room to warn them about Susan. The DiMeras kept digging in the floor. Theo hit something solid. He hit a human bone.

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Cat knocked out EJ. She looked around the living room. It occurred to Cat that the living room was the worst place to hide secrets so she decided to check the tunnels. She saw a cot in the wine room. Cat took pictures of the room before she went upstairs. She woke EJ up. He told her someone was targeting his family. Abe and Paulina has trouble with Trey and decided to call Theo. Before Theo could answer, he got off the phone. Someone grabbed Theo outside of the pub. Abe thought Theo didn’t hear him and hung up the phone. At the pub, Jada and Gabi caught up with each other. Philip showed up at the pub. Jada wondered where Theo was. JJ called Jada to tell her that Chad was missing. She left to find Theo but she couldn’t find him. Jada found Theo’s phone on the ground. She called Abe to let him know about Theo. Abe left the apartment. He went to the police station. Jada told him they didn’t have any information. She said she was working with Rafe and the FBI. Abe asked her if he could help. Jada told him that someone Theo trusted grabbed him. Abe thought about asking for EJ’s help to get Theo out of DiMera Enterprises.

Chad told Kristen and Tony to get ready for their captor’s return. While they were talking, a gunshot could be heard. Theo was thrown in the room with them. He told them what happened to him. Chad said whoever did this to them had to be watching them. Theo realized what was going on. He said the kids should be safe because the person was after power and money. Stefano’s family was kidnapped. It was possible that EJ was behind the kidnapping. When Kristen and Tony suspected EJ, Chad defended him. Kristen wasn’t convinced that EJ wasn’t responsible. Theo thought EJ wouldn’t kill them, but wasn’t sure if he wouldn’t. Cat asked EJ if he thought he would be the next one missing. While they were talking, Abe texted EJ to tell him what happened to Theo. EJ told Cat what happened and wanted her to leave. Cat said she was worried about his safety before she kissed him.

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Jennifer and Jack talked about taking Chad to court. She left to get Thomas new clothes when he didn’t have anything to wear for court. Jack talked to Thomas about getting custody of him. Cat was getting ready for her date with EJ when he suggested that Clyde was the reason why they met. Cat left so EJ headed to the courthouse for Chad’s hearing. She called Rafe for an update on Chad’s phone. Cat an into Jennifer at the town square. She tried her best to speak up for Chad, but Jennifer didn’t want to listen to her. Jennifer made Cat feel bad when she told her about herself. Cat gathered herself and called Andrew for legal drugs. Gabi and Theo met so Gabi Chic could be signed back over to her. He impressed her so much that she was willing to work together without giving up her company. While they were talking, Gabi warned him to watch his back when it concerned EJ. Theo told her about going on a second date with Jada. They were going to trivia night at the pub. Gabi planned to go with Philip. She let him know that Philip didn’t know the truth, so she wanted Theo to keep quiet about it.

Chad arrived at the crypt. Tony and Kristen told him what they knew. They felt like someone was targeting the DiMeras. Chad talked to them about the custody battle. Kristen let him know that it was the day after Thanksgiving. Chad got upset because he missed his court hearing. He felt like Jennifer would use it against him. Tony and Kristen felt like Chad missing his court date might make people look for him. EJ would get people to start looking for them. EJ and Justin arrived at the courthouse. They wanted to talk to their clients about mediation instead of court. Jack, Jennifer, Thomas, and the judge arrived at the courthouse. Since Chad wasn’t in the courtroom, EJ felt it proved that something was seriously wrong. He wanted a continuance, and Jennifer agreed to wait. They agree to meet next week. Thomas thought something might be wrong with his father. Jack and Jennifer brought Thomas home. He was still worried about Chad. They were worried too, but they didn’t tell Thomas. Thomas went upstairs to change his clothes. Jennifer felt like being a DiMera was dangerous. Jack decided to call JJ to declare Chad missing. Cat showed up at the mansion, and EJ told her that Chad didn’t show up at the hearing. She lost it, and EJ got worried. EJ planned to do everything he could to find Chad. While they were talking, Cat slipped drugs into EJ’s drink. He drank some of the drink and passed out.

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Sophia reassured Rachel that she wasn’t upset that Johnny and Chanel adopted her son. She was sad about it. Rachel didn’t believe her and wasn’t sure if she could trust her. Sophia told her that she could trust her. Rachel decided to trust her. Sophia told her that they were kindred spirits who could help each other. She explained how things worked at Bayview. Sophia warned her to watch the things she said to the therapist, or she would be there longer. Rachel wondered what she could do to repay Sophia for what she did for her. Sophia would figure something out. Steve talked to Alex about the fan letter. He had someone analyze the letter. The person who wrote the letter was left-handed and probably a man. Alex understood how it felt when fans get obsessed. Holly walked in the room with a stack of letters from Stephanie’s obsessed fan. The letters were from Salem.

Cat arrived at the DiMera mansion. She was worried about Chad. EJ wasn’t worried because he received a text from Chad. He became agitated when Cat questioned the text. EJ apologized for the way he reacted. While Cat was talking about Chad, it triggered a memory for EJ. It occurred to him that Cat was the one reading for him while he was at the hospital. Cat was confused and said her memories of that time were fuzzy. She said she was sent to a specialist in Italy because of her accident. EJ realized why he was drawn to her. He remembered that she read to him for hours. EJ thought they had a connection. Steve wanted to analyze the letters that Holly brought for Stephanie. He assured Alex that Stephanie wasn’t in immediate danger. Stephanie arrived at her hotel for her book tour in Chicago. Someone in a black jacket, pants and gloves was outside her door.

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Brady told Tate what Rachel did. He told Tate to keep it quiet from everyone. Kate went to see Maggie to talk about Titan. Stephanie’s new book wasn’t doing well and neither was Titan. Kate told Maggie that she wasn’t ruthless enough and needed to steal DiMera executives. Maggie said she didn’t think Tony would like that when he came back. She told Kate to stay in her lane. Brady showed up to tell Maggie about Rachel, Sarah, and the pistachio ice cream. He told Maggie that he didn’t want to live with Marlena and blamed her for what happened. Arianna met with Kate at the pub. She apologized to Kate for not being there for Thanksgiving. Arianna told Kate that Leo proposed to Javi. She let Kate know that she hated Leo. Kate said she didn’t have to like Leo. While they were talking, Arianna asked Kate about an internship with Titan. Kate didn’t think it was a good idea, but she was willing to put in a good word for her at DiMera. Holly went to the square and looked through Stephanie’s mail. She noticed that her mail was from a stalker.

Sophia told Rachel that she pretended to be comatose to get the upper hand. She told Rachel that she wasn’t ready to talk to people, but she wanted to comfort Rachel. Rachel understood what Sophia was doing and promised to keep her secret. She told Sophia that she almost killed two people on purpose, Sophia was shocked when she heard the confession. She wanted to know who adopted her baby. Before Rachel could answer her, Tate showed up. Sophia went mute again. Sophia left the room. Rachel didn’t have any use for Tate. When the nurse came in to say the visiting hours were over, Rachel was upset. Maggie wanted to make sure Brady was sober. He told her he was sober. Maggie told him he could move in until he found his own place. Sophia went back to Rachel’s room to find out who had her baby. When Sophia found out, she was furious.

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Cat talked to EJ about Jennifer taking Chad’s kids. She couldn’t believe that she would do that. Cat became more worried when EJ said that Chad was missing. She seemed very upset that someone was targeting the DiMera family. EJ assured her that he was on the case. Cat let and wanted to meet with Rafe. They met outside of the pub and talked about Chad’s disappearance. Rafe let her know that EJ could be the one responsible for Chad’s disappearance. They went to Chad’s room at the Inn and didn’t see any evidence that Chad was there since he checked in. Chad, Tony, Kristen, Meg, and Dimitri were missing. They noticed that they shared the same father. EJ was the only DiMera left. Belle went to Paulina’s place to talk about Rachel. She wanted Rachel’s situation to be handled like a mental issue and not a juvenile justice system issue. Paulina wasn’t sure how EJ would feel about that. Belle said that EJ knew about it. Paulina wasn’t sure she could commit to that plan. Kayla let Marlena know that she had Lyme disease. Marlena was okay with it. She was concerned with Rachel and how she failed her as a grandmother. Rachel was at Bayview because of her. Kayla assured her that she did the best she could. She needed to take care of herself now. Belle arrived at the hospital, and Kayla told her about Marlena’s circumstances. EJ showed up too, and Belle looked at him angrily. She wanted to go to her mother. Marlena wanted to know what was going with Rachel so she told her what happened. Kayla held EJ responsible for the budget cuts that led to Marlena being misdiagnosed. EJ reminded her about the times the hospital messed up records.

Brady took Rachel to Bayview. Rachel didn’t want to be there. She knew that ship sailed a long time ago. Brady assured her that everyone would visit her. Grandma Marlena would visit too even though she dropped the ball. Brady gave her something from John. He was about to leave when Rachel begged him not to leave her there. Brady walked away from her and was heartbroken. Rachel called out to him. Belle approached EJ to talk to him about Rachel. He felt bad for Rachel and was willing to keep her out of trouble. Brady went to visit Marlena. He let her know that he was heartbroken. Brady told her that he loved her and wanted her to focus on getting better. He wanted her to stay out of Rachel’s care. A nurse went to Sophia’s room to see if she needed anything. Sophia stared into space. After the nurse left, she wandered into Rachel’s room and said hello to her.

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