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Leo had a dream that Rafe and Jada found him and Dimitri. Dimitri comforted him, but he let him know they had to leave town soon. They talked about escape plans, and Dimitri wanted Megan’s help. Leo didn’t like the idea of getting her help. Dimitri explained their situation and, Leo finally agreed to look for Megan. They had to get their money together so they could look for her. They didn’t have enough money, but Leo remembered the petty cash he could get from the paper. The money was in his room at the Inn. Leo came up with the idea that they could dress up so they could blend in with the people in the town square. Kayla gave Rafe her statement about Dimitri. She wondered if he had any leads. Rafe let her know they didn’t have any leads, but they were getting close. She was embarrassed that Dimitri and Leo got the drop on her.

Someone knocked on the door and Ava answered it. A man named Gil Carter wanted to talk to her. He works for Clyde. She told him that she told Clyde she wouldn’t work for him. Gil reminded her that Tripp would be killed if she didn’t do it. She wondered if Gil was the one who attacked Tripp, he told her that he didn’t do it. Tripp came out while they were talking. Gil told him that he worked at a restaurant and wanted her to be the new manager. He was thrilled that she accepted the job. Ava and Gil were at the town square, and he tried to convince to get out of Clyde’s deal. She said her heart wasn’t in it so it wouldn’t work. He warned her that she didn’t have a choice. She tried to find a replacement for him.  Harris and Jada arrived and he wondered if Ava was okay.

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Theresa didn’t expect Konstantine when she opened her door. He informed her that he’s staying with Maggie. Theresa thought about Konstantine being at Alex’s hotel room in Greece while she read Victor’s will. He couldn’t believe Victor didn’t leave him money when his father gave him money to start his empire. He told him to change his will because he thought he would leave him something. He found the letter that named Victor’s son. They were shocked when they discovered Victor’s son was Xander. Theresa got the idea to change the will. Konstantine agreed to handle the forgery. Theresa told him what happened after he left the room. She let him know that she started a fight with Brady in front of Alex. She also told him that she’s staying with Alex. She didn’t know when she could get his payment to him. He told her that he would find a way to stay in Salem longer. Xander went to Alex’s place. He demanded Alex quit Titan and give Maggie her job back. Alex refused and they argued about it. Alex reminded Xander that he’s Victor’s son and the only one who could make the decision.

Eric and Sloan talked about being parents. He told her that he ran into Nicole at the hospital. He told Sloan that Nicole got another copy of her genetic test results. Sloan panicked when she heard that news. She made up an excuse to leave. She lied and told Eric she was meeting a client. EJ almost wrote on the test results when Nicole stopped him. She told him what’s in the envelope. He teased her about losing the other copy. He wanted to look at the envelope, but he got interrupted by a call. Sloan showed up and watched him at the back door. She waited for an opportunity to switch the envelopes. Nicole went to check on Holly and EJ opened the door when the bell rang. It allowed Sloan the opportunity to sneak inside to switch the envelopes. Sloan took the wrong envelope when she switched them. She ended up taking the fake envelope with her. EJ returned and put the envelope in his safe.

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Xander went to see Sloan to talk about his chances at winning custody of Victoria. She reminded him that Sarah was mad at him for trying to take their child. He reminded her that Sarah didn’t think about his feelings when she lied about the baby’s paternity. She felt like they should convince the judge that Sarah’s a pathological liar and mentally unstable. Xander didn’t want to do that. Sloan warned him that he had to be ruthless if he wanted custody of Victoria. He tried to defend Sarah’s mental instability. Sloan insisted they had to do whatever it took to win. Melinda showed up to see Sloan so Xander chose to leave. Sloan wanted to tell Eric the news, but Melinda didn’t have good news for her. She told Sloan that the adoption might be complicated because of her feud with Paulina. She also had a problem because she covered up for her brother. She begged Melinda to help her get a baby. Melinda promised to help her. Sarah met with Justin to talk about the custody case. She told him that Xander wanted full custody. Justin reminded her about what she had going for her. He did tell her that she had to think about what Xander had on her. She thought her situation was different. He warned her that Xander could use her mental history against her. Sarah believed he wouldn’t go that far. Justin informed her that custody battles bring out the worst in people. She wanted to leave to check on Victoria. Xander arrived and confronted Jusitn about representing Sarah. After his conversation with Justin, he called Sloan. He wanted her to do whatever she needed to do so they could win.

Eric and Nicole ran into each other at the hospital. Nicole asked about the adoption. He felt like it was going well thanks to Melinda. She hoped Eric got the chance to be a father. A nurse interrupted them to give Nicole her prescription. Nicole asked her for another copy of her genetic analysis. She got the copy for her. Later, Eric went to Sloan’s apartment. She lied to him and said Melinda said they could adopt a baby. Konstantin expressed his gratitude to Maggie for showing him around town. He believed Victor found true love with her. He offered to cook. Sarah arrived and told Maggie that Xander planned to sue for sole custody. The news shocked Maggie. Maggie assured her that Justin would take care of everything.

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Tate met with Brady at the pub. He informed Tate that Roman agreed that he could work at the pub. Tate was against the idea. He didn’t think he could pay off the debt as a dishwasher. Brady didn’t agree with him. Tate went off because he thought Brady was being overprotective because he lost Willow. Brady tried to tell him it wasn’t true, but he didn’t believe it. He apologized to him for not being there for him. Tate offered to help him see Rachel. He explained how he would go see Rachel at the DiMera mansion. Kristen and Holly came back from shopping when Holly arrived. She yelled at Rachel so Kristen wanted to get to the bottom of the situation. Holly explained what happened. Kristen sent Rachel out the room. Kristen offered to give her money to get along with Rachel. They talked about Holly’s feelings for Johnny. Tate arrived while they were talking about Johnny. He wanted to see Rachel so she left to get her. Holly and Tate talked about her feelings for Johnny. Stefan and Gabi discussed how they would use Rachel to get to Kirsten. Stefan thought they should corner Kristen and make her feel desperate. Gabi suggested they kidnap Rachel. He didn’t want to do that. He thought they should blackmail the judge who granted Kristen custody of Rachel. Gabi thought the idea was risky. She thought they should go to Brady and get his help. She thought they should come up with fake evidence he could use against Kristen so he could get Rachel back. They thought about things they could say about Kristen.

Rafe and Jada were at the hospital to get Dimitri. They ran into Kayla. Rafe became impatient waiting to get Dimitri. She couldn’t sign Dimitri out until she examined him. She said a doctor had to sign him out. Kayla wanted to get another doctor to do it, but he wanted her to do it. Dimitri begged Leo to help him escape the hospital. Leo agreed to help him. They brainstormed to figure out a way to get Dimitri out of the hospital. He saw a paperclip and tried to pick the lock. Rafe and Jada considered taking Dimitri without clearance, but Kayla arrived so she could examine him. Kayla arrived in Dimitri’s room to examine him and saw Leo in the room. She wanted him to leave the room, but he didn’t want to go. She insisted that he leave. She went to his bed, and she was surprised that his cuff was open. Dimitri grabbed her arm. He cuffed her to the bed. Leo came back dressed as a nurse and took Dimitri out the room. Rafe and Jada went to Dimitri’s room and found Kayla handcuffed to the bed.

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Gabi wanted Stefan to talk to her. He was upset that she turned his mother in to the police. She defended her actions to him. She reminded him that they have Dimitri and Megan’s shares for the company. She said Dimitri would be out of their lives since he’s going to jail. EJ walked in the room. They talked about Dimitri. He wanted to know what happened to make Dimitri want to kill them. Gabi told him they found out about his affair with Leo. She told him about the plan to blackmail him. Stefan interrupted her and explained that they wanted his money. Stefan filled him in about Gwen getting Dimitri’s money. EJ had to do something, so he left. Gabi wondered why Stefan lied to him. Stefan thought it was best not to tell him everything. Leo was upset with Dimitri for risking his life when he promised he wouldn’t do it. He hoped Gwen took all his money. EJ arrived at the hospital to see Dimitri. Leo called him out for having fake sympathy. Leo questioned why EJ was there. EJ admitted that he wanted to talk to Dimitri about his and Megan’s shares. EJ offered to vote the shares since he couldn’t do it from prison. Dimitri let him know that he didn’t have the shares anymore. EJ wondered what happened to them. Dimitri explained that he signed them over to Stefan and Gabi. Leo interjected and informed him that Gabi and Stefan blackmailed him for the shares. Leo explained what happened to Dimitri. Rafe and Jada arrived at the hospital to talk to Dimitri. They informed him that he was going to jail once he was released from the hospital. They gave Leo and Dimitri some time alone. Dimitri wanted him to help him escape the hospital.

Paulina went to Marlena for advice about Abe. Marlena advised her to accept the fact that Abe might not get his memory back. She told her that Abe might feel like he’s letting her down by not remembering their lives together. Paulina thought her relationship with Abe might be over. She can’t lose Abe. Marlena told her to create new memories with him. Abe went to see John. He was looking for Belle. John wanted to know why he wanted to talk to her. Abe wanted to talk about getting a divorce. John thought things were getting better between them. They were better, but Paulina thought his amnesia was gone when he remembered the decanter. John wondered if he was mad at Paulina, but he wasn’t mad at all. He wanted the divorce before it was too late. John gave him advice on how to handle his relationship with Paulina. Gabi and Stefan discussed the shares for the company. They talked about the votes they were getting. Gabi thought they should take Kristen’s votes the way they got Dimitri. She wanted to exploit Kristen’s weakness the way they did with Dimitri. EJ stormed in the room. He was furious with them for what they did to get Dimitri’s shares. EJ believed he and Stefan called a truce, but he went behind his back. EJ intended to get revenge.

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Ava went to see Clyde at the station. She wanted to know why he tried to kill Tripp. He told her it was a warning. She wondered what he wanted. He wanted her to run his drug business. He blamed her for why he lost the last person who worked with him. He said she owed him. Ava didn’t understand why she owed him. Clyde explained how she ruined his plan. He worked with Edmund to kidnap Susan. She was supposed to be leverage so EJ could run the business. Ava refused to do it. Clyde threatened to kill Tripp if she didn’t do it. Rafe read Shawn’s resignation letter. She was sad that he was leaving, but she was glad he wasn’t going to be around her sister anymore. Rafe had to find a partner for her. They’re short staffed so he had to hire someone outside. Harris showed up at the station while they were talking. Harris talked to him about a job. Rafe gave him a hard time before hiring him. Harris thought he could get a confession out of EJ. Rafe had another case in mind for him. Talia ran into Belle and apologized to her. She informed Belle that she didn’t plan on being at the station. Belle told her that Shawn was leaving so it didn’t matter anyway.

Talia was shocked and she told her that she and Shawn were still together. Belle didn’t want her to talk to her again. Later, Jada arrived to talk to Talia. She told her about her conversation with Belle. Talia informed her that she wasn’t going to be in Salem long. Jada wanted to know what she meant by that. Talia informed her about her plans to go back to California. Jada told her that she had a good life there. Talia let her know that she didn’t have a good life there. She wanted to leave anyway. Talia left to pack. Chad was at the park and talked to Abby. He told her that he loved and missed her. He talked about the plans for her birthday. He couldn’t let go of his anger towards Clyde for what happened. He knew she would want him to get over it, but he couldn’t do it. Chad went to the mansion to see EJ. They talked about Abby. They regretted not killing Clyde when they had the chance. Ava met with Harris. He told her that Rafe offered him a job at the station. He told her that his job was to find out who took Susan to Edmund. Jada and Talia said goodbye to her.

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Stephanie tried to get close to Chad, but he pulled away from her. She asked if she did something wrong. He told her it was Abby’s birthday. Stephanie said she forgot. She said it was thoughtless of her to forget. He agreed that it was. He said the day was hard for him. He said he wished he killed Clyde when he had the chance. She said Clyde was locked up and can’t hurt anyone. She said Chad is loved and needed by people. He apologized for pulling away from her. She said he didn’t have to apologize to her. He said he was going to visit Abby’s grave for a while. He didn’t want Stephanie to go with him. He said he needed to be alone with the kids. He hoped she understood. She said she did. Lucas called Chad. He wanted to check on Chad because of Abby. Lucas said he wished he could be there for him and the kids. He said he hoped Chad was with people who loved him. Lucas told him about his situation with Clyde. Chad told him to stay away from Clyde. He warned Lucas not to do anything stupid. Xander went to see Sarah at the Kiriakis mansion. She told Xander that she never thought he was a killer. She said she was afraid to let him back in her life after everything that happened. They got close and almost kissed each other until she pulled away. She said he was with Chloe. He said Chloe went to New York with Philip. He said that didn’t change anything between him and Sarah. She said she regretted keeping him in the dark about their daughter. She begged him to forgive her. She said it felt justified at the time. He struggled to understand her perspective. He said he loved her. She said she wanted him to be a part of Victoria’s life. She was interrupted when the phone rang. Justin told her Xander planned on filing for full custody of Victoria. He said Sloan was going to argue that she was an unfit parent. Sarah was upset and told Xander to leave. She didn’t want to see him again until they went to court.

Clyde read in the paper that Susan was alive. He read that Edmund didn’t know who sent Susan to him. He said he was the one who did it and the police would never find out. Lucas showed up and asked why he was talking to himself. Lucas reminded him that it was Abby’s birthday. He reminded Clyde that he murdered Abby in cold blood. Clyde said he didn’t intend to kill Abby. He said he was defending himself. Lucas wondered how he was able to live with himself. He said Clyde didn’t deserve to be alive. Clyde reminded him of the crimes he committed. He warned Lucas about making threats. Ava and Harris kissed each other. He told her he wanted to do that for a long time. She said she felt the same way. She said she tried to deny that she had romantic feelings for him. They both believe their feelings were more than platonic. She said they should put everything on hold until they get their lives back together. She said she doesn’t have any money and didn’t know what kind of job she could get. He said this is her chance to get a fresh start. He asked what she liked to do. She said she loved to cook. He said she could feed people for a living. She asked what he was going to do. He said Kate suggested that he become a cop. He said he had to talk to Rafe to see what he thought about it. She said he shouldn’t use her as a reference. She said she wasn’t Rafe’s favorite person.

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