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Sarah went to Holly’s room and saw that she was gone. She went back to Brady and wondered if their argument caused her to get drugs. Holly ran into Gabi at the town square. After they talked, Holly went to the Salem Inn. She ended up passing out in Leo’s arms. Leo realized that she escaped the hospital. Xander found Gabi and wanted to talk. Before he could say anything, Sarah called him so he could help look for Holly. Gabi heard the conversation and told him that Holly was at the Salem Inn. Leo ended up calling for help. Gus and Xander showed up. Xander was the only one who could get Holly back to the hospital. He texted Sarah that Holly was going back to the hospital. Later on, everyone was back at the hospital. Sarah left Xander and Brady to check on Holly. Brady told Xander about the pills. Xander still thought EJ was the one behind it. Brady said they couldn’t deny the proof of the pills and how they were in Holly’s bag. Sarah and Holly argued in the exam room. Gus came in and said his exam didn’t show any signs of drugs. He said Holly was dehydrated. Holly wanted to leave again. Sarah accused her of wanting to meet her dealer. Holly said she wanted another doctor. Sarah agreed to get another doctor if she would stay.

EJ was upset about Gwen taking over the hospital. Rita showed up and asked if he had anything to do with Gwen’s disappearance. EJ said he didn’t have anything to do with it. They talked about money and it wasn’t good. The drug issue was a financial blow. There was good news. The Coriseal was contained at Holly’s expense. EJ was upset about it, but he didn’t have a choice. He said he would be there to help Holly with Amy. He said if the truth ever came out, he would be in prison and that would be the end of DiMera. Leo met up with Gabi to talk about the counterfeit bags. Gabi told him that she accused Xander and Philip of doing it. She told him why she thought they did it. Leo told her it was circumstantial but he would look into it. Sarah told Brady and Xander that Holly didn’t want to talk to her, but she would talk to Xander since he and EJ were the only ones who believed her. Gabi and Leo thought something was wrong with Gwen since neither one of them were able to get in touch with her.

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Belle showed Chad the microscopic word she found in the insert. It said Viva Verde which meant long live Victor Emanuel who was the King of Italy. Belle said it connected the Celtic knot and several sites in Italy. While they were talking, she said she thought she knew who was leaving the clues. Belle said it was Dr. Rolf. Chad said Rolf was bad news and that it could be his father’s trap. He told her he couldn’t live with himself if anything happened to her. Belle said she needed answers. She wanted to go to Italy and investigate what was going on. Gabi told Rafe that she got her inheritance and was going to use it to pay back a debt and start a trust fund for Arianna. She told him about the counterfeit bags and how she was getting Gwen and Leo’s help. Rafe was shocked that she went to them for help. She told them that they know about the counterfeit world. Brady went to the hospital to check in with Sarah since he heard that Holly was being discharged. Sarah said she was going to keep an eye on Holly. She left to check on a patient. Tate showed up and showed Brady the pills he found in Holly’s bag. EJ was watching them and flashed back to putting the pills in Holly’s bag. Marlena came up from behind EJ and told him that she heard about what was going on with the hospital. EJ let her know that the sale hasn’t gone through. He was sure that Gwen’s buyer would back out.

Sarah went back to Brady and Tate. They told her about the pills in Holly’s bag. She told them she would have the pills tested, but they had to talk to Holly. Brady said he would search around the Kiriakis mansion. Sarah and Tate went to talk to Holly. When they went to Holly’s room, they showed her the pills from her bag. Holly said she didn’t know what they were. Tate told her he found them in her bag. Holly said she never saw the pills before. Sarah said she wanted to get her the help she needed, but she had to admit to the problem. Holly said that the bag was empty for months. She said she wasn’t using drugs again and was sick of being accused of doing something she didn’t do. Sarah left to get something to calm Holly down. Holly yelled at Tate who said he believed her. She let him know that it would have been stupid of her to ask him to look in the bag if the pills were in there. Sarah came back with the sedative. Holly took it and told them to get out of her room. When they left the room, Holly took the pills out of her mouth. Gabi wondered how the companies were getting her designs when the only people who had access to her designs worked for her or were the manufacturers. She said she knew who was behind it. Brady came back to the hospital to let Sarah and Tate know that Holly’s room was clean so the pills were the only ones she had. Sarah said she sent them to the lab. Tate said Holly denied the pills were hers. Holly put her stuff in the bad and snuck out.

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Kristen met with Lexie in the park. She had a suggestion for her. Kristen told her to go to the island in her place so her family wouldn’t watch her die, and she would escape under EJ’s nose. Lexie didn’t think the idea would work because people wouldn’t confuse them. Kristen found out that the people on the island weren’t that loyal to EJ. They are just expecting to see EJ’s sister. The people weren’t told which sister to expect. Kristen said they had to find a way to switch places after she’s kidnapped but before she was put in the container. Lexie thought the idea was brilliant, but she thought the truth would come out soon. Kristen felt like it didn’t matter because they would have time to get far away. She could get away, and Lexie could live her final days in paradise. Lexie didn’t think she would be on the run forever. Kristen wanted to be away long enough to outsmart EJ. Lexie wondered what happened between them to make EJ want to punish her. Kristen let her know that she did something out of anger that she regretted now. Since she didn’t have anything to lose, Lexie agreed to her plan. They hugged each other. Lexie wondered what was next. Kristen just had to figure out when EJ’s plan would take place.

Gabi stormed into Titan and informed Xander and Philip that she was rescinding her offer to save the company. Shocked, Philip reminded her that it was her idea to do it and told her they had a contract. Gabi told her there was a moral clause in the deal and accused them of stealing her designs to make knockoffs of their own. They didn’t know what she was talking about. Xander let her know that she misunderstood what was happening. Gabi informed them that only someone with access to her designs could have taken them. Xander thought one of her employees made the fake copies, but she refused to believe that. Gabi told him that was the first time it happened. The theft started when she started shipping with Titan. Her debt to Titan has been paid. Gabi warned them to say goodbye to Titan, the mansion, and everything they hold dear. Xander reminded her that Arianna was a Kiriakis and that would hurt Sonny. He said that Arianna wouldn’t forgive that. He’s not surprised that her daughter won’t speak to her. Gabi stormed out of the office. Xander and Philip insisted they were innocent.

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Rita gave EJ an envelope while he was at work. He got his inheritance just as Rita gave him the letter. EJ wouldn’t get any money from the drug since it didn’t work. He said that Lexie only had days left to live. EJ went to the reception area and ran into Sarah. She yelled at him and told him to stay away from Holly. He got tired of her mouth and tried to fire her in front of everyone. Xander was the first to defend Sarah and then Kayla stepped up to defend her. Kayla told EJ that he wasn’t the owner anymore and had 90 days to vacate the hospital. She told him once the buyout was complete that he would be out, and Gwen would be the new owner. After her conversation with EJ was done, Sarah noticed that Xander her Holly’s bag. She wanted to know why he had it. Sarah realized that Holly was ready to leave the hospital. EJ lingered around while Sarah talked to Xander about the arsenic and Coriseal. Xander let her know that she believed Holly. He thought it was EJ’s fault. Xander left Holly’s bag unattended when he showed Sarah a video of Victoria.

Alex arrived home and found Theo in his apartment, and Stephanie hungover. She was stumbling in the apartment. Theo woke up and wanted to leave, but Stephanie said he could stay. Alex threw his clothes at Theo and demanded to know what was going on. They told him what happened. Alex wasn’t happy about what happened between them. Stephanie thanked Theo for being a good listener. Theo left nervously. Alex and Stephanie started arguing. He told her that Joy wouldn’t drive a wedge between them unless she let it happen. Stephanie apologized for everything.

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Lexie tried to reach out to Kristen, but she only got her voicemail. She collapsed on a chair and tried to hide it when Abe approached her. Abe wanted to find Theo, but she didn’t know where he was. She talked to him about needing space. Lexie wanted to see her mother without him. Abe thought he would lose more time with Lexie. Kristen called her back so Lexie had to leave. Lexie met with Kristen to warn her about EJ’s plan, but she collapsed before she could tell her anything. Kristen was about to call the police when Lexie stopped her. She didn’t want her family to know that she’s dying again. Lexie made Kristen promise her that she wouldn’t say anything. She didn’t want them to watch her die again. Lexie planned to disappear so they wouldn’t see her die again. Kristen got chocked up and apologized for telling Theo about Stefano’s involvement in Lexie getting cancer. Lexie told her that she had something else to tell her. Brady and Marlena talked about Rachel coming home and Kristen being afraid of EJ. Kristen wouldn’t tell them about her concerns about EJ so they shrugged it off. They didn’t care as long as Rachel wasn’t involved. Brady and Marlena chose to talk about the arsenic poisoning. He was still convinced that DiMera Pharmaceuticals was behind it. Brady thought it was possible that Holly was back on drugs too. He went back to the Horton cabin to get another water sample because he knew that EJ would have tampered with the original sample. They wondered if EJ had a heart or not. Marlena wanted to call someone to help him out.

Holly was worried about Amy’s lawsuit. Sarah came to her room and Holly became upset. Holly was upset that her mother went back to Paris. The only person she had left in her life was an aunt who thought she was a drug addict. Holly was thankful that she saved her life, but if she didn’t believe her, she didn’t want her in her life. Brady and Marlena arrived at the hospital. Marlena spotted Cat and wanted to talk to her about EJ. She thought it would be relevant to her investigation. Marlena discussed the Coriseal and arsenic situation with her. Sarah ran into Brady at the hospital. She told him what happened with Holly. He said they had to wait for the results from the water sample he had sent to ISA. The results arrived a few minutes later. Unfortunately for Sarah and Brady, there wasn’t any Coriseal or arsenic in the water. EJ went to Holly’s room with flowers. She was happy to see him. Holly was even happier when he told her that he could get her case with Amy dismissed. He was determined to have her back. Holly opened up to him about her situation. She didn’t feel like she had any family left because Sarah didn’t believe that she wasn’t doing drugs. EJ reminded her that he was her family too and that he believed her. Sarah wasn’t happy to find EJ in Holly’s room. She threw him out of Holly’s room. Holly was upset that she threw him out of her room. Sarah told her that she didn’t need his help. Holly became enraged and threw her out of her room. Sarah met up with Brady, and he told her that Julie had to the water decontaminated at the Horton cabin so there was nothing left to test.

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Joy, Kelsey, and Alex went to the pub. When Joy had trouble going upstairs, Alex helped her. Joy said she had to figure it out on her own. Alex checked her into the Salem Inn and hired a nurse. Since the nurse wasn’t starting until the next day, he was going to stay with her. Stephanie ran into Theo at Small Bar and joined him. They were drinking until Theo asked Stephanie what was going on. Stephanie told her about Joy and how she wasn’t trustworthy. While she was talking, Alex called her to let her know that he was staying with Joy. Stephanie couldn’t believe what Alex said. He explained why he was staying with Joy. Stephanie sarcastically said Joy was helpless and hung up the phone. Theo told her it was time to go. He offered to walk her home since she was drunk. When Theo got Stephanie home, he told her his problem with his father. He said he didn’t want to go home. Stephanie suggested that he stay with her.

Gabi and Gwen were at the Hernandez house. They tried to figure out how the Gabi Chic knockoff happened. Gwen said she found other sites selling the knockoffs. They decided to work together to figure out what was going on. Gwen told Gabi about the fight she had with Kristen over Xander. Chad and Belle looked at the program they were given. Belle thought someone drew on it. Chad said the drawing looked intentional. They realized Stefano was playing the game in real time. There was someone watching them. Chad said it was dangerous. Belle refused to back down. They looked over the underlined parts in the program. Chad wanted to get a UV flashlight to look at the invisible ink on the lira. Theo hesitated at first but decided to stay with Stephanie. When Stephanie got him covers, she saw him in his underwear. Belle had one of John’s blacklights and they saw a symbol on the lira. They saw a Celtic cross.

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EJ was in Rachel’s room at Bayview. Kristen was horrified when she showed up. She made Rachel leave the room so she could yell at EJ. He let Kristen know that her punishment would be her own. Kristen tried to defend herself, but EJ didn’t want to hear it. He said he was done with her. EJ warned her that the fall out would be merciless and quick. He walked out of the room. Rachel came back in the room. Kristen asked her what she talked about with EJ. Rachel said they didn’t talk about much. She asked Kristen what she and EJ talked about. Kristen lied to her about what they talked about. Lexie went to see Marlena to tell her that she was dying. Marlena was shocked that Lexie didn’t want to tell Abe and Theo. Lexie said she couldn’t let Abe and Theo watch her die again. She said she didn’t want them by her side when she died. Marlena said that wasn’t a good idea. Lexie said she was angry at EJ for doing this, but she would do it again. Stephanie told Kayla that she deleted Joy’s message from Alex’s phone. Kayla thought it was wrong, but she understood why Stephanie did it. Alex went to the hospital and saw Kelsey’s bassinet empty. He asked Joy where Kelsey was. Joy told him Kelsey was getting X-Rays for a bruise. Kayla showed up with Kelsey and told Alex and Joy that she suffered a bruised clavicle. She said they could take the baby home. When Kayla left the room, Stephanie questioned whether or not Joy caused the accident. She wondered if Joy still loved Alex. Kayla told Stephanie that she couldn’t control it and that she and Alex would work things out. Alex blamed himself for Joy’s accident since the spare tire he put on burst. He didn’t want to push the issue in case Stephanie got mad. Joy told him about the voicemail she left him.

Marlena showed up at Bayview to see Rachel, but Kristen was there. Kristen told Marlena that she needed help. She told Marlena that EJ was out to get her. Kristen asked Marlena to be there for Rachel if something happened to her. Marlena asked if EJ threatened her. Kristen said he did threaten her. Marlena said EJ threatened people all the time but didn’t follow through with it. Kristen thought EJ was serious this time. When EJ went home, he talked to Sydney. He found out she was going on a trip with Kristen. He noticed Lexie on the floor and rushed to her. EJ called out to Rolf, but Rita said he was gone. She said the heat was too much for him and he couldn’t do anything else to help Lexie. EJ wanted to take Lexie to the hospital, but Rita told him they couldn’t help her. Rita said this was part of the process. Alex went to the reception area and called out Stephanie for deleting the message. Stephanie wanted Alex to listen to her. She said she only saw the beginning of the message and thought that there wasn’t any car trouble and that Joy was looking for attention. Alex wanted to know what was wrong with her. He accused her of being jealous and said they couldn’t go on like this. Alex wanted her to leave the hospital. EJ told Rita there was one more thing they had to do. He wanted to get the private island ready for Kristen. EJ said Kristen was going to live the rest of her life far away from Salem. He said no one would be the wiser. Lexie woke up just as they were talking.

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Chanel was thinking about the arsenic poisoning giving her cancer when Paulina showed up. Paulina had a gift for Trey. Johnny had to rush out of the apartment. Paulina took out more toys for Trey when Chanel noticed that she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring. She talked to Chanel about what happened with Lexie. Paulina told her that her marriage to Abe wasn’t valid. She changed the subject back to Chanel. Chanel admitted that she’s trying to stop herself from lashing out at Johnny. She said that he was acting like he was afraid to touch her. Paulina became uncomfortable when she talked about making love to Johnny. She gave Chanel suggestions to make him interested. Theo wanted to talk to Abe about Johnny. He felt like Johnny was hiding something from him. Abe thought that he might be hiding something. He thought it might be because of EJ. Abe told him that he never wanted him to be CEO of DiMera Enterprises. He said Johnny acted without his father’s permission. Abe decided to come clean about his secret with EJ. Theo was upset when he heard the truth. He walked away from Abe.

EJ told Rita to get the private island ready and prepare the staff. Lexie woke up while EJ was talking to Rita. She wanted to know what happened. Lexie realized that Dr. Rolf was gone. She got upset about what EJ and Dr. Rolf did to her. EJ said he was caught up in her being back. Lexie had to figure out what she would do next. He reminded her that she was a DiMera. Lexie left the mansion when Johnny showed up. Johnny yelled at EJ because Chanel drank the water at the Horton cabin. He told him that Chanel lost the baby and got cancer. EJ told him that Paulina was responsible for what happened to Chanel. He reminded Johnny that there were so many people who went to the cabin before and after Chanel, and they didn’t get cancer. Johnny said that Holly got sick and now he has to lie to everyone. EJ snapped at him and reminded him that he would have to deal with tough things as the CEO. Lexie met with Abe at the pub. He told her what happened with Theo. Abe got worried when Lexie looked like she was about to pass out. She told him that she was feeling dehydrated. Lexie was more worried about Theo.

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Leo ran into Javi at the pub. He was moved that Javi seemed like he was concerned about him. Javi didn’t want him to make a big deal about it. Leo suddenly got a headache and became dizzy. Javi became concerned about him until he realized that Leo was playing games with him. He suggested that Leo get over him by taking off his wedding band. Alex wasn’t sure it was a good idea for Xander and Philip to rely on Gabi’s inheritance to save Titan. They wondered if he had a better idea. Alex said he did have one. He said they were the reason the company was in trouble. Alex felt like he should be in charge of the company. He said that the investors respected him more than them. Xander left to meet Sarah. Philip told Alex he would help with Joy if he needed it. He agreed to watch out for Joy while Chloe was gone. Philip realized that Alex could be a great asset to the company. Later Stephanie saw Alex’s phone and picked it up when it started ringing. She saw that Joy called and texted him about being stuck on the road. Stephanie deleted Joy’s messages. Steve showed up to apologize to Stephanie for her traumatized childhood. She didn’t blame him for what happened during her childhood. Alex returned home and noticed he left his phone there. Joy called him again looking for help. Sarah admitted to Brady that she didn’t like the way Holly reacted to her when she asked her about taking drugs. She said that Destiny’s bloodwork showed that she had Coricil in her system and not arsenic. Brady wondered if the toxicology report could be wrong. He thought that EJ would be able to alter the results since he owned the hospital. Brady thought they had to get Johnny to get the DiMera files.

Brady met with Johnny, and Sarah met with Xander. Xander told Sarah that Kristen told him that the only way drugs could be accounted for is if they had two sets of books. Sarah was okay with him getting information any way he could get it, but she wouldn’t approve of him using violence to get what he wanted. Johnny told Brady that EJ would never do what he accused him of doing. Stephanie went to the pub and ran into Leo. She found out that Joy’s spare tire blew, and she had an accident with Kelsey in the backseat. Stephanie asked her if they were okay, but Leo didn’t believe she cared. Steve told Brady that he checked the footage at the hospital and there was a blind spot. He thought someone knew how to avoid the camera. After his conversation with Steve, Brady met with Sarah and Xander. They realized that Johnny could be covering for his father. Johnny told Chanel about the arsenic being in the water at the Horton cabin. Chanel put two and two together and realized that her cancer could be because of the arsenic.

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Abe went to see Paulina’s office to let her know that Lexie’s death certificate was revoke so their marriage certificate wold be too. Paulina wasn’t happy about that news. She told Abe to get out of her office and be with the woman he loved. Theo wanted answers from Lexie about Stefano’s role in her brain tumor. He realized that everyone was right about Stefano being a monster. Lexie calmed him down and explained that it happened a long time ago. She managed to forgive her father for what happened to her. Lexie regretted not telling him and let him know that she had to tell him something else when Abe walked in the house. Theo wanted to know why Abe didn’t tell him that his grandfather was evil. Abe apologized and assured him that there weren’t any more secrets. Sarah and Brady investigated the water from the Horton cabin, but they couldn’t find any traces of Coricil. They realized that the arsenic might not be connected to the water. Sarah and Brady thought Holly took it on her own. She went into Holly’s room to ask her if she was taking drugs again. Holly assured her that she wasn’t taking drugs and got upset when Sarah didn’t believe her. She threw Sarah out of her room.

Rafe met with Cat at his place to let him know that he wasn’t happy with her getting close to EJ. He was tired of what was going on between them. Andrew let her trap EJ so Rafe was stopping the investigation. Cat laughed at him and reminded him that she didn’t work for him. She thought he was jealous of her interaction with EJ. Rafe was upset that she assumed that he was jealous. EJ celebrated clearing DiMera Enterprises of the contaminated drugs. He made sure that the water looked like it was contaminated on its own. Rita wasn’t happy about that. She wondered about the Coricil in Holly’s bloodstream. EJ said that she was a drug addict. He cared about her and thought it would be a good idea for her to go to rehab.

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Gabi went to Theo’s office. Theo wanted to know what she wanted. She said she needed a favor. He ripped into her about how she is the worst person. Gabi asked if what she did was that bad. Theo said he was hurt, but he was willing to hear her out. Gabi asked Theo not to tell EJ that she was using the money to help Titan. Theo was upset, but he agreed to do it. Stephanie told Alex that Joy was using Kelsey to get him by her side. Alex didn’t think Joy was doing that. Instead of arguing with her, Alex chose to leave. Alex ran into Bonnie. She told him that he wanted to make everyone happy, but he wouldn’t be able to do it. Bonnie told him that he turned his life around and should be proud. She thought he would figure things out. Philip went to see Stephanie. They talked about the shooting. He blamed himself for what happened. Stephanie told him she was focused on healing. She changed the subject and brought up Philip’s break up with Gabi and what EJ was doing to Titan. Stephanie said she would help him.

Brady went to the DiMera mansion to tell Kristen that Rachel’s release from Bayview was approved. He said he wanted to know what was going on with EJ. Kristen told him not to worry about it. She said EJ wouldn’t hurt their daughter. Brady told her to let him know if anything happened. Brady went to the hospital to find out about Holly. Sarah told him the treatment was working. Brady was shocked to find out that Holly had arsenic poisoning. They realized that EJ would have access to it. When Sarah got the water analysis back, it had arsenic in it but not coriseal. Kristen went to Theo to ask for a favor. She wanted him to let her know if EJ mentioned Rachel to him. Kristen said EJ was like Stefano. Theo said Stefano always put family first. Kristen told Theo about the things Stefano has done. She told him Stefano was the reason why Lexie had a brain tumor.

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Cat arrived at the hospital to get hypnosis from Marlena. While Cat was talking, Marlena figured out that she was ISA. Marlena texted Andrew, and her suspicions were right. They began the hypnosis. Cat thought about being in the clinic in Italy. During the flashback, she read to EJ. She thought they were bonded because of Clyde. Cat held his hand and continued to read to him. She felt him squeeze her hand. Cat kissed him on the cheek. Theo, Chanel, Joy, and Kelsey ran into each other at the town square. Chanel didn’t want to be around and wanted her to leave. Theo told Chanel that she couldn’t stay away from her forever. Alex and Stephanie talked about the feud between the Kiriakises and the DiMeras. She was tired of the feud. Stephanie would help with the PR situation. Joy called Alex and told him that she needed help. She had a flat tire and didn’t know how to change it. Stephanie felt like he shouldn’t keep being her first choice. Later Stephanie ran into Chanel. They talked about Joy. Stephanie and Chanel discussed people treating them like they were fragile. They gossiped about Joy, and Chanel thought she was taking advantage of Alex with her emergencies. Chanel warned her to watch her back when it concerned Joy.

EJ was on the phone with Johnny when Lexie walked into the DiMera mansion. Lexie gave him a piece of her mind. She told him that he brought her back to life without her consent only for her to suffer again. EJ was hurt that she yelled at him. She let him know that she was there to see Dr. Rolf, but she was upset about him using her to make money. EJ yelled at her and told her that he brought her back to help his family. Lexie felt like he gave her back her life just for her to lose it again. He didn’t want to admit that he failed at her. Lexie told him that she would never forgive him. He wondered if she was happy to have another chance at life.

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