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Belle and Talia met with Trask to talk about a plea deal. Trask decided not to offer a plea deal for Talia. She thought she could convict Colin without her help. She thought Talia deserved the full punishment for her crime. She went off about Talia drugging the biscuits. She let her know that she got sick and ended up in the hospital because of her. Belle let Trask know that Talia was seeing Marlena and she gave her the report she gave about her. Trask read it and saw that Talia was an abuse victim. She wasn’t as rough on her anymore. Trask told her about being abused by her ex-husband. Trask agreed not to send her to jail if she agreed to keep getting therapy. Abe didn’t like the fact that his children weren’t involved with his vow renewal ceremony. Whitley told him that she had a surprise for him. She told him that Theo was in town. She told him that him came home as soon as he heard what happened to him. He was excited. He hoped that seeing him would trigger his memory. Theo arrived, but Abe didn’t recognize him. They talked to each other for a few minutes. Abe became suspicious because his story didn’t match Whitley’s story. Theo wanted to talk to Whitley in the hallway. He didn’t know that he was helping her fool the mayor. She wanted him to calm down and remember that she was paying him to help her. She reminded him how she helped his grandmother when she couldn’t afford health care. She called him Jerry and warned him that he would ruin his acting career if they were caught. He hesitated but agreed to help her go through with her plan. They were about to go back to Abe, but she was called to go to the police station.

Jerry told Abe that Whitley had to leave. Abe wanted to know why he needed to talk to her alone. He said he was thrown off because he didn’t remember him. They agreed to get to know each other again. Jerry asked him if he had a cane to help him get around. Abe had a memory of Theo talking about his cane on his wedding day. Rafe and Jada were frustrated that Abe has been missing for three weeks and they didn’t find him yet. Jada assured him that they would find him. She put her hand on top of his while she assured him that they would find Abe. Eli walked in the room, and they took their hands away from each other. Rafe introduced Eli and Jada to each other. He told her to go home and rest. He would let her know if something happened. Eli questioned Rafe about his relationship with Jada. He admitted that he and Jada had feelings for each other. He said they couldn’t do anything about it since they have a no-fraternization agreement. Eli wanted him to get some rest and he would help with the case.

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Sarah played Bonnie’s message letting her know that she couldn’t keep her secret. Sarah didn’t know what to do so Rex suggested that she call her. Sarah gave Bonnie a call. She told Sarah that she told Justin about the pregnancy. She assured Sarah that Justin wouldn’t tell Xander the truth about the baby. She told her that he wouldn’t run into Xander while he’s working and hooking up with Chloe. At the pub, Chloe and Xander noticed that Justin looked nervous. Justin said he wanted to tell him something. He flashed back to promising Bonnie that he wouldn’t tell Sarah’s secret. He let him know that Alex went to work for Basic Black. They talked about who Maggie would get to run Titan. Justin told them he had to get Bonnie’s soup. Xander talked to him about how nervous she seems around him. He thought she was acting like she didn’t want him to find out something. Justin tried to make an excuse for her. He started shifting uncomfortably. Xander was concerned about his behavior too. Belle talked to Brady about Rachel. She told him that Kristen wants to dispute the judge’s ruling in the custody case. She said she didn’t hear from Kristen’s legal team. She thought it was weird that she didn’t hear from them. She wanted to know what she was planning. Brady told her that Kristen won’t be going after Chloe anymore since she’s with Xander. Belle was shocked and wondered if she had lost her mind. He didn’t want to dwell on it anymore. He asked her about Shawn. She told him that he was still feeling guilty. She told him to hold on to Chloe because she will see Xander for the man he really is soon enough.

Sarah was surprised to find out that Xander was with Chloe. Bonnie thought Xander would dump Chloe if he knew she was pregnant. Bonnie thought she should probably tell him the truth. She didn’t want Xander back in her life. She wants Bonnie and Justin to stay quiet. Bonnie agreed to keep quiet. Rex wanted to know if she was okay. Sarah assured him that Xander could date whoever he wanted. She said she could date who she wanted too. She pulled Rex into a kiss. He pulls away from her. He wanted a chance with her, but he didn’t want it to be a rebound thing. She apologized for using him to escape her problems. He wouldn’t mind, but he wanted it to mean something to her. She wished she could get over Xander. He let her know that she could come to him when she did get over him.

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Brady and Alex toasted to their new partnership. Brady said he hoped they didn’t want to kill each other.  Brady apologized for what he said. He said he was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. While they were talking, Maggie came in. She accused Alex of blowing the Titan deal with Yuri as a middle finger on his way to Basic Black. Alex got offended by her accusation. He said Yuri didn’t want the deal because Titan was a dinosaur. They started arguing. She said she wondered what Victor would think. Alex said he would admire the initiative. Brady agreed with him and said Victor would be impressed. She said she would remember that. She warned them that she could slay with the best of them. Steve and Kayla spent time together. He said he thanked God that he got her back. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was. She said it was more than luck. She said he worked hard to find her. She said they always found their way back to each other. Chad and Stephanie spent time together. She said she knows her parents appreciated spending time alone together. She said they hadn’t had time to be alone since her mother has been back. She said it was time for her to start looking for her own place. He said they could look for a place together. He said he wanted to go to bed with her every night and wake up next to her. She said it was a good idea but she was worried about his kids. He said he would get the okay from their therapist before saying something to them about it. She said if the kids were happy about it, she would love to move in with him.

Xander talked to Chloe about his interaction with Bonnie. Chloe told him about how Bonnie and Mimi were when she and Mimi went to high school. He said he thought it had something to do with Sarah. He said she ran into Sarah. Chloe told him to give Bonnie a day. She said Bonnie would be freaking out about something else. They kissed each other and decided to go out to dinner. Justin told Bonnie he would keep Sarah’s pregnancy a secret. He said he didn’t feel good about it. He said he hoped it didn’t get too complicated when the truth came out. She said it might since Xander was seeing Chloe and living with her. She said she wondered if knowing about Sarah would make a difference. She said she made a promise and was going to keep it. While Steve and Kayla were eating, they agreed not to take each other or their future for granted. Brady ripped into Alex for not being forthcoming about Yuri. Alex said he didn’t think it would matter. He said he would call Yuri and back out of the deal. Brady said he loved Maggie, but business was business. Alex was glad he felt that way. Brady said this could be a long fight. He said Maggie wouldn’t take it lying down. Maggie went to the Horton house while Chad and Stephanie were kissing. She asked if Chad wanted to work for Titan. Bonnie called Sarah and left a message with her that she didn’t know how long she could keep her secret.

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Chanel found Talia putting up Abe’s picture near the pub. Chanel wanted to know what she was doing. Talia said she wanted to do something to help. She thanked Chanel for saving her from Colin. She apologized for what she said about Chanel when she was talking to Colin. She said she didn’t want to hurt her more than she did. Chad ran into Theo at the Town Square. Theo was looking at one of the missing flyers. Theo said Abe’s office wanted him to make the Juneteenth speech. He said he was scared to speak in public. Chad said he knew he would get through it with the support of his family. Theo said he didn’t want to let his father down. Chad said he would make his father proud. Eli went to see Julie and Doug. Eli said he had days off so he wanted to help find Abe. Talia told Chanel that seeing Marlena has helped her see that Colin was emotionally abusing her. Chanel sympathized with her. Talia said she never thought about being with a woman until Colin made her go after her. She said she felt something when they got closer. Chanel thanked her for saving her and Paulina from Colin. Paulina looked at a wedding picture of her and Abe. She told the picture happy anniversary. Olivia showed up. Paulina was glad to see her.

Abe asked Whitley about their anniversary. He said her daughter said they got married on Juneteenth. She said they did. He asked her to tell him about the wedding. Eli told Julie and Doug that Lani was going to be up for parole in six months. He said he hoped she would be home by Christmas. He said she was mentoring prisoners. He said she wouldn’t be a cop again when she got out, but she would be great at whatever she did. He and Julie decided to go to the Juneteenth celebration. Whitley told Abe when they got married, their daughter Lani confessed to murder. He wanted to know why he was hearing about it. She said Lani was in prison. She said he had a son, but he lived out of the country. Abe asked why he hasn’t called. He remembered something. She told him not to push himself, Someone knocked on the door. Whitley opened the door. It was Talia. She had a missing person flyer with Abe’s picture. She said she was there because her sister was a cop. She said her sister had the address written down so she decided to check there. Whitley said she already told the police she didn’t see anything, Abe had a memory of his wedding day. When Whitley showed up, he said she wasn’t his wife.

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Megan wanted Li to hurry and find Rolf. She told him that she took care of EJ and Kristen. She said they couldn’t sabotage them. The secret door opened. Paulina was thankful for Julie and Eli stopping by her place to support her. Eli told her that he promised Lani that he would find Abe. He and Paulina hugged each other. Abe told Whitley that he remembered getting married, but it wasn’t to her. She insisted that she was the one he married. He wanted to see a picture as proof they were together. She said their album was destroyed in a fire. Abe was persistent about seeing a picture. She looked for his and Paulina’s wedding announcement. She kept tapping on the keyboard. She showed him the photo and Abe reacted to something. Leo came from the tunnels. He was determined to stop Megan from manipulating Gwen into running silly stories about Dimitri. Megan assured him that she didn’t have an agenda. He warned her that he was keeping an eye out on her. Julie and Eli were at the town square. She said it broke her heart to see what Paulina was going through. Stefan heard them and corrected her about her heart. He told her that it was his heart. He and Gabi were at a table at the town square when he called out to her. He was glad to see that his heart was still working. She said it was no thanks to Gabi. Julie and Eli told Stefan how Gabi blackmailed Lani and how she rigged Julie’s heart to explode. Julie thought Stefan would be upset with Gabi. He couldn’t be more proud of her.

Abe was shocked to see the picture Paulina showed him. She photoshopped her head in the picture. He thought his mind was playing tricks on him. He wanted to know why she didn’t wear her ring. She said she didn’t want to lose it at work. He wanted to see her ring. She showed him a diamond ring. He apologized for accusing her. He wanted to know how he could make it up to her. She had an idea for him. Paulina looked at her wedding album. She showed Chanel a copy of Abe’s vows. She loved him more now than she did when they got married. Chanel told her to stay strong for Abe. She knew he was fighting hard to come back to her. Stefan told Julie and Eli that Lani wasn’t innocent. He told them how she shot him in the throat and she’s in prison for killing her own father. Eli was about to go after Stefan, but Julie stopped him. She told him that Stefan wasn’t worth it. She felt like Stefan and Gabi deserved each other. Megan looked at Stefano’s portrait. She knew he wouldn’t like her plans for Stefan. She was going to try to spare EJ and Kristen. She was about to go to the secret door when Theo showed up looking for EJ. She told him that he was away on business. She offered concern for Abe. He didn’t think she was as scary as people said she was. She hoped she would get to see him more often. Whitley wanted Abe to hit the button. She walked out of the room wearing a green wedding dress. He wanted to put on his suit from the ceremony. She lied and said that it was burned in the fire. They exchanged rings in the living room. She told him that he made her the happiest woman on earth.

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Belle found Shawn at home getting a drink. She took the drink from him and told him to find another way to deal with his grief. He said the vodka was better than therapy. She said therapy would help him stop torturing himself. He threw his glass. He told her he might want to torture himself. He said he deserved to be miserable. He walked away from her. EJ and Kristen were tied to chairs in the wine cellar. He was worried about missing Nicole’s doctor’s appointment. Kristen said she didn’t realize how much the baby meant to him. He said Nicole’s happiness means a lot to him. He said he didn’t want her to go through another miscarriage. He said he loved her even if she didn’t feel the same way. Nicole got a message from EJ saying he couldn’t make the appointment. She wondered what was keeping him from being at the hospital. Belle showed up at the hospital. She ran into Nicole. She told Nicole that she heard about the pregnancy. Nicole told her EJ was the father. Belle told her it hit Eric hard. Nicole was upset. Belle apologized for being insensitive. They talked about Shawn and what he was going through. Belle said she was going to talk to Marlena about what to do. Megan wanted to know why Harris was at the DiMera mansion. He said he wasn’t going to let her hurt anyone else. He tried to grab for his gun when Shawn showed up. Shawn accused them of working together again. Harris assumed he was drinking. He told Shawn they were on the same side. Megan called him a pathetic drunk. Shawn threatened to make her pay for what she did. She pulled out her gun. Harris talked her out of shooting Shawn.

Dimitri went to see Gwen. He had flowers for her. Leo took the flowers and put them in the garbage. Leo said he was on to him and wasn’t going to let him take advantage of Gwen. Dimitri asked how he was doing that. Leo said he was just trying to get free publicity. He said Gwen was a real journalist. He said he would stand up for her. Dimitri wanted to know where that left them. Leo said with pistols at dawn. He told Dimitri to kill him if he had to. He said he would go out defending his best friend. Sloan went to see Eric. They ended up making love. When they were finished, she talked about going to court. He said he would go with her to support her. She was surprised he would go with her after what Colin has done. He said he would support her after everything she has done for him. She thought about using her own DNA sample for the paternity test. EJ told Kristen that Nicole didn’t return his feelings. Kristen said the circumstances weren’t ideal and that Nicole was under stress. She told him not to expect too much too soon. He was shocked that she was actually giving him support. They ended up talking about Megan. Eric and Sloan went to eat at the pub. She said she was moved that he wanted to go to court with her. He said he loved her and wanted to support her. She said she loved him too. She told him she didn’t want him to forget about her offer to have a baby. He said he appreciated it, but it wasn’t the right time to have a baby. Kate showed up and asked why. She suggested that they have a baby. After Kate left, Sloan asked what he thought about it. Gwen apologized to Dimitri for Leo’s behavior and made him leave. Dimitri told her he had an agenda. He said he wasn’t able to get her off his mind or his heart ever since he met her. He said he knew she couldn’t have feelings for him. She asked what if she did. They kissed each other. When Belle went home, she blamed herself for not realizing Shawn would go after Megan. He said he wished she shot him. She said she loved him. He walked away. After Nicole’s appointment, she went by the pub and saw Eric and Sloan. He asked if she was okay. She said the doctor said there was a good chance the baby could make it. They were happy for her. Sloan told her they were going to have a baby of their own. He said there was no need to wait for something he wanted. Harris and Kate met at the park. He told her that Shawn kept him from going through with the plan. He said when the time comes, he would go back. He said she would never hear or see Megan again.

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Dimitri saw Kristen reading his interview. He said he was surprised his mother wasn’t there to hear about it. She told him to tell her about it. He said he enjoyed lunch with Gwen. He said she was able to relate to his life experiences. He said he made up those experiences to charm her. Kristen warned him not to tip his hand. She said Megan had plans for his inheritance. She said Megan was putting an army together. He said he knew that she had a plan. Megan told Li that EJ overheard their plan to get rid of Stefan. She said EJ doesn’t know he was involved and that he was tied up in the wine cellar. She said she wanted Li to focus on getting rid of Stefan. He asked her if she thought he was going to kill Stefan. She said she didn’t trust an amateur who couldn’t get it right the first time. She said they needed someone with ice in their veins. They needed someone trained and willing to kill. She said she knew the perfect person. Nicole went to Stefan’s room to look for EJ. She said they had an appointment with a specialist, but she hadn’t heard from him since last night. Stefan told her sabotaging him was more important than her baby. She said she knew the baby was too important to EJ to miss the appointment.

Harris told Kate he would take care of Megan for her. He said he wouldn’t kill Megan. He said he would exile her to a place she could never leave. Kate said he should get Dimitri too. He said getting rid of two people was going to be hard. He said he would do what she originally wanted. Li reminded Megan that Harris was deprogrammed. She said that didn’t mean she couldn’t re-program him to do her bidding. She wanted Li to get Dr. Rolf. Li said he would do it. Kristen told Dimitri that she was only sticking by his mother so she could get custody of Rachel. She said she needed an attorney to go against Belle. She said she wanted to go to Sloan to represent her, but she is dating Brady’s brother. She said she would charm her. She went to the cellar. When Megan went home, she ran into Stefan. He asked if she went over his and Gabi’s proposal. She thought about throwing the proposal in the fireplace. She said it sparked an interest. He said they would talk about it later and left. She said assuming he was still alive. Megan ran into Dimitri. She was happy that Gwen was interested in him. He said he was interested in her too. He asked her about the army she was putting together. She said whatever she did she had him in mind. She asked him where Kristen was. He said she was in the wine cellar. She went to the secret door when he left. Kristen found EJ tied to a chair. He told her about Megan’s plan for Stefan. She looked for something to cut the rope. Megan came in with a gun. Stefan ran into Li at the Town Square. Stefan thanked him for letting the divorce go smoothly. Li said he knew he and Gabi were getting married. He congratulated Stefan. When Stefan walked away, Li said it was too bad he wasn’t going to live long enough to marry her. Kristen was tied in a chair next to EJ. She said Megan was more sadistic than she thought. She said they might be Megan’s next targets after Stefan. EJ was afraid Nicole was going to push Megan to get to him first. Nicole was at the hospital waiting for EJ. She got a text saying EJ wasn’t coming. Megan came from the secret tunnel. Harris showed up to see her.

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John and Steve were looking through maps to find Abe when Paulina showed up. The police gave them the evidence they had, but there was nothing to help them. They feel like they might be able to find something to help. They talked about Nurse Whitley. John wasn’t sure Paulina got everything she could out of her. She felt better knowing that Abe’s friends were looking for him. She hated the waiting.  Steve and John reminded her that they knew how she felt when they lost Marlena and Kayla. They tried to reassure her that they will find Abe. She snapped them until they calmed her down. She was afraid that Abe could be dead. Abe realized that he was the mayor of Salem. He had to wait for Whitley to come back to get some answers. Whitley showed up and he wanted to talk to her. He told her that she lied to him. He wanted to know what else she lied to him about. She wanted to know if he got his memory back. He told her about the press conference. She lied to him about his reign being short because EJ had him impeached. She told him that he decided to open up an ice cream shop. He wanted to know why he would be impeached. She had to come up with excuses for why he was impeached. He felt like things didn’t happen that way. He wanted to know if he ever tried to get back into politics. She told him that he didn’t want to do it again.

Li was determined to take Stefan down by any means necessary. Wendy overheard his conversation so she confronted him about it. He didn’t want to tell her about his plans. He lied to her and told her that he hired a matchmaker. Stefan and Gabi talked about how crazy Megan is. They thought EJ and Kristen had limits, but she didn’t. She wished he had a normal family, but she did like the fact that they had money. He was ready to be done with the drama of his family for the time being. They made love. EJ told Megan that he heard her talk about taking their brother down. He thought he was the one she was talking about so he was going to call the police. He decided to handle it the DiMera way. He wanted her to get out of the mansion. He reminded her that the mansion isn’t Stefano’s anymore and he wanted her out. She didn’t want to leave. She explained to him that she wasn’t trying to kill him. She told him that she wanted Stefan and Gabi gone. She felt like she would get more of the DiMera fortune. They continued to talk about the family fortune. She told him about the plan for them to be the only ones to get the fortune. He wasn’t interested and decided to warn Stefan. She stopped him by hitting him in the head with a vase.

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Megan went to see Li. She wanted to talk to him about the power struggle at DiMera. She said she wasn’t there because of EJ. She said she was there because of her. She said EJ was sweet, but he didn’t know how to be cutthroat. She reminded him that he pledged his loyalty to Gabi. She asked how he let someone use and betray him to keep him from getting what he wanted. She said his resentment would push him to want to work with her to take over the company. He said that wasn’t going to happen. She said her brothers could only go so far. She said she could move in different directions. She said Gabi was emotional and hotheaded. She said take Stefan away and she was knocked down. She said that was where Li came in. She said he should be thinking about getting revenge on Stefan. He refused to do it. She told him to think about it. EJ told Gabi and Stefan that Nicole was pregnant. Gabi said EJ would be free since he wouldn’t be at DiMera anymore. Gabi and Stefan told him they had Kristen on their side. EJ said he had Megan. They all argued over who was the worst sister. Gabi suggested that they stop arguing and work together because Kristen and Megan were working together. Stefan thought their marriage and Nicole’s baby should have them come together, but EJ wasn’t interested.

Sloan wanted to know what was wrong with Eric. She knew he wished he was the father of Nicole’s baby. He said it wasn’t about Nicole. He said he wanted to be a father. She suggested they have a baby together. He was shocked. She said they loved and were committed to each other. She said his kindness and love changed her. She said she wanted to give him something back. Xander went to the Kiriakis mansion. Bonnie went crazy when he was there. When he got close to her, she told him to stay away from her. He asked if she was still afraid of him because of the clown incident. She said she forgave him. She knew he wouldn’t do it again. She brought up Sarah while she was talking. He was hurt that she brought up Sarah and how she hated him. She said things changed. She said nothing was certain death and babies. She tried to leave, but he asked her why she was upset when he came in. She said she felt like she was getting a cold and didn’t want to infect him. He told her he was turning down Maggie’s job. He also told her he was involved with Chloe. Bonnie asked how involved they were. She said if he got involved with Chloe, it would hurt Sarah’s feelings. He didn’t believe her. She kept going on about Sarah. He ended up leaving.

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