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Marlena hypnotized Harris. He said that Li was the one who gave him the order to shoot Stefan. Harris was mad that her treatment didn’t help him and he still wanted to kill Stefan. He wanted to get electroshock again because it helped him the last time. She thought that was too much of a risk. She wanted to try a new treatment first. He decided to trust her. He remembered that Rolf and Megan were the ones who programmed him and made him think Li did it. Marlena showed him a picture of Stefan. He let her know that he didn’t want to kill him anymore. He was happy that she helped him. Rafe was upset with Gabi for putting herself in danger to help Stefan. Stefan arrived and was upset with her too. Rafe defended Gabi even though he felt the same way. Later on, Stefan and Gabi continued to argue about what she did. They eventually made up when Rafe called her. He let her know that Harris had a breakthrough. Gabi still thought Li was involved. She and Stefan were determined to find out what happened. Melinda approached Shawn at the docks and wanted to know why the divers were leaving. He said they searched the water and didn’t find Rold or Megan. He decided to call off the search. She was upset with him because he didn’t have the authority to make that decision. She noticed alcohol on his breath while they were talking. He denied drinking, but she found a bottle of alcohol. He said it wasn’t his bottle.

Melinda was going to have the bottle dusted for prints. He admitted that the bottle was his. He didn’t think it was a big deal because he could still do his job. They argued about it. Melinda made a comment about what happened to Bo. He yelled at her and stormed off. Later, Melinda arrived at the station to talk to Rafe. She wanted him to fire Shawn for drinking on the job. Wendy confronted Li about trying to kill Stefan. He denied her accusation. She didn’t believe him. He tried to compare his situation to hers. They talked about her situation with Johnny and Tripp. He thought she should make a decision. She thought he should move on with his life. Shawn wanted to talk to Rafe in private. Melinda wanted him to fire Shawn. Rafe wanted her to focus on her job and he would do the same. Marlena called Rafe and told him that Li wasn’t behind Harris’ brainwashing. Rafe left the station to go to the hospital. He talked to Harris. After his conversation with Harris, Marlena wanted to know if Harris could go. She promised to vouch for Harris and Rafe agreed to it. Rafe warned him that he would be watching him. Harris asked Marlena to have him committed to Bayview. Melinda let Li know that he was free to go, but she believed he was involved in the shooting. She couldn’t prove it, but she was going to be watching him. Rafe returned to the station. Shawn thanked him for helping him. Rafe told him that he was suspended.

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Chad and Stephanie found a place and were happy with it. Brady arrived and found out they were getting the place. He congratulated them on the place. Brady also congratulated Chad on his new job. Chad wondered how he knew about it. Brady let him know that Alex told him and he wasn’t happy about it. Maggie noticed that Alex had bags. she wondered where he was going. He let her know that he was moving out. He didn’t feel comfortable living with someone who fired him. She told him they were still family. Later Chad went to see Maggie and let her know his decision. She was happy that he was going to accept the position. She told him about Alex moving out of the mansion. Stephanie was getting things ready in the apartment when Alex arrived to check out the apartment. She told him about Brady being there too. She let him know that Chad accepted the position. Alex was happy for him. She hoped they could still be friends. He told her that he had to find a place to live and they would see each other soon. Gwen was excited about her engagement. She talked to Kristen about getting engaged to Dimitri. Kristen thought about Dimitri using Gwen. She reminded Gwen that she was trying to get over Xander. Gwen knew things were moving fast, but Dimitri swept her off her feet. Xander and Chloe were at the office and things got heated. They were about to make love when Gwen walked in on them. She was surprised to see them together. Xander apologized for what she saw, but she didn’t care. She said she was with a wonderful man so she didn’t care. He heard about her engagement to Dimitri. She showed him the ring he gave her. She stormed out the room.

Dimitri caught Leo in his room. Leo showed him the evidence he found. He knew that Dimitri was only marrying Gwen to get his inheritance. He told Dimitri that he was going to tell Gwen everything. He kissed Leo. Leo was into it, but he slapped him. Leo knew what Dimitri was trying to do. He knew he was trying to get him into bed so he wouldn’t tell Gwen the truth. Leo wanted to know if he was right. He wasn’t that easy. Dimitri took his shirt off, but Leo wasn’t interested. Dimitri tried to caress him. Leo would have been interested if he didn’t propose to Gwen. Dimitri admitted that he wasn’t straight. Leo found it hard to believe that he’s gay when he doesn’t look it. He told him that he is only with Gwen to get his inheritance. Leo reminded him about his fling with Billie. He let him know he was with her to get the peacock. He was willing to give himself to Leo to keep his secret. He admitted that he was attracted to Leo. Leo gave in and kissed Dimitri. He pushed Dimitri on the bed. Kristen arrived at the mansion and ran into EJ. She told him that Megan escaped and she warned him to watch her back. A secret door opened and they thought it was Megan. Rachel came out of the door. Kristen wondered why she was there and not at camp. Rachel said she didn’t come visit her. Kristen let her know that Megan had her locked in the basement. They talked about being together. Chad came home to tell Stephanie about his conversation with Maggie. Alex arrived and told them that he was going to be their neighbor. Dimitri and Leo finished making love. He said he would take care of Gwen, but no one could know about them being together. Leo agreed not to say anything. Rachel was listening to them outside of the door.

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EJ and Kristen went to see Marlena. They told her they needed her help. Marlena was skeptical about what they wanted. They told her Megan kidnapped them and drugged them to erase their memories. They wanted her to help them so Megan could be punished for what she did. Marlena agreed to help them. She was able to get them to remember what happened. They remembered what Megan tried to erase. Kristen said she was going to the police station. EJ said he wanted to go to the hospital to confront Megan about what she did. Harris was handcuffed to a bed in the hospital. Kate came in to see him. She asked him what went wrong. She figured out that he was brainwashed again. She tried to convince him that he was brainwashed. She said he was a good man. She said he was under Megan’s mind control. He didn’t care what she had to say. He said he had to finish his mission. Later on, Marlena went to see him. He told her he needed her help.

Gwen was waiting in the lobby at the hospital while Dimitri was with Megan. Leo showed up to check on Gwen. He brought her a change of clothes. She said she already went home to change. He told her Dimitri was up to something with his mother. He said she shouldn’t trust Dimitri. She didn’t believe him. She wasn’t worried about his concerns. He said he was going to go back to the DiMera mansion to find evidence. He asked her not to accept Dimitri’s proposal until he was finished. EJ showed up at the hospital and saw Kate. They went to confront Megan. Gabi and Stefan confronted Li at the police station. Li said he was innocent and had nothing to do with what happened. He said he moved on from Gabi. He said Megan was behind the whole thing. Gabi told Stefan that she was going to confront Megan. He said he was going to confront Trask. When Kristen showed up at the police station and ran into Stefan. She told him what she remembered. Stefan told Li what Kristen remembered. Dimitri was by Megan’s side. She woke up. He was happy that she woke up. She realized she was handcuffed to the hospital bed. He said she was arrested for kidnapping EJ and Kristen. She said she had nothing to do with it. She said everything she did was to protect him. He told her about his progress with Gwen. Megan was happy that Gwen was there for him. She said she was happy that he would have his inheritance and a wife who loved him. Gwen showed up. Megan was happy to see her. Dimitri and Gwen went back to her room. She accepted his proposal. Leo was looking in a drawer at the DiMera mansion. Kristen showed up and asked what he was doing. When EJ and Kate went to see Megan, Megan was gone. Gabi was handcuffed to the bed.

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Roman went to the docks for Abe’s memorial. He talked to him about what he meant to him. He also talked about missing his best friend. Kate and EJ were shocked to find Gabi handcuffed to the bed instead of Megan. She told them that she was there to confront Megan about brainwashing Harris, but Rolf got the better of her. He ended up getting Megan out of the room. Gabi told them that he mentioned a submarine and EJ stormed out of the room. Belle met with Shawn and was upset to see that he was drinking while he was on duty. They argued about it until Shawn stormed off. Roman showed up and asked Belle what happened. She told him that Shawn felt guilty about shooting Bo. At the hospital, Gabi asked Kate about her interest in Harris and Megan. Kate didn’t answer her.

Later, Kate arrived at the pub and talked to Roman and Belle about Megan’s escape. Shawn went to Abe’s memorial and started drinking. Later Nicole arrived at Abe’s memorial when Eric showed up. They talked about her appointment and was upset that EJ wasn’t with her. She told him that EJ went to Marlena to jog his memory. She said that EJ loved her and the baby. She said she loved him too. Nicole and Eric ended up talking about Abe. He comforted her when she started to cry. EJ arrived and saw them hugging. After Nicole and EJ went home, she assured him that nothing was going on with Eric. She assured EJ that she loved him and she was glad that he was supportive of her. Dimitri was excited when Gwen accepted his proposal. He wanted to tell his mother, but she wanted to celebrate in bed first. Kristen asked Leo why he was at the mansion. She called him out for his lies. He admitted that he was trying to find out the real reason why Dimitri wanted to marry Gwen. Kristen wouldn’t call the police if he left. He agreed to go, but he snuck upstairs. Leo searched Dimitri’s room and eventually found the papers about his inheritance agreement. Dimitri walked in and demanded to know why he was there. He told Dimitri what he found and he planned to tell Gwen. Dimitri told him that he wasn’t going anywhere and he kissed him.

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Theo ran into Jerry on the docks. Jerry told him that he was there because he felt guilty for not being able to save Abe. Theo knew he did what he could. He thanked Jerry for giving them peace about what happened to Abe. Jerry had something to tell him. Abe spotted Jerry in an episode of Body & Soul. Abe wanted to know why his son was on a soap opera. He fast forwarded to the credits and saw Jerry’s name in the credits. He realized that it wasn’t his son’s name. He realized that Paullina was lying to him and that he had to get out of there. Whitley went to see Paulina to offer her condolences. She told her that she voted for Abe. She felt like she knew him personally. She told her that she was in the park when they got married. Paulina wanted to know what Abe’s last words were to her. She said that he called out Paulina’s name. She thanked her for telling her.

Lani saw Rafe and they hugged each other. He allowed her to look at evidence if she wanted to do it. Abe tried to wheel himself to the door, but Whitley showed up at the house. She wanted to know what he was doing. He told her that he was leaving. She said that he wasn’t leaving. He said he saw “Theo” on the soap opera, but his name was Jerry. She said that was his stage name. He didn’t believe her. Lani and Eli saw Theo and Jerry talking. Jerry was about to tell him something, but he stopped when they showed up. He apologized and walked away. Abe demanded the truth or he was going to the police. He wheeled himself to the phone, but she stuck him with a syringe. She told him that it was a mild sedative to keep him from leaving now or ever.

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John thought about seeing Abe on the docks. He let Marlena know that he felt like he let Abe and Paulina down. He flashed back to Abe helping him when he found out he was Roman. John wished he were a better friend to Abe. Marlena assured him that he was a good friend. John wanted to know how she was doing with it. She felt like everyone would need each other to get through what happened. Whitley got nervous when she saw the paper. She noticed Abe’s picture on it. Abe saw her and wondered what she was doing with the paper. She covered up his picture and told him about a man drowning at the docks. He wanted to read the story for himself. She didn’t want him to stress out and have another seizure. He apologized to her. He didn’t realize how stressful that was for her. She let him know that she was doing everything for him and got ready to go to work. Theo read about Abe’s presumed death. Theo told Eli that he kept losing people he loved. Lani showed up and said that he didn’t lose her. She let him know that she was granted furlough for Abe’ funeral. She had to wear an ankle bracelet. Steve and Kayla were going over the evidence. Steve found it hard to believe that Abe fell off the docks and drowned. He thought it was too easy. He mentioned that no one saw Abe until the exact moment he fell. He wondered how he survived on the street if he was so weak that he fell in the water. Theo arrived at Steve and Kayla’s place. Steve apologized for not coming through for him. He knew that Steve did the best he could. He thanked him for his donation. Theo didn’t understand how Abe suddenly disappeared and drowned. He didn’t think it made any sense.

Whitley was getting ready to leave when Abe told her that he was lonely when she leaves. He wanted to know if Theo could come over more. She lied to him and told him that he went back to South Africa. Abe couldn’t believe that he left without saying goodbye to him. He wanted to know if Chanel could come over. Whitley said that she would love to visit, but she’s busy at the bakery. Lani surprised Paulina. She let Paulina know that she didn’t think Abe was really dead. Paulina didn’t think it made any sense either. She wondered how they are supposed to have a homegoing when they didn’t have a body. Paulina thought they declared him dead too fast. She wanted to look at the evidence herself. Eli thought it was against policy. Lani gave him a dirty look and he thought Rafe wouldn’t mind. John and Marlena went to Steve and Kayla’s place. They offered their condolences to Theo. Steve and John felt like they should have done more to find Abe. Marlena assured them that they did their best. She said Abe would feel the same way if he were there. John felt like it was better to blame themselves than to accept that Abe was dead. Marlena thought it wasn’t guilt that was bothering them. They know that something is wrong. John and Steve wanted to get back to work. Eli and Lani were at the station. He showed her the evidence they have concerning Abe’s  disappearance. Abe watched the soap and noticed that a character on the show looked like Theo.

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Leo found EJ and Kristen in the wine cellar. They told him Megan kept them down there. They told him they didn’t remember why she had them down there. EJ said it was like the memory has been evaporated. Kristen said she thought Megan drugged them to make them forget. She was confused as to what Megan could have used. Leo asked if it had something to do with Dimitri marrying Gwen. Kristen said that sounded familiar but she couldn’t remember. EJ said he was sure it had to do with someone else. Kristen said Leo found them a while ago and didn’t untie them. She told him to untie them. Nicole talked to Eric about EJ not being there for her. She told him she was fine. She said he should leave. They hugged each other. She was about to kiss him when they pulled away from each other. He reminded her that they are seeing other people. She apologized to him. She said she felt an old pull. She said she was feeling abandoned. He told her things would be different if the baby was his. She said he would have been the perfect father. She said she didn’t know if she would be able to forgive EJ for abandoning her. EJ and Kristen came out of the wine cellar. Harris pulled a gun out at Stefan and Gabi’s engagement party. He said he was there to eliminate Stefan. Gabi confronted Harris, but Stefan stopped her. Stefan told Harris that he didn’t know him. Harris said he was following orders. Gabi said EJ hired him. Harris said it was Li.

Li showed up at the Bistro. He assumed Stefan was dead. He imagined being there to protect Gabi. Rafe showed up and assumed Li was trying to crash the party. Li said he was heartbroken over what happened with Gabi. Rafe understood how he felt, but he wanted Li to leave. Wendy said her brother would never hire someone to kill Stefan. Stefan said he did pull the plug on him when he was in a coma. Wendy said that was different. She said it was a split second mistake. Johnny reminded them that he tried to get them to reconsider going to the party. Chad realized Harris was brainwashed which Li did before. Harris told everyone to shut up. He said he had orders from Li to kill Stefan. He said it was about that time. Chad and Stephanie tried to change Harris’ mind. Gabi said if he shot Stefan he would have to shoot her too. She said she couldn’t live without Stefan. Harris said he didn’t have a choice. Rafe came in with his gun. He told Harris to put down his weapon. When Harris turned to look at Rafe, Gabi jumped on his back. When Harris turned around his gun went off. EJ kissed Nicole. She wondered when he got back. He said he never left. He said Megan tied him and Kristen up in the wine cellar. He said he couldn’t remember why. He said he didn’t know why Leo was in the tunnels to find them. Nicole said she thought EJ abandoned her and the baby. He said she and the baby meant everything to him. She told him the doctor thought she could carry the baby to term. Megan had blood coming through her dress. Dimitri caught her when she fell. Gabi kicked Harris. When Rafe strained Harris, he found out what was going on with Li. Gabi went to Li’s apartment. She told him Harris came to the party with a gun to kill Stefan. Li pretended to be sympathetic. Stefan told him not to bury him yet. Rafe showed up to arrest Li for attempted murder.

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