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Hope thanked Harris for coming to Greece with her to help find Kayla. He suggested that they hang out and appreciate the beauty of the country. When they were about to kiss, Steve knocked on the door. He said Rolf has been seen. He said Rolf got away from the police and left the island. He said he wanted to go to the police and find out what they know about Rolf’s whereabouts. He said it was their only way to find Thomas Banks. Harris said it might not be. He said Thomas stayed above a taverna when they were looking for the prisms. He said he and Hope were going there to ask around. Steve went to the police station. Andrew told Shawn that Hope went to Greece to find Kayla. He said he was in Salem to transfer Megan to Statesville. They went to the interrogation room. Megan was overwhelmed with how much Shawn reminded her of Bo. She said it was as if she succeeded in turning back the clock and made Bo young again. Shawn asked her what she meant about that. He said his father has been dead for years. She told him his mother was with Harris. He told her to shut up. Andrew stopped him from going after her. When Shawn calmed down, he wanted to question her. She said she wanted to call a lawyer.

Kayla said she wanted to go back home to the people she loved. When she opened the door, she saw Bo standing there. He asked if she was going somewhere. She said she was getting fresh air. He told her to open a window. He asked her if the serum was ready yet. She said she couldn’t replicate the youth serum without the prisms. He said he didn’t know where Rolf was now. He said Rolf may have left them where he was. He locked Kayla in the wine cellar and left. She found a box in the wine cellar. She opened it and started looking in it. While Megan was alone in the interrogation room, she called Thomas Banks. She told him a lot of people were looking for him. She asked him to find Bo. She told him to shoot anyone who got in his way. Bo went to the police station. He said his name was Shane. He asked the officer about the prisms they found in Rolf’s hotel room. The officer asked if he had the paperwork. Bo said he didn’t need the paperwork since he was the director of ISA. The officer told him he would get them for him. while Bo was waiting, Steve showed up at the station. He told the police officer that he was working for the ISA. He said he needed the evidence found in Rolf’s hotel room. The police officer said Shane was waiting in the office. Steve went to the office and called out to Shane. Bo turned around. Steve was shocked to see him.

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Nicole asked Stefan how his night went with Gabi. He told her that it was fine until Li walked in the room. Stefan texted someone while Nicole was talking to him. She pretended to feel bad for him. He told her that everything was okay because he caught him in bed with someone else. She wondered who it was when Melinda walked in the room. Stefan pulled her in a kiss. They started making out so Nicole asked them about when they got together. She wanted to know about Gabi. He said that she got cold feet and didn’t want to lose her shares. Stefan and Melinda put on another show for Nicole and then he wanted to take her to his room. EJ met with Li in the park. He wanted to know what happened when he walked in on Stefan and Gabi. Li told him that Stefan was with Trask. EJ was upset, but he realized that Stefan played them. Li was upset about being played. EJ told them that they had to be more creative. Li didn’t want to humiliate Gabi and mess up their arrangement. He just wants her. EJ told him that he didn’t have a chance of getting her back. He reminded him of what he did to her. He said the shares were the only thing he had left of the relationship. Li didn’t care about the shares. He warned EJ to stay away from his marriage.

Abe went to see Rafe. He asked him about Jada. Rafe was very happy to sing her praises. Abe wondered if something was going on between them. Rafe knew that they couldn’t be together because of the policy. Abe needed to hear him say it. Rafe said he wasn’t seeing Jada. He reminded him that he and Hope were together while they worked at the station and were each others’ superiors, but no one said anything about it. Abe said they were equals. He said he would change the rules for him, but his hands were tied. Jada told Talia that she and Rafe could lose their jobs if they even went to a movie together. Talia noticed that Jada didn’t deny having feelings for Rafe. Jada said they weren’t ready to get involved. Li came home and saw Gabi texting. She lied to him about who she was meeting. She left and Li followed her. EJ talked to Nicole about Stefan being with Melinda. She wasn’t sure if they were pretending to be together. She said she saw them together. They put their ears to Stefan’s door. They heard Melinda crying out in ecstasy. Melinda was sitting fully clothed when Stefan slipped into the tunnel. Li went to the Bistro and looked around for Gabi. Stefan and Gabi were in the wine cellar.

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Paulina told Abe about going to the hospital because of her panic attack. She told him what was going on with Sloan. He told her to rest because he was going to take care of Sloan himself. Sloan filled out a request for a restraining order. Eric asked if it was necessary. She said it was after Paulina accused her of threatening her with the letter with cut out letters from a magazine. He noticed scissors on a stack of magazines. She left to give the request to the judge. He looked through the magazines. Abe went to Sloan’s apartment. Eric answered the door. He defended her to Abe. Abe asked if he believed her. Eric looked doubtful. Abe asked if he was going to stay neutral when she is coming after people he loved. Eric said Abe was family. He said he barely knew Paulina and Chanel. Eric said he empathized with Sloan when he thought Marlena was dead because her loss was bigger than his. Abe said the Eric he knew would never put up with Sloan. Paulina ran into Sloan. Sloan told her about the restraining order. They started arguing with each other. Paulina had trouble breathing. Sloan didn’t care what Paulina was going through. Paulina struggled to breathe. Sloan continued to yell at her before she walked off.

Stefan and Gabi had dinner in the wine cellar. They talked about finally being together. He told her EJ and Nicole thought he was upstairs with Melinda. Gabi was concerned about what Melinda would want in return. He told her he let Melinda know that he only wanted her. She said she couldn’t lose him again. He said she wouldn’t. She said he said that before and he ended up in a morgue. She said he could have picked a better spot for them. He said that was where they realized their feelings for each other. She said she remembered. EJ was upset about Stefan and Melinda. Nicole told him to focus on their love for each other. He said he thought she was enjoying scheming together. She said she was but scheming wasn’t enough anymore He said she was more than that. He said she was the woman he wanted to be with. He said it was time he showed her. He didn’t want to talk about Stefan and Gabi anymore. Stefan and Gabi made love. When they were finished, he wondered how he could stay away from her for four months. They made love again. EJ walked by and saw them in bed together. He took a picture of them. EJ went to tell Nicole what he saw until he saw her dressed in a low cut mini dress. She wanted to go upstairs. Li went to the Square. He got a text from EJ. It was a picture of Gabi in bed with Stefan. Gabi told Stefan that they would be running DiMera in four months. Sloan went back to her apartment. Eric told her he saw Abe. She told him she was going to text a friend to process the restraining order. Paulina told Abe about what happened with Sloan. He said he might have gotten through to Eric. She got a text that said her husband couldn’t save her.

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Brady and Rachel were at the Brady Pub. He told her Marlena was alive. Chloe came in and was shocked at the news. He wanted to celebrate the news, but Rachel didn’t want to. She said she didn’t mind sharing her father, but she wasn’t sharing him with Chloe. He told her Kristen wanted her to be nice to Chloe. Rachel said her mother wrote the letter because he made her. He asked if Kristen told her that. Rachel said he told her. Chloe tried to make up with her by giving her a present. Rachel opened the stickers. Chloe said she remembered how proud she was of her collection. Rachel said she was, but she outgrew it. She told Chloe that she doesn’t take bribes. She told Chloe that they hated each other. Chloe admitted that she hated her. She apologized to her. He said they would talk about it later. He took Rachel with him. Rachel smirked at Chloe. Leo interrupted Gwen and Alex while they were having sex. When Alex let, Leo told Gwen that Xander was hooking up with Chloe. He showed her the picture of Xander and Chloe hugging each other. She didn’t believe the picture and told him not to print it. He said he didn’t have another story. She said people were possessed by the devil and came back from the dead all the time. She said he would find something.

At the Square, Xander heard Chanel making a doctor’s appointment with a cardiologist. He asked her if she was okay. She said the appointment was for her mother. She told him her mother had a panic attack. She told him what was going on with Sloan and what happened to her mother’s office. He seemed as if he cared about Paulina. She said there was no love lost between him and her mother. He said it wasn’t his finest hour. He apologized to her. She told him he was still in love with Sarah. She said she was sorry things didn’t work out for with her. He told her the same thing about her relationship with Johnny and Allie. He said he was rooting for her and Allie. He said he was shocked that Allie left town. She said Allie left after she slept with Alex. He told her that Alex slept with Gwen. He said Alex rubbed it in every chance he got. Alex showed up while they were talking. Alex told Xander he slept with Gwen again. Xander threatened him. Chanel stopped them from fighting. She told Alex that she wasn’t on his side. He said he was going to make things right with her. He told Xander that he broke Gwen’s heart twice. He said he needed to let her move on with someone else. Eric told Sloan his mother was alive. Paulina showed up. She accused Sloan of sending her a threatening note. Sloan said there was no proof she did it. She said a comma was missing and she would never make a mistake like that. Eric tried to defend Sloan. Paulina said Marlena would be rolling around in her grave. He said his mother was alive. Paulina continued to insult Sloan. Sloan threw her out. Paulina told her it wasn’t over. Xander saw Chloe at the pub. He asked her what happened. She told him what happened with Rachel. She cried because she messed things up with Brady. While Xander was holding her, Gwen walked in.

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Andrew was confident he could get Harris released from custody. Harris wasn’t sure it was a good idea. He thought he might still be under Megan’s influence. He said he was a killer too. He felt he should have to answer to that. Andrew reminded him that he was Megan’s victim and he had a lot to live for and that included Hope. He didn’t think he could live up to her ex-husband. Andrew knew Hope would always have a place for Bo in her heart, but he’s dead. He wanted to know who Harris was competing with as far as Hope is concerned. Hope demanded that Megan tell her and Steve where Kayla was taken. She said it was a name they were familiar with and she said it was Thomas Banks. She told them that she didn’t give the order to take Kayla. She said “Thomas” went rogue. She didn’t understand it because she gave him a good life there. She cried and said she sacrificed everything for him and he didn’t care about who he hurt. Hope wanted to know why it hurt her so much. She said she expected loyalty. She said she held up her end of the bargain. Steve told her that she better be telling them the truth. He was going to hold her responsible if something happened to Kayla.

Stephanie cried when she heard her mother’s voice. Stephanie told her that John and Steve went out to the island and found out that she was kidnapped by a henchman. Kayla told her that it wasn’t a henchman who kidnapped her. She told her it was her uncle Bo. Their connection started breaking up. Kayla told her that she was in Greece, but the phone was acting up. She managed to say they were at Victor’s childhood home. Bo grabbed the phone from Kayla. He was disappointed in her. She wanted to know why he was doing that. He had to let go of the past if he wanted to start a new life. Stephanie told Chad that her mother was in Greece. She couldn’t hear everything else she said. She tried to call her back, but the call didn’t go through. She was worried because she thought someone was hurting her mother. She called Steve. Hope assured Steve they were going to find Kayla. She wanted to check on Harris. Steve answered Stephanie’s call. She told him that Kayla was in Greece. Hope was in Harris’ room while Andrew uncuffed him. Andrew told her that his evaluations proved that Harris wasn’t under Megan’s control anymore. He said Harris’ path was his own.

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John brought Marlena home. He couldn’t believe she was there. She said she couldn’t imagine what he has gone through. He said it was hard on the kids. She wanted to tell them. He called Belle and Eric. When they showed up, they argued over Sloan. John told them to stop arguing. He told them they found Megan. They were glad that she was found so she could pay for killing their mother. John said she couldn’t. They wanted to know why. Marlena came out and said she was alive. Hope saw Harris handcuffed to his bed. She said the doctors were trying to find out if he was too dangerous to be set free. She said she was confident that he has been deprogrammed. He said it was a gamble for the ISA to let him go free. He said the best thing to do was to make him disappear. She said she wouldn’t let that happen. Andrew walked in and told them Megan was in custody. He said Marlena and Kayla were alive. He said Kayla was abducted. Hope said she could get Megan to talk. Bo took Kayla to a house. Kayla wanted to know where they were. She yelled at him about the things they went through to get there. He said Victor grew up there. He welcomed her to Greece. He said Victor bought the house and wanted it to look the way it did to remind him of when he was poor. He said it was where Victor started his dream of building an empire. He said he would build one too. She told him they needed to go back to Salem so he could get his head on straight. He said he never felt clearer in his life. He said he had a clear path and could go down the path he was destined for. She told him the Kiriakis empire was a crime syndicate. She said Victor was ruthless. She said the Bradys were rich in love. He said his childhood was full of lies, not love. He said he was over being controlled by other people. He said he would decide who he was. She reminded him of his children and family. He said this was his family.

Steve went to see Megan in jail. He told her to stop stalling and tell him where Kayla was. She said she didn’t know. He asked her who had Kayla. His phone rang. He answered the phone. It was Stephanie. He told her Megan was in custody and her mother was alive. Stephanie asked to talk to her. He said she was abducted, but he wouldn’t rest until he found her. When he got off the phone, he went back to Megan. She said she would tell him where Kayla was if he got her full immunity. He didn’t take the deal. She asked to be transferred to Statesville. She said she refused to live where she wouldn’t exist. She told him to make it happen or he would never see Kayla again. Belle and Eric were happy to see Marlena. She wanted to know why they were yelling. They apologized. She said she wanted them to make up. She asked if they could do that for her. They agreed to do it. Bo stopped Kayla from leaving. He said he needed her help. He took out the orchid and Rolf’s notes from a crate. They talked about Rolf’s serum to reverse the aging process. He said he needed someone who knew science and medicine. He said he needed someone he trusted. She asked if he was planning to build an empire on a flower. Hope went to see Megan at the prison. She told Megan that Harris was deprogrammed and was back to the hero he was before she brainwashed him. Megan thought Hope was falling for Harris. She was curious as to whether Harris was the man for Hope. She asked if Hope was ready to give up everyone for Harris. Steve came back. He said Shane agreed to Megan’s deal. He said she would get 20 years in Statesville with no possibility of parole providing she gives the information on Kayla. When she signed the deal, he asked her where Kayla was. Andrew thanked Harris for helping capture Megan. He said they were all in his debt. Harris said he wanted his life and career back, but he knew that wasn’t possible. Andrew said if the tests proved he wasn’t under Megan’s control, he would be free. When Bo went to make soup, Kayla looked through Rolf’s notes. She found a phone in Bo’s bag, she called Steve, but he didn’t answer the phone. She called someone else. She called Stephanie.

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Justin wondered why Alex was working from home. Alex showed him his eye. He said Maggie told him to work from home until it got better. Justin wondered if it had to do with him going behind Maggie’s back. Justin said that was a bad idea. Alex told him about the fight he had with Xander over Gwen. Justin talked about the kind of person Gwen was. Alex defended her. He said they were using each other. Justin told him he should get over Stephanie with someone else. Alex said he wouldn’t fall in love again. He said sex worked best when it was casual. Justin said he should make it clear to Gwen that she was a relief player. He said Alex shouldn’t make her a scorned woman. Maggie talked to Xander about his fight with Alex. Xander said the fight was over Gwen. He said he was worried that Alex would hurt Gwen. She said punches were usually thrown out of jealously. He said he was a little jealous but he didn’t have a right to since he still had feelings for Sarah. He asked if she heard from Sarah. She said Sarah loved her job and has moved on. She told him to do the same thing. Chloe went to the pub and saw Brady looking at his tablet. She thought he was reading what she said about Rachel. He said Leo printed a story about Victor going senile. She told him Leo asked her about their relationship. He said there was no mention of their relationship in the paper. Brady said he made Kristen write a note to Rachel telling her to accept his relationship with Chloe. He said they could be together. He said they should hang out with each other.

Rachel went to see Kristen. Rachel pulled out the letter she wrote. She wanted to know what the letter was about. Chloe ran into Xander. She asked if he knew why her comments about Rachel weren’t in the paper. He said he cut Leo’s column. He said he saw upset she as about it. He said he was being petty. Chloe thanked him for his help. She said she didn’t think she and Brady would survive. Kristen tried to explain the letter to Rachel, but Brady showed up. He said he had to track her down after the school called. He wanted to know if Kristen put Rachel up to it. Kristen said Rachel was there because of the letter he made her write. She told Rachel that she wanted Brady to be happy. She said if it meant being with Chloe then it was okay. A guard came to get Kristen. She told Rachel not to do this stunt again. Brady said Rachel scared him. He said he would take her back to school and then they would spend time with Chloe. She promised, but she crossed her fingers behind her back. Alex went to see Gwen. He told her he wasn’t looking for a relationship. She said she was happy with a sexual relationship. Chloe hugged Xander. Leo found out Xander cut his column. He saw Xander and Chloe together. He took a picture of them hugging.

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Rafe brought Sloan to the police station for questioning. Nicole was happy to see her being interrogated. Trask arrived and demanded to know what was going on there. Sloan let her know that Rafe and Jada were accusing her of a crime she didn’t commit. Trask went with Rafe to the squad room and he told her what happened to Paulina’s office. Trask told him that Sloan is a pain so he better have an iron clad case against her. She can’t look as if she’s attacking her because she’s an enemy. EJ gave Li him a card for a room at the Salem Inn. He said that he would find Stefan there. Stefan stopped kissing Gabi. He felt like EJ and Nicole set them up. Gabi couldn’t believe she didn’t see through Nicole’s actions. She thought they could still enjoy the room. She wondered what would happen next. Stefan had an idea. After Trask left, Rafe interrogated Sloan about Paulina’s office. she said she was home alone and there was no evidence against her. Rafe and Jada let her go, but they warned her to stay away from Paulina. She warned them about harassing her and walked out.

Eric left a message for Justin when he noticed Nicole. Nicole thought it was funny how he called a lawyer for his criminal girlfriend. Eric reminded her that her criminal record was as long as EJ’s. Nicole talked about how his morals changed. He reminded her about the things he’s lost. EJ walked in the room. EJ and Eric talked a little before Eric left. Nicole and EJ celebrated the idea of Li finding Stefan and Gabi together. Li went to the hotel room and saw Stefan with a dark-haired woman. Her back was to him, but he told him to get away from his wife. Stefan got up to get dressed. Li demanded that Gabi looked at him. Melinda Trask rolled over and asked Li if he was happy now. Melinda put on her robe. Li wanted to know what was going on there. Stefan and Melinda told him that he was the one breaking into hotel rooms. Stefan said he was moving on since he couldn’t have Gabi. Li walked out of the room. Stefan appreciated Melinda’s help. Li went home and was surprised to see Gabi there. He asked her about her dinner with Nicole. She said that Nicole set her up to get caught with Stefan, but she wasn’t going to mess up her chance to run DiMera.

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Roman talked to Eric about Hope and Harris. He told Eric that Harris was being deprogrammed. He also talked to him about scattering Kate’s ashes in Ireland. He said that Austin, Carrie and Billie were going. Lucas wanted to go, but he knew Roman didn’t want to wait for him to get out of prison to scatter her ashes. Roman didn’t think he would have the same miracle that Anna had with Tony. Eric wanted to be there with Roman, but he needed him to watch the pub. Ciara walked into the ISA facility and saw Hope kissing Harris. Ciara was upset when she saw it. She let Hope know that Bo would be rolling in his grave if he saw her kissing a man who tried to kill her. Harris got in the conversation and agreed with Ciara. Hope reminded her that she believed Ben deserved a second chance so Harris did too. Ciara backed down after she told her that. Hope asked her about the baby. Ciara told her that she was pregnant. Hope was excited about the news. She promised to be there for her for this baby. Ciara hoped that she would be this time. Bo left Megan passed out on the floor. He walked out the room and ran into Kayla. She was excited that he was alive. Megan started stirring while they had their reunion. They talked about overpowering their captors. Bo wanted to leave, but she told him they couldn’t leave without Marlena. John found Marlena in the pod. He tried to open it, but he couldn’t do it. He pressed a button and the alarm went off. The alarm opened the pod and Marlena was asleep. Rolf walked in the room and tried to leave. John demanded that he wake Marlena up.

Rolf injected Marlena. He let John know that she was going to make it. John ran to Marlena and they embraced each other. Rolf snuck out of the room while John helped Marlena out of the pod. He noticed the other pods in the room. Marlena told him about Kayla and Kate being there too. She told him that Kayla was alive, but she wasn’t sure what happened to Kate. Bo tried to leave, but Kayla said they couldn’t leave without Marlena. He didn’t want to risk Megan catching them. Kayla refused to leave Marlena there. She mentioned Kate and he admitted that he shot her. She couldn’t believe his attitude about shooting her. She thought Megan brainwashed him. She wanted Marlena to help him, but he didn’t need any help. He said he didn’t need anyone. She asked him about Hope, but he said it was over between them. Kayla reminded him that their love would never die just like her love for Steve. She told him that he had to fight his way back to his family no matter what. She tried to use his love for his family to get him to change his mind. It didn’t work out the way she hoped. He pointed his gun at her. She couldn’t believe that he would try to shoot her the way he shot Kate. Megan got up from the floor. Steve found her and pulled his gun on her. She told him that Kayla was alive. He didn’t believe her. She was willing to take him to see her. He followed her to the other lab. He was shocked to see Marlena. Steve and Marlena hugged each other. She told him that Kayla was alive. He grabbed Megan and yelled at her about Kayla. He left to find her. John and Marlena enjoyed their reunion. Megan explained that she was trying to heal her broken heart. She didn’t plan on hurting anyone. Marlena reminded her that she killed Kate. She said she wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger. John wanted to know who did it. She refused to tell him. Steve just missed Kayla, but he was determined to find her. Bo and Kayla were at the docks. Kayla told him that she wanted to go back, but he thought she would change her mind once she found out where they were going. He led her to the boat. His duffle bag was next to orchids and other flowers.

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