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Paulina went to the police station to talk to Rafe and Jada. Paulina wanted to know why Sloan wasn’t arrested. Rafe and Jada didn’t know what they were talking about. Paulina told them what was going on with Sloan. She told them that Sloan trashed her office. She said Shawn kept the report too secret. She said she was afraid for Chanel. Rafe and Jada let her know that they didn’t have enough evidence to arrest Sloan. They said they could bring her in for questioning. Sloan went to the pub and told Eric that she was upset about her case against Paulina being thrown out. She was also upset that he wouldn’t start his art gallery at Sweet Bits. He said he couldn’t believe she was worried about him after what she was going through. She said he was important to her. She said he was the only thing to kept her from obsessing over Paulina and Chanel. They looked online for potential art galleries. They found two places. She invited him to go back to her place. Rafe and Jada showed up to bring Sloan in for questioning. When Gabi came home, Li wanted to praise her for the successful meeting. He said she was on her way to building a second fashion empire. She asked what he was up to. He said he hoped this changed the way she felt about him. He said he wanted to watch her show her talent to the world.

Nicole told EJ that she anonymously booked a room at the Salem Inn for Stefan and Gabi. EJ said he would make sure Stefan and Gabi showed up. He said Li needed to catch them in the act. Stefan showed up. EJ and Nicole told him about the room they booked for him and Gabi. Stefan said the room was public. They said everything was handled discreetly. After EJ and Nicole convinced Stefan to meet Gabi, he told them to make the arrangements. When Nicole left, Stefan said he was excited about meeting with Gabi after all this time. He was worried Gabi wouldn’t trust Nicole and that would ruin everything. He said he wanted to give Gabi a heads up. EJ gave him a burner phone so he could talk to her. Nicole went to see Gabi. She told Gabi that she heard about her meeting. She offered Gabi a job at Basic Black. Nicole asked her to get a drink so they could talk. Gabi and Li were suspicious of her. Gabi got a text that told her to listen to Nicole. Gabi agreed to hear her out. Li tried to stop her but it didn’t do any good. Nicole sent EJ a text to say the plan worked. He told Stefan that the plan worked. EJ said a car was ready for him. Stefan wanted to make a toast first. He told EJ that the champagne wasn’t drugged. He thanked EJ for making this happen. EJ told him good luck. When Stefan left, EJ said his luck ran out. When Nicole and Gabi went to the Salem Inn, Nicole told Gabi that she and EJ helping her and Stefan for altruistic reasons. EJ went to see Li. EJ told him Stefan and Gabi were together now. He asked if Li was going to do anything about it. Stefan met with Gabi at the Inn. They couldn’t believe they were alone. They kissed each other.

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Hope told Harris that he was going to be okay. She said he had a delayed reaction to the treatment and was going to be okay. He thanked her for staying with him. She said she was scared when he was passed out. She said John and Steve were out looking for Megan. Harris told her to go meet them. She said she wasn’t going anywhere. She asked what he wanted to do now that he had his life back. He said he would want his Navy career back, but he didn’t think the feeling would be mutual. She said something could be arranged. He didn’t think she would be able to pull it off. He said he wanted to get to know her for real this time. He said he would understand if she didn’t want to after what he did to her family. She said she felt something for him. She said she wasn’t working an angle. Rolf wanted Kayla to be his guinea pig. He woke her up in her pod while Marlena was sleeping. Rolf told Kayla that he wanted to try a new serum. He said Kate was taken care of when she destroyed his other batch. Kayla reacted when he said Kate was dead. He said he created a fountain of youth serum. He said he had excellent results when he tested it before. He said Megan had to know it was safe to use the serum. Kayla said the only lost love she knew of was Bo and he was dead. When he reacted, she asked if Bo was still alive. He said she had a wild imagination.

Megan put the syringe down while Bo was looking through his file. He told her he was leaving. She said she has given him everything he wanted. She said that was his problem. He said he didn’t know who he was or what he wanted. He said he had to go find himself. She said he was self-indulgent. He said he needed a place to think and breathe. She stopped him from leaving and told him Rolf was almost finished with the serum. She said they could have the life they could have had if it weren’t for her mother. He said he didn’t want to go back. He wanted to go forward. He said he wanted to do that now. She said she couldn’t allow him to leave. She had a sedative, but he didn’t want any part of it. She said he would want her again when Rolf was finished. She brought the syringe towards him. Steve told John that Harris remembered a place in the Mediterranean where Rolf and Megan first programmed him. He showed John the map. While Steve was researching islands, he saw one that fit the facility they were looking for. He found a military base with a research facility. Kayla was shocked that Bo was alive. He tried to stick her with the syringe, but she got the better of him. She ran away from him. He went after her. Bo stopped Megan from stabbing him with the syringe. They struggled over the syringe. Megan was injected with the syringe. Kayla ran through the facility. John and Steve didn’t see her. They decided to split up so they could cover more ground. John found the pods. He saw Marlena in the pod. Bo thanked Megan for the memories. He said he was going into the future on his own. When he opened the door, he saw Kayla. She was shocked to see him.

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Rolf told Marlena and Kayla that the serum was working. He said Kate might have sipped from her fountain of youth, but she chose to be difficult. He said she was dead. Megan put Marlena and Kayla to sleep to keep them from escaping. Rolf wanted to see how the serum would work on a human. Megan yelled at Rolf because Bo went rogue. She said Bo said it was the last order he was doing for her. He locked himself in the other lab and wasn’t talking to her. Rolf said he could mold people’s minds, but he couldn’t change who they were at the core. Bo looked at the orchid and thought about talking to Kate. He thought about the gunshot. He looked through the drawers and found a file with his name on it. He saw his parents’ names on it. He thought about Victor telling him he was proud of him. Harris was upset that he couldn’t remember anything after Megan took him. He told Hope that he wanted to find Megan so they could bring her down for both of their sakes. A psychiatrist came in the room. She said Kimberly asked her to consult. She said the changes to Harris’ brain chemistry are embedded. She said psychotherapy may not be enough to retrieve his memories. She said shock therapy was an option, but it could be fatal. He said he didn’t care. He wanted to do it today. Hope told him to think about it. He signed the consent form.

Harris had electrodes on his head. The doctor turned up the voltage. Hope told her to stop, but Harris wanted her to keep going. When he was given another shot, he remembered being in a lab with Megan and Rolf. He told Hope and the doctor about a tube. Hope asked who was in the tube. Rolf told Megan that he was confident Bo was over Hope. Megan wanted to know how he was so sure Bo has fallen for Hope again. She said she sacrificed everything to get Bo back. She said she wouldn’t lose him again. She wanted Rolf to make sure Bo was devoted to her. She wanted him to use the serum to turn back time before Hope ruined everything. Bo looked through the file and saw a picture of Hope. He read about their relationship. He thought about their relationship. He read Megan’s plans to make him fall in love with her. He read that she wants to tap into his dark Kiriakis side. He thought about Victor. Harris told Hope and the doctor that he couldn’t see who was in the tube. He said there was a map on the wall. He wrote down the coordinates. Bo had memories of Hope. Megan told Rolf that she had plans for Bo. She told Rolf to keep working on the serum. While Bo was looking at the file, Megan came in with a syringe behind her back.

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Leo ran into Xander at the town square. He told him how tired he was because of Gwen’s sex life. He also drove it home that she was with Alex. Xander said that he warned Alex to stay away from Gwen. Leo told him that he had his chance with her. He had to get to the newspaper. Gwen and Alex ran into Xander on their way out. He warned Gwen about catching something from Alex. Alex and Xander got into a shoving match. Gwen tried to break them up before it got worse. Alex kissed Gwen in front of Xander and promised to call her later. Xander let him know that it wasn’t over between them. Brady went to see Maggie to congratulate her on her new job. She told him that she would still be there as his sponsor. He admitted that it has been a struggle to stay sober. He was dealing with a lot because of the drama going on with Chloe. He told her what happened with Stefan and the brainwashing. He also told her how Rachel hates Chloe. Maggie was willing to talk to Rachel for him, but he knew that Kristen poisoned her mind against Chloe. Chloe was about to leave when she got a call from Kristen. They argued over Stefan. Chloe was about to hang up on her when she told her that she had information for her. She warned her to stay away from Brady. She went off on Kristen about Rachel when Leo walked up and heard it. He continued to listen as Chloe badmouthed Rachel. Chloe saw Leo and he warned her that she would be in his column. She begged him not to print what he heard. She bribed him to keep quiet about what she said.

Brady arrived at Statesville to see Kristen. She told her version of what happened with her phone call with Chloe. He had a picture from Rachel, but he wouldn’t give it to her until she convinced Rachel not to lash out at Chloe. She wouldn’t do it and told him to keep the picture. He said he could withhold more than that. He told her that she wouldn’t see her again if she didn’t do what he wanted. Leo got the things he wanted from Chloe. She thanked Nicole for helping her give Leo what he wanted for his silence. Chloe ran into Xander. He looked at his phone and saw the story that Chloe didn’t want printed in the column. Chloe was upset because she knew she was going to lose Brady forever. Kristen was upset that Brady threatened her. He didn’t want things to go this way. He blamed her for what happened. She told him that he was using her love for her daughter against her. She told him that he wasn’t any better than she was. She finally agreed to do what he wanted.

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Kayla demanded that Rolf tell her who was in the mystery chamber. He said that he never told them that it wasn’t Stefano. She and Marlena told him that he implied that it wasn’t Stefano. They wanted him to talk about his success. Megan wanted Bo to kill Kate. She begged him not to do it and wanted Megan to give her a second chance. Bo hesitated and Megan got worried. He told her that it would be too messy for the lab. He wanted to kill her outside. Megan walked out of the room. Kate begged Bo not to shoot her, but he shoved her so she could move. Rolf was about to tell Kayla and Marlena what they wanted to know when Megan walked in the room. Megan told him to stop talking. Hope let John and Steve know that Andrew gave her clearance to talk to Harris. She wanted them to go back to Salem. She said it was something she had to do on her own. Later on, John and Steve arrived at the pub to talk to Roman about what happened. Roman wondered if it was worth Hope risking her life. John and Steve told him that Megan needed to be stopped. Roman couldn’t believe that Megan was alive, but their wives weren’t. Hope showed up to see Harris. She said he was locked up tightly and learned he wasn’t cooperating with the police. She wanted to get in the cage with him alone. The agent didn’t think it was a good idea. She threatened to tell Shane what the agent did if she didn’t get to be in Harris’ cell. He was surprised to see her after what he did. He wondered why she wanted to see him after what he did. She wanted to talk to him about Megan’s brainwashing. She got him help, but he kept resisting it. She knew he was still under Megan’s control. She saw the real him when they were alone. She wanted to remind him of what they had together.

Harris told Hope that what they had was a con. Hope didn’t believe that was true. She knew something grew between them even if he didn’t want to admit it. He wanted Hope to tell him the truth. She tried to kiss him, but he stopped her. He put his hand around her neck and warned her not to play with him. He warned her that he could snap her neck instantly. She knew he wouldn’t do it. She reminded him that he’s a victim just like her. She asked him to help her get rid of Megan. She told him about what Megan did, but he didn’t see how that would benefit him. She told him that Megan made him a killer. Hope wanted to help him if he was willing to help her. Kayla and Marlena try to figure out Megan’s plan and Kate’s fate. Marlena thought Kate was resourceful and would be okay. Bo was ready to kill Kate. She told him to think about Hope. He reminded her that she was his ex-wife. Kate told him that she was still the one for him. He didn’t care about Hope. Kate tried to give him her wedding ring. She wanted him to give it to Roman. Bo remembered they weren’t together anymore. Kate told him about their reunion. She used Roman to keep him from killing her, but he didn’t budge. She tried to use Chelsea as a way to keep him from shooting her too. He reminded her how Chelsea killed one of his kids. Kate told him that he got over that. She said his family was happy except for Hope. There was a flashback of how Rolf and Megan ended up with Bo. Megan revealed that her plan was to make her and Bo young like they were in high school so they could be together again.

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Rafe went to the DiMera mansion. He had papers for him to sign to drop the charges against Eric and Brady. Rafe told him he shouldn’t have done that. Stefan said he was happy with how things turned out. Stefan wanted to know why Rafe was there. Rafe said he wanted to talk about Gabi. They talked about not wanting her to live with Li. Rafe said he doesn’t care for Stefan but he was better than Li. Rafe told him to be careful because Li was dangerous. Stefan said he had it. EJ told Nicole that he still planned to take Stefan down. He said Stefan felt the same way. He said he was going to stop Stefan and Gabi from teaming up against him. He told her about Li. He said he was using LI, but playing his cards to his chest. He said the plan Li had for Gabi might work. Nicole said Gabi may be happy with the fashion line, but she would never give up on Stefan. EJ told her about Li fidelity clause. Gabi heard Li talking about her on the phone. He was talking to someone about a meeting for her fashion line. They talked when he got off the phone. She agreed to take the meeting. When she left to change her clothes, her phone rang. Li answered her phone. It was Stefan. He reminded Stefan about the fidelity clause. Stefan was upset and threw the phone. EJ and Nicole walked in the room. Stefan told them what was going on with Gabi and Li. Nicole said she heard Gabi was starting a fashion line. Stefan said she would have told him about it. EJ brought up the fidelity clause Gabi had to follow. Stefan asked how he knew about it.

Eric and Sloan talked about him starting an art gallery. She said he could use Sweet Bits. He said he didn’t like her taking everything away from Paulina and Chanel. She said he wouldn’t be the one taking anything. She said she would be taking it. While they were talking, she found out that she lost her case. She started throwing things. He tried to comfort her. She broke down. She said they were murderers and won. She said it was never about the money. She said they tore her family apart. She said everyone loved them because they were cute and fun. She said she lost so much but everyone thought she deserved it. She said that was her last shot at justice for her mother. When Gabi was ready for the meeting, she told Li he wasn’t going. She checked her phone and noticed that Stefan called. She was upset that he didn’t tell her about the call. Li apologized and told her to call him back. He said it might make her late for the meeting. He said everyone was expecting both of them and he didn’t want to ruin her chances. She told him he was driving.

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Kayla and Marlena saw Rolf at the door. Steve and John ran into Hope. Rolf asked if Kayla and Marlena were going somewhere. They said they weren’t surprised to see him. He said he served the DiMeras. He said he would do anything Megan wanted. They asked him where Kate was. He said she was being honored by being Megan’s test subject. He said she was getting his new serum. He said he didn’t want to tell them about it. He said it would be life changing. They started asking him questions. They asked if it had anything to do with the person in the other pod. He said he was able to keep the person for a deep freeze for almost 10 years which was longer than Bo was gone. John, Steve and Hope figured out that they were all looking for Megan. They all wanted to take Megan down. They told Hope that Megan was the reason why Kate, Kayla and Marlena were dead. Hope was shocked. She said Megan was still causing trouble to the people she loved. She told them about Megan’s obsession. Steve said it went back to Megan and Bo in high school. He said the important thing was to find Bo. He said there had to be a way to stop Megan.

Kate ran into Bo when she was trying to escape. She asked if it was him. He said it was. She asked how he was still alive. She realized that Megan used the prisms. She said he must have been imprisoned for years. He couldn’t remember Kayla. Kate said they had to free Marlena and Kayla and get out of there. He stopped her. She told him she hit Megan. She said Megan could wake up at any time so they needed to leave. He said they had to go back to Megan. He said they didn’t have a choice. He said the doors locked automatically. He said they needed to get Megan’s keys. They went back to the room. He went to Megan and tried to wake her up. He told Kate to be quiet and stay where she was. Megan woke up and smiled at Bo. Kate realized she was being played. Megan said Kate was stunned silent. Bo said she wouldn’t shut up. He pulled out a gun on her. Kate tried to talk some sense into him, but he didn’t put the gun down. She said they were family, but it didn’t work. Megan told her it wouldn’t work. She said Phase 2 was going ahead. She said Kate should be grateful that she was saved with the serum. She said it might not kill her, but it had to be tested. Belle walked in while Shawn was trying to get in touch with Hope. He said he was worried about her. They talked about Megan. They were glad that Steve and John were on the case. She said she was still struggling with her grief but finding Megan wouldn’t bring her mother back. Shawn said he missed Bo. She said they should be with them. He tried to comfort her. He said he knew what she was going through. He told her how he gets through missing his father. They said they loved each other. Kayla and Marlena said they knew Stefan was on ice for four years but not a decade. They wanted to know who the other person was. Rolf wouldn’t tell them who the person was. Bo told Kate to give them the serum. Megan said Kate wouldn’t get through to him. Kate dropped it on the floor. Megan told her she made a stupid mistake. She said that was the only reason Kate was alive. She told Bo to kill Kate.

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Li and Gabi got into an argument when they talked about him tracking her phone. He reminded her about the clause in their contract about the shares. He reminded her that if she’s with Stefan, she will ruin her chances of running DiMera Enterprises. She was more determined than ever to get the shares and run the company with Stefan. EJ and Stefan had a conversation. EJ called him out for going back on his promise to forgive him for not saying anything about the brainwashing. EJ wanted to know if they were at war. Stefan told him they were at war. EJ was impressed that he came up with the drug. Stefan was equally impressed that he figured out that he was drugging him. Stefan got coffee. They went back and forth about whether it was drugged. They continued to talk about the company. They ended up talking about how important family is and how they slept with Abby. EJ told him that she wasn’t married and was in her right frame of mind when he slept with her. EJ reminded Stefan that Gabi wasn’t to be trusted. He told him that she was only interested in success. She didn’t care if she had to get Stefan out of her way to get it. Stefan told him that they loved each other. EJ and Stefan agreed that they didn’t want to risk the company over their war. EJ said he had to accept that Gabi might be back at the company again. He realized he had six months to prepare for it. EJ wanted to make a toast to their truce. EJ sent a text and Stefan got suspicious about it. EJ assured him that he had nothing to worry about from him. Stefan left to go to the office. EJ told Stefano’s portrait that he could still destroy Stefan because he learned from the best.

Xander was shocked that Gwen slept with Alex. He didn’t believe it, but Gwen confirmed it. She said it didn’t have anything to do with him. She told him what happened. Xander let her know that she was just another notch in Alex’s bedpost. She wasn’t worried about it. He didn’t want her to get hurt. She reminded him that he was the one who hurt her. She didn’t want to hear about his concerns because she was over him. She told him that the paper was hers and she wanted him to leave. He reminded her that he still owned half of the paper and he wanted to make sure that it was running smoothly. She agreed to that, but told him to leave her personal life alone. They ended up getting into an argument. Alex called Leo out for ruining his life. He threatened Leo. Leo tried to apologize to him. He wanted to make his column a good one. Alex informed him that he might let him leave if he kept his name out of his column. Alex had to go to the office. Leo wanted to know about Alex’s romance with Gwen. He thought Leo was getting info for his column. Leo reminded him that Gwen owned the paper so she wouldn’t let him destroy him. Alex and Xander ran into each other. Xander warned him to stay away from Gwen. He planned on making Alex pay if he didn’t stay away from Gwen. They started arguing again. Xander warned him to stay away from Gwen or he would pay for it.

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Megan walked in the secret lab and looked at Marlena, Kayla and Kate in their pods. She said there was so much work that needed to be done. When Marlena and Kayla woke up, they noticed that Kate was missing. Kate was tied up in a chair in another room with Megan. Megan told her Phase 2 of her plan was about to begin. Kate asked her what was going on. Megan told her not to upset her. She said Kate’s involvement in her next plan was non-negotiable. She said Kate and the others were pawns in a game they don’t know about. Megan pulled out the orchid. She said she used it to counter Orpheus’ poisoning so she could save their lives. She said the flower could heal more than just the one toxin. She said she needed to fix her own condition and someone close to her. Kate said Megan didn’t look too great. She said Megan might still be sick. Kate kept making fun of her. Megan told her she was going to be her guinea pig to test her serum in case it is deadly. Kayla told Marlena that she wondered if Kate left to save herself. Marlena didn’t think she did, but she wondered if Kate was a part of Megan’s plan. Marlena saw a curtain and opened it. They saw Bo’s pod. Marlena thought the pod was older than theirs. They wondered who Megan could be saving. Kayla thought it could be Stefano. She said he would be an empty shell because his soul was a microchip that got burned so it couldn’t be him. She said it didn’t matter because Megan had Kate. She said they needed to get smart about getting out.

Andrew wanted to know why Steve was in Washington. Steve said he needed help to find Megan. Andrew said she wasn’t his case. He said he could give him the name of the agent in charge of Megan. Steve said he felt like he was getting the runaround with him which was why he came to see him in person. Andrew told him that he and John didn’t have clearance. He said they did enough dirty work for the ISA. He said forget about clearance. He said there was concern that he and John were compromised. He said they were brainwashed so how could the ISA know they weren’t still brainwashed. He questioned whether the DiMeras were involved. He said he didn’t believe it. When Steve was ready to leave, Andrew pulled out Megan’s file. John went to see Paul. John told him about Megan. He said he was hoping Andrew could help. Paul said he and Andrew weren’t talking anymore. John told him he should have tried to make things work. While they were talking, Steve called him with news about Megan. Paul offered to go with John. He said he could tell it was dangerous and wanted to help. John said he and Steve needed to do this on their own. Paul understood and wanted him to let him know what happens. Roman went to see Lucas. He told Lucas about Megan. Lucas didn’t know who she was. Roman told him about Megan’s history. Roman said he was there to find out what he knew. Roman said he hoped Kate might have mentioned something to him about Megan when she was with Stefano. Lucas said she didn’t. Roman said Megan was after Kayla and Marlena. He said Kate was collateral damage. They ended up talking about Lucas losing Sami. Kayla puled a spring out of Bo’s pod. She used it to pick the lock. When the door opened, she and Marlena were shocked. John and Steve looked through a DiMera location. They opened a door and were surprised. Megan had the serum and told Kate that she hasn’t fully recovered from being dead. She said the serum should fix her. She said it was time to use the serum. She said if Kate didn’t die, it would have good effects. She asked if Kate had any last words. Kate told her the ropes weren’t tight and punched her. When she walked out, she saw Bo.

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