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Sloan talked to Eric about his case. She told him she could make his charges go away. She got a message from Trask. She said Trask was going for attempted murder because Stefan’s heart stopped when Rolf deprogrammed him. He asked how that was possible. She told him that before they made up. she told Trask to throw the book at him. She said she had an idea. While Belle and Brady were eating at the pub, he asked her to take Eric’s case. She didn’t want to hear it since Sloan was representing him. She couldn’t understand what Eric saw in her. Brady said she was hot, but she was there for him. She said Sloan was a nightmare. She said she hoped Eric kept it professional. When EJ woke up, he felt as if he was drugged. He told Nicole that Stefan switched the drinks. He thought Stefan was on to him. She told him he should confront Stefan. He agreed with her. Stefan told Wei to let him know when he made the decision to kick EJ out of DiMera. When he got off the phone, Johnny came in and accused him of switching the drinks which drugged EJ. Stefan asked if he as telling him EJ was the one drugging him. They continued to argue until Johnny told him to work things out with EJ.

Eric and Sloan went to the pub and saw Belle and Brady. Sloan told Belle and Brady about the attempted murder charges. Belle told Sloan they should work together to keep Brady and Eric out of prison. Belle wanted to call Stefan. Stefan walked in the pub. Eric and Brady walked away. Stefan sat with Belle and Sloan. Belle and Sloan asked him not to press charges against Eric and Brady since everything worked out. He said as much as he hated to admit it, Eric and Brady helped him out. When Stefan left, Belle and Sloan were happy. When Brady and Belle were alone, he told her she and Sloan made a great team. He said they should start a firm together. She said she wouldn’t team up with Sloan. She said she wished Eric would stay away from Sloan. Xander went to the Spectator and saw Leo sleeping there. Leo said he wanted to give him and Gwen privacy. Xander said he told Gwen that he wasn’t over Sarah. Leo asked why there was a do not disturb sign on the door. Xander said he thought Gwen wanted to be alone. Leo went to check on her. Gwen woke up and wasn’t happy with Alex being in her bed. He said it was hot and wanted to be together again. She didn’t want to be with him. She said it was a mistake. He said he knew she used him to get over Xander which was fine because he was trying to get over Stephanie. He said they were single and free to have sex.

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Xander talked to Maggie about Gwen and leaving the paper. She wondered if he wanted to take Alex’s old job. She wanted to have a Kiriakis that she could count on there. Xander didn’t think Victor would be okay with that. Maggie reminded him that she was in charge. Victor doesn’t have a say in what she does. He appreciated her loyalty. She said she would be asking for that loyalty in return soon enough. EJ and Stefan flashed back to switching their martini glasses while they had drinks with Nicole and Wei. Stefan talked to Wei about a deal that EJ didn’t know about. EJ and Stefan made snide comments to each other. EJ took Nicole to the foyer to talk. They talked about Stefan making a fool of himself once the drugs kicked into him. They went back to the living room, but EJ stumbled. Nicole was impressed, but she thought he should tone it down in front of Wei. EJ wondered if anyone else was getting warm. He had an outburst while Stefan was talking to Wei. EJ managed to smooth things over with Wei. Nicole asked EJ if he switched the right glasses. EJ told her that he switched the right drinks. He told her to wait for Stefan to slip up soon.

After dinner, Stefan drugged EJ’s coffee. EJ switched the cups, but Stefan switched them again. EJ ended up going nuts and Stefan tried to help him. Johnny was there too so Nicole asked him to help EJ upstairs. Stefan apologized to Wei. He said he didn’t know what was going on with EJ. Stefan agreed with Wei about EJ’s ability to run the company. He said he couldn’t do anything about it because they were equals. Wei wasn’t sure how long that would last. Nicole and Johnny got EJ upstairs to his room. Johnny confessed that he told Stefan that he was being drugged. EJ believed he was ruined and fell on the bed.

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Nicole told EJ that Johnny and Wendy thought he was drugging Stefan. EJ was shocked his son would think that about him. He was concerned that Johnny would ruin the plan. He talked about switching the drinks on Stefan. He said Stefan had another opportunity to make a fool out of himself. Stefan came in and stumbled. EJ thought it was the after effect of the brainwashing. Stefan said he wanted to go lie down. She told EJ their plan would be for nothing if no one saw Stefan stumbling around. EJ had an idea. He called Wei and invited him to dinner. Johnny saw Tripp at the hospital. Johnny asked if he could get a copy of his father’s test results. Tripp wouldn’t give it to him and walked away from him. Johnny noticed Tripp’s badge on the counter. Johnny went to see Wendy. He showed her a copy of his father’s test results. She wondered how he got the results. He said he had his ways. He asked her what it meant because he didn’t know what it meant. She looked at the dark web and found out the vial EJ had tested contained a drug that caused euphoria and had side effects. They realized EJ lied to them about it being a recreational drug Stefan was taking. She asked if EJ was planning on drugging Stefan so he could make a fool of himself in front of her father. Johnny said he wasn’t going to wait to find out. He called Stefan and told him someone was drugging him. He said he couldn’t tell him anymore, but he had to be careful what he ate or drank. When Stefan got off the phone, he realized it was EJ.

At Titan, Alex talked to Victor about Bella Magazine. Alex wanted Victor to listen to what he said before he made any decisions about the magazine. He was happy Victor was willing to listen to him. When he got off the phone, Maggie came in. She said she hoped he would respect her decision about the magazine. He said he did. He said she was the CEO. He said the only person over her was Victor. Her phone rang. When she got off the phone, she told Alex that Victor supported her decision about the magazine. She said she knew he went behind her back. She let him know that she was the boss. She said he was free to go if he didn’t like it. He said he wasn’t leaving. He said he had strong feelings about the magazine and the people who worked there. She told him to tell the staff. She said she wanted to review the accounts he was responsible for. She said she would fire him if he ever went behind her back again. Xander told Gwen he couldn’t be in a relationship with her until his divorce was final. He said he would understand if she wasn’t okay with it. She said she was willing to wait because she loved him. Leo came in the office. He said he was at the county clerk’s office looking for information. He said he got ahold of Xander’s divorce papers. He said Xander could move on with Gwen. When Leo left them alone, Xander told Gwen that she has done a lot for him, but he was still in love with Sarah. He said she deserved someone who loved her. He said he didn’t think they could be together now. Wei showed up at the DiMera mansion. EJ told him Stefan didn’t seem like himself lately. Wei said he hadn’t heard anything negative about his work, but he has heard about EJ. EJ said he has recovered from his flu that affected him during the press conference. He said Stefan might have permanent brain damage. Stefan came in and made drinks for everyone. Nicole said he forgot the olives. When Stefan turned his back, EJ switched the glasses. Stefan said they didn’t have anymore. When EJ went to look, Stefan switched the glasses. Gwen yelled at Xander for using her. She said she would never be the one he would take home to meet his mother. He said his mother was dead to him. She said he would never commit to her. He said he was going to marry her until she drugged Sarah. She reminded him that she killed Susan. He reminded her that she killed Laura. She said he wasn’t any better than she was. She said he was always putting Sarah on a pedestal. She said she would never measure up to Sarah. She asked if she was right. He admitted that she was. She said she didn’t know how she was going to be able to work with him when she wants to hurt him. He said he was going to make life easier for her since it was her father’s paper. He said she would do a great job without him. He told her goodbye and left. He went to see Maggie and told her the conversation with Gwen didn’t go well. Alex ran into Gwen at the bar.

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Johnny talked to EJ about Stefan using drugs. He believed that Wendy knew Stefan was taking drugs. EJ thought it would be good to have Wendy on their side. EJ covered and said she could help them get Stefan the help he needs. He thought they shouldn’t say anything about it yet. Li saw Stefan and Gabi kissing in the park. Gabi walked over to Li and Stefan told him the kiss was one-sided. He lied to Li and said that he tried to get Gabi to break their contract. Gabi played along with him and said that she was going to honor their contract. Li told him there was a stipulation. If she cheats on him, their contract was null and void. Li told Gabi it would be a shame to lose all that power and shares because Stefan couldn’t keep his hands off of her. He said it would look bad if they even looked like they were having an affair. Li and Gabi walked off while Stefan faltered. Sloan kissed Eric when she saw him talking to Nicole. Nicole called her a tramp, and Sloan called her out her name. Sloan tried to slap her, but Nicole grabbed her wrist. Nicole warned her to watch herself because she was the one who invented that move. Sloan made comments about Nicole being old and kissed Eric again before she left. Nicole tried to convince Eric that Sloan was a bad person. She didn’t think he should be with her. She said she didn’t know who he was anymore. He told her that he didn’t care about right or wrong now that he’s lost Marlena. He told her that sex with Sloan was great and that’s what he cares about.

Paulina was looking through the profit margins for Sweet Bits when Belle walked in the office. She assured Paulina that everything was quiet as far as Sloan was concerned. She told Paulina that her retainer check bounced. Paulina called the bank and found out her assets were frozen. Sloan walked in the office and told her about the court order. She let her know that she will need permission to use her money. Sloan didn’t want her saying she couldn’t pay when the jury finds her guilty for what happened to her mother. Belle said she would fix it. Sloan planned to take all of Paulina’s businesses as well as Chanel’s business from them. Stefan went to the DiMera mansion and told EJ about what happened with Gabi and Li. EJ pretended to be upset about it. He pretended not to know anything about Li. He pretended that work had him confused. Stefan looked at the numbers as EJ blamed his confusion on being dehydrated. Stefan got bottles of water for them. Stefan drugged one of the bottles. The phone rang so EJ asked Stefan to answer it. Stefan had his back turned so EJ switched the bottles. Stefan told him there was no one on the phone so they could drink their water. Stefan smirked while EJ drank his water. EJ wanted to know if he planned on ousting him when Li gives Gabi his shares. Stefan said he wouldn’t betray his brother. EJ felt the same way about him. Gabi was upset with Li for stalking her. He confronted her about knowing she lied about Arianna’s school. He said he tracked her phone. He offered to take his shares back so she could be with Stefan. He knew that’s what she wanted. She thought about her plan with Stefan. She said she was going to honor their deal.

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At the pub, Leo ran into Chad. Leo asked him about what was going on at Titan. Chad said he didn’t have any gossip for him. Leo kept asking him for a comment. Chad said Leo going to Victor about Alex’s sex life was why he wasn’t CEO. Leo asked if Alex being a man wh*re was why he didn’t get CEO. Chad said he wouldn’t use that term, but it probably was. Stephanie showed up and wanted to know what was going on. Leo asked her about what was going on with Titan. She didn’t tell him what was going on. He asked her about what broke up her relationship with Alex. Chad said Alex was the reason why she didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to her mother. Stephanie made Leo leave. She wanted to know what was wrong with Chad. He apologized for telling Leo about her mother. She asked him about the stuff he said about Alex. He said he was wrong, but he was glad that Alex didn’t get the CEO position. She asked if he was trying to sabotage their biggest client because he is afraid, she couldn’t be professional with her ex-boyfriend. He said he didn’t say that. She told him to figure out how to communicate properly. Alex thought about Stephanie while he was at Titan. Maggie came in and told him he was at her desk. He got up and told her he would do his best in his supporting role. She said she was shutting down Bella Magazine despite his ideas for it. He asked what Victor thought about it. She said she didn’t care. She said she was CEO. He said the magazine was his baby. He asked what he was supposed to do now. She said she would find a place for him. He wanted to know where.

Xander went to see Maggie at Titan. He congratulated her on being CEO. She said she was confused over what happened with Jack and Jennifer, but she congratulated him about getting the paper. He asked her for an interview. He asked if she would give him an interview or write him off the way Sarah did. She said she was sorry Sarah didn’t give him a second chance. She said she wanted to see him succeed. When the interview was over, she asked if he was going back to Gwen. He said he wasn’t over Sarah. He said it wasn’t fair to lead Gwen on. He said she was the best choice for the seat at Titan. He left the office. Stephanie ran into Alex at the park. She told him she was sorry he didn’t get the CEO position. She thought Maggie would be happy to have him help her. He said Maggie couldn’t care less what he thought. He told her what Maggie was doing with Bella Magazine. She told him to fight for it if he cared about the magazine. Paulina went to see Chanel. Paulina told her Sloan had her assets frozen. She said the court would be looking for unnecessary expenditures so she might not be able to hire anyone to help her. Rafe told Jada that he appreciated her hard work, but she should eat. She asked if he was going to join her. He said it wasn’t a good idea because Abe sent out an email about fraternizing. She said they weren’t involved. She said they got burgers the other day and that wasn’t a date. She asked if he thought it was a date. He said he didn’t, but he didn’t want her to think he was interested in her. She asked if he was interested in her.

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Brady told Chloe that he was out on bail. She yelled at him for what he did to Stefan. He said he would have done worse to make sure they got back together. He said everyone else was glad he did it. He wondered what she thought about it. She said he knew he was trying to undo what Kristen and Li did, but Rachel still hated her. She said it wasn’t happy ever after. He said it was a new start because Kristen wasn’t around to turn Rachel against her. John brought Rachel to the Square. She hugged Brady. She yelled at Chloe. She told Chloe it was her fault her father was in jail. John yelled at Rachel while she was yelling at Chloe. He took her to a bench. He told her Brady knew about not wanting anyone to replace his mother. He said Marlena could explain it better than he could. She said she missed Marlena too. Brady said he missed her too. He said Marlena wasn’t his mother, but he loved her. Rachel said Marlena was her grandmother, but Chloe wasn’t. She said she would never love Chloe and wanted her gone. When John left to meet Steve, Brady told Rachel that they needed to talk. She said she wasn’t going anywhere with Chloe. Chloe told Brady that Rachel has been through a lot. She said Rachel needed to feel as if she came first with him. She left. Sloan went to see Eric in jail. She said she wanted to be his lawyer. She showed him Leo’s gossip column that said she was having the best sex of her life. She said she was upset with him, but she might have ended things too soon. She said she missed the fun they had. She said if he missed it too, they could work things out. He said he didn’t have a job so he couldn’t afford her. She said she would take it out in trade.

EJ told Nicole he was going to get Stefan kicked out of the company. Johnny walked in and heard what EJ said. EJ told him the vial he found was Stefan’s. EJ said he was worried that his brother was on drugs. He asked Johnny to keep it a secret while he checked it out. Johnny agreed not to say anything and left. EJ told Nicole that Johnny would be the perfect witness to Stefan’s demise. Stefan was dizzy while he was talking to Gabi. He said it was the effect she had on him. She reminded him that she was still married. She told him about the deal she made with Li. She told him she signed the contract because she felt rejected by him. She said now that he is back to his old self, she would tell Li to shove his shares where the sun didn’t shine. He said he wanted to be with her, but they needed the board’s approval for her to be his CEO. He said it was Rolf’s fault that he felt fuzzy. He said they didn’t have enough votes without Li’s shares. She said even if she gave Li back his shares it would revert the status quo. He said not if EJ was incapacitated. Li told Wendy that he was upset that Gabi lied to him about where she was going. He said she was in the park He said he knew who she was with. Wendy said he was stalking Gabi. He said he loved Gabi. She asked if he wanted a wife who was in love with another man. Li called Sloan. He told her he was having second thoughts about the contract with Gabi. Sloan said he had Gabi where he wanted her. She said if Gabi cheated on him, she would lose her shares. He said that was news to him. Stefan told Gabi that he was drugging EJ. He said Li’s shares were their insurance policy. He said she had to stay married to Li. She said she wasn’t expecting that answer. He said they could have it all. He said he loved her. They kissed each other. He apologized for the way he treated her. She said the only thing that mattered was they were together. Li showed up and wanted to know what was going on.

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Belle visited Brady and Eric in jail. She wasn’t surprised Eric was there because of the way he was acting lately. She wondered why Brady ended up in jail. Brady said Stefan didn’t give him a choice since Stefan was obsessed with Chloe. She understood how he felt, but she thought his actions were hard to defend. She turned to Eric and asked him what his excuse was to do what he did. Eric told her that he helped Brady do what needed to be done. Belle thought it was funny that he was concerned with being loyal to the family except when she’s involved. He couldn’t believe she was making the situation about her. She told him that he made it about her when he hit Shawn and questioned her judgement. Eric thought she was going to represent him. She informed him that he burned a bridge with her. She would defend Brady, but Eric was on his own. Eric went off on Belle so Brady got involved. Brady asked her to defend Eric. Belle refused to defend him. She told the guard to release Brady.

EJ found Nicole reading the paper. She read what happened with Eric and Brady. He told her not to worry about what they did to Stefan. She should be focused on what they were going to do to Stefan. They started plotting when Stefan walked in the room. They pretended to be concerned for what Brady and Eric did to him. He said that Stefan did him a favor. He knows that Gabi is the one he loves. Stefan told them what happened. He told them how Gabi decided to stay with Li. EJ thought they should talk about it over coffee. Nicole thought the game was about to begin. Stefan planted drugs in one of the mugs. Nicole sipped it and said the cream was bad. EJ switched his mug with Stefan’s mug while he got her a new cup. Stefan wanted to deal with the bank on his own, but EJ thought they should work together. He finally agreed, but got a call from Gabi to meet in the park. He drank his coffee before he left. Sloan saw Trask at the station. They took turns sniping away at each other. Sloan told Trask that she needed to throw the book at Eric. Trask wondered who she would sleep with if she put him in jail. Sloan wondered who told her about them. She found out through the newspaper. She read Leo’s column and he talked about her affair with Eric. Sloan was upset when Belle appeared with Brady. She told Trask not to oppose his release. Trask said that Stefan didn’t make a statement against Brady and Eric so he might not be too mad about what they did. EJ and Nicole toasted to their plan to get Stefan. Stefan met with Gabi and didn’t feel well.

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