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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Rafe told Eli that he and Cat were going to take EJ down. He told Eli that they believe the free clinic was for evil. Rafe said they would all find out what was going on. Eric and Will went to the pub. Roman was happy to see them. Sami went to see Marlena. She showed Marlena her engagement ring. Marlena was surprised to see that she was engaged after dating for two months. She was also surprised that she was engaged to a Vitali. Sami defended her fiance and said she would be careful. Abe wanted Lani to convince Theo not to work for DiMera. Lani said she agreed with Paulina. She said Theo was grown and that the DiMeras were his family. Javi and Leo talked about how hard it was going to be going to the baby shower. While they were talking, Javi said he was concerned about Leo looking for a story about EJ for the gala. Javi said he didn’t know what he would do if anything happened to him. Leo said he would be okay. He told Javi that Gwen wanted him to find Dimitri, but he wouldn’t do it if Javi didn’t think it was cool, Javi asked if finding Dimitri would give him closure. Leo wasn’t sure if he would find him because he would have been back if he wanted to be found unless something happened. n

When Trey was fussy, Chanel wondered if she and Johnny should cancel the party. Johnny reminded her about Sami’s temper. Chanel said she knew they couldn’t cancel but she was concerned about how the Hernandezes were going to feel. Marlena explained to Sami why her siblings weren’t going to be at the party. When Marlena and Sami went to the pub, Roman noticed how pale Marlena was. Sami and Eric caught up with each other. Johnny and Chanel showed up with the baby. Sami told Johnny to find a way to make peace with EJ. When Johnny didn’t want to make peace, Sami told him not to do something he would regret. Eli and Lani let Chanel know that they wanted another baby. Rafe and Javi showed up at the pub. Sami pulled Rafe aside to tell him she was engaged. Rafe was happy for her. Marlena talked to Leo until she felt tired and decided to leave. Will took Marlena home. Rafe told Sami that he was going to run a background check on her fiance. Later on, Rafe got a call about Tony being declared missing.

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Kate was happy to see Lucas. She warned him that Sami was coming home too. Lucas knew that Sami didn’t want to see him so he would try to avoid her. Sami walked into the pub to find her father. She saw Kate and Lucas together. Sami found out that Roman wasn’t there and allowed Lucas to talk to her. Lucas spotted the engagement ring on her finger. Sami confirmed her engagement and told him that she was never that happy. Lucas felt like she deserved it. They became emotional as they realized they would never be best friends again. Sami knew he was sorry for kidnapping her and framing EJ for it. She forgave him for everything. Cat went to EJ’s office and overheard his conversation with Kayla about Thomas’ accident. She blamed herself for what happened to Thomas. EJ assured her that Thomas would be fine and told her that it wasn’t her fault. He felt like Clyde was responsible for the accident. They talked about Clyde ruining three lives. After Cat left, Sami arrived to surprise EJ. They talked for a bit until she told him that she was throwing Johnny and Chanel a baby shower. She let him know because she didn’t want him to crash the shower. She let him know that she was engaged to Dante Vitali (Ava’s cousin). Sami told him that Dante didn’t know about his mafia family, but EJ felt like he was still dangerous. EJ felt like she was marrying him to prove that she was over him. Sami playfully accused him of being jealous. He bet that she wouldn’t make it down the aisle. Sami told him that his vindictive streak was why he wasn’t invited to the baby shower and why Rafe was the baby’s honorary grandfather.

Thomas didn’t want to go home with Chad. Jennifer said that she would take him. Chad and Jennifer started arguing at the hospital when she threatened to take custody of the kids. He felt like she wanted the kids because she didn’t have her daughter. Chad reminded her that he lost Abby too. He told her that she couldn’t get over her grief by taking his kids. Jennifer defended her actions, and he told her that she wasn’t taking his children. She believed she could convince a judge to let her have the kids. Jennifer said that his son didn’t feel safe with him. Cat saw them arguing about her and how Chad was putting the kids in danger. Philip arrived at the pub and sat with Lucas and Kate. He informed them that he would lose everything if they didn’t turn things around at Titan. Kate refused to let that happen. She talked about loving Victor and having a child with him. Philip reminded her that Vivian gave birth to him. She never wanted to hear Vivian’s name again. Kate walked away from the table. While she was gone, Philip talked to Lucas about the forged letter. Sami talked to EJ about being his worst enemy, and it broke her heart. She wanted him to fix things with their son. Sami didn’t think she would see him again so she said goodbye to him. EJ choked up and said goodbye to her. Chad went to see EJ to get legal advice. He wanted to know if Jennifer had a case against him. EJ warned him that anything was possible. He advised Chad to move back to the mansion to get space from Jennifer. Jennifer went to the Horton house and told Julie that she was hiring Justin. She wanted her support since she planned to sue Chad for custody of the kids.

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Julie and Marie told Holly and Tate about the Horton family for their school project. Jeremy talked to Mike about Stephanie not trusting him. Mike told him that he worked hard at changing and people would see it soon. They went to the Horton House and joined the documentary Holly and Tate were doing. Mike talked about following in his grandfather’s footsteps and becoming a doctor. Holly asked about Mike’s parents. Julie said Bill and Laura made their mark in the family. Kayla told Chad and Jennifer that Thomas had a mild concussion and a dislocated shoulder. She told them Thomas would be okay. Chad asked to see Thomas. Jennifer said Thomas might not have wanted to see him since the accident was his fault. Chad and Jennifer ended up arguing. He left to go see Thomas. Jennifer talked to Kayla about Chad and Cat. She told Kayla that she couldn’t let it go. When Chad went to see Thomas, he accused Chad of lying to him again about Cat. Chad tried to explain, but Kayla came in to reset Thomas’ shoulder. Chad said he would be there for him, but Thomas wanted his grandmother. Chad wanted to be there, but Kayla told him to give in to Thomas’ request.

When Holly and Tate left the Horton House, Jeremy wanted to know what happened between Bill and Laura. Before Julie and Marie could answer, Jennifer called to tell them about Thomas. Mike went to the hospital. Jeremy wanted to know about his grandparents. They told him that Bill raped Laura while she was married to Mickey. Everything worked out for Bill and Laura and they got married and had a child. Julie told Jeremy that all families had secrets. At the pub, Holly and Tate talked about the Hortons. They talked about their drama being behind them. He said he learned from his mistakes and was going to work hard to make it up to her. Mike and Jennifer saw each other at the hospital. Chad went to the lobby while Jennifer went to see Thomas. He told Mike that Jennifer blamed him for what happened to Thomas. Chad said she might not be wrong. Mike said he heard about what was going on from Jennifer, but he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Kayla showed up and said Thomas was ready to go. Chad filled out the paperwork. Mike told Kayla that Jeremy was working hard to change. Kayla said only time would tell. Jennifer came back and told Chad about not putting the children first which was why Thomas got hurt. She said he could have been killed. Jennifer said she couldn’t trust him with the children so she was taking Thomas and Charlotte to Boston. She threatened to sue him for custody if he tried to fight her.

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Gwen wanted to know if EJ had something to do with Tony’s disappearance like they did with Dimitri. EJ didn’t have a problem getting rid of his nephew because he was a con artist, but Tony was his brother. He considered him a friend. EJ didn’t want anything to happen to him. He was confident that Tony would show up for the next spot on the cruise. EJ changed the subject so they could talk about Leo. He thought it was important that Leo be stopped from finding out what they really wanted to do with the clinic. Jennifer wanted to celebrate Thomas getting good grades, but he was grounded. He was upset about it so Jennifer explained to him that it wasn’t okay to hurt people even if you didn’t like them. Gwen arrived while Jennifer was talking to Thomas. Thomas wanted Gwen to join them, but Jennifer didn’t want her to do that. Chad consoled Leo about losing Tesoro. He told him that he came a long way from the person he met. Leo said he would have plotted to get the baby back in the day. Gwen arrived while they were talking. She received a chilly response. Gwen sat at their table. She and Leo reminisced about the old days until he demanded to know what she wanted. Gwen told him that Dimitri was seen in Curacao and wanted his help to track him down. She thought it would be a great story for him. Gwen wondered if he was curious about what Dimitri was doing. Leo didn’t care about Dimitri. She told him that he needed closure. Leo said he had more important things to worry about. Gwen feigned concern for Tesoro. Leo choked up talking about Tesoro.

Abe went to the DiMera mansion to confront EJ about Theo. He assumed that EJ wasn’t happy with Theo running company as he was. Abe wanted EJ’s help to convince Theo that he needed to step down from running DiMera Enterprises. He didn’t want Theo to learn that the DiMeras will eat him alive the way they do with the rest of the family. Chad overheard Cat’s phone call with a doctor. He asked her about it, and she told him that her mother didn’t recognize Mark. It turned out that she might suffer from early on-set dementia. Chad hugged her when Jennifer and Thomas showed up. Cat walked away from him. Thomas yelled at Chad for caring about her. He ran off and there were screeching tires coming towards Thomas. Chad and Jennifer called out to Thomas.

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EJ talked to Gwen about not being able to meet his new grandchild. Gwen started to talk about her own family problems. She told him that the Hortons were going to be in town. The Bradys and Blacks were going to be in town too. They were going to do a tribute to John. EJ felt like it would be a bunch of holier than thou people there. He felt like the more PR for the hospital, the better. Gwen thought that it was an excuse to get Sami back to town. EJ scoffed at the idea of that. Gwen was amazed at Sami’s ability to hold a grudge. EJ felt like it wasn’t her business and wanted to talk about their business deal with the hospital. He wanted to know if she had a plan to smuggle the supplies from prying eyes. Gwen thought they had everything they needed. Gabi found Javi at home and confessed to him that he got his company back as a consolation prize for not running DiMera Enterprises. Tony screwed her out of running the company after she helped him get the company back. She also told Javi that she was seeing Philip. Gabi told him that she would lose Philip if he found out what she did to help Tony. Javi thought she should tell Philip the truth. Gabi thought it was a bad idea and didn’t want anyone to find out about it.

Theo met with EJ after talking to the guy that Tony was supposed to meet in Athens. The guy told Theo that his meeting with Tony didn’t last long. Anna said that was the reason why Tony didn’t make it to the ship. Tony had time to make it to the ship. EJ wondered where Tony could be. He was confident that Tony would make it to the next stop on the cruise. EJ offered to help Theo run the company in Tony’s absence. Theo believed he could take care of the business. He left the mansion. Paulina showed Roman and Abe pictures of Johnny and Chanel’s son. They toast their new family and look forward to the family coming home for the gala. Abe made a smart comment to Paulina before he left to tutor Liam. Paulina confided in Roman that Abe was upset with her for supporting Theo wanting to work for DiMera Enterprises. Since Roman had experience with the DiMeras, he sided with Abe. Liam stood Abe up. Abe ran into Theo at the town square. Theo updated him about what happened to Tony. He told him that EJ offered to help run the company with him, but he turned him down. Abe didn’t feel comforted by that news. Gwen wondered if EJ had anything to do with Tony’s disappearance. She revealed that they were responsible for Dimitri’s disappearance so she wondered if he did that again with Tony.

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EJ talked to Rita about a shipment. He thought the distraction of the gala would help avoid scrutiny. He went to Belle’s office and saw Johnny and Chanel signing the adoption papers. Johnny was cold to EJ. EJ wondered if his conversation with Amy changed her mind about letting Johnny and Chanel adopt the baby. When Johnny and Chanel left, EJ told Belle that he wanted to acknowledge John’s bequest at the gala. Belle liked the idea but wanted to talk to her family about it first. He told her about his conversation with Amy about the difficulties of being a parent. Belle told him she wasn’t pressing charges against Sophia. EJ thought she made the right decision. The Hernandez family said goodbye to Tesoro. Johnny and Chanel met the family at the town square to pick up Tesoro. Leo told Johnny and Chanel about the things Tesoro liked and didn’t like. Rafe told Johnny that he remembered him at Tesoro’s age and couldn’t believe Johnny was a father. Johnny said Rafe was the best father he could ask for and asked him to be the honorary grandfather. Chanel asked Leo and Javi to be the baby’s godparents.

When Johnny and Chanel left with the baby, Rafe comforted his family. Rafe stayed behind when the family left. EJ showed up. Rafe reminded EJ about his strained relationship with Johnny and told him he was the baby’s paternal grandfather. EJ was heated. Rafe answered a call from Sami. Marlena and Paulina decorated Johnny and Chanel’s place. Paulina said she knew how hard it was for her since it was he anniversary. Marlena said the baby was a distraction. She said John would be thrilled that his namesake was a father. Belle showed up and asked Marlena if John could be acknowledged at the gala. Marlena agreed to let John be acknowledged. Johnny and Chanel brought the baby home. Everyone was excited to see him. Johnny said they were naming the baby Trey after John. He said he was honored to have John’s name. Chanel said the middle name would be Paul after Paulina since she was the reason why they were parents. Paulina was touched. Sami called Johnny and said she was coming to Salem to meet her grandson. Belle wasn’t too pleased.

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Xander ran into Sarah and Victoria in front of the pub. He wanted to join them, but she snatched Victoria away from him. She wanted him to leave. Kate yelled at Philip about Stephanie revealing that she’s Anastacia. He finally told her that the event went well. The mother and son talked about Titan being in trouble, and the company was relying on one book to save them. Kate felt like she could do more if she had a bigger role in the company. She noticed the tension between Sarah and Xander and wanted to know what happened. Philip wanted to talk to Sarah alone. He asked her not to tell Kate what Xander did to him. He felt like Kate would go off, and Maggie would lose everything. Sarah agreed not to say anything, but she told Brady. Brady wanted to talk to Rachel at the square about what she did with the pumpkin. He was upset with her for what she did. Rachel apologized for what she did, but Brady wasn’t sure he believed her. Thomas told him the truth so Brady decided to ground her. She wouldn’t be allowed to visit her mother. Rachel went ballistic when Tate and Aaron showed up. She decided to run off, and Brady went after her. He ran into Xander at the pub. Brady grabbed Rachel’s arm and took her into the pub to talk to her with Sarah. He made her tell Sarah what happened with the pumpkin. Sarah thought Rachel was out of sorts because of Kristen being in jail. Brady was doing the best he could. He felt like he shouldn’t let Rachel see Kristen much. Sarah asked him not to tell anyone what Xander did to Philip. Brady promised not to say anything.

Philip took Xander to the bookstore. Xander told him what happened with Sarah and Victoria. He let Philip know that he couldn’t fight the divorce so he won’t try to win Sarah back. Xander would fight for her when he changed his behavior. Sarah and Victoria deserved a better man than he is right now. He hoped he could win her back someday.

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