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Kristen asked Rachel if she wanted to leave town with her. Rachel wanted to know why her father wasn’t going with them. Kristen said they needed a time out. She said Rachel had to choose who she wanted to be with. Rachel asked her to promise they would come back. Kristen said they would come back. Rachel asked if her father was okay with them leaving. Kristen said she and Brady would make up when they get back. Rachel said she would go. When they were about to leave, they ran into EJ. He reminded Kristen that she isn’t supposed to be alone with Rachel. Kristen said she had a right to see her daughter. Rachel told him they were leaving town because her mother and father needed a time out. EJ wanted to call Brady. Kristen tried to grab the phone. He said he wasn’t going to let her do that to Rachel. She said if he called Brady, she would tell Stefan that he stood by while Li was brainwashing Stefan. She said she wondered which parent Stefan would take after. EJ gave in to her. She and Rachel left. Belle showed up at the hospital. Eric told her things weren’t good with their mother. Belle said she shouldn’t have stayed away so long. He said Claire needed her. Belle asked if anyone killed Kristen yet. He said John and Steve were in the front of the line.

Rafe called Brady and told him about Kristen’s confession and how Johnny went along with the confession. Rafe told Brady not to go after her. Rafe wanted Brady to call him if he heard anything. Allie and Belle saw each other in the hospital. Will showed up and told them Marlena’s only chance at survival was the second dose of the antidote. Allie went to the chapel with Brady. She told him what was going on with Marlena. He told her about Kristen. Allie said Kristen went too far. He said they had to find the b*tch. He brought up that Rachel’s friend’s mother was picking her up. Allie wondered if Kristen knew that. He called the woman and found out Kristen had Rachel. When he got off the phone, he said he was going to kill Kristen. Rafe and Jada went to the DiMera mansion. They asked EJ where Kristen was. EJ said he didn’t know. EJ said Kristen kidnapped Rachel. While Kristen and Rachel were at John and Marlena’s apartment, Kristen tried to rush them out of the apartment. When she opened the door, Brady was there. He asked if she was going somewhere. Rachel said they were going away for a timeout. Brady sent Rachel to her room. He yelled at Kristen. He said the game was over. He called out to Rafe. He showed up and read her her rights. Jada handcuffed her.

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Brady talked to John in the hospital chapel. John told him he couldn’t believe Marlena was dying. Brady blamed himself for what was going on. John said he was in an impossible situation. Brady said he should have said something in the beginning. He apologized for not saying something sooner. John said he sacrificed his happiness to save the women the first time around. John said he and Marlena were meant to be together. He said their story isn’t over yet. Brady said he loved her like a mother. John said he knew. John said Kristen knew and that was why she used that to her advantage. He said she knew Brady would do anything for Marlena. Brady said Marlena would have done the same thing for him. Li told Stefan to apologize to Gabi. Stefan said he was sorry that she was a snake who only cared about herself. Li punched him. Stefan yelled at Li for brainwashing him. He told Gabi he would have hated her on his own. Stefan said Li and Gabi deserved each other. When Stefan left, Li told Gabi Stefan was wrong to talk to her the way he did. He asked why Stefan was so mad. She told him she wanted Marlena to reverse the brainwashing. He asked if Marlena was sick. She defended herself about why she wanted Marlena to reverse the brainwashing. He understood why she wanted to do it. He said she didn’t deserve Stefan’s anger. She said she wasn’t going to let him be nice to her when he was the reason why she was in this situation.

Li tried to reach out to Gabi. She took her hand away. She noticed his hand and thought he might have needed to get it checked. He said it was worth it. She said no one asked him to defend her. He said no one had to ask him. She went to get him some ice. She came back with a bucket of ice. He said it meant a lot to him. She dumped the bucket over his head. She said she couldn’t believe he thought she would be nice to him after what he did. He said he wasn’t worried about her being angry with him. He was worried about her not caring anymore. He thought the passion was gone, but he saw that it wasn’t. She ran away from him. At the police station, Rafe and Jada talk about not being able to find Rolf. Steve came in and said he should arrest his accomplice. Rafe said they didn’t have any evidence incriminating her. Steve played the recording of her confession. Steve told them how he got the confession. Rafe said the recording was inadmissible. Jada said she might know a loophole they might be able to use. Kristen tried to make Chloe leave. Chloe yelled at her for brainwashing Stefan. She also blamed Kristen for what happened to Kate and Kayla. Kristen said she didn’t know what she was talking about. Chloe said she wouldn’t let her gaslight her. Kristen tried to get rid of Chloe again, but Chloe grabbed a fire poker. Stefan walked in and tried to stop Chloe from using the poker. Chloe put the poker down and left the room. Kristen thanked him for saving her life. He said he should use the poker himself. They ended up arguing over what she did. He told her there was no going back to Brady if Marlena died. She asked if she was supposed to let Rachel go. He said she didn’t have any other option. He said Brady had custody of Rachel. He said any judge will see that she shouldn’t be around Rachel. He said he couldn’t stand being around her. He wanted her to get out of his sight. Rafe called Johnny and asked him to come to the police station. Johnny showed up. Rafe played Kristen’s confession for him. Jada said Johnny heard the confession directly which meant it wasn’t hearsay. Rafe said they needed a sworn statement that he had a conversation with Kristen about the orchid and that it was the one on the recording. He said that should be enough to get a warrant. Steve asked Johnny if he was willing to do that. Johnny said he would.

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Gabi went to the hospital to see Marlena. Gabi told Brady that she wanted Marlena to reverse Stefan’s brainwashing. Brady asked if something was wrong with her. He said Stefan wasn’t a priority right now. She said it affected him and Chloe. He wasn’t convinced. She asked if he loved Chloe. He said he did. Chloe showed up. Gabi told her that it was only a matter of time before Stefan walked away from her. Gabi said true love always wins in the end. Brady thought Chloe was there to see Marlena. She said she was there to see Marlena as well as check on him. He started to ask her if she changed her mind about them but stopped himself. He said he wouldn’t push her. He said it sounded like she still cared. She said she did, but she told him about the things that changed. She said she didn’t know what to think or feel. He kissed her. She stopped kissing him and ran to the elevator. Stephen went to see Li. Stefan punched him in the face. Li apologized for what he did to Stefan. Li said he was desperately in love with Gabi. He said he was afraid to lose her. Stefan said he didn’t just try brainwash him. He said Li tried to kill him. Li admitted that he tried to pull the plug on him., but he wasn’t in his right frame of mind. He said he wished he could make it up to Stefan.

Stefan said Li could make it up to him by helping him find Rolf. Li said he didn’t know where Rolf was. Stefan said if he found out he was lying, he would do worse than the punch he got. Stefan told Li to clear out his desk at DiMera. Li told him EJ was the only one who could fire him. Stefan said EJ would side with him because nothing was more important than family. Li called Rolf. Li told him Stefan thought he knew where Rolf was. He told Rolf to say he never heard of him if someone looks for him. After he got off the phone with Rolf, he called EJ. He told EJ not to fire him unless he wanted Stefano to find out what he did. Steve went to the DiMera mansion to see Kristen. He told her it was time for her to answer for what she did to Kayla. Kristen told him to calm down. He told her she took away the love of his life and the mother of his children. He told her she needed to pay. He grabbed her by the throat. Johnny walked in and stopped Steve from choking her. Johnny made Steve left the mansion. When Steve left, Kristen thanked Johnny for saving her. He said he didn’t do it for her. He said he didn’t want Steve to go to prison. He said after everything she did, she deserved for someone to hurt her back. She said she didn’t want to hurt anyone. She said she hid the orchid knowing they needed another dose, but she wasn’t going to withhold it if they got sick. He said she might not have wanted them to get hurt, but they did. Gabi and Stefan ran into each other at the Square. He told her Li was no help with Rolf. Stefan said he loved Chloe. He said finding Rolf wouldn’t change that. She told him she went to see Marlena so she could reverse the brainwashing. He thought she was selfish for expecting a dying woman to help her. She tried to justify her actions, but it made things worse. He told her to stay away from him.

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Bonnie and Justin ran into Sarah. Sarah wanted Justin to help her divorce Xander. Justin was more than willing to help her divorce Xander after what he did to Bonnie. Bonnie thought Sarah should reconsider leaving Xander. She realized she was a hypocrite because she did terrible things to Adrienne. She said Justin forgave her for what she did to Adrienne. She thought that Sarah and Xander could be happy too if she forgives him too. Sarah was surprised by what Bonnie said. She said that she couldn’t get over the fact that he played a part in Susan’s death. Bonnie didn’t want to condone what he did, but she understood the position he was in when he did it. Justin thought she was being too generous, but he realized she had a point about Xander. He advised Sarah to think about it before she went through with the divorce. Gwen went to see Xander. She saw that he was getting drunk. He told her that Sarah wanted to divorce him. He realized he was probably going back to prison. Gwen told him about the plea she was offered. She let him know that she had no intention of helping the police. He wanted to know what she wanted in return. He said he was probably going back to prison so she had to collect while she could. She wanted him to get himself together and fight for his marriage and his freedom. She made him take a shower. They both got wet because they were dressed when he went to the bathroom. She changed into one of his shirts. He struggled to put his clothes on when Sarah arrived. Gwen let her in because he thought it was his delivery from the liquor store. Sarah wanted to know what was going on with them. He tried to explain, but he fell to the floor. Sarah told him that he disgusts her.

Will overheard Leo’s conversation with Sloan. He told Sloan that his friendship with Sonny wold be ruined if he found out what he did. Sloan agreed to represent him. She warned him that it will take a lot to get him off. He told her what he did for Xander. Will smiled as he listened to Leo talk to Sloan. Allie texted him about the rosary. Will quietly went upstairs. Sloan told him that testifying anonymously wouldn’t be easy. She told him that he wouldn’t go to prison. Leo wanted more than that. She thought he he had deep feelings for Sonny if he was willing to go to jail for him. Leo admitted that he had a crush on him. He wanted Sonny as a friend even if they don’t get together. Sonny arrived at the hospital and ran into Will. He hugged him. Will told him what he overheard Leo say. Sonny started to leave when Will gave him a message to give to Leo. Later, Sonny went to the Kiriakis mansion. He told Leo to pack his things and leave. He knew that he was involved in Bonnie’s kidnapping. He wondered how Leo could do that to him and his family after what he did for him. Leo pleaded with him for another chance. He promised to do better if Sonny would give him another chance. Sonny said that Will was right about him and that he was a con artist. Sonny thought they were friends. Leo said they were friends. Sonny let him know that they were nothing. Sonny called Will and they talked about Leo. Leo showed up with his bags. He wanted to know if he was going to turn him in to the police. Sonny didn’t know if he would or not. Leo told him that he really did care about him. He told him that he was sorry for everything.

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Leo advises Gwen to turn on Xander. Gwen doesn’t want to turn on him. He advised her to look out for herself. Will walked in while Leo was on the phone. Will knew that he honor that belief. Leo got off the phone with Gwen so he could talk to Will. Will didn’t have time for him and wanted to go to the hospital. Leo went to see Gwen at the Horton house. They argued about her turning on Xander. Gwen refused to turn on him. Leo told her that Jack would turn his back on her if he finds out what she did. He told her to meet with a lawyer to find out her options. Will and Allie met at the hospital. They talked about Sami trying her best to make it home in time to see Marlena. They didn’t think her chances were good. Marlena’s visitors were restricted so they had to wait to see her. Allie wondered where Sonny was. Will didn’t know since he wasn’t home. He said Leo was there. He told her what happened with Leo and Sonny. He didn’t think Leo deserved Sonny’s forgiveness. Julie arrived at the hospital and cried over Marlena’s situation. She offered her condolences to Will and Allie. Julie thought she brought her rosary to the hospital, but she forgot them. Will offered to get them for her. Leo, Gwen and Sloan talked about Xander’s case. Leo was willing to say that he dressed as a clown on his own. He wasn’t going to mention Gwen being involved. He wanted to testify anonymously because he didn’t want Sonny to find out. He said Sonny was his friend and he believed in him when no one else would. Will hid and listened to them talking.

Chad told Sonny that Stephanie felt bad for turning off her phone. Sonny told Chad that Alex was the one who turned her phone off so he couldn’t interrupt them. Sonny defended Alex’s actions when Chad got upset. He told him that Alex didn’t know he was calling about Kayla. Chad didn’t care because it wasn’t Alex’s place to turn off her phone. Sonny said that Alex was a good person and wanted to make up for what happened. Chad said he couldn’t make up for what he did. He said Sonny should stop trying to see the best in everyone. He brought up his friendship with Leo. He told him that he will let him down. He didn’t think Stephanie would forgive Alex. Stephanie wanted to know if Alex was the one who turned off her phone. He admitted that he did it. He apologized to her and wanted to explain. Stephanie was upset by what he did. She told him that his actions kept her from saying goodbye to her mother. She would never be able to forgive him for that. He said he would do anything to go back and change what he did. She said that he couldn’t do it. She said her mother was gone just like her feelings for him. He would spend the rest of his life making it up to her. She said that he couldn’t do it. She wanted him to leave.

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Lucas hid his bottle of alcohol from Rex. Lucas and Rex hugged each other. The guard told Lucas he was on thin ice after what happened with Orpheus. Lucas told Rolf what happened with Orpheus. He told Rex that Orpheus gave him the alcohol. Lucas said he would try to stay strong. Rex told him to do it for their mother. He told Lucas to give him the bottle. Lucas gave it to him. He thanked Rex for saving his life. Rex told him that he got in touch with Austin and Cassie. He said Austin was going to get in touch with Billie. Lucas said there was one more person to tell. He said they had to tell Phillip. Rex said Phillip was presumed dead. Lucas said Kate put Phillip in a mental institution. Rex warned the guard no to let Lucas drink or he would have him fired. Chad went to see Stephanie. He told her he knew what it was like to lose someone you love. He asked what he could do to help. She said she appreciated it, but her father was taking care of everything. Chad gave her a card from Thomas and Charlotte. The card said the kids were missing their mother. They hugged each other. She apologized to him. He said he wanted to be there for her.

Chad told Stephanie how much he and Abby loved Kayla. Stephanie said the hardest part was not getting to say goodbye to her. She said she couldn’t believe she missed his calls and messages. She said she didn’t remember turning off the phone. She said she rarely does it. She said she wished she could go back in time so she could get the messages so she could tell her mother how great she was. She broke down in his arms. He told her to call him whenever she needed to. Alex and Sonny talked about Kayla. Sonny told him Will was on his home. Sonny said he hoped Will got home in time to say goodbye to Marlena. He asked if Stephanie got a chance to say goodbye to Kayla. Alex told him she didn’t because he turned her phone off. He told Sonny that Chad was in the way. He said he thought it was another harmless call. He said he couldn’t fix it. Sonny told him to tell the truth. Alex said he couldn’t do that because she would hate him. He said it wouldn’t change anything. Sonny said it would change how they went forward. He asked if Alex could live with lying to her. He asked what would happen if she figured it out. Alex went to see Stephanie. She asked him if he turned off her phone.

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Stefan told Gabi that Johnny and Wendy found Rolf and told them about the brainwashing. Gabi couldn’t believe that Wendy betrayed her. She was happy that Stefan knew the truth. She thought the truth would change everything. He gently let her know that it didn’t change anything. He felt bad about the way he treated her. He knew she still loved him, but he didn’t love her. She blamed Rolf for that, but he let her know that his feelings for Kate were real. He knew he used to love her, but he didn’t feel anything for her now. She wondered if he really wanted to be with Chloe. She knew he was forced to love her. Wendy showed up at the house to speak for Li. She apologized for what happened. She hoped that she could forgive Li. Gabi told her that she hated Li for what he did to her and Stefan. She closed the door in Wendy’s face. Gabi went back to Stefan. He let her know that they weren’t getting back together. She thought Rolf could fix things for him. She wanted him to be able to have his free will. Kristen let EJ know that she needed a place to stay. He rejected her because he knew what she did. She knew he would have done the same thing to get the woman he loved back in his life. They went back and forth until she warned him that she would tell Stefan that he knew about the brainwashing. She told him that he would lose his power at DiMera Enterprises.

Rafe showed up at the DiMera mansion looking for answers from EJ and Kristen about the orchid. EJ was adamant that he didn’t know where it was. Kristen tried to be sympathetic towards Marlena. Rafe let her know that Rolf was going to be brought back to Salem. He was bringing forensics to check the room where she kept the orchid. He also wanted the security tapes. EJ was willing to do whatever it took to keep Johnny from losing his grandmother. Rafe warned Kristen that he planned on getting Rolf to turn on her as well as anyone else who was involved with him. He wished them luck before he left the mansion. The forensics team started looking through the mansion. EJ allowed Kristen to stay at the mansion. He warned her that they better find the orchid. Stefan and Gabi went to the station to ask Rafe about Rolf. He said that Rolf disappeared without a trace. Brady told Chloe why he broke up with her. She was shocked, but she wished she knew before she slept with Stefan. Brady was hurt by her admission, but he knew he was responsible for it. She said she couldn’t go back to him as if nothing happened. He understood and told her that he would wait for her. Nicole ran into Eric at the town square. She wanted to offer her condolences to him, but he wanted to walk away. She forced him to talk. He told her about Kristen and how he kidnapped Rachel. Nicole was upset to find out that Rachel was with Sloan. Eric thought she was being jealous. She defended herself and wondered what type of man he’s become. They ended up arguing and he blamed her for Jada aborting his child. Nicole got upset and walked off to pray for Marlena and for him.

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