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Eli told Lani that T.R. was the one who shot him. She didn’t believe him. She said T.R. was there for her while he was in a coma. He gave her proof that T.R. was the one who shot him. She couldn’t believe T. R. would do that. She wanted to warn Paulina because she went off with him. She tried calling Paulina, but she wouldn’t answer the phone. Evan wanted to know what Allidevil was going to do with Ciara’s baby. She said she was tired of people asking her what she was going to do. She said she wanted to be asked about other things she was responsible for. He said they were supposed to be partners. She said they were. She said he was the only human being that she actually trusted. She said she had big plans for little Bo Weston. Lani wanted to deal with T.R. herself. Eli told her she needed back up. She said she was going to deal with him herself. She said he was her problem. She had to find her mother. She ran into Julie. Julie said she heard the wonderful news about Eli. She said she had to go. Julie told her about her father. Lani said he was with Paulina. Julie said she was talking about her real father Abe. Lani wanted to know where he was. Julie said she sent him to go after Paulina so they could get back together.

Paulina told T.R. that she noticed a noise in her apartment. T.R. said it was noting. She ended up seeing Abe on the floor in a pool of blood. Julie went to see Eli. She was so glad to see him. She asked how he was. He said he was getting better. He asked her about Doug. He said he had bad news for her. He told her T.R. shot him. Paulina wanted to get help for Abe. T.R. said she couldn’t do that. She said she was going to get help. She noticed that there was a missed call on the phone. He took the phone out of her hands. Ciara wanted to go on the search to find Bo. She said she was only able to see him for a few minutes. Ben told her they were going to find him. She said she was so scared. Evan wanted to know Allidevil’s plan. She said she possessed Marlena and members of her family, she decided it was time to take residence in a more permanent body. Evan asked if he was going to do that with Bo. She said it was hard to do that with the others because the other person fights her. She said it would be easier with Bo because he wouldn’t be able to fight her. He wanted to know if she was planning on letting Ben and Ciara raise her. She said no. She said she wanted him to kill Ben and Ciara. Ben told Ciara that they were going to find their son. She told him to leave and join the search party. She wanted him to find their son. He said he was going to find their son. Paulina told T.R. that she had to get help. He told her she wasn’t. He raised his hand as if he was going to hit her. She said she wasn’t afraid of him. Lani showed up and saw Abe on the floor. She ended up shooting T.R.

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Abby and Jennifer told Jack that Gwen killed Laura on purpose. He asked Gwen if that was true. She said it wasn’t. H wanted to know why they didn’t say anything sooner. Abby said he dealt with a lot already and didn’t want him to deal with that too. Gwen said she hadn’t thought about it yet. Jennifer said she saw Gwen whisper something to Abby when Rafe took her into custody. Gwen denied saying anything. Jack asked Gwen if she killed Laura. Chad was upset that Leo posted a picture of him in drag on the Intruder. Sonny said it wasn’t that big of a deal. Chad said it was. He read to Sonny why the story was upsetting. Leo told Craig that he wanted him back. Craig said he was married. Leo said he wasn’t really married. He said he didn’t love Darius. He said he loved him. Craig said he heard him say he loved him, but he was lying. He asked why should he believe Leo now. Leo said he rubbed his feet after a long day. He said when he orders a fruity drink he trades his scotch and soda. He said when he curls his hair because he knew he liked was one of the ways he showed he loved him. He said he admitted he did something wrong and apologized. He said he was sorry that he lied to him. He said he wasn’t sorry for falling in love with him. Leo said it was the best day of his life. Gwen told Jack that she was telling the truth. Jennifer said no one was going to believe her. Gwen wanted to talk to her father. Jennifer said she swore to her that her mother’s death was an accident. Jennifer said she accepted that. She said she accepted her as part of the family. She asked if she was telling the truth about Laura’s death being an accident. Gwen told Jennifer that her mother’s death was an accident. Abby said that wasn’t what she told her. Gwen said she lied to her. Gwen said they all knew Abby was wonderful and she was dirt. She said Abby agreed to be her maid of honor and her sister. She said Abby did everything she could to ruin her wedding and make her lose her father. She said she couldn’t punch her so she punched her with her words. Chad continued to read the article Leo printed about him. He wanted to sue Leo for libel. Sonny asked if he was sure about that. Craig asked Leo if he was actually gay. Leo said he of all people knew he was gay. Leo told him about the plan of taking advantage of him. He said he would have succeeded if it weren’t for Chloe, Will and Sonny.

Chad told Sonny that he was going to kill or sue Leo. Sonny said he couldn’t sue because everything in the article was true. Chad said it was his fault. He said it was his own fault, but he let him talk him into doing the idea. Leo told Craig he was a step ahead of everyone trying to break them up. Leo said being with him was fun. Craig asked if his money had anything to do with it. Leo said it had something to do with it. He said the prenup Chloe came up with was a stroke of genius. He said he thought it was over. Craig asked why he signed it. Leo said he didn’t care about anything. He said he cared about losing him. He asked if Craig believed him. Leo asked if they could start over. Abby asked Gwen why they should believe her. She said it wasn’t a stretch that she could have killed her grandmother. She reminded Gwen of what she did to her and Sarah. Jack said Gwen gave Xander the antidote so Sarah could get better. Abby asked if Gwen was supposed to be Mother Theresa. She said they should test the antidote just in case. Gwen asked if she thought she would do something to hurt Sarah. Abby said she did. Gwen wanted to speak to Jack. Jennifer told Jack that she would support him, but she would never trust Gwen again. When Jennifer and Abby left, Gwen reminded him that he said he was done with her. She said he heard worse evidence. She asked if he was going to be done with her. He said he would always be her father, but after what she did, he didn’t know what kind of a family they could be. He walked out on her. Chad told Sonny that he was going to do an interview that would ruin Leo. Sonny told him to let it go because the article would blow over. Chad said it was easy for him to say He said Sonny wasn’t mentioned in the article. He wondered if Leo was right about Sonny. Sonny said that wasn’t true. He said Leo threatened to go after everyone involved. He said Chad was the first person he started with. Craig said he loved Leo, but he didn’t trust him. He said he left the only woman he loved just to be with him. He said he loved Leo, but he couldn’t be with him. Abby went back to see Gwen. She asked if Gwen killed her grandmother. Gwen told her she would never admit it.

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Xander told Maggie that he and Gwen didn’t get married. She wanted to know what happened. He said he couldn’t go through with it because there were things about Gwen he didn’t know. Maggie wanted to know what the things were. He said he it had to do with Sarah. Jack went to see Gwen. She was shocked to see him. She said she didn’t realize how much it would affect him. He said he wasn’t proud of what she did. He said he was done with her. He said Jennifer told him there was nothing he could do about her being his daughter. He said he couldn’t be done with her. She said her mother was able to do it. He said he couldn’t believe what she did to Sarah. He said it was unfathomable. Gwen said the reason she did it was the devil made her do it. Leo went to confront Chad and Sonny for shattering his dreams. Leo thought Sonny wanted him back which was why he went to all of this trouble to destroy his marriage. Nancy went to check on Craig. He wanted her to rub it in that she was right about Leo. She said she was there to apologize. Gwen told Jack that she would be justifying what she did if she tried to explain it. She said she hurt him and her family to get what she wanted, but she had nothing she wanted. She said she had an epiphany about the things she did. She said she gave in to Kristen like her mother did with her drug dealer. She said she put the spike in her own arm.

Sonny told Leo that he wanted him back like he wanted IBS. Leo said he was paid to be with him. He said Sonny wasn’t that great in bed. Sonny didn’t believe him. Nancy told Craig that she knew what it was like to love someone so much that you ignore the evidence that is in front of you. She said it happened to her and now it happened to her best friend. Maggie told Xander that he left Sarah behind when he found out she wasn’t going to recover. She said she wasn’t being fair. He said she was being fair and accurate. She said she shouldn’t be taking her anger on Gwen out on him. She said she had to figure out what to do next about Sarah. She said there was a chance that the antidote might work. Jack wanted to know why Gwen didn’t tell Xander or Maggie when Kristen blackmailed her. Gwen tried to make an excuse for what she did. He said she shouldn’t have helped her after what Kristen did. He said helping a person escape from prison carried on a big sentence. She said so did murder. Abby went to see Jennifer. She told Jennifer that Gwen admitted to killing Laura. Leo told Sonny that he was only after him because of money. Sonny said that was the same reason why he was with Craig. Leo said it was at first and then he fell for him. Leo said they would have been married if it weren’t for them. Sonny said he wouldn’t have been able to marry Craig anyway. He said Leo should have been honest with Craig. While they were talking, Leo told them that he was going to get revenge on them. Jack wanted to know what Gwen meant about murder. She said she could have killed Sarah with the dose she gave her. He asked her how she could give that dose to Sarah. She said he couldn’t stand to look at her. He said it wasn’t true. She said Xander felt that way. She said Xander said he loved her, but he kept wanting Sarah to recover. She said she kept telling herself that she couldn’t lose Xander, but she did. While she was talking, Xander showed up. He wanted to know what she did with the real antidote. She said he wanted to get Sarah back. He said he wanted her to prove that she was a human being. She said why should she be one now. She said she still had the antidote. He wanted to know what it would take to tell him where it was. Jennifer and Abby debated on whether or not Gwen killing Laura was true. Jack told Gwen to tell Xander where the antidote was. Gwen said she thought it was interesting the way Xander put it. She said it never occurred to him to just ask her to do it. He just assumed that there wasn’t one good bone left in her body. She said there wasn’t. She said she wanted him back. He said it wasn’t a deal. She asked if he hated her. He said he did. She said she would always love him despite everything. She said she would do whatever she could to help him.

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Johnny told Chanel that he was possessed by the devil. She didn’t believe him. EJ confirmed that he was telling the truth. Johnny ended up passing out. When he came too, she asked if it was true. Jake and Ben told Rafe that Allie was the devil. Ben questioned Jake about what he remembered about Allie kidnapping him. Jake said he couldn’t remember. Ben suggested that he let Marlena hypnotize him. Rafe agreed that it would be worth a shot to find out the truth. Chanel asked if Johnny was possessed since Christmas. He said he was. He asked if she remembered how he wasn’t feeling great around New Year’s. She said he thought it was jet lag. He said it wasn’t. He said it was the devil taking over his body. He said he remembered getting ready, but he didn’t remember anything else. She asked him if he remembered telling everyone that he didn’t love her. He asked her if she believed him. She said it was hard to unheard what he said to her. She said she was hurt and angry. He said it wasn’t him. He said she made him laugh and want to be a better person. He said he would have never asked her for a divorce because he loved her. EJ told Tripp that Allie was possessed and no one knew where she was. Tripp was shocked that she was possessed. EJ wanted tot ell Marlena that Allie was possessed. EJ went to see Marlena. She told him that she knew Allie was possessed. He said they needed to tell Sami right away. Chanel told Johnny that he was cruel to her that night. She said he treated her like she didn’t matter. She said she was hoping that it was a nightmare. She said if it hadn’t been with Allie she wouldn’t have gotten through it. He said he knew she slept with Allie. She said Allie was there to comfort her. He said he didn’t have to explain what she did with Allie or Tripp. Alliedevil made Ciara think that Rafe wanted him to take her to the cabin. Ciara agreed to let Allie take her to the cabin. Ben went to Marlena and told her that Allie took Ciara and was convinced that she and the baby were in danger.

Johnny told Chanel what he knew happened between her and Tripp. She said nothing else happened between them. She said her mother refused to let her be with Tripp. She said her mother sent him home. EJ and Rafe talked about Allie being the devil and how Rafe was going to get her. Marlena hypnotized Jake. He told her what he remembered. Marlena and Ben asked if he saw Ciara in the images. EJ talked to Rafe about what kind of father didn’t know his son was possessed. Johnny told Chanel that the devil showed him a movie of her and Tripp making out. She wanted to know how that was possible. Alliedevil told Ciara she needed to do whatever she could to be okay for the baby. When Ciara went outside, Alliedevil said she would be able to focus on her baby with the daddy gone. Rafe told EJ that Johnny was going to be okay. Rafe told him he still had a chance to do things differently for Johnny. Rafe said he was going to the station to see if there was any news. Chanel asked Johnny why he left his body. Johnny told her the devil went in to Allie. Ben wanted to if Jake remembered anything else. Jake said it was like Ciara was close to him and calling her name. Jake asked if the devil could change other people into people. Jake said Allie made him look like Ben. Ben realized Ciara thought he was dead. Ciara wanted to call her mother, but Alliedevil said there was no service.

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Susan remembered Jodevil wiping out her memory after she found out was possessed. EJ talked to Belle about Susan’s theory about Johnny and Andre. Belle wondered if that could be true. He thought his mother needed rest. She wanted to know when he talked to Johnny. He got defensive with her and then apologized to her. He felt like his son was a stranger. He refused to give up on him. Susan came downstairs and told EJ that Johnny was the devil. She said he set up Belle. EJ was skeptical of her accusations. Belle thought her theories added up. Susan suggested they check the crypt because she thought Johnny would be there just like she was with John. Susan raced to the crypt. Belle convinced EJ to go with his mother to the crypt. She wanted to stay behind so she could call Eric in case they need an exorcism.

Andre threatened to kill Ben. Johnny thought the Andre could use a serial killer like Ben. He said the Salem Slasher and the Necktie Killer would make a great team. Andre wasn’t interested in working with Ben so he wrapped a tie around his neck. Johnny tried to stop him from killing Ben. Andre was about to turn on Johnny when EJ burst in the room. Andre lied and said he was a possessed Tony. Susan walked in the room and stabbed him. He dissolved into ash. EJ unlocked Johnny’s shackles and he fell to the floor. Susan freed Ben. Johnny and Ben said the devil possessed Allie. Ciara went home and found Evan standing over Ben. He told her that he killed her husband. She ran to Ben and tried to wake him up. Evan told her that she was wasting her time. He picked up a knife and said he killed Ben and she was going to be next. Allie knocked Evan out before he could stab her. She went over to Ciara and told her that Ben didn’t have a pulse. She told her that Ben was gone. Ciara started crying. Evan started to stir so Allie wanted to leave. Evan woke up and felt cheated that he didn’t really kill Ben and Ciara. He left before the police got there. Ben’s body became Jake. Rafe showed up and Jake told him what happened. Ben rushed in the room and told Rafe that the devil was back. He also told him that the devil wanted Ciara’s baby. Allie drove with Ciara. Ciara thought they should go to the police. Allie offered to call Rafe. She fixed the phone so it would seem like she was really talking to Rafe. The voice confirmed that Ben was dead and thought she should take Ciara to the Horton cabin.

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Belle was livid that Jan moved into her house. Shawn tried to explain the situation, but she was even madder. She couldn’t believe he didn’t consult her before letting Jan move in the house. He reminded her that she wasn’t there. She said she planned on coming back home. She said she didn’t staying in the house with Jan. Belle stormed out of the house. Shawn tried to call Belle so they can work things out. Jan thought he should give Belle some time. He told her that she didn’t have a right to weigh in on his marriage. EJ called Johnny. He left a message for him about signing the shares back over to him. He also told him that he missed him. He yelled at the head of security because no one was able to track Johnny down. Susan showed up so he got off the phone. She told him that Johnny was in danger. He showed her the note he received from Johnny. The note said he was going to Italy. She said Johnny didn’t write the letter. She said her vibrations told her that an evil force did it. She thought someone like Andre could have written it. She thought the devil brought him back. EJ thought Johnny was fine. EJ wanted her to rest.

Susan went to Johnny’s room and found his red suit. She held it and closed her eyes. She remembered seeing him turn into the devil. Belle showed up at the DiMera mansion and told EJ about Jan. He felt bad for her, but he understood a father’s need to protect his child. He said he would give anything to know that Johnny was safe. Johnny thought he and Ben were getting saved until he saw Andre in the crypt. Ben was informed about the devil conjuring up Andre. He begged Andre to help him. He said he would do anything to save his wife and child. Andre was happy about that and wanted him to kill Johnny. Ben refused to kill him. Andre told him that was the deal and it was non-negotiable. Johnny wanted to know why the devil wanted him dead. Andre said the devil was tired of him. Alliedevil went to see Evan at Statesville. She told him that Ben was a bad influence on his son. She thought he needed to be removed from the picture. He wanted to confirm that she wanted him to kill Ben. She said that she wanted Ciara to think Ben was dead. She said she wanted him to do what he did before, but he would have a partner this time. He wanted to know who she was. She said she went by many names

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Alliedevil used Ben’s hand to write a letter. She taunted Johnny about Chanel and Tripp being together then she left. Johnny yelled at Ben to wake up. Ben woke up so Johnny told him about the devil possessing him and Allie. He said the devil was going after what he really wanted. Ben realized the devil was after his and Ciara’s baby. He tried to break free of the chains, but Johnny told him that he was wasting his time. He thought Ciara would assume he got cold feet about being a father. He screamed for help, but Johnny told him that he was wasting his time. Ben wanted to know if he had another idea. They started screaming together. The door opened and they thought they were saved. Ciara looked for Ben. She saw the coffee mugs and remembered he talked to Allie the night before. Allie went to see Ciara. Ciara thanked her, but she said Ben wasn’t home. She called Ben, but she didn’t get an answer. Alliedevil pretended to find a note from Ben. She said the note mentioned that he got up early and didn’t want to wake her up. Ciara decided to go to the garage to look for Ben. Ciara went to get changed. Alliedevil realized that she had to try something more drastic.

Eric ran into Belle. He apologized to her for not being there when she was possessed. She told him about what happened while he was gone. She said that she couldn’t remember any of it. She said she didn’t lose any lapses of time the way Marlena did. Eric was glad that she was safe. She told him that it wouldn’t be easy to move on from what happened. She told him about what happened with Jan and Shawn. She didn’t know how her marriage could survive the baby. Eric told Belle that she had a right to be angry with Shawn for what he did. He didn’t want her to end her marriage the way he did. He told her to fight for her marriage. She decided to go home and work things out with Shawn. Alliedevil went to see Evan at the prison. He didn’t remember her. She wanted to know if he wanted to get revenge on Ben. He was okay with it and wanted to know what she wanted him to do. Shawn was at the infirmary with Jan. He scoffed at the idea of her staying with him while she did house arrest. He thought she belonged in prison. She said she couldn’t be on bed rest in prison. She didn’t think she would be safe. Jan knew Shawn didn’t want anything to happen to their baby. She said she had a new purpose in life now that she’s going to be a mother. She wanted him to talk to the warden about her situation. Shawn talked to the warden and he told Jan that she was being temporarily released because of overcrowding. Jan was excited and hugged him. He secured a monitor around her ankle. He told her that Belle was staying with her parents. Jan said she was sorry, but she was secretly happy that it would just be the three of them. Later, Belle came home to Shawn. She was happy to see him until she saw Jan. Jan told her that she was moving in the house.

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Nicole burst into Rafe’s office demanding to know how the charges against Ava were dropped. He said Trask made it happen for her. He said there was nothing he could do about it. He wanted to go to the pub to eat. She was about to tell him about Eric when Ava arrived. They started arguing over it. Ava wanted to see Gwen. Nicole went to the pub. Rafe took her to see Gwen, but she didn’t want to see her. Gabi read the news about Ava being released. She received another shock when EJ walked in the door. She thought Trask was releasing everyone now. He said he was exonerated because the devil used Belle to set him up. She said Johnny was the one who made her the CEO of the company. She said he tried to get her into bed too. She told him everything that happened while he was gone. He told her to step aside and let him have his job back. She refused to do it. She was sure he would get the job back and put her in her place.

Belle ran into Shawn at the station. He wanted her to come home. She reminded him that he didn’t tell her about having sex with Jan. She said she could have gotten a court order to make her take the morning after pill if he said something. He regretted not telling her but he thought they could work on their marriage. He wanted to know what she wanted. She said she didn’t want Jan to be part of their lives. He said that wouldn’t be a problem since he hadn’t heard from her. His phone rang and he found out the call was from Statesville. Shawn didn’t accept the charges, but Belle did when she called again. Belle stormed off while Shawn was on the phone. Jan told him not to hang up on her if he cared about their unborn child. Belle met with EJ after he texted her. He wanted her help getting DiMera Enterprises back from Gabi. She told him that she worked for Gabi now. She did advise him to get Johnny to sign over his shares so he can form a new voting block to remove her. He noticed she sees the look on her face and asked if she was okay. She told him about Shawn and Jan. He held her in his arms. She wondered how she would be able to deal with everything. EJ said he believed in her.

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