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Marlena yelled at Stefano’s portrait at the DiMera mansion. She yelled at the portrait for unlocking the gates of hell 25 years ago. John came in the room. She told him the devil hasn’t gone away. She said he left her soul to enter Belle’s. Marlena said it was her fault. John didn’t think it made sense for the devil was in Belle. He said he would have seen the signs in Belle. He said he wanted to see her for himself. She said Belle was sedated. She said Johnny was with her. She said he knocked Belle out. Johnny taunted Belle while she was unconscious. He said he wondered what he would do when she woke up. He put his hands around her neck. John asked what he was doing. Johnny said he was checking to see if she was still alive. John went to check on Belle. He said they should call Shawn. Marlena said Shawn had a hard day with Eli getting shot. John said Shawn needed to know. Johnny agreed with Marlena. John didn’t care what he had to say. When Marlena opened Belle’s eyes, they were yellow. John was finally convinced. John said he had to perform the exorcism. He said love saved Marlena and not a priest, he hoped it would happen again.

Kayla talked to Steve about Eli. She told him that the board wanted her to fire Marlena. Craig walked by and wondered why they wanted Marlena fired. Steve said the conversation was private. She recognized him. Leo showed up. Steve and Kayla brought up Leo’s past. Craig said Leo changed. Craig asked about Marlena again. Leo said something disturbing. Steve and Kayla were upset with Leo. Craig tried to make things right. Craig and Leo left. Craig got a message from someone who knew he was getting divorce and why. Craig said everyone at the hospital loved Nancy. Craig said the poor treatment could freeze him out of important circles. Leo told him to pick up where he left off in Salem. He told Craig to take Kayla’s job. Johnny wanted to strangle Marlena. John showed up. He told Johnny to leave. He said he didn’t want the devil to get inside of him. Johnny said he didn’t want to leave, but they insisted that he did. John told Marlena to leave too. Chad went to see Will and Sonny. They told Chad that him Leo was back in town and dating Chloe’s father. Chad was shocked. Will and Sonny came up with a plan. They wanted Chad to make Leo’s dream come true. Chad wondered how he was supposed to do that. Sonny said by going to bed with him.

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TR asked Beth not to say anything about their past in exchange for a part in the movie. She decided to take the deal. He gave her a script. He said this could be her big break. She said he always get his way. TR said it was luck. She said it wasn’t luck that Eli got shot since he was the one she told about TR. She was glad Eli took the secret to his grave. Chanel told Paulina that Johnny had the final say on getting her and Allie out of the movie. She said it shouldn’t be hard Ray to find someone to play Celeste. Beth showed up and said she would be playing Celeste. Chanel was glad she was playing the part. Beth wondered if she should be worried about working with Paulina’s ex- husband. Chanel told her she shouldn’t be worried because he was a great director. Beth wanted to talk to Chanel about the role. Chanel said they could talk. Lani and Abe were worried about Eli. Kayla told them Eli was out of surgery. Valerie showed up just as Kayla said the bullet was removed without complications. She said he was in stable condition. She said the next 24 to 48 hours were critical. They wanted to know if they could see him. Kayla said two at a time.

Eli thought about TR. Eli called out Ray’s name. Kayla brought Lani and Valerie to see him. He tried to talk, but he wasn’t able to. Lani told him to relax. She said they were going to be there for him. He kept thinking about Ray and ended up having a seizure. Shawn brought Julie to the hospital. They ran into Abe. Abe asked Shawn why Eli was in the park. Shawn said he was questioning a woman about TR when he suddenly left the meeting. Shawn left to check on some leads. Abe called Paulina to tell her about Eli. He said they were all at the hospital. Paulina told him that she would be right at the hospital. TR said he wished he still had some of his stash instead of wasting it on Frank, but he had to keep a clear head. He looked on his tablet to see if they was news about Eli being dead. He found out Eli was alive. TR went to the hospital. He asked about Eli. Abe wanted to know who he was. TR said he was Lani’s father. Julie and Abe were shocked. Paulina introduced TR to everyone. TR told Abe that he appreciated him looking out for his daughter. Abe said he didn’t need to thank him. He said he would always look out for her. Abe asked him to leave. TR said he wasn’t the same person Paulina told said he was. TR said he wanted a chance to know his daughter. Kayla told everyone that Eli had a seizure. She said they got it under control. She said he was in coma. She didn’t know when he would get out of the coma. Chanel told Beth about the role. Chanel said told her that TR used to date her mother and they had a child. She said TR did bad things to her mother in the past. She said her mother wasn’t sure she could trust him. Chanel said men like him never changed. Beth was about to tell her something when her phone rang. Shawn wanted her to come to the station. Beth went to the police station. He told her about the shooting. He told her Eli was alive. He said she was the last one to see Eli. He asked why she wanted to see him. She said Eli said he had to take care of something and never came back. Shawn wanted to know what she talked to Eli about.

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Xander told Maggie that Sarah was back. She said Sarah didn’t want anything to do with her. He said that wasn’t Sarah. He said that was Ava in a Sarah mask. Maggie was glad that Sarah was back. She said that meant that Sarah still loved him. He thought she might still love him. Anna confronted Tony about letting Sarah stay at the mansion. Tony tried to defend Sarah, but Anna didn’t want to hear it. She thought Sarah should see Marlena. Sarah came down and said Marlena was dealing with someone who was tied up. Abby ran into Gwen. Gwen was shocked to see her. Abby said she was back in town. Sarah gave Tony a contract so he could get a divorce from Anna. Xander told Maggie that Sarah was delusional because of a drug that Kristen gave her. They talked about Sarah getting treatment. He said they had to do it against her will. Maggie didn’t want to give her the medication without her permission. Xander said it was the only way. Maggie refused to sign it. Gwen told Abby that she was happy that she was a lie Abby didn’t believe it. Abby said Chad tried to get a name from Ava about her kidnapping. She said Ava and Kristen had no reason to help Tony. She said it was obvious that Gwen was the one who hit her on the head at the airstrip. Abe wanted Lani to tell him what happened to Eli. She told him about the shooting. T.R. told Beth he was going to make her a star. She didn’t believe it. He said she was going to be in his movie Possessed. She asked if she was going to play Marlena. He said she was going to be Celeste. Beth said Celeste wasn’t the star. He said word of mouth on the show was going to be huge. She asked if she was going to have to audition for the role. He said she would have to keep quiet about their past. She said it was too late because she told Eli. He said the cop was in no position to help her. Xander was surprised that Maggie wouldn’t sign the paper. Gwen told Abby that she didn’t know Ava or Kristen. Abby told Gwen that there were two people pretending to be Sarah. She said Kristen did it the first time, but Gwen did it the second. Lani continued to tell Abe about the shooting. Beth wondered how T.R. knew about the shooting when it just happened. She asked if he had something to do with it. Gwen told Abby that it was Kristen who hit her. She said it wasn’t Kristen because she was on the plane when it was happened. Gwen said it could have been anyone. She said what did it matter. Abby said Sarah was still missing and didn’t know who she was. She said she and Sarah were injected with the same needle. Gwen said it was her fault. Abby told her it was her fault. Sarah went to see Maggie. Maggie was happy to see her. Sarah told her that she aged,

Abe told Lani that Eli was going to be okay. She said he didn’t have a pulse when she found him. Gwen told Abby that she was trying to get her out of the picture so Xander could go back to Sarah. Abby said Xander loved Sarah until she broke his heart. Gwen thought this wasn’t about getting back at her. Sarah told Maggie that she wasn’t her daughter. She asked Maggie how Curtis was. Maggie said he was dead. Sarah told them that she and Tony were getting married after she got her divorce from Xander. Maggie decided to sign the paper Xander wanted to sign. Abby told Gwen that she wanted Sarah to get better because she was her cousin. Sarah refused to get any treatment. Someone called the police and Kayla. Sarah wanted Tony to do something. She blamed Xander for what was happening. Beth thought T.R. was bribing her with a movie role. She asked if what happened to Eli was going to happen to her. T.R. said he had nothing to do with the shooting. He said it would be in both of their interests if she did. Lani told Abe that she and Eli knew there was a chance something could happen because of their jobs so they always said they loved each other. She said they didn’t get to sleep in the same bed. She thought it might have been too late to say she loved him. Beth didn’t think T.R. would make her a star without wanting something. He said he would make her a star. She said it might not be what it was cracked up to be. Gwen told Abby to tell Maggie that Sarah was back. She said Gwen had something to do with it and she was going to prove it. Xander showed up and wanted to know what she was going to prove.

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TR tried to convince Eli that he changed. He tried to walk away, but Eli grabbed him. They fought and TR grabbed Eli’s gun. The gun went off. TR panicked after the gun went off. He placed Eli on the ground. TR texted the drug dealer to come back to him. The dealer saw Eli and tried to leave. TR pulled the gun out and said he needed his help. Lani found Beth in the interrogation room. Lani found out Beth was there to talk about TR. Lani told her that she’s his daughter. Beth told her that she used to date TR. Shawn arrived before Beth could say anything. He told her that he got a message that someone was shot in the park. He wanted Lani to check it out with him. They left Beth in the interrogation room. Lani and Shawn arrived at the park. They found Eli and the drug dealer on the ground. Lani performed CPR on Eli. Shawn performed it on the drug dealer. The paramedics arrived on the scene. Lani prayed that Eli would be okay. The paramedics took Eli to the hospital. Shawn learned that the drug dealer overdosed on his product. He wondered why Eli was there with the dealer. TR went back to his hotel room with blood on his hands. He yelled at himself because he was better than that. He realized that he had to clean up his mess. He took off his clothes so he could burn them. He thought Lani wouldn’t know he was at the park. He realized he had to do something about Beth to keep her from talking to Lani. He refused to let anyone come between him and his daughter. He called Beth. She wanted to know how he got her new number. He told her that he always keeps track of the people he shares secrets with.

Beth told TR that she met Lani. She said she was going to give a full statement against him. TR wanted to make her an offer before she did that. He wanted her to meet him at his hotel room. Later, Beth arrived at his hotel room. He promised not to hurt her. She heard it before and warned him that she had the police number on her phone. He assured her that she was safe with him. He put the do not disturb sign on the door.Belle opened the door to Marlena. Marlena saw her yellow eyes. The devil told Marlena how he left her body and entered Belle. The devil had plans for Belle. He said Marlena was powerless to stop her. Marlena wasn’t afraid of him. She demanded that he leave Belle’s body immediately. The devil laughed and grabbed Marlena by the throat. Chanel found Johnny passed out on the floor. He woke up and wanted to talk to her about something. They heard a noise. Chanel went to the foyer and Belledevil thrusted an arm at her. Chanel was scared when she couldn’t move. Belledevil threatened to kill Chanel until Johnny knocked the devil out. Marlena rushed to Belle’s side. The devil went back into Johnny’s body. He wanted to know what they were going to do to save Belle. Chanel thought they should call someone, but Johnny said they couldn’t take the chance that Belle would come to. Marlena agreed they should neutralize her. Chanel didn’t sign up for that and wanted to leave. Jodevil convinced her to stay. Chanel and Jodevil tied Belle to the bed. Marlena hated seeing Belle like that. She wanted to get her medical bag to sedate her. Chanel left to meet with Allie. Jodevil was alone with Belle and his yellow eyes returned. Marlena returned to give Belle a sedative and left. Jodevil thought he had to sell the idea that Belle was possessed. He made the bed shake as he laughed

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Eli talked to Lani about TR. She let him know that she wanted to get to know him better. Eli would support whatever she wanted to do. Lani was glad that he trusted her. He said he trusted her, but he didn’t trust TR. He said he was investigating him with Billie as well as the ISA. TR went to Sweet Bits with a new script for Chanel and Allie. They refused to do the movie because of Johnny. They also didn’t want to do it because of the way he treated Paulina. He planned on making things right with Paulina and Lani. He said if Johnny recasted the roles, he would let them out of their contracts. He said he changed. After TR talked to Chanel and Allie, he called Lani to meet for dinner. After the call, a drug dealer appeared to him and made an exchange. A woman named Beth arrived at the police station looking for Eli. She said she got a call from Billie about TR. She said she used to date him. Eli told her that TR is his wife’s biological father. They went to the interrogation room to talk. She said that TR didn’t change. She said he was still a heroine user and he beat her. She didn’t tell the police because he threatened to ruin her acting career. She said she ended up in the hospital the last time and they took pictures of her. She warned him to keep his wife and kids away from TR. He thanked her for her help.

Later, Eli managed to miss seeing TR with the drug dealer. TR dropped the drugs discretely when he saw Eli. Eli told him that he talked to Beth. He told TR that he knew that he used to beat her and that he’s a heroine addict. TR denied it, but Eli picked up the drugs. They stared each other down. Lani ran into Beth at the police station. Will ran into Johnny at the DiMera mansion. They ended up arguing because Johnny wanted to make the movie based on their grandmother’s life. He wanted Johnny to rewrite the story. He said the devil was the star. Will said the movie would hurt Marlena and her career. Johnny thought the movie would only hurt his career. Later, Will ran into Allie. He let her know that he was upset about his conversation with Johnny. She told him that Johnny revealed her fling with Chanel. She told him that she’s confused. She wondered if she was gay. Ben went to see Marlena. He wanted her to know that Belle was possessed by the devil. He told her that he thought Johnny was possessed, but Susan saw 666 on Belle’s coat. He said Susan felt the devil’s presence in Belle. Marlena was worried about Belle. Susan went to the pub and saw Belle and Shawn together. She found Belle’s coat and was going to check it when she approached her. She wanted to know what she was doing. Shawn approached them. Susan warned him that he could be in danger because he was married to the devil. Shawn thought he would notice that. Susan told him that the devil wouldn’t tip his hand after what happened with Marlena. She said the devil will show himself once he gets Ben and Ciara’s baby. Susan was going to stop the devil now. She pulled out her cross and pointed it at Belle. Belle rolled her eyes. Susan admitted that the cross didn’t work so she left the pub. Shawn wanted to warn Marlena what Susan said and Belle wanted to talk to Johnny. Belle went to the DiMera mansion to see Johnny. She told him that Susan accused her of being the devil. She told him everything that happened with Susan. She looked scared and tried to leave, but Johnny grabbed her wrist. Marlena arrived at the DiMera mansion after talking to Shawn. Belle answered the door with glowing eyes.

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Craig opened his door at the Salem Inn to find Sonny and Will. They wanted to talk to him about Leo. He didn’t want to hear it and closed the door. Sonny pounded on the door. Craig finally let them in the room. Sonny understood how it felt to be taken by Leo. He said Leo was always out for himself. Craig was willing to listen to them. Sonny told him how Leo was paid to seduce him and sued him for sexual harassment. He told him that he and Will tried to get rid of Leo’s body when they thought they killed him. Craig said that Leo sounded like the victim. He said it was in the past. He thought Leo changed. Sonny had proof that Craig was wrong about Leo, but he knew about the emerald that Leo stole. Craig knew Leo’s father abused him for being gay. He said it led him to embrace who he was. He said who he is made him happy. He wanted them to leave. Sonny and Will passed Leo on their way out. He gloated because their plan didn’t work.

Sonny and Will met with Chloe and Brady they let them know that their plan didn’t work. They thought Craig was more convinced that Leo loved him. Chloe refused to give up. She wanted her father to see what type of man Leo was. Sonny told her that he had an idea. Bonnie and Nancy were at the pub. Bonnie wanted Nancy to talk to her about how she was feeling. Nancy told her that her husband was gay and having a great time with his boyfriend. Bonnie advised her to be with someone else. Nancy didn’t think it was a good idea. Bonnie saw TR walk in the room and wanted him to come to their table. She wanted him to buy Nancy a drink, but he said he was waiting for someone.  TR walked toward the bar. Nancy thought he was turned off by her. Bonnie told her that she was still in her prime. Bonnie had ideas to help Nancy. She wanted her to come to her house so she could help her out. TR waited for Lani to come to the pub. He was ready to give up on her when she walked in the room. She said Abe was her father and she would never forgive him for what he did to Paulina. She did say she was curious about him. She didn’t know where it would lead, but she was there. Paulina went to see Eli about TR. She didn’t like how he would be in her life. He wasn’t happy to find out that she went to TR’s hotel room and hoped she wouldn’t do it again. She told him that TR claimed he changed. Eli wasn’t impressed with that. She reminded him that she was given a second chance. Eli said it was because she knew she was wrong and apologized for it. She wished there was a way to know if he really changed. Eli was willing to get in touch with his contacts to dig into his past. He said he would find something if TR hadn’t changed.

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Sonny wasn’t happy to see Justin with Bonnie. He did want to talk to him alone. He let Justin know that he couldn’t forget what Bonnie did to his mother. Justin understood but he thought he was over the animosity with her. Sonny couldn’t forget about their wedding and how he had to bribe a judge. Justin said he would do it again for Bonnie. Sonny wasn’t thrilled about that. Bonnie walked in the room while they were talking. Justin wanted to know if Sonny had a problem with his wife. Sonny wouldn’t have chosen Bonnie as his wife, but he’s okay with it if she makes him happy. Bonnie hugged Sonny and thanked him for what he said. Will went to see Marlena. She told him that she lost a lot of her patients. She said her career might be over because she lost patients the first time she was possessed and it was happening again. He reminded her that she wasn’t possessed anymore. She said she gave out bad advice when she was possessed. She thought she might be fired if Johnny’s movie about her gets made. Will was surprised that Johnny was still making the movie.

Chloe told Nancy that she met Craig’s boyfriend. Nancy felt like she was betrayed. She accused Chloe of picking sides. Chloe said she loved both of her parents. They started crying so Nancy apologized for not putting Chloe’s feelings in a account. She apologized for everything. Nancy was upset to find out that Leo was a jerk. She wanted to protect Craig from him. She wanted to protect him from a golddigger. Craig and Leo were at the Salem Inn together. Craig admitted he wasn’t sure about them being together. Leo wanted to know if Brady turned his mind against him. Craig wasn’t worried about his past. He just didn’t want to lose Chloe over that. Leo thought he wasn’t ready to be with a man so he was looking for an excuse to get out of being with him. Leo knew it would be hard for Craig to turn his life upside down. He said he could embrace his true self. Craig was afraid he would lose Chloe over their relationship. Leo promised that wouldn’t happen. They said how they felt about each other and were about to make love. Nancy barged in the room and told Leo to get off of her husband.

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Belle talked to Chad about EJ. Chad told her that he tried to come on to Abby. Belle said EJ didn’t do anything. Chad said he saw it and Abby went through it. Johnny was shocked when Susan told him Ben and Ciara thought he was possessed. He said his movie is called that, but he wasn’t. He said he was there when the devil left Marlena. Susan said it could have still gotten into him. He said a lot of people were in the room. He said he got that the devil was after the baby, but it wasn’t him. He said he barely knew Ciara and just met Ben. Susan said Julie said the cross he gave Ben and Ciara kept moving. Ben told Jake that he thought Johnny was possessed. Ben told him the cross Johnny gave them kept moving around. Johnny said it would explain why Gabi thought he betrayed her. He said Johnny told him how he did it. Belle told Chad that it was possible that EJ didn’t do anything. Chad said he did kiss Abby. He said he saw it himself. She said that explained his testimony. Ciara ran into Tripp at the hospital. He talked to her about him and Allie breaking up. Ciara couldn’t believe they broke up. He said Allie cheated on him with Chanel. He said Johnny told him. She was disturbed.

Tripp told Ciara what happened when Johnny told him about Allie. Ciara couldn’t believe Johnny told him that. He said he shouldn’t be talking to her about it. Ciara said she cared about him. He said he was used to coming in second place with women. She said it wasn’t true. He said he lost her to Ben and now he lost Allie to Chanel. Belle wanted to know if Chad was withholding something from his testimony. He wanted her to focus on helping his with his situation or he would find somewhere else. Jake said Johnny told him how he set him up. He flashed back to Johnny saying he morphed into him. Jake told Johnny that he admitted to morphing into him. Jake thought it didn’t make sense for Johnny to be the devil. Ben wanted to know how they were going to prove it. Johnny tried to convince Susan that he wasn’t the devil. Susan thought her power might be on the fritz. He said she would know it if he were possessed by the devil. Jake told Ben about believing Susan. Ben said Susan was the reason why he found Ciara and how he found out Marlena was possessed. Johnny thought about how he stopped Susan from thinking he was possessed. When he finished having his flashback, he said she would know that he was the devil. She said she would know. He said she could tell Ben and Ciara that he wasn’t possessed. Johnny told Susan that she should go home to Roger. They hugged each other and she got a strange feeling. She said that evil was in that house. She said it was in the room. Ben told Johnny that he hoped Susan was okay. Johnny said Susan was his grandmother. He asked if he thought Johnny would hurt her. Ben said he didn’t know. Ciara came back home while they were talking. Ben said he told Jake about their Johnny theory. She asked if they thought they were crazy. He said he didn’t because he had a run in with him himself. He said Johnny got Gabi to break up with him. When Johnny left, Ciara said the devil had a thing with breaking up couples. While Johnny was talking to Susan, Belle showed up and said she was going to help EJ. Susan said she didn’t want EJ suffering for this. Johnny got a call he had to take. Susan asked him about the devil. He said they would talk about it later. When Belle was about to leave, 666 was written on her coat. Susan said she was the devil. Susan went to see Ben and Ciara. She told them the devil was in Belle.

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Orpheus talked to Clyde about EJ being his cellmate. They talked Clyde killing EJ. He said that EJ was alive so he didn’t kill him. Orpheus said he didn’t kill him. Clyde denied killing EJ and doubted that he remembered what happened. He said that Rolf’s drug was why he didn’t remember what he did. Orpheus said EJ’s memories would come back one day. He wondered what Clyde would do if EJ remembered what happened. Clyde was up for parole and Orpheus thought it would ruin the outcome of it. They talked about helping each other out if Clyde got out and EJ didn’t get his memory back. EJ was with Belle to talk about his case. She said that things didn’t look good for him. She said she found the henchman who took Sami and tried to get him to confess to the truth, but he wouldn’t do it. EJ felt, but she said they could fight insufficient evidence. She thought he might have had a better chance if EJ hadn’t insisted on having a trial without a jury. He realized he made a mistake. He thanked her for her help. They talked about Chad. Belle believed he knew something that could help his case. She was going to find out what it was. She promised she would get him out of prison.

Ciara talked to Ben about Johnny being possessed by the devil. Susan showed up at their place to tell them she had a premonition about someone close to  her. She assumed they wanted to talk about EJ. They told her they wanted to talk to her about her grandson. Susan had trouble wrapping her head around the fact that Johnny was possessed. They told her about everything that happened. They wanted to know if she had any feelings about Johnny. She said if she had any knowledge of Johnny being possessed, she wouldn’t have left town. They apologized to her for being wrong about the possession. Susan told Ben and Ciara they didn’t need to apologize to her. She had a premonition that the devil was still in Salem. She told them about the feeling she had during the engagement party. She thought an evil force was behind it. She realized she should have seen it before. She wanted to confront Johnny and told Ben not to go with her. Johnny revealed himself as the devil to Jake. He admitted to manipulating and turning against her boyfriend. Jake tried to run, but Johnny stopped him. Johnny tried to hit Johnny.Chad was shocked when he saw Gabi at his desk. He wanted her out of his office, but she dropped a bomb on him. She told him about the shareholders meeting she had while he was gone chasing after Abby. Chad said he would hold his own meeting to undo the mess that was done. They were arguing when they heard a crash. Johnny knocked Jake out. Chad left Gabi to find out about the noise. Chad found Jake waking up. He had his memory wiped. Gabi walked in and wondered what happened. Jake wasn’t sure what happened. He insisted that Johnny was lying. Gabi asked Johnny to leave so she could talk to Jake alone. They realized their relationship was over and didn’t realize how it changes so much.

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