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Johnny tried to stand up to the devil. Johnny wanted the devil to get out of him. He said Marlena and Johnny were able to beat him. The devil said they did it with love. He said Johnny didn’t have that. Gabi called “Johnny” and told him she couldn’t wait to get back at Jake at the meeting. Xander couldn’t believe that Sarah was actually there. He said he thought she slept with Rex, but it wasn’t her. She accused him of trying to make her think she was Sarah. Sarah thought he was Alexander. He said he went by Xander now. She said she wanted a divorce. He said they weren’t married. She said the worst mistake she made was marrying him. He said he didn’t understand. She said she was Renee and she planned on marrying Tony. She said she was waiting for him to get a divorce so she could marry Tony. Xander was confused. She said she was going to marry Tony. Ava told Gwen that Abby was back. Gwen said Ava wouldn’t have to spend any time in jail because Abby wasn’t going to say anything. Ava said Abby was back and might remember her being there when she was kidnapped so she could be charged with accessory. Gwen said she would help her. Kate tried to get Mr. Shin to postpone the meeting. He said he couldn’t postpone the meeting because he had something else to do. Gabi let the devil know that Jake was listening to their conversation. She got off the phone with him. Jake wanted to know what she meant when she said he was going to get what he deserved. She said she meant he was going to be CEO. Kate asked Mr. Shin what the meeting was about, but he wouldn’t say. Gabi, Jake and Johnny showed up to the meeting. Kate wanted to make sure Tony and Chad were there for the meeting. Johnny said they weren’t back yet. Ava told Gwen that Chad wasn’t going to give up until the person who kidnapped Abby would pay. Gwen said she would sell her out if she did. Ava said she would tell her part in Abby’s kidnapping. Gwen said she would tell Rafe that she was the one who set him up. They both threatened to expose the other. Gwen told her to keep her mouth shut and she would do the same. Xander saw Sarah again and tried to convince her that she wasn’t Renee. She didn’t believe him. He said he wanted to make her happy. She said her heart belonged to him. Xander showed her a picture of them together. He wanted her to tell him she didn’t remember them together.

Chad and Tony talked about what was going on with Sarah. Tony said Sarah was staying at the mansion. Sarah told Xander that she didn’t remember the picture. She said she was Renee. Johnny, Gabi and Jake said they wanted to work with Titan. Kate thought it wasn’t going to be easy. Jake said he had another motion. Mr. Shin wanted to know what they were. Jake said he wanted Chad out as CEO and replaced with him. Kate said she wasn’t going to allow that. Gabi said she had two changes to make to that motion. She said she wanted Johnny to be in charge instead of Jake. Johnny seconded the motion. Jake wanted to know what was going on. She told him he betrayed her. Jake wanted to know what was going on. Kate told him not to trust her. Kate said she wasn’t going to allow Johnny and Gabi to do this to Jake. She asked how Johnny could do that to Tony and Chad. Gabi and Johnny said they were going to go through with it. Kate said she was going to side with Jake. She said Mr. Shin would sign with Jake too. She said it would end up being a tie. She said the decision would be the status quo. Johnny forced Mr. Shin to side with Johnny and Gabi. Jake asked he what was going on. She told him she tried to get Stefan’s shares transferred from her to him. Jake said that never happened. She said Johnny showed her the paperwork. Jake said Johnny made her believe Maggie wanted to meet with him. She said she overheard him telling Maggie that he only cared about the CEO position. He said he never said that. Gwen ran into Xander. He told her that Sarah never dumped him. She wanted to know if Sarah wanted they were getting back together. He said she wasn’t who she thought he was.

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Tony arrived home and Anna was worried about him. He told her that Kristen got away. He said that he and Chad brought everyone home. Anna was happy about that but she wasn’t happy about where they were being held captive. Tony informed her that Sarah thought she was Renee. Sarah wanted to know why she was in the hospital. Steve and Kayla were trying to explain to her why she was there, but she refused to hear that she wasn’t Renee. Kayla wanted to run tests to make sure that she didn’t get brain damage from the drug. Sarah finally agreed to the tests. She slipped out of the room when Steve and Kayla left the room.

Tony told Anna that Sarah would have to accept that she was her one and only. They kissed each other when Sarah showed up. She demanded that Anna take her hands off her man. Anna told her that Tony was her man. Kayla and Steve showed up at the mansion. Sarah refused to go to the hospital. She ran out of the room. Kayla told Tony and Anna that they could get a court order to force Sarah to take the tests. She said they had to keep her safe. Anna couldn’t believe they wanted her to stay there. Kayla said they would know where she was. Sarah came back just as Steve and Kayla arrived. Sarah wanted to hire a lawyer so that Tony could get a divorce. Sarah planned on having Anna thrown out, but Tony stopped her. Chad went to see Ava in an interrogation room. He wanted to know why she kidnapped Abby and who helped her. She couldn’t answer those questions. Chad thought would she talk to the police. He said someone was going to pay for kidnapping his wife. He said she should at least give up the partner. Chad arrived at the Horton house. Jack called Xander. He told him that Sarah was on the island with Abby. He explained that the woman he saw with Rex was Kristen. He said she was wearing a Sarah mask. Xander was surprised by the news. Jack told him that Abby confirned what happened. Xander wanted to know where to find Sarah. He ran out the door before Jack could finsh telling him everything.

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Ava went to see Gwen. She told her that Abby was going to be home soon and saw her wearing the Sarah mask. Gwen thought Kristen would take care of everything. Ava said she didn’t have any loyalty to them. They talked about their situation. Gwen told her that Xander proposed to her. Ava was happy for her, but she realized she only had revenge to keep her warm at night. She congratulated her and left. Jennifer walked in the Horton house and screamed for Jack. He calmed her down by telling her that Chad and Tony found Abby. They talked about the rescue when Anna showed up. She was worried about Tony, Chad and Abby. They told her that Tony and Chad found Abby. They told her which island they went to and she wasn’t happy about it. Anna said she and Tony spent time there when they got away from his ex-lover Renee. Jack mentioned he should tell Gwen about Abby being rescued. Anna found out that Gwen was engaged. Anna wanted to know what man would propose to her. Xander arrived and said he proposed to her. Anna wasn’t happy about that news. Xander defended Gwen to her. She warned him to be careful with her. Later, Xander went to the Salem Inn to tell Gwen that Abby was found. He said she was coming home. Gwen had to force a smile.

Chad and Tony were confused by Sarah’s behavior. She called Tony her true love. He pushed her away and told her that he was a happily married man. Chad was surprised when Sarah said she never got over Tony. Tony realized why she was talking like that. Abby confirmed that Sarah thought she was Renee. Sarah was irritated that Tony didn’t believe her so she offered to talk to him when they got back to Salem. Chad and Tony gave each other looks before he left with Sarah.  Abby told Chad how Sarah thought she was Renee. He told her how he found her. Abby let him know that Ava was wearing the Sarah mask. She said she was the last face she remembered before getting knocked out. She wanted to find Steve and Kayla to see if they knew anything. Kristen told Steve and Kayla that she didn’t give them a sedative. She gave them something stronger. She advised them to enjoy their day together because it might be their last.  Kristen told Steve and Kayla that she didn’t give them a lethal drug. She gave them something to make them forget what happened on the island. She said it would give them amnesia. Steve rushed to her and got the upperhand. He tied her to a chair. She warned them to remember their relationship while they could before it fades from their memories. She said no one would remember what happened on the island. Steve and Kayla tried to stop everyone from eating the food. They saw that everyone had eaten most of their food. Chad said it was too late because they ate it. Everyone started talking at the same time. Sarah stopped everyone from talking. Sarah said that she switched out the liquid bottle she found in the kitchen. She said no one was drugged. Chad told Abby they would make Ava pay for what she did. Sarah told Tony they were getting him a divorce from Anna. Steve and Kayla realized that Kristen slipped out of the storage room.

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Tripp walked in the pub and saw Roman. He wanted to know how the proposal went. He said it was a disaster because he found out that Allie slept with Chanel. He questioned if Allie was into men the way she said. He believed that Allie loved him. Roman wondered if there was way that he could get over what she did.  Kate saw Allie crying and wanted to know what happened. She told her that Johnny told Tripp that she slept with Chanel. She told Kate that she hated him for what he did to her and Chanel. She felt bad that Tripp found out because she loved him. Kate advised her not to give up and to go to the pub with her. Roman wanted to know if there was a way that he could forgive Allie. Tripp noticed that Kate and Allie arrived at the pub. Tripp got up to leave, but Kate wanted him to stay. She told him that Allie was miserable over what happened. She wanted to know if he could forgive Allie. Allie pulled Tripp aside to talk to him. She hated herself for what she did to him. She felt like she wasn’t good enough for him and proved that she wasn’t. She said she would never stop hating herself for what she did. She said she would never stop loving him. He said he would never know if he’s who she wants or who she’s with when they aren’t together. He said he couldn’t live like that. He walked out of the pub. Kate and Roman tried to console her, but she ran out of the pub.

Chad was afraid Ned gave him and Tony the wrong information. Tony assured him that their visit with Ned paid off and they would find Allie. Chad didn’t know anything about the island. Tony knew about it because he spent time with Renee on the island. He told Chad about their sister and what she did to Anna once they found out they weren’t blood related. He said his life is less complicated now that she’s dead. Allie pounded on a locked door until Sarah walked in the room. Abby was happy to see her, but Sarah didn’t know her. She told Abby that her name was Renee. Abby took the diary and told her that wasn’t her story. Sarah was only concerned with how she was married to a DiMera. She said they were practically sisters. Abby told her that she’s a Horton. Sarah didn’t want to hear it. Kristen brought food and champagne to Steve and Kayla. She wished him a Happy Valentine’s Day. She recalled them holding flare guns when Sarah hit Steve from behind. Kayla ran to his side so Kristen pulled her gun out. She made them go in a storage room. They wanted to see Abby. She wanted them to eat the food she brought them. They agreed to eat. Tony and Chad arrived at the mansion. They decided to split up to search different rooms. Chad went to Sarah’s room and found Abby. She ran into his arms. Sarah introduced herself to Chad. He wanted to know what was going on. Tony walked in the room and Sarah was happy to see him. She couldn’t believe he found her. Steve and Kayla decided to enjoy the food Kristen gave them. They wanted to celebrate their anniversary and trust that she didn’t poison their food. Kristen came back in the room and told them that she lied and did poison their food.

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Paulina went to TR’s room to give him back the flowers he gave her. She dropped them at his feet. They went back and forth with each other. He let her know that he was staying in Salem for the movie and to get to know Lani. She didn’t approve of him seeing Lani. He said if Lani could forgive her betrayal, she could forgive him. She said her deceit and his abuse were two different things. TR talked about his wrongdoings. He told her that he went to prison for using a client’s money to buy drugs. He said it was the best thing that happened to him was hitting rock bottom. TR told Paulina that he rebuilt his life, but he couldn’t enjoy it because he felt guilty. He said he could finally make things right. Paulina said flowers wouldn’t fix anything. She thought about giving Lani flowers after what she did. She said she was a hypocrite but forgiveness had to be earned. He was willing to put in the time because he never got over her. He didn’t think he ever would. He wanted to make it up to her and make things right with Lani. He asked her to think about it. She left his room, but she thought about what he said.

Johnny told Tripp that Allie slept with Chanel. Tripp told him that he was lying. Johnny told him that he heard them talking about it at the town square. Tripp wanted to talk to Allie alone. Chanel and Johnny left them alone. Tripp wanted Allie to be honest with him. Allie started crying while admitting to being with Chanel. She told him how it happened and admitted that it was a mistake. She said she loved him. She said she wanted him. She wanted to marry him. Tripp thought she had to be kidding. He had no intention of marring her. She begged him not to leave. He told her there was no way he was marrying her. He told her they were done and he wanted the ring back. She gave him back the ring and started crying. He walked away from her.  Chanel yelled at Johnny for what he did to Allie. He said he knew what it was like to be married to the wrong person. She was upset and told him that she would take him to the cleaners. He made inappropriate comments to her so she left. Johnny went back to the DiMera mansion. He gloated over the pain he caused Allie and Chanel. Johnny screamed out. He refused to let the devil hurt the people he loved. The devil grabbed a letter opener and threatened to kill his cousins if he didn’t stop fighting him. Johnny didn’t want him to do that so he gave in to him.

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Tripp talked to Craig about getting married. Craig gave him advice about it. Tripp felt better about proposing. Craig told him his marriage didn’t last. He said he was introducing his daughter to his boyfriend. Chloe told Brady she felt like she was betraying her mother by meeting her father’s boyfriend. He tried to make her feel better about meeting Craig’s boyfriend. Johnny was trying to come on to Gabi. He wanted to have sex with her. Ciara and Ben talked about Johnny being possessed. She was convinced that Johnny was possessed. Ben was finally convinced that Johnny could be possessed. Ben told Ciara that they had to get in contact with everyone Johnny has been around. Ciara said it was just a theory. She wanted to know if there was more evidence. Ben said Jake told him about the wedding when Johnny got married. Ciara said Johnny broke up with Chanel at the party. Ben said Jake told him Johnny was after Ciara. Ben said there were things Johnny was doing that made him suspicious. She said they didn’t make Johnny possessed. She said Jake was probably just jealous. Jake went to see Maggie. She wanted to know why he was there. He said he got her message. She said she didn’t send him a message. He left to take care of something. Johnny tried to convince Gabi to have sex with him. She said she wasn’t ready to have sex with him yet. Craig told Tripp he didn’t expect to be in this situation. He said his wife was angry. He said his daughter was willing to meet his boyfriend. He decided he wanted to postpone her meeting his boyfriend. Tripp said it wasn’t a good idea to put it off. Craig agreed to get it over with. He thanked Tripp for the advice. Craig told him it was worth proposing if he was feeling nervous. He wished Tripp luck before he left. Allie and Chanel talked about Tripp proposing to Allie. Allie didn’t know what she was going to do.

Jake went back to the mansion and told Gabi that Maggie never texted him. She said she saw the text herself. She said it didn’t make sense. He said it might have. She wanted to know what that meant. He said Johnny probably sent him the text. Johnny ran into Chanel and wanted to have a drink. She was upset that he wanted to have a drink with her. He said he always had fun with her. He said just because they were getting a divorce didn’t mean they couldn’t have fun. Brady and Chloe talked about the things they did on Valentine’s Day in the past. Chanel refused to have a drink with Johnny. He told her they could talk without the lawyers. He said they couldn’t avoid each other forever. Gabi found it hard to believe that Johnny would take Maggie’s phone. Jake said he did it to spend time with her. She said Jake could be the one lying. Ciara told Ben that Jake wasn’t a credible witness because he thought Johnny was taking Gabi from him. Ben said it made sense. Ciara said she thought they were done with the devil. She didn’t want to get Marlena involved because it would stress her out. He suggested they talk to Susan. Chanel told Johnny that her mother told her to stay away from him. He said they should avoid the lawyers. He said they could go back to her place or his. She said she wasn’t going to his place again. She said if they were going to talk, they were going somewhere private. Ben told Ciara that Susan would be the one to be able to sense the devil. Ciara didn’t think she would like the idea of her grandson being possessed. Allie met with Tripp. She accepted his proposal. Chanel and Johnny ran into them. Allie told Chanel she accepted Tripp’s proposal. Johnny revealed that Allie slept with his wife.

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Nancy talked to Marlena about Craig being gay. Nancy wondered if it was her. She asked if it was a midlife crisis. Marlena told her she was having a hard time with it. Marlena said Craig being gay wasn’t her fault. She said Craig being gay wasn’t a choice. She said he made a choice not to tell her. She said that was causing her pain. She said she would be there for her. Nicole went to see Rafe. She offered to give him something to eat. He said it was hard to eat when his future was on the line. She said he didn’t do anything wrong. He asked if she was sure about that. Nicole mentioned how Ava hasn’t been there through all of this. She thought that meant Ava set him up. Ava ended up showing up. Ava told Rafe that her past life made her a liability to him, but she couldn’t stay away from him on Valentine’s Day. She asked who would want to hurt him. Nicole was upset. She said she was the one who did this. Ava acted as if she didn’t know what Nicole was talking about. She said Ava found out he cheated on her.

Ava wanted to know how many times Nicole and Rafe slept together. He said he had feelings for Nicole for a while. Ava said they talked about it and he denied it. Nicole said they made a mistake. She said she wasn’t surprised she acted the way she always did and framed him. He asked if that was true. She said she was innocent, but she wanted him to rot in jail. Johnny went out and ran into Craig. Johnny pretended to be hurt so Craig could examine him. While Craig was examining him, Chloe showed up. She was upset that Craig was flirting with a young guy. She asked what was wrong with him. Craig tried to explain what happened. He told her he refused to live his life as a lie. Chloe apologized to Craig. She asked him about his new love. Craig told her his boyfriend was coming to Salem. She agreed to think about meeting them for dinner. Johnny went back to the mansion. Gabi came in and said she hated him. She said she was upset about Jake betraying her. She wondered if she misunderstood his talk with Maggie. Johnny found proof of Jake’s betrayal.

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Nicole stopped Trask and told her that Ava put the three inmates up to making false claims against Rafe. Trask wasn’t interested in talking to her without proof. Later on, Nicole met with an inmate and pretended to be Jennifer. She said she had the evidence that Rafe was framed. The inmate didn’t know what she was talking about. She said she could prove that Ava put him up to lying about Rafe. The inmate said the last time someone crossed Ava, the person died. She wanted to know if Hutchins was a former associate of Ava’s. He denied saying anything like that. Trask walked in the room and told Nicole to get out. She told Nicole to call a lawyer. Allie found Ava crying at the Horton Square. She told Allie that Rafe and Nicole slept together. She said they accused her of framing Rafe. Allie asked her if she did do it. Ava was offended by her question. Allie apologized for asking her that. She stopped Ava from talking when she badmouthed Nicole.

Ava swore on her son (Charlie) that she didn’t frame Rafe. Allie knew she would never swear on Tripp’s life if she didn’t mean it. She said she loved her son. She accidentally let it slip that Tripp had a surprise planned for her. Allie wanted to know if he was going to propose to her. Ava denied it at first but she revealed that he was proposing to her. Johnny got close to Gabi while they were at the DiMera mansion. He convinced her to avenge Jake double crossing her. Jake walked into the mansion and saw them together. He wanted to know why she wasn’t at the station with Rafe. Johnny interrupted them to tell Jake about the plan to take over and make him CEO. Johnny pretended to take a call from Shin, but he sent a text to Jake from Maggie. He kissed Gabi before he left to meet Maggie.

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