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Ben answered his phone and asked if it was Ciara on the phone. Ciara was surprised that Ben was able to hear her. He didn’t hear her voice. He only heard static on the phone. Ciara didn’t want him to hang up on her. Rhodes walked in the room and saw her on the phone. She let Ben know she loved him when Rhodes took the phone from her. She said Ben loved her. Ben called out to Ciara, but they were disconnected when Rhodes ended the call. He rushed out of the room. Rhodes was upset with Ciara for pulling another stunt. She asked him if he was going to kill her. He let her know he wouldn’t kill her, but he warned her not to try anything again. He walked out of the room. Ciara cried and believed Ben heard her on the phone. Charlie and Claire saw each other at the park. She was shocked to find out the charges against him were dropped. Charlie told her how he had sex with Allie and it was consensual. She tried to walk away, but he stopped her. He wanted her to hear what he had to say. He informed her that Allie was flirting with him in London. She wanted to know why he allowed Tripp to take the fall for what he did. He told her that he didn’t want to lose her because he had sex with her cousin. He let her know how much he loved her. Charlie hoped she felt the same way about him. She thought he was disgusting and recapped what he did to Allie. She walked away from him again, but he grabbed her wrist. Ben arrived and saw what Charlie was doing to Claire. He pushed Charlie away from her. She let Charlie know he was nothing to her and walked away. Ben warned him to stay away from Claire and went after her.

Ben and Claire went to the pub. He assured her that he wouldn’t allow Charlie to bother her again. He let her know that Ciara called him. He was convinced he heard her voice on the phone. Claire wasn’t sure if he did hear Ciara, but he was convinced he did. She suggested he call Susan to get her help. Allie talked to Marlena about feeling guilty for accusing Tripp of raping her. She would understand if he never forgave her. Marlena assured her things would be okay. Marlena wanted her to think about the future. Allie admitted she was having trouble sleeping because she kept seeing Charlie attacking her. Lucas saw Tripp leaving the pub. Lucas apologized to Tripp for accusing him of raping Allie. Tripp understood how he felt. Lucas let him know Charlie was set free and Tripp became enraged. Lucas let Allie know Charlie said they had consensual sex so the London police weren’t going to pursue the case. Allie was upset because she relived the moment for nothing. Charlie ran into them and wanted to know if Henry was his son. Lucas threatened to kill him. He went after him, but Allie tried to stop him.

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Vivian didn’t believe Jake was himself. She said he was Stefan. Kate told her that he was her son. They talked about Vivian kidnapping the babies. Vivian said she was their mother, but Kate reminded her that she wasn’t. She let her know that the babies were rescued and Ivan was in jail. Rafe warned Nicole to stay away from Charlie because she was going to ruin his chance of putting him away. Ava warned Charlie that no one would believe him about his innocence. She said she was his mother and didn’t believe him. Ava couldn’t believe Charlie could rape a woman. He didn’t care what she thought of him. He said he had a good job and a good girlfriend. She told him how a Salem cop found her kidnapped in his apartment. She was determined to tell the police everything he did so he couldn’t hurt anyone else. Ciara assured Rhodes that she and Ben would be together again. Ben was convinced he and Ciara were together and thought they were Romeo and Juliet. Claire had trouble believing it. He wanted to go to Statesville to see Vincent. Ciara reminded Rhodes that Vincent was in prison for life. He said he was being paid well. Ciara noticed his phone on the table. She thought she could get to the phone. Kate told Vivian about taking Philip from her and how she refused to let her take another woman’s babies from her. Rafe talked to Nicole about having Ava’s statement and she was willing to testify against Charlie. He wanted her to stop pursuing the idea of going after Charlie. He promised he would make sure Charlie would go away for a long time. Charlie couldn’t believe his own mother would hate him. She said she hated what he did. She called him a loser and said he would get what he deserved. He thought she would get what she deserved when he killed her. Charlie was about to choke Ava out when Rafe and Nicole arrived. He wanted to know if he interrupted something. Ava grabbed for her neck.

Kate apologized to Jake for what she said to Vivian. He was okay with what she said. She regretted letting her get to her. She didn’t think she had a soul or a conscience. Claire didn’t think Ben should let Vincent know he was looking for Ciara. She explained why it would be a mistake. She convinced him not to go see Vincent. She said there was someone who could help him find her. He hoped she didn’t mean Susan. Ciara tried to get Vincent’s phone. Kate let Jake know that Vivian cared about her kids. He was surprised because she treated him like an errand boy. Charlie ended up leaving Ava’s room. Ciara found a hanger to try and get Rhodes’ phone. Ben didn’t like the idea of getting Susan’s help. Claire told him how it was a good idea to get Susan’s help. Nicole asked Ava if Charlie threatened her. She said he did. She also said Charlie was going to get hurt. She was determined to stop him from hurting a woman ever again. Claire wanted to talk to Susan so they could figure out where to find Ciara. Ciara was able to get the phone. Kate revealed to Vivian that she was seeing Jake. They started kissing each other until Vivian went off on her. Kate knew Vivian was faking. Vivian wanted Jake to tell her that Kate was lying. He said it was true. Vivian was upset. Kate asked her if she liked the fact their conversation was recorded. Ava planned to testify against Charlie. Nicole reminded her that Charlie was dangerous and she shouldn’t go back to her place. Ava knew she didn’t have room for her. Nicole offered Rafe’s place. Charlie tried to call Claire and she ended up being behind him. Ciara called Ben and he finally answered the phone.

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Steve wanted to marry Kayla, but he realized the timing was off since Laura was killed. He wasn’t sure if he should do it since he wanted Jack and Jennifer to be in the wedding. Jack called Steve and insisted he and Kayla get married. He told Steve that Laura would want them to get married. Tripp was ready to step in and be his best man. Marlena called and let him know that she and John had food poisoning and couldn’t be at the wedding. Marlena was supposed to officiate the wedding so Steve thought it was going to be another setback. Abe was willing to step in and marry them. He was having second thought about surprising Kayla with a wedding. He remembered they were in trouble the last time because he didn’t tell her what happened. He thought he should talk to her about it first.

The wedding was underway. Steve poured his heart out to Kayla and talked to her about how much she meant to him. He knew she was the one for him and that would never change. Kayla didn’t have time to prepare a speech so she spoke from her heart too. She told him how much he meant to her and how she admired him. She mentioned how they were getting married for the fourth time. She thought this would be the last time they were doing it. Abe pronounced them man and wife. Steve and Kayla kissed each other. Jake and Kate weren’t happy to find out Vivian was alive after all. He wanted to see Vivian. Kate wasn’t thrilled with the idea of him going to see Vivian. He wanted to see her anyway. Kate decided to go with him. She wanted to make sure Vivian didn’t try anything. Vivian told Eli and Lani the twins were her sons Jake and Stefan. Everyone questioned whether she was crazy or not. Eli and Kate felt like she was pretending to be crazy so she could avoid prison. Eli didn’t want to stay at the station. He wanted to be with Lani and the twins. Kate went to talk to Vivian. Vivian assumed she was the public defender. Kate didn’t answer the question. She asked Vivian if she wanted to meet her son Jake.

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Gwen was shocked when she realized she killed Laura. She called Jack to come and help her out. He arrived at her room and was surprised by what happened. She assured him that what happened was an accident. Jack believed her side of the story. He believed her, but he wasn’t going to cover up what she did. He decided to call the police. Rafe showed up at the inn and found out what happened to Laura. He arrested Gwen and took her to the station. Jack had a hard time dealing with the fact that he had to go home and tell Jennifer and Abby what happened to Laura. Julie was upset because she hadn’t heard from Eli and Lani for a while. She wondered if they found the twins. Rafe heard her talking about Eli and Lani so he tried to remain positive about the situation. He was certain they would find the twins.

Eli and Lani couldn’t believe Ivan tricked them into getting locked up in a room. They made a lot of noise so they could be heard. Vivian was able to hear them talking and asked Ivan what happened. Ivan had to confess they had unwanted visitors there. Vivian wanted to know what was going on so he admitted Eli and Lani were being held hostage. She wanted to know why and he told her they were the parents of the twins. Vivian decided she had to finish what she started. She wanted to kill Eli and Lani. She went to kill them, but she wasn’t able to do it. Eli and Lani managed to outsmart her. They were able to stop her and tied her up. They were also able to tie Ivan up. They managed to find their babies after all. Chad was ecstatic when Abby agreed to move back into the mansion. She let him know she wasn’t ready to forgive him right now. She considered it a step in the right direction. Later, Abby went to Jack and Jennifer’s place to get her things. Jennifer was happy that Abby was ready to work things out with Chad. Jack arrived home to let them know that Laura was dead.

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Victor told Xander that Philip wasn’t fired. Xander was upset. Victor told him that Philip resigned. Xander was relieved until Victor told him that he didn’t accept his resignation. Laura went to see Gwen so she could explain what she did. Gwen allowed her to explain. Laura told her she would have done something if she knew that Gwen’s mother wouldn’t have taken care of her. Gwen thought she wouldn’t have done anything. Laura said she was thinking about her own family. Xander wanted to know why Victor wasn’t letting Philip quit. Victor said Philip is his son and Titan was going to be his one day. Xander wanted to know what was going to happen to him. Victor said they would both be CEOs. Susan went to see Kristen. Kristen asked her about Brady. While they were talking, Susan told her Chloe was going to see her. Laura told Gwen that she felt like she couldn’t let her mother turn her daughter’s life upside down. Gwen wanted to know what she did to Jennifer. Laura didn’t want to tell her. Gwen wanted to know what she did that would justify turning her mother away. Laura told her that she slept with Jack. Gwen couldn’t believe that Laura slept with Jack. Laura told her she was sick and never met Jack. She told Gwen that she met Jack at the Meadow. She said it was a treatment center. Gwen said it was romantic. Laura said that wasn’t how it was. She said she went to see Jennifer and then saw Jack. Gwen asked if she tried to keep it from Jennifer. Gwen said the secret came out and then her mother came to town. Laura said she couldn’t come between Jack and Jennifer. She said Abby needed her parents. Gwen asked if she thought about what she needed. Laura said she knew it sounded cold, but she had to fix things. Xander was furious that Victor didn’t make Philip pay for what he did. Xander reminded Victor that he was the one who discovered that Philip was laundering money. He wanted Philip to be demoted, but Victor didn’t want to demote him. Xander said he didn’t know what he was doing there. Susan told Kristen that she saw Chloe getting ready to see Brady. Kristen wanted to know what Chloe said about Brady. Susan said Chloe told her that she was glad Brady was okay and that he meant a lot to her. Susan asked if that was sweet. Kristen said it wasn’t because Chloe was trying to take Brady from her while she was in prison.

Gwen told Laura that her life changed because two messed up people couldn’t be honest with each other. Gwen thought she might have had a father and a home. She thought she might have been different. She thought she and Abby might have been close. She said she might not have been a manipulative b*tch. Susan thought Kristen wanted her to spy on Brady and Chloe and report back to her. Kristen said she wanted to watch them herself. Victor told Xander that he and Philip were going to be CEO. He said nothing was changing. Xander said nothing ever did. He said no matter how much Philip messed up, he was given the benefit of the doubt. He said no matter what he did it was never enough. He brought up how he switched the babies for him. Victor said he did it for Sarah. Xander said he did it for him so he could protect Maggie. He said he did a lot and it was for nothing. Victor wanted to know what he was trying to say. Xander told him that he quit. Susan wanted to know how Kristen was going to keep an eye on Brady and Chloe while she was in prison. Susan asked if she was breaking out of prison. Kristen said she had a way to walk out without people knowing about it. Xander told Victor that he hoped he would find his place at Titan. Victor told him he wasn’t going to chase after him. Xander said it wouldn’t have done anything if he did because it was too late. When Xander left, Victor told Philip that he enjoyed what happened. Philip said he didn’t and walked out. Laura apologized to Gwen for what she did. Gwen asked if she could give her her life back. Laura told her she could have her family. Gwen said it was too late. Laura said it wasn’t too late. Gwen asked if she thought Abby would accept her as her sister after she slept with her husband. She said Jack said he wanted to be her father, but it was just guilt. She told Laura that the damage she did couldn’t be undone. Laura apologized. She said it was a mistake for her to come. Gwen stopped her from leaving. Gwen told her that she wanted revenge because she ruined her life and wasn’t going to get away with it. Kristen tried to convince Susan to switch places with her.

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Jack went to see Gwen to apologize to her. He said he understood why she did what she did even though he didn’t like how she hurt his wife and daughter. He apologized for hurting her. Jake told Kate that he wasn’t going to work with Gabi. Kate thought he made that decision because of her. He said Tony talked him into it. She said he should ask Tony to work at DiMera. He said he wanted her to work there. Gwen told Jack that Abby told her that he didn’t know about the pay off. He said he didn’t know that Laura lied to him. Gwen was surprised that Laura was the one who lied. Jack told her that Laura was the one who paid off her mother because she didn’t want anything to come between him and Jennifer. Jennifer told Laura that her decision to keep quiet hurt people. Jennifer told her that she cost Jack time with his daughter. She said Gwen was an innocent girl. Laura said she knew that now. She said she was sorry, but she couldn’t take it back. Jennifer said Gwen had built up anger and took it out on Abby. She said Gwen was the one who drugged Abby. She said the consequences of her actions were disastrous. Jake told Kate that she ran DiMera before and trusted her. She said she had a job with Abe. He told her to quit. She said she liked it. He asked her if she liked it more than she liked him. He told her to take time to think about it. Gabi went to Xander to see if he would be willing to take Gabi Chic. Victor told Philip that he fixed things with the Vitales. Philip told Victor that he was resigning from Titan. Chad and Kate talked about Gabi. He wondered if Kate wanted her out of DiMera because she was jealous of her. Kate admitted that she was. Xander was willing to make the deal with Gabi, but she was hesitant. He asked if she wanted to do it or was she making Jake jealous. Abby ran into Jake. They talked about Gwen ruining her family. She told him she was her sister.

Kate told Chad that he and Abby loved each other. She said Abby needed to get over herself. He said he was the one who cheated on Abby. She said it was Gwen’s fault. Kate didn’t understand why Gwen wanted to destroy Abby’s life. Jake couldn’t believe Gwen was Abby’s sister. Abby told him that Gwen thought Jack abandoned her. She said she wanted to be near her so she could ruin her life. Jake apologized for leading Gwen to her. Abby asked if Gwen ever talked about her. He said she told him her father abandoned her, but he didn’t think she was Jack’s daughter. Laura told Jennifer that she would do anything to make up for what she did. She said she, Jack and the kids meant everything to her. Jennifer said there was nothing she could do. Laura wanted to try. Jennifer told her to stay out of if. Laura asked if she could ever forgive her. Jennifer said she could. Gwen told Jack that she wasn’t surprised that Abby didn’t tell her what Laura did. Jack was upset about what Laura did. He said he wanted to make things right with Gwen. Kate was surprised that Gwen was Jack’s daughter. Chad told her that Laura paid Gwen’s mother to keep her away. Kate was furious that Laura kept Gwen away from Jack. Abby told Jake that Gwen was the one who drugged her. While they were talking, they talked about Gabi. Abby told him she was back in town. He said she tried to get him to work with her on Gabi Chic. He said he turned her down. Xander and Gabi made a deal. Victor told Philip that he wasn’t moving out. Victor said he didn’t want to lose him again. Kate ran into Laura and confronted her about ruining someone’s life. Jack wanted Gwen to accept his apology. He said he wanted to make up for the time they lost. He wanted her to leave Abby alone. Gwen wanted to know what he would do if he had to choose. He asked her not to make him do that. He said he couldn’t undo what happened, but he wanted to be a father to her. He said it couldn’t work if she had a war with Abby. Gwen told him she would think about it. Kate called Laura a hypocrite. Laura wanted to know why it was her business. Kate said she cared about Jack and Chad. Laura said she didn’t care about anyone but herself. She reminded Kate that she slept with her husband and then with her daughter’s. Kate told her that she couldn’t judge her.

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Eli wanted Ivan to get away from the door. Ivan was impressed with his and Lani’s sleuthing. Lani demanded to know where her babies were. Ivan told them they were still alive. Chloe told Philip that Brady was okay. He was thankful for that. He thought his relationship with his father was in jeopardy. Kristen called Brady to check on him. He said he was fine, but he was upset. She was upset too and blamed Chloe for what happened. He was mad at her for what she did. Susan told Claire and Ben that Ciara was trapped in a glass box. Ciara tried to get away from Rhodes, but he grabbed her hand. She managed to get away, but he grabbed his gun to stop her from leaving. Philip thought everyone blamed him for what happened to Brady. Chloe told him one person didn’t blame him. She let him know that Kristen blamed her for what happened. Brady and Kristen argued over her breaking out of jail. Philip and Chloe talked about Kristen being after her. He regretted getting her help, but she didn’t mind doing it. He was grateful that she was always by his side. She told him that he was her friend. He wondered if that’s all they were. He kissed her. Eli and Lani warned Ivan to step aside. Ivan figured the doctor told them where to find him. Eli told him they were coming inside, but Ivan told them it would be a mistake. Ben was surprised when Susan said there was a gun. He wanted to know what happened. Claire asked her if the gun was fired and she said she lost the signal. Ben asked her to try again, but the signal was lost. She said there might be a way to connect to Ciara.

Rhodes warned Ciara that he had no problem shooting her. She reminded him that Vincent wasn’t paying him to guard a corpse. She knew he wasn’t going to shoot her. Susan held Ben’s hands and realized that Ciara was fighting to get back to him. She continued to visualize what happened when Claire interrupted her. Rhodes let Ciara know he was tired of guarding her. He also told her how he had one thing in his favor. The world thought she was dead so he could kill her. She gave in and went back inside the room. Kristen thought Chloe guilted Brady into helping her. Kristen confronted Brady about lying to her. He admitted that he lied. She wanted to know why he lied to her unless something was going on with Chloe. Chloe stopped the kiss with Philip. He thought he was trying to fix things. He admitted he made the biggest mistake by letting him go. He wanted to have another chance with her. Eli couldn’t believe Ivan threatened his kids while he had a gun to his head. Ivan knew Eli and Lani wanted to be reunited with the babies, but they had to do it a certain way. He said Vivian was fragile so getting the babies would be hard. Lani offered to talk to her. He reminded her that she killed her son. He thought she would hurt them to get back at her. Susan continued to have visions about Ciara. She screamed because a gun went off. Ciara fought Rhodes over the gun. He told her one of them could have been killed. She thought someone heard the gunshot. He reminded her the room was soundproof. He warned her the next time someone got hurt it would be her. Ben wanted to know what else happened. Susan didn’t see anymore. Ben demanded she try harder to find out what happened to Ciara. Claire stopped Ben from forcing Susan to tell him about Ciara. Brady continued to explain to Kristen why he didn’t tell her about Chloe. Chloe thought Philip was dealing with too much right now. Philip recapped what he did and realized he wouldn’t be good for her. He wondered if she was interested in another former boyfriend. Eli refused to give up his gun. Lani was willing to leave her gun in the hallway. Eli wanted to make sure Ivan wasn’t armed. Eli put down his gun. They went inside the apartment and she noticed a towel. Lani picked it up and sniffed it. Chloe told Philip that Brady was just a friend and she wasn’t interested in him. Philip reminded her that Kristen was going to be in prison longer so he would want to be with her. She said Brady loved Kristen. He told her Brady was jealous when he thought they slept together. Kristen thought Brady would fall for someone else while she was in jail. He didn’t like how she did something to keep them away from each other. Susan showed up in Brady’s room. Ben felt like he lost Ciara all over again. Ciara called out for help. Ivan wanted Eli and Lani’s phones. He told them their children were on the other side of the door. He wanted them to promise they would be gentle with Vivian. Eli demanded he let them in the apartment. They went inside the bedroom and he locked them in the room. Ivan went to Vivian and lied about who was at the door. Vivian appreciated what he did for her. He refused to let anyone get in the way of her raising her children. Chloe thought Philip should focus on what he’s dealing with now and not about her and Brady. He wanted to clean up his act and hoped they would get back together. Kristen was upset that Susan was free and she was stuck in prison. She had an idea about Susan. Susan talked to Brady about having a premonition about him being shot.

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Susan went to see Marlena to tell her that she had a premonition that Brady got shot. Marlena said he was shot. Brady wanted to know why he was in the hospital. Chloe told him he was shot. Lani tried to convince Eli that Vivian was behind the kidnapping. He said Vivian died of a heart attack. He said she died of a massive heart attack. Lani asked if there was a death certificate. He said he saw it. She asked if Ivan claimed her body right away. Eli said he did. Vivian told Ivan to take the babies back. He said he couldn’t. He said he got them from a reputable place. He said the deal was done. She said she wasn’t young enough to take care of the twins. Rhodes tried to tell Ciara that Ben thought she was dead. She said he would never think that. He said Ben probably moved on already. Ben told Claire that he thought Ciara was alive. He said he knew it in his heart that she was alive. Ben wondered if Claire thought he was losing it. She didn’t think he was losing it and she didn’t think Hope was losing it either. She hoped he and Ciara had the connection like the other couples. She had to go to Marlena’s place and she suggested he go with her. Susan arrived and let Marliena know she had a premonition Brady would be shot. Marlena told her that he was shot. Susan wanted to know what happened. Marlena explained what happened. Susan thought Kristen was behind it. Susan couldn’t believe Brady would be with Kristen. Marlena defended Kristen to Susan. She told Susan that Kristen broke out of prison to be with Brady. Eli wanted to know why Vivian’s body was released so quickly. Ivan told Vivian that all she had to do was love the twins. She said they could do worse than have a mother like her. Chloe told Brady he was in her room when the mob showed up. She asked if he remembered that. He said he remembered some of it. She said the mob was trying to kill Philip, but got him instead. She said it was her fault. Ben and Claire went to see Marlena. Susan told Ben to stay away from her. Ciara pretended to have a pain in her stomach. Rhodes asked what was wrong with her. She said it was the food. She said he poisoned her.

Rhodes said he didn’t poison Ciara’s food. He said Vincent needed her alive. She told him to help her. Marlena told Susan that she wasn’t in danger. She said he wasn’t going to hurt her or anyone else. She said Ben had the same therapy he did. Susan said she was going through a hard time. Marlena said Ben wouldn’t hurt her. Brady told Chloe it wasn’t her fault. She said she dragged him in the mess. He said he chose to get involved. She said Sarah told him he was going to make a full recovery. He said Philip was the one to blame for not turning down her offer. She said Kristen blamed her. He asked if Kristen was upset. She said she broke out of prison. Eli and Lani talked about the warehouse Nicole was in with Vivian. He wanted to call Nicole to find out where the warehouse was. Claire told Marlena that Ben had to tell her something about Ciara. Marlena said she wanted to hear it. Ciara told Rhoades to open the door. She passed out. Rhodes went in the room. Eli and Lani went to the warehouse. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. He wanted to shoot the door, but she stopped him. He said their babies were inside. She said they couldn’t go in there shooting. Chloe told Brady that Kristen had a gun. He said she could have added years to her sentence. Ben told Marlena why he thought Ciara was still alive. Ben told Susan that he thought Ciara was alive. Susan said she believed in premonitions. She said she believed that Ciara could be alive. She said she would do everything she could to help him find Ciara. Rhodes tried to help Ciara. Brady told Chloe to tell him what was going on. He thought she wasn’t telling him something. She told him that Kristen threatened to kill her. She said John stopped her, but Kristen warned her that it wasn’t over. Susan said Ciara was alive. Ciara hit Rhodes on the head with a tray when his back was turned.

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Jack offered to write a check for Gwen so she could leave his family alone. He wasn’t happy about what she put his family through. Gwen wanted to know how much he spent on Abby. She didn’t think it was enough. Laura noticed Tiffany wasn’t cashing the checks she wrote to her. She called the bank and found out the account was closed. Abby wanted to know about Tiffany’s child. Laura apologized for what happened. Dr. Raynor told Eli and Lani how she started over and thought she put the past behind her. She got a call from someone who knew she switched the babies. He was going to tell her new employers what she did. Eli wanted to know exactly what the guy said. She told him how the guy wanted her to take the babies. Eli wasn’t happy that the man knew they were having twins. Ivan arrived with the twins. Vivian let him know she was home. Vivian wanted to know where Ivan was and he assured her that he was fine. She was worried someone might have seen him. She thought the police would come get her and take her to jail. He told her that he wouldn’t put her in jeopardy. She wasn’t happy about pretending to be dead again. She apologized for the way she talked to him. He was okay with it. She felt alone. He told her that she had them. Vivian wanted to know what was in the carriage. Lani was upset that Dr. Raynor gave the man her babies. Laura felt bad because she made a mess out of everything. Abby seemed to understand what she did. Jack couldn’t believe Gwen didn’t think he gave her enough. She reminded him about how much he spent on Abby. He asked her if she wanted the check or not. She slapped him. He said he didn’t pay off her mother. She said he was a liar. She thought he didn’t want Abby to know what type of person he was. She regretted meeting him. She said she hated him even more than she did before.

Lani was upset with Dr. Raynor and didn’t want to hear sorry anymore. Eli wanted her to tell him everything from the beginning. She said she was given a key to a hotel room. The man wanted to pick up the babies from there. She said Xander was supposed to meet her, but he never showed up. Ivan told Vivian that he stole the babies for her. She wanted to know why he did it. Laura wanted to know how Jennifer really felt about the bomb she dropped. Jack showed up and told them he was Gwen’s father. He swore he didn’t know about the baby. She wanted Laura to tell him what she told her. Chad showed up at Gwen’s place and let her know he didn’t tell the police that Abby hit her. He was determined to do whatever it took to bring her down. He took a handkerchief and wiped some of the makeup off of her face. Ivan thought Vivian would be happy that he got the babies. He felt guilty about her not being able to raise her twins. She wanted to know where he got them from and who were their parents. Dr. Raynor continued to tell Eli and Lani what she had to do for Ivan. Lani thought she was paid very well for her babies. She said she didn’t get any money. Lani didn’t understand how she could do that for someone she didn’t know. Dr. Raynor assured Lani that the man wouldn’t hurt the babies. Lani wanted to know his name, but Dr. Raynor didn’t know it. Eli wanted her to tell them what she did know. She felt like the man was planning to go through with his scheme for a long time. Vivian explained to Ivan that she was younger when she had her twins. He assured her that she was eternally young. She said she wasn’t their parent. He said their parents weren’t in any position to raise the twins. He said they needed her. Laura told Jack how she was the one writing the checks to Gwen’s mother. Jack didn’t understand why she didn’t ask how old the child was. He said he couldn’t help Gwen because Laura didn’t say anything. He knew why Gwen was so hateful towards them. Laura apologized and said Tiffany was horrible. He demanded to know who gave her the right to play God. Gwen reminded Chad how he was too willing to believe the worst in Abby and jump in his bed. She warned him that she was going after Abby. He warned Gwen to stay away from Abby. Abby overheard the threat and walked in the hotel room. Gwen told her that Chad threatened her. Gwen wanted them to leave, but Abby refused to leave until she was finished. Jack continued to yell at Laura for keeping the truth from him. He refused to let what she did go. He thought what she did was so cruel. Ivan lied to Vivian about the twins’ parents. He made her think their parents didn’t want any contact with them. He said they would be thrilled if she took the babies. Dr. Raynor said the man made a call to someone who was going to take the babies. Lani didn’t understand why she waited so long to tell them about the call. Vivian didn’t think it was right to take care of the twins. Ivan assured her that she wouldn’t be able to let them go once she takes care of them. He wouldn’t forgive himself for failing her with Stefan and Jake. He wanted to make it up to her. She appreciated it, but she couldn’t do it. Laura blamed herself for what happened to Gwen. She was only concerned with Jennifer’s feelings. Jack reminded her how Gwen was her child and she had no idea what they’ve been through because of that child. Laura was crying and couldn’t believe what she did. Abby told Gwen that Jack didn’t pay her mother off. Gwen didn’t believe it. Abby said she knew who it was. She said Tiffany never spoke to their dad. He never knew about her and didn’t pay off Tiffany. Gwen said she resented Abby for her life. Gwen was ready to kill the person who lied to her. Abby and Chad left the hotel. Chad wanted to know if what she said as true. She said her grandmother paid Tiffany off. Lani figured out that Ivan was the one who took the twins. She realized that Vivian had the babies.

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Gwen told Jack that she was his daughter. Laura told Jennifer and Abby that she was the one who gave Gwen’s mother the checks. Eli reassured Lani that they were getting their babies back. Lani was afraid Raynor was lying to them. Gwen was happy that Jack couldn’t deny her being his daughter. He told her that he wouldn’t challenge the results of the test. He said he never had his secretary send her a check. He said he called his secretary and she said she never wrote the checks. Gwen said somebody was lying and it wasn’t her. Laura told Jennifer that she wanted to come to town and stop Gwen, but she was too late. She said there was nothing stopping her from telling what she knew. Nicole told Rafe that Eric was staying away longer. She said he didn’t ask her if he could stay. She said he turned down the job when it was offered to him, but now he didn’t consult her before agreeing to stay. Rafe tried to get her to realize that Eric wouldn’t be gone long. She said she missed him. Laura told Jennifer and Abby about what happened 25 years ago. It was around the time Jack and Laura came back to town. There was a flashback of Gwen’s mother looking for Jack. Jack told Gwen that he was going to get to the bottom of what happened. She wanted him to welcome her, but he said it was hard to do after everything she did to Abby. They argued over what she did to him and Abby. Laura finished telling Jennifer about Tiffany (Gwen’s mother). Tiffany told Laura that she had a fling with Jack. Jennifer couldn’t believe that Gwen was Jack’s daughter.

Laura continued to tell Jennifer and Abby about Tiffany wanting to see Jack. Jennifer said she didn’t hear anything. Abby said Jack should have known. Laura said he didn’t know. Gwen told Jack that he spawned her. She said he shouldn’t be surprised that she turned out the way she did. She said it was in her genes. Raynor was waiting for Xander. She felt as if she was being set up. Eli and Lani showed up. Raynor was about to leave, but they stopped her. Gwen reminded Jack that his mother didn’t want him. She said his mother preferred Adrienne to him. She said he grew up with money. She said she would never throw her child away. He said he didn’t throw her away. He said he couldn’t be sorry for something that he never knew. She said he was thankful that he never had to raise her. She said he was thankful that he didn’t have to know her. She said he was wishing he didn’t know her now. Jennifer asked Laura how Jack couldn’t have known. Laura said she panicked and didn’t know what to say or do. She said she wanted to warn Jack so Jennifer wouldn’t be blindsided. She said she didn’t know if there was a child or if she met Jack. Laura said Jennifer and Jack were inching back towards each other. She said she wasn’t going to let her be hurt like that again. Raynor told Eli and Lani that she didn’t know where they were. Lani said they needed constant care. Raynor said they were safe. Eli and Lani wanted to know why she did it. She said she was being blackmailed. They wanted to know who blackmailed her. Laura told Jennifer and Abby that she panicked about Jennifer finding out the truth. She said she contacted Tiffany and said Jack wanted to meet her. There was a flashback of Laura meeting with Tiffany to talk about Jack being Gwen’s father. Laura told Jennifer and Abby that she was determined to protect them, but she didn’t do it at all. She apologized. Gwen told Jack that it was okay for him to hate her because she hated him more. He said it was okay to hate him, but she didn’t have to get revenge on the whole family. He wanted to know what she wanted now that she has gotten her revenge against them. He wanted to know how much money it would take to get her to leave him and his family alone. Jennifer couldn’t believe Laura told Gwen’s mother that Jack didn’t want anything to do with her. Jennifer also couldn’t believe she didn’t tell Jack about Gwen. Abby wanted to know about the money Gwen was talking about. Laura told them that she paid her off. Laura apologized for what she did. Raynor told Eli and Lani that she started a new life in New York. She said she got a call from someone who told her that he knew about the baby switch. She said he threatened to expose what she did if she didn’t help him. She said he wanted her to take the babies when they were born.

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Tony walked in the room while Jake thought about kissing Gabi. He saw Jake looking at Gabi’s proposal and wanted to give him some tips about it. Tony thought taking over Gabi Chic would be good for the business, but it wouldn’t be good for his personal life. Rafe told Gabi about his day with Nicole. She reminded him that Nicole was married. He wanted her to be careful with Jake. Gabi said Jake wasn’t a married man and Kate never stays with one man. He wasn’t so sure, and left for work. Jake showed up at Rafe’s place and saw Gabi wasn’t dressed. He stammered while he was talking. She didn’t plan on getting dressed because he’s seen her before. He let her know he was turning down her business proposal. She tried to convince him that the proposal was a good idea. He was adamant about not doing the deal. She believed he didn’t want to do it because he was afraid to be around her. He let her know that he didn’t want to do it because she will constantly think he’s Stefan and he couldn’t be him. He allowed her to have the rights to her company. Jack admitted to Jennifer that he possibly slept with Tiffany, but he couldn’t remember her name. He wasn’t proud because he felt like it happened to someone else. He believed he would have remembered a woman coming to him about a child. Jennifer thought it was possible there was another Jack Deveraux who fathered Gwen. They realized it was a stretch. Jennifer thought his assistant might have dealt with it. He decided to call his assistant about it. She didn’t remember dealing with Tiffany and Gwen. He got a call from the lab. He was told the paternity test results were done.

Gwen looked at herself and saw the black eye she had. She wanted it to be darker. She planned on making Abby pay for what she did. Abby went to the station and asked Rafe if Gwen was going to be charged for drugging her. Rafe didn’t know if Rolf’s word was enough to get her indicted, but he had to wait for the DA to let him know. Gwen arrived at the station sporting her black eye. She thought Abby should be arrested. Gwen and Abby argued until the lab calling Gwen interrupted them. Gwen left to go to the hospital. Rafe advised Abby not to go after her because she’s dangerous. Abby wanted him to arrest Gwen. Gwen arrived at the hospital. She saw Julie and they got into an argument. Jack heard the argument and stopped them. Julie tried to lunge out to Gwen before she left. Gwen showed Jack the paternity test results. Gwen called him “daddy”. Laura arrived at the Horton house and hugged Jennifer. Laura said she was back because she read what happened. Jennifer and Abby told her how Gwen claimed to be Jack’s daughter and he abandoned her. They didn’t think it was true. Laura told them that she was the one sending the checks.

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Steve told Shawn that he had proof that Charlie raped Allie. Tripp gave Charlie an envelope. Charlie saw that it was a DNA test. He wanted to know how Tripp got it. Tripp said it was from his toothbrush. Charlie said he knew he was up to something. Tripp said he was looking for something to set him up. Charlie said it wouldn’t stick because it was inadmissible. Tripp said it would make the police do their own test. Charlie said it still wouldn’t be enough because it didn’t happen in Salem. Tripp said they would get more evidence. He said it would clear his name. Ben and Claire talked about Ciara. Ciara kept screaming for help. A guy name Rhodes told her that no one could hear her. She said she was going to do it anyway. Allie told Belle that Charlie was the one who raped her. She said Marlena hypnotized her. Charlie told Tripp that he couldn’t lose Claire. Tripp said he would lose her when she found out he raped Allie. Charlie said he would never hurt Claire. Tripp said unless she turned him down. Charlie said he would make her understand. Tripp wanted to know how he was going to do that. Ben told Claire that he thought Ciara was still alive too. Claire said she wanted to believe it too. She tried to convince him that Ciara wasn’t alive. Ciara wanted to know why Rhodes wanted to keep her there. He said he wasn’t the mastermind. He said it was Vincent. Tripp wanted to know if he was going to rape Claire. Charlie said Claire was special. He said he would never hurt her. He said he cared about her. Tripp thought he didn’t care about Allie. He told him that he needed to take responsibility for what he did. He said he had a son and needed to show him that he could take responsibility for what he did. Ben told Claire about seeing Ciara. He thought she was giving him a sign when he wanted to kill Vincent. Ciara wanted to know why Rhodes was working with Vincent. Rhodes said Vincent was always good to him. She told him that she stabbed Vincent with his syringe. She said he thought she was Wendy until he saw her wedding ring.

Belle and Allie went to see Shawn at the police station. Belle said they were there because of Charlie. Shawn said Steve showed him the DNA results. Allie said she didn’t need the results because she remembered that Charlie raped her. Shawn said he would take her statement. She agreed to make a statement. Charlie told Tripp that he wanted him to go. Tripp told him that he couldn’t run away from what he did. Ben was convinced that there was a psychic connection between him and Ciara. Claire said her grandparents had a connection. Ciara told Rhodes what happened when she ran into him. Rhodes said the car exploded. He said her family believed she was dead. She said Shawn and Hope were cops and Ben would never give up on her. Rhodes said Vincent gave a statement about her being dead. He said her family had a memorial for her. He said her family believed she was dead. She was convinced that Ben wouldn’t give up on her. Rhodes told her that she was right. He said her mother was looking for her even though he sent her to the wrong place. She told him she wanted to go home to her family. She said Vincent’s plan blew up and wondered why he wanted to keep her. He said Vincent still had a lot of money. He told her she could get used to being there. Allie went to see Tripp. She said she gave a statement to the police about Charlie. He asked if she believed him. She said believed him already because she was hypnotized. She apologized for ruining his life. Ciara offered Rhodes money to let her go. He turned down her request. He told her she would be stuck there for a long time. Tripp didn’t know what to tell Allie when she apologized to him. She told him he didn’t have to say anything. She didn’t expect him to accept her apology. She just wanted him to know. Belle told Claire that Allie was in therapy with Marlena and had a clear memory of being raped by Charlie. She said Allie gave a statement to the police and they were probably arresting him. Shawn went to Charlie’s apartment and told him he was under arrest.

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Allie went to Marlena to talk about getting hypnotized. Allie wasn’t sure if she wanted to relive that moment. Marlena said she would be there for her the whole time. Allie said she was sure that it was Tripp, but now it’s Charlie. She said it was a blip in her head. Marlena said they were doing the session so she could be clear. Allie wondered if she didn’t resist as much as she thought she did. She thought she might have gotten herself in the nightmare. Marlena said it wasn’t her fault that it happened. She said it wasn’t about what she did or didn’t do. She said he committed a terrible crime against her. She said she wouldn’t pressure her. She wanted to do what was right for her. Allie said she needed to know what happened to her so she could make him pay. Abby wanted Chad to tell the police that Gwen was the one who drugged her. He said he would do it. He said there wasn’t any point. Gwen ran into Charlie. She asked him if he was the one who attacked Ava. He told her not to believe what she read. He told her about the article he read about her. She wondered what else they had in common. Ben and Claire talked about Charlie attacking Allie. Claire thought that Charlie was sweet and kind. Ben told her that she didn’t know him the way she thought she did. Marlena got Allie ready to be hypnotized. Marlena told her she was going to take her back to her apartment in London. She promised to keep her safe. Abby wanted to know why Chad didn’t think she should get revenge on Gwen. He didn’t think there was a point. She said Gabi took the fall for something Gwen did. Gwen tried to get Charlie to open up to her about why he attacked Ava. He said she was unstable. He said she only had enough love for one child. Gwen reacted when he said that. She told him she knew how he felt because her father abandoned her and wouldn’t admit that she was his daughter. He said she sounded as if she had daddy issues. She said she found a way to deal with it. He said being rejected by a parent makes you do things you wish you never did. She wanted to know what he meant. Marlena asked Allie what she remembered about the night she was raped. Allie told her what she remembered. She couldn’t remember everything that happened. Marlena said she would push her to remember.

Marlena continued to hypnotize Allie. Allie remembered spending time with Tripp. Allie said Tripp was a perfect gentleman. Allie told Ben that Charlie didn’t judge her even when she told her that she spent time in a mental institution. She said he the only one guy who didn’t judge her. She asked if he understood what she meant. He said he did. She couldn’t believe she trusted a kidnapper and a rapist. She said she was stupid to do it. Ben told her that she wasn’t stupid for trusting Charlie. He said she was brave. Chad told her Gabi was back in town. He said he apologized to her for accusing her of drugging her. Abby told him to apologize to any other woman. He agreed to go to the police. He said he would respect her wishes and stay away from her. He said he would never stop fighting for her. Charlie told Gwen that you could become overwhelmed with rage that it would cause you to do things you wouldn’t do. Marlena continued to hypnotize Allie. Allie said she didn’t know what else happened between her and Tripp. Allie remembered seeing Charlie in her apartment. Allie remembered that Charlie raped her. Gwen and Abby ran into each other. They argued over Jack. Ben and Claire talked about Ciara and how they missed her. Allie told Marlena that she remembered what happened. Marlena told her that she would remember what happened when she came out of hypnosis. Abby confronted Gwen about drugging her. Gwen denied drugging her. Gwen said he couldn’t prove that she did anything. She said there was nothing she could do about it. Abby ended up hitting her. Tripp went to Charlie and gave him an envelope. Charlie wanted to know what it was. Tripp said it was proof that he raped Allie.

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Abby told Anna that Gwen is her half-sister and that was why she was after her. Xander told Victor that Philip was laundering money for the Vitale family. Philip came in and was about to tell him, but it was too late. Victor wanted to know if things could get worse than being betrayed by his son. Philip said Brady was shot. Kristen wanted Chloe to tell her what was wrong with Brady. Chloe said he was shot. Kristen wanted to know what happened to him. She said she heard Chloe said she blamed herself. Chloe said it was complicated. Abby told Anna that she was right about Gwen all along. Anna didn’t understand why Gwen would hurt her or her family. Abby told her that Gwen was the one who drugged her. Tony and Chad met to talk about Kristen escaping prison. Kristen put a gun to Chloe and wanted to know why Chloe shot him. Chloe said it was a mob hit. She said they were after Philip. Kristen wanted to know why Brady was with her. Chloe said she asked him to fix the mess for Philip. Kristen wanted to know what was wrong with her bringing Brady in Philip’s mess. John came in while Kristen had her gun on Chloe. Philip told Victor that the doctor got the bullet out of Brady and he was stable. Victor didn’t understand why the mob would go after Brady. Philip said the bullet was meant for him. Philip said he was sorry. Xander told him he should be. Philip said Xander was the reason why Brady was shot.

Victor told Philip that he screwed up. Victor said he didn’t want anymore lies. He wanted the truth. John stopped Kristen from shooting Chloe. Kristen said she wanted to make sure Brady was okay. John told her she had to leave. She asked him to tell Brady that she loved him. John said he would. She left Brady’s room. Marlena asked if Kristen if she was alright. Kristen said she wasn’t. She said Brady could be paralyzed because of Chloe. She wanted to make Chloe pay. Marlena and Chad told her to think of Rachel. Anna told Abby that Chad messed up because of Gwen. Anna said Gwen manipulated him the same way she did to Abby. Abby understood that but was upset that he believed Gwen over her. Anna told her not to give up. She said Gwen would win if she did. Anna tried to convince Abby not to give up on Chad. Marlena tried to convince Kristen not to risk her life being on the run. Marlena said she would keep Kristen posted about Brady. Philip told Victor that he was in trouble. Victor said he could have told him. Philip didn’t want to hurt him again. Philip said Xander was only concerned about Titan. Victor said Philip was the one who cost him his grandson. Chloe told John what happened to Brady. Tony and Chad tried to talk Kristen to go back to prison. She didn’t want to leave. Chad said time would be added to her sentence. Tony and Chad said they would her. She agreed to turn herself in to the police. Philip told Victor that he wanted to gain his trust back. Victor said he concerned about Brady. Philip asked if he could ever forgive him. Xander wanted to know how to fix the mess Philip did. Victor told him that he should have said something. Xander said he wanted to fix the mess first. Victor told them he would handle the situation.

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