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Orpheus went to see Clyde. He wasn’t happy to see him. He reminded him how his son killed his stepdaughter. Clyde warned him to stay away from him. Orpheus had an idea that he wanted to include Clyde in as long as he stopped threatening him. Ben was ready to Vincent for what he did to Ciara. He was about to leave when Marlena showed up. She wanted to ask him some questions. Abby wanted to know what happened when Chad talked to Jake. He told her how Jake felt he deserved a stake in the company. She reminded him how he was able to get into the company because of Stefano. Chad wasn’t thrilled that she sounded like she defended him. She wanted him to find a way to get along with Jake. Clyde wanted to know why Orpheus wanted to work with him. He wanted to know the catch. Ben had to hide the evidence bag so Marlena wouldn’t see it. He blamed himself for what happened to Ciara, but Marlena assured him it wasn’t his fault. Abby continued to convince Chad to get along with Jake. Marlena wanted Ben to stay with her and John. She wanted to take him to Ciara’s memorial service, but he didn’t want to go to it. Clyde agreed to work with Orpheus so they could break out of prison. There was suddenly a blackout. Ben thought he saw Ciara.

Ben realized Ciara wasn’t really with him. She tried to talk him out of killing Vincent. Marlena talked to John about what happened when she talked to Ben. She felt bad for him after losing Ciara. “Ciara” continued to tell Ben not to kill Vincent. She warned him that their love wouldn’t mean anything if he did it. John knew how much Marlena cared about Ben. They continued to talk about him. He agreed they should go see him. “Ciara” continued to warn Ben not to kill Vincent. She asked him not to kill him because their love wouldn’t mean anything. Ben wanted to hold her, but she vanished. He was about to leave, but Clyde was at his door. Rolf ended up at the DiMera mansion. Orpheus was at the townhouse and saw Marlena.

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Philip was talking to someone on the phone about Xander when Brady walked in the room. Brady demanded to see Victor. Kayla told Steve that Allie let her get a sample from the baby. She said Allie thought it would prove he raped her. Steve said Tripp denied raping her. She wanted to know if he told Tripp about the test. He let her know he didn’t. She believed they should tell her. Brady told Philip that Kristen was getting sentenced unless Victor did something. Philip didn’t think Victor should do something since she tried to kill him. Kayla and Steve were talking about keeping the truth from Tripp when he overheard part of the conversation. John wondered why Marlena didn’t tell Roman about what happened to Allie. She didn’t think it was their place to tell it. They talked about how she felt bad. John thought Tripp was the one who should feel bad. Allie was confused about why Tripp would agree to the DNA test. Nicole said it was because it would clear him. She knew the test wouldn’t clear him because he’s a racist. Steve managed to cover for him and Kayla with Tripp. Tripp wanted a toothbrush. Brady wondered if Philip was tired of the games Victor wants to play with them. Brady figured he was trying to get Xander fired. He wanted to know who he was talking to on the phone.

Brady threatened to tell Xander what Philip was doing since he didn’t think Kristen deserved to be helped. Xander walked in the room and wanted to talk to Philip. John got upset while he and Marlena were talking about Allie’s rape. Marlena wanted to leave the pub just as Roman came back in the room. Roman wanted to know if John was okay. Allie thought it was weird that Tripp agreed to the test. Nicole thought he might believe he’s innocent and would be surprised. Kayla apologized to Tripp for letting him think they were on opposite sides. She wanted to talk about it. Tripp thought she wanted him to take the test. She said she wanted the truth to come out. He said he told the truth, but she wouldn’t believe him. Allie wondered how long it would take to get the test results. Brady blamed Xander for why Kristen was going to jail. Xander reminded him that Kristen put a knife in Victor. Brady got tired of talking to Xander and Philip so he went up to talk to Victor. Xander didn’t like Philip talking with Sarah. Philip said she became his confidante. He warned Philip to stay away from her. Steve thought Kayla was going to tell Tripp the truth. She knew he was still angry with her so she didn’t want to make things worse. Steve wanted to know if Tripp is the father.

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John went to Steve and Kayla’s place to see Tripp. He punched him because of what he did to Allie. Tripp tried to explain how he didn’t rape her. John was upset when he thought Tripp called her a liar. Steve stopped him from going after Tripp. John didn’t like how he believed Tripp. Kayla and Marlena arrived and saw them arguing. Philip talked to Sarah about Xander. He didn’t understand how Maggie could care about Xander after what he did to her. He thought he was wrong for what he did to her. Nicole asked Allie if she was avoiding Henry because of Tripp raping her. John couldn’t believe Kayla would have Tripp in her place when she was in the same position as Allie. Marlena made John leave their place. Steve assured Tripp that things would be okay. Sarah defended Xander despite what he did to her. Philip told her how he convinced Jan to press charges against him. She said he tried to stop her from doing it, but it didn’t work. Sarah wanted him to try and get along with Xander. Philip agreed because it’s best for the company. Philip agreed to eat the food with her. Marlena and John were back at the hospital. He explained why he ended up punching Tripp. He asked her if she thought he wanted to hurt Tripp because of the aneurysm. Tripp talked to Steve about John hitting him. Kayla had an easy way to solve the problem. She suggested doing a DNA test on the baby.

Allie admitted to Nicole it was hard to be around Henry. She had thoughts questioning why she didn’t have an abortion. Nicole thought it was a huge decision and knew she was scared. Allie said she didn’t have anyone to talk to about her situation. She said she didn’t remember what Tripp did to her at the time. Tripp didn’t understand the point of getting a DNA test. He realized Kayla didn’t believe him. She explained why he should take it. She had a test that he could take, but he didn’t want to take it. Xander walked in and saw Philip with Sarah. He warned Philip not to keep hitting on his girl or he would regret it. Sarah didn’t want Xander to go after Philip. She walked out of the room and Xander went after her. Philip was satisfied that his plan worked. John didn’t think Tripp should get away with raping her. Steve tried to explain why Tripp didn’t want to take the paternity test. Kayla thought Tripp might be hiding something because he was avoiding the one thing that could prove his innocence. Steve had an idea. Allie continued to talk to Nicole about why she wanted to give Henry up for adoption. Marlena reminded John how he was friends with Steve. John told her how he should see how Tripp raped Allie. He talked about the things Tripp did. Steve gave Kayla Tripp’s toothbrush. He wanted her to do the test on it, but she said Tripp didn’t want the test done. Steve wanted her to do it. Philip told someone how he was able to push Xander’s buttons and he lost it. He believed he would do something stupid and would get fired.

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Belle asked Brady why Kristen changed her plea. He looked at Kristen and then told Belle how she did it for Rachel. She wanted to be a good influence on her. Belle informed Kristen that her confession meant she could go to prison for a long time. Nicole told Lucas that Allie was raped. Tripp talked to Steve and Kayla about the accusation. He insisted he didn’t rape Allie. He thought she was confused or lying. Kayla told him how Nicole said Allie remembered her being on top of him. He let them know that he talked to Allie about it. Steve said it wasn’t a good idea for him to confront her. Kristen wondered if Melinda would cut her some slack since she changed her plea. Belle told her that she wouldn’t do that for her after what she did to her daughter. Kristen wanted a lighter sentence. Belle will try to help her. Kristen thanked Brady for not telling Belle the real reason she changed her plea. He didn’t like how Eli strong-armed her into doing it. She said she did it for Lani because she’s a good friend. He told her to tell how Melinda blackmailed him. Lucas wanted more info about the rape. He demanded that Nicole tell him who did it. She told him it was Tripp. Tripp felt like everyone would believe Allie. Steve said he believed him. Tripp wondered if Kayla believed him too.

Lucas was upset that Tripp raped Allie. He wanted to kill him. He realized that Tripp might be the father of her baby. Allie visited John and talked to him and Marlena about the rape. John became very enraged when he found out what happened to her. Allie walked out because she didn’t meant to upset him. Marlena went to Allie and they talked about Tripp. Kayla heard them talking. Steve wanted Tripp to explain the details of what happened the night he met Allie. He asked him if he put Allie in the bed while she was dressed. He admitted she was in her underwear. Steve didn’t think it looked good for him. Tripp wondered if he believed him. Kayla wanted to talk to Allie, but she didn’t want to hear her defend Tripp. Kayla wasn’t trying to defend him. Marlena wanted to know what Tripp told her. Allie thought she and Steve believed Tripp. Belle told Kristen and Brady that there wouldn’t be a trial since she confessed. Belle had to talk to the judge and Melinda about the sentence. Brady told Kristen how they should leave town now. Kristen told him how she couldn’t leave, but he wanted to go. Steve said he believed Tripp. He advised him to write everything down that he remembered. He was afraid he would be guilty if he forgot anything. Lucas was going to find Tripp and kill him. Nicole stopped Lucas from killing Tripp. Allie went back to Nicole’s place. Nicole let her know that she told Lucas what happened to her.

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Philip talked to his partner on the phone. He let the person know that Xander was back. Philip said he didn’t know how he would do the plan now. He said he wanted to kill Xander. Belle walked in as he said it. Belle thought he shouldn’t be threatening people after he was arrested for threatening to kill Jan. Philip thought Shawn was so willing to see him charged was because of their affair. Belle told Philip that Shawn knew better than to let personal feelings get in the way of doing his job. Philip said he might, but Shawn helped Xander let Jan get away with her scheme. Belle said Shawn didn’t care about Philip and Xander’s feud. Philip wasn’t happy with what happened. Belle told Philip to find another lawyer. He asked her to not to give up on him. She changed her mind about helping him. She told him not to threaten anyone else. She ended up leaving. He got on the phone with his partner. He asked how he was supposed to launder money with Xander around. He said they had to come up with another plan.

Kristen confessed to stabbing Victor. Brady tried to get her to retract her statement. She refused to do it. She said she didn’t want Eli and Lani’s relationship to be ruined because of her. Kristen said she wanted it to be over. She told Brady this was the best option for her. He said it wasn’t the best option. He said he wouldn’t lose her. She said she made up her mind. He said not if he had anything to say about it. She told him to keep quiet. Belle came in and wanted to know why she was changing her plea to guilty. Hope and Shawn read the report that said the bullet casing was from Vincent’s gun. They believed Ciara was dead. Hope couldn’t tell Ben that Ciara was dead. Hope asked Shawn if he could tell Ben in person. When Shawn left, Hope grabbed Ciara’s picture and started crying. Claire went to Ben’s room. She told him she was planning a memorial for Ciara. He didn’t want anything to do with it. He said he was going to kill Vincent. When he was about to leave, Shawn showed up. Shawn told him about the report he and Hope saw. He saw the bullet casings came from Vincent’s gun. Shawn comforted Claire. Ben said they don’t know that Ciara was dead. Claire wanted to cancel the memorial. Ben said for her to do whatever she wanted. He said he wanted to be alone. Shawn told him they would get through it together.

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Melinda thought Eli was meeting her only to see Lani. Lani wanted to talk to her about Kristen. Eli went to Kristen’s room to tell her how he recorded her confession. She couldn’t believe he recorded her. She said she was going to protect Lani and he tricked her. He told her about Melinda’s blackmail. She wanted to know hwy he brought the recording to her and not Melinda. Brady ran into Jack and Jennifer and they talked about what Kristen’s going through. They also talked about how great Abby was. Gwen suggested Abby have a celebration for her family. She realized she couldn’t do it so Gwen offered to help. Chad went to see Jake to offer an olive branch. Eli explained to Kristen why he had to make the confession. She wanted to know what would happen if he didn’t turn in the confession. He told her he had an idea and that was why he was there. Chad let Jake know he was entitled to his share of the company. Jake wanted to work together with Shin, but Chad thought he was out of his mind. Lani told Melinda how Kristen regretted what happened to Haley. She was glad and hoped it haunted her for the rest of her life.

Chad told Jake he could be in the executive training program. They started arguing over it. Abby and Gwen continued to talk about the party and where to have it. Gwen suggested Julie’s Place, but Abby hadn’t been there since Gabi drugged her. Gwen couldn’t believe someone would want to hurt her. Lani explained to Melinda how she felt when she lost her child. Melinda was able to relate to her pain. Lani told her how Kristen was on drugs and ended up without her child. Melinda could relate. Kristen wanted to leave town, but Eli warned her not to do it. She told him how it was his fault she was going through that so she wasn’t going to save him. He asked her to help Lani. Melinda told Lani how she gave her daughter away and it hurt. Lani asked her not to do the same thing to Kristen. Eli continued to explain to Kristen how wrong it would be for her to leave town. He wondered if she would protect Brady and not be willing to protect her best friend. Chad and Jake were about to fight, but Kate stopped them. Chad said the deal was off the table. Lani continued to get Melinda to drop the charges against Kristen. Melinda broke down so Lani hugged her. Brady walked in and wondered what happened. Eli told Kristen how he and Lani finally got back together. He was willing to get on his knees and beg her to help Kristen. He got on his knees and she made him get up. She agreed to save Lani. Eli deleted the recording. Kristen wanted to confess to trying to kill Victor.

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Kristen talked to Brady about wanting Marlena to raise Rachel if she went to prison. He assured her that she would be the one raising her. Eli had a nightmare about Lani finding out about the recording. She ended up waking him up as if she were mad at him. She told him how Trask wanted to talk t him. Trask asked Eli if he got the recording. She threatened to have Lani arrested. He couldn’t talk about it in front of Eli. Lani was surprised Melinda didn’t want to talk about Kristen. She thanked him for convincing her to do the right thing about the footage. Eli didn’t think it was a great idea for her to go to the courthouse. Jack and Jennifer talked to Gwen about being Chad and Abby’s nanny. They mentioned how Jennifer was in a coma. Jake talked to Kate about Chad’s feelings about him. She let him know how Chad walked in on Stefan with Abby and she thought he would always assume he was Stefan. Chad let Abby know how he thought Jake could be like Stefan. He mentioned how he thought about her being with Stefan every time he saw Jake.

Abby assured Chad that she was better and nothing else will come between them again. Jake and Kate continued to talk about people comparing him to Stefan. He wanted to change the subject and talk about her love life. Gwen seemed a little agitated when Jack talked about Abby and Jennifer. She said everyone didn’t get the chance to have a father care about them. Abby and Chad came in the room with them. Abby had a warm moment with Jack and Jennifer, but Gwen wasn’t happy about it. Kate didn’t want to talk to Jake about her personal life, but he wanted to know about it. She told him how she was in love with his father. Eli called Melinda to tell her how he had the recording. He demanded that she give him something in writing that guaranteed Lani wouldn’t go to jail. She agreed to what he wanted and told him to meet her at the station. Gwen talked to Abby about her family. Gwen let her know she didn’t come from a great family. Eli listened to Kristen’s confession before he left the loft. Eli went to Kristen to tell her how he had her full confession.

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Tripp went to see Allie to confront her about the rape charge. He denied doing anything to her. She remembered what he did, but he told her how she was too drunk to remember anything. Justin talked to Steve about Tripp being accused of rape. Steve couldn’t believe Tripp did anything like that. Justin told him how he tried to get more details, but Tripp left. Nicole was at the hospital and ran into Kayla. They talked about Tripp and Allie knowing each other before. Nicole told her how he raped Allie. Tripp continued to tell Allie how he didn’t do anything with her. She said she got pregnant because of him. She remembered him being on top of her and she told him no. Nicole told Kayla about Allie’s accusations. Kayla wanted more details, but Henry started crying. Steve said he knew Tripp and he didn’t rape Allie. Justin told him how the police were involved. Philip told Victor what Xander did to him so he fired him. Xander couldn’t believe he fired him. Victor told him not to deal with a maniac like Jan. Jan showed up at the Kiriakis mansion. Xander warned Philip he was going to regret what he did to him. Steve went to see Kayla. He wanted to know if she saw Tripp. Tripp tried to get through to her, but she wouldn’t listen. She threatened to go to the police so they fought over the phone. Nicole showed up demanding to know why he was in the apartment.

Jan tried to tell Victor how Xander tried to stop her from going after Philip. He didn’t believe her, but she had proof. Philip goaded Xander about being fired. He implied that Philip might get killed. Tripp told Nicole that Henry wasn’t his baby. Nicole asked Allie to take the baby to the other room. Tripp told Nicole he didn’t have sex with Allie. Steve talked to Kayla about Allie’s accusations against Tripp. Kayla said how Nicole had a different story. Steve wondered if Nicole was pushing Allie to say those things. He looked at her expression and wondered if she believed Tripp raped Allie. Jan played Victor the proof Xander didn’t want her to go to the police. She warned him to watch out for Philip. Kayla basically implied that Tripp could have misinterpreted what happened with Allie. They talked about how Tripp threatened her. She told him how Tripp admitted to framing Ben for setting the fire at the cabin. Tripp continued to deny the allegation. He told Nicole his side of the story. Allie said she told the truth, but Tripp denied it. He got upset so Nicole ordered him to leave. Xander confronted Victor about firing him. He said he was loyal to him, but he refused to go back to being a lackey. Steve said he was hurt that Kayla could consider that Tripp could rape Allie. Allie didn’t seem sure about Tripp being the rapist so Nicole asked her if he did it. Victor decided to give Xander another chance after talking to Jan. Philip was on the phone telling the person Xander was fired so no one would stand in their way for their plans with Titan.

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Kristen thought Brady was at the door and saw Eli. Lani told Tripp there were some allegations against him. Claire saw Allie crying and thought she knew about Ciara being killed. She was shocked about Ciara. Claire wanted to know why she was crying. Eli told Kristen about Melinda wanting to go after Lani. Kristen apologized for getting Lani involved. He didn’t care. He wanted to know what he was going to do to help Lani. Lani wanted Tripp to go to the station with her to tell his side of the story. Steve was upset, but Tripp was willing to go because he didn’t do anything wrong. Allie told Claire how she was raped. Philip wondered if Xander was the one who talked Jan into having him arrested. Xander admitted that he might have suggested she go to the police. They were about to come to blows when Xander knocked coffee on the new intern Charlie. Kristen didn’t want to get Lani to get in trouble. She was going to do what she could to keep her out of it. Lani let Tripp that Allie accused him of rape. Allie told Claire how Tripp raped her.

Steve saw Justin talking with Bonnie and got upset. Justin wanted him to calm down. Steve let him know what happened with Tripp. Tripp told Lani his side of what happened with Allie. Lani told him how Allie remembered what he did to her. Claire was shocked to hear Allie’s allegation. Allie told her how Tripp took advantage of her while she was drunk. Allie wanted to know if Claire thought Tripp was capable of rape. Eli wanted Kristen to tell her role in what happened to Victor. Kristen told him how Victor got away with what he did, but she didn’t want Lani to be punished for what she did. She asked him if she could have some time alone. He left her room and checked to make sure his phone recorded her confessing to what she did to Victor. Steve put Bonnie on notice for what happened to Adrienne. She let him know how she donated money for Adrienne’s charity. Justin showed up to represent Tripp. He wanted Lani out so he could talk to Tripp. Allie wanted to know how Tripp was when Claire was with him. She said he wasn’t rough with her. She told her how Tripp framed Ben for what he did. She felt bad for telling her. Allie reminded her how Tripp raped her. Claire told her how he was when he first came to Salem. Tripp told Justin nothing happened with Allie. He wanted to leave. Eli was listening to Kristen’s confession when Lani came home. He lied to her about Melinda going after her.

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Vincent told Hope and Ben what happened to Ciara. He explained to them how he was confused about who Ciara was and he shot her. Melinda talked to Eli about going after Kristen instead of Lani, but he had to help her out. Tripp let Steve know he didn’t have sex with Allie so he couldn’t be the father of her baby. Meanwhile, Allie talked to Lani about Tripp being the person who raped her. Tripp and Allie continued to tell their sides of how they met each other. Lani told Allie how her rape happened outside of Salem. Allie was afraid he would get away with what he did. Melinda reminded Eli about what happened in the footage. She told him how she could prove he knew Lani didn’t do anything to arrest Kristen. Hope was devastated when Vincent said he shot Ciara. Ben yanked him out of the chair and believed he was lying. Melinda warned him what Lani could lose. She didn’t want to put Lani away. She wanted to go after Kristen. Vincent blamed Ben for why he shot Ciara. Hope didn’t want to hear another word from him. Vincent said he didn’t want to take Hope’s daughter, but she didn’t want to hear it. She arrested him. Vincent said Ciara’s blood was on his hands.

Hope called Shawn and told him what Vincent said. Ben believed Vincent lied to torture him. He believed Vincent still had him. Lani told Allie she believed her. She was about to leave when Allie told her she remembered saying no to Tripp. Eli told Melinda how Victor was the only one who could prove what Kristen did. He wanted to know how he could get a confession. She didn’t care. She wanted him to find a way or his kids wouldn’t have their mother. Lani showed up at Steve’s place to see Tripp. Eli told her how Lani sees a side no one else sees. Melinda reminded him how Kristen hurts people. She said he would be doing Lani a favor if he destroyed their friendship. Hope found the gun Vincent put on the ground. She said there’s a bullet missing from the gun. She checked the forensics report to see if there was a bullet hole in the car. She saw it in the report. Ben wanted to know if Vincent was telling the truth. Steve wanted to know why Lani was at his place. She wanted to talk to Tripp at the station. Melinda informed Eli that it was up to him if he wanted Lani to go down with Kristen. Ben said he and Hope didn’t know if he shot Ciara. Ben was ready to kill Vincent since he had nothing to live for anymore.

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