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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Sophia went to Melinda’s office, but Melinda wasn’t there. Tate called Sophia to ask her for the adoptive parents’ address since Rachel bought a gift for the baby. Sophia said she didn’t have the address, but she would reach out to her lawyer. When Melinda showed up, Sophia told her about Sarah snooping around. Melinda didn’t think Sarah would figure out that Sophia was lying. She told Sophia that it was okay because Sarah couldn’t say anything because of HIPPA. Sophia was upset about the lie, but Melinda told her she would handle it. Tate ran into Belle at the town square. Belle said she was staying away until Sami left. Tate didn’t see why Sami would be mad that she was prosecuting Johnny since she was forced into it. Belle said Sami didn’t always act rationally. She said she had to get through it for the greater good. It occurred to Tate that he should do the same thing about the baby. He thought he should be concerned about how Sophia was doing.

At the Bistro, Paulina was nervous about testifying at Johnny’s trial. She wasn’t sure how she would live with herself if Johnny was wrongly convicted. The Attorney General called and said he would be watching the trial carefully. He said someone from the office would be in court and said Belle would be disbarred if she screwed up the case. EJ got Johnny ready for court. Johnny said he didn’t like the idea, but EJ said he knew what was best. Johnny told him to go easy on Paulina. They talked about John and Sami. When they got to the courthouse, Paulina was there. Paulina wished Johnny luck. She wanted to talk to EJ, but he told her it was inappropriate since she was a witness for Belle. Paulina told him that she was also the mayor. She told him to back off Belle. EJ said he would and went into the courtroom. When Belle showed up, Paulina said she had something to tell her. In the courtroom, Belle questioned Paulina on the stand. Belle asked Paulina about Johnny’s anger towards EJ. She asked Paulina about Johnny refusing to see EJ at the hospital when he was shot. Paulina said Johnny thought EJ got what he deserved. Belle continued questioning Paulina. It was EJ’s turn to question Paulina. EJ asked if Paulina was upset with him. He asked if she thought Johnny was innocent. Paulina said she did. Belle asked Gabi about going to the mansion and hearing Johnny and EJ arguing on the night of the shooting. The people in the courtroom were shocked when Gabi said she heard EJ telling Johnny to put the gun down. Gabi said she saw Ava leaving the mansion. EJ asked Gabi about the gun she had the night of the shooting. While he was questioning Gabi, she admitted that she might have misidentified the person talking to EJ. He got her to admit that Ava could have came back to the mansion. When EJ grilled Gabi, Belle asked for the judge to get him to stop badgering her. The judge decided to call for a break. Tate ran into Sophia and apologized for the way he has been treating her. He asked how she was doing. Sophia said she was fine. While they were talking, he asked her questions about the parents. Sophia said they had to live with what happened. Tate said he couldn’t do that. He said he wanted to meet the parents and their daughter. Sophia said that would make things worse. She said the baby wasn’t his anymore. Tate said he wasn’t going to let it go. Sophia called Melinda and told her that Tate wanted to write a letter to the parents asking if he could meet the baby. Melinda said to tell him to write the letter and she would respond as the parents and tell him he couldn’t see the baby.

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Chad overheard Julie badmouthing Cat and wanted her to stop doing it. He refused to change his mind about Cat. Julie wouldn’t do it either. Chad reminded her that he’s an adult and wanted her to keep her thoughts to herself. His demeanor came off strong because Julie started crying. She apologized and told Chad that he meant the world to her. Spending time with his kids was the best thing for her right now. She enjoyed spending time at the bookstore. Julie hinted that he buy the bookstore. The kids would love it. Chad thought the book business was shrinking. Julie thought it would be great to teach the kids about the joys of reading. Chad agreed with her but thought she should buy the bookstore. Julie had reasons not to buy it.  Sarah told Marlena that her test results came back negative. They didn’t show anything wrong with her. She said nothing was wrong. Marlena felt like Susan’s premonition was a problem. She told Sarah that she found a therapist and had a great conversation with Sami. Marlena shifted the conversation to Sarah and Xander. Sarah did tell her some of her story until she decided to talk about Marlena’s condition again. She was determined to find answers for her. Sarah told Marlena that she reminded her of both her fathers. At the mention of Neil and Mickey, Sarah started crying because she was still raw from losing her daughter. She let Marlena know that there are theories about her condition. Johnny went to the DiMera mansion and saw Susan. Susan wasn’t happy to hear that Sami was in town. It didn’t help that Sami wasn’t going to be at the courthouse. She was there for one day. Johnny defended his mother to Susan. EJ heard them talking and tried to defend Sami. Susan wasn’t having it and went off about her. She said that Sami had good parents and now Marlena went to the dark side. EJ wanted to talk to his mother alone so he sent Johnny off to get legal documents. After Johnny left, EJ wanted an explanation from his mother. Susan told him that things weren’t vibing with Marlena. He told her that she was mourning. EJ wanted her to use her powers to find his shooter Susan left the mansion.

Xander wanted to know why Gabi wanted to meet with him for lunch. Once she heard that he and Sarah were separated, she wanted to do something to make him feel better. He agreed to dinner with her, but he received an upsetting call. Gabi wanted to know what happened. Somebody filed a FOIA request on the takeover of DiMera Enterprise. Gabi didn’t understand the problem. Xander didn’t want to answer her question and wanted her to leave. Susan ran into Marlena and apologized for the things she said about her. She didn’t feel right and realized what was wrong with Marlena. Susan told Marlena that it was something blood draining which made her uncomfortable. Marlena wanted to leave. Xander ran into Sarah at the square. Things got awkward when he told her that he saw her hugging Brady. Sarah told him that people could hug without it leading to anything. She snapped at him to get over himself.

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While Chanel and Johnny were in the town square, Felicity came up them and told them Cat was missing. Chanel told Johnny to be with his mother and took Felicity to the police station. At the Horton House, Julie and JJ didn’t know where Chad was. JJ went to the police station and wanted to put out a B.O.L.O. for Chad. Chanel and Felicity showed up to tell him that Cat was missing. JJ assumed Chad and Cat were together. Marlena and Sami reunited. Sami apologized for not making it home to say goodbye. Marlena was appreciative that she was there now. Sami was upset with herself for not visiting enough or thanking John enough. She was also sorry that she treated John the way she did. Sami said he treated her like a daughter. Marlena said he thought of Sami like a daughter. Sami was upset that it was too late to make it right. Marlena let Sami know that John knew how she felt. They talked about John and how he loved Sami and was proud of her. While they were talking, Sami said she would be there for her. Johnny showed up and reunited with his mother. Marlena left to give them space.

Johnny told Sami that he didn’t expect her to be at his trial since EJ was defending him. While they were talking, they talked about John. After they finished talking, Johnny told her he had to get ready for court. When Sami was alone, she talked to John’s picture. She thanked him for making her who she was. There was a flashback of John supporting Sami when she was marrying Lucas. Marlena and Julie ran into each other at the hospital. Julie told her what was going on with Chad. When she noticed the out of order sign on the elevator, she figured out what was going on. Cat woke up in the elevator after having a nightmare. She told him she was having recurring dreams about the car accident. Cat decided she wanted to get out of the elevator and decided to climb out. Her plan didn’t work. Julie knocked above the elevator and called out to them. Chad and Cat were able to hear her. Later on, Julie talked to Marlena about Cat. She told Marlena that Chad and Abby’s love was eternal like her love for Doug and Marlena’s love for John. Julie said Chad was Abby’s husband. Marlena told Julie that Chad should fall in love again. Julie wanted Chad to fall in love again with someone like Cat. Sami talked to John’s picture again. There was a flashback of John visiting Sami in prison. She promised John that everyone would take care of Marlena.

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Steve talked to Kayla about the disturbing info he found about Alex. He knew it would hurt Stephanie. It turned out that Alex was arrested a few times before he returned to Salem. Alex pled guilty to the charges against him. Justin told Steve that Alex was young and straightened himself out. Steve didn’t like how it reminded him of the other guy Stephanie dated that was bad for her. Kayla reminded him that Jeremy Horton abused Stephanie, and Alex wasn’t like that. Steve understood that, but he wasn’t really a fan of Alex. He wondered if Stephanie should know the truth or should he leave it alone. Kayla believed that Stephanie had a good head on her shoulders. She talked about the bad boy she fell for (Steve). Steve admitted that he did bad things too. Alex surprised Stephanie by showing her some of her book. She became upset when she saw the passage she wanted out of the book still in it. Alex forgot to tell Kate to edit the passage out of the book. He called her, but Kate said that it was too late to take it out of the book. It would cost a fortune to take it out now. Alex was prepared to pay the cost to have it removed, but Stephanie changed her mind about it. She said that it wasn’t the end of the world. Stephanie admitted that the passage was inspired by an ex. Alex didn’t think her ex would read a romance novel. He reminded her that she used a pseudonym. Cat and Rafe met at the town square. They were talking when Chad showed up. He didn’t realize they were acquainted with each other. Cat downplayed how she and Rafe knew each other. Chad made small talk and then walked off. Cat couldn’t believe how close they were to getting caught. She wanted to talk to Rafe somewhere else. Cat talked to Rafe about what’s going on with Marlena. She hadn’t been at the hospital much so she didn’t have a reason to be there. The only things she heard was that EJ was a cheapskate. She thought it was petty for him to shake down the hospital. Cat thought EJ was after something else. Rafe was willing to tell her about the DiMeras. Cat met all of them except Tony. She wanted info about Tony. Rafe started telling her about the rest of the DiMeras. Cat wondered about Stefano. She wondered if he was really gone. Cat talked to Rafe about the microchip essence. He told her that it was destroyed unless someone made a backup. Cat was concerned about that. Rafe wouldn’t put anything past people in Salem.

Xander brought Victoria to see her mother. Sarah thought it was sweet of him to do that, but she knew that didn’t happen without a motive. Xander got upset with her and wanted to leave. Sarah stopped him from going She apologized for questioning his kindness. Sarah dealt with a difficult patient (Sophia). The patient made her more appreciative of the fact that they could provide for Victoria. While they were talking, they admitted that they loved each other. They were hoping things would go well for them. Xander gave Sarah the papers from his lawyer. Sarah thought that was his ulterior motive. He wasn’t going to say anything until she was at peace with their decision. Sarah felt like he didn’t do anything wrong. She looked through the papers and signed them. He agreed to file them the next day and said goodbye to Victoria. Susan got a chill and demanded that EJ tell her that Stefano was alive. She wasn’t happy about it, but she had a feeling that Stefano was alive. EJ reminded her that Stefano was gone for years so why was she sensing it now. Chad showed up at the mansion while Susan was talking to EJ. She said that Stefano was still alive. Susan felt like they needed to do something about it.

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Tate sent Sophia messages asking if she heard from the adoptive parents or had any pictures of the baby. Sophia wanted Tate to let it go. Amy came into her room and asked why Sophia wasn’t over it since she wasn’t pregnant anymore. She told Sophia that she was upset that she went to Chicago to have the baby and that none of them got to hold the baby. Sophia snapped and said it was hard for her and reminded her that it was her life. Amy apologized for making it about her. She said her heart was aching that Sophia was hurting. Amy said the love Sophia had in her heart for her child would never go away. She said it was how she felt about Sophia. Sophia said having her child with people who cared was helping her. Amy said she was worried about her. When she touched her head, she realized that Sophia had a fever. Amy wanted to take Sophia to the hospital. Sophia didn’t want to go, but Amy said she was going. Johnny was upset with EJ for going after Roman the way he did in court. EJ said he had to do it to establish that other people had motives to shoot him. EJ told him to trust him. Johnny said he had to meet Chanel. Belle told EJ that he did a good job. EJ yelled at her for her opening statement attacking Johnny. She said she had a job to do just like him. EJ said Johnny was her flesh and blood and asked how she could do that to him. Belle said she tried to get out of the trial, but he interfered. She said this was what a fair trial looked like. EJ tried to apologize. He said he shouldn’t have questioned her loyalty to her family after losing her father. When he tried to comfort her, she told him they couldn’t do anything until the trial was over.

Chanel and Paulina met at the town square. They wanted to trial to be over but they didn’t want EJ to pin the crime on Chanel. Chanel said she was okay with it if it could help Belle’s case. While they were talking, Johnny showed up. He told Chanel what happened in court. Johnny and Chanel wanted to go to the pub for lunch. Paulina left so they could spend time together. She said she would pray for them. Holly met with Tate at the pub. Tate said he heard that Doug left town. He said he was glad she was okay. Holly said she hoped he got his money back from the police soon. Tate said he didn’t care because finding her was more important. Holly said she didn’t deserve his kindness since it was her fault he missed his baby being born. Tate said he was where he needed to be and he didn’t have any regrets. He said he was sorry that he wasn’t going to see his baby grow up in Salem. Tate blamed Johnny for backing out of the adoption. While he was talking, Johnny and Chanel showed up. Johnny told them about what happened in court. They talked about the baby being with her parents. Johnny and Chanel went to another table. They talked about what Tate has been going through. Chanel said she wouldn’t rest until Johnny was free. Tate talked to Holly about being disappointed that he wasn’t involved with the baby’s adoption. Holly said she understood his position as well as Sophia’s. She advised him to give Sophia some space. He said she was being so sweet and brought up how she was leaving for France. Holly said she wasn’t going and decided to go to Salem U. Tate was happy that she was staying. At the DiMera mansion, Susan told EJ she had a bone to pick with him. She said he was supposed to be a better man but that didn’t last long. EJ said he was doing what he had to do for Johnny. Susan said Johnny and Chanel were innocent. She said he knew Chanel was innocent and the truth about what he did to make Johnny look innocent would come out. Belle went to Paulina to tell her that she was resigning as DA. Paulina said she wouldn’t let her quit because it would look like she was trying to affect the trial. She told Belle that she wished she could get her off the case but it was too late. Paulina said she would be happy if the case ruined Belle’s relationship with EJ. Belle agreed to stay on the case for Johnny’s sake. Sarah checked Sophia and said there was no sign of infection. She said Sophia’s uterus was contracted more than expected for someone who just gave birth. Sophia asked if that was a good thing. When Sarah asked about the sex of the baby, Sophia froze. Sophia told Sarah that she couldn’t say anything about what she thought she knew. She ended up confessing to Sarah about what happened. Sarah asked if the baby was okay. Sophia said the baby was safe and that was all she needed to know. Sarah said she needed to know more or she would have to report it.

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Roman talked to Kate about testifying in Johnny’s trial. Kate assured him that he would get through it. Roman left the pub as Philip showed up. He wanted to see how she was doing at Titan Publishing. He read One Stormy Night and believed it would be a best-seller. Philip wanted to know who the author was. Kate couldn’t tell him, but he reminded her that he’s in charge. He demanded to know who wrote the book. Kate refused to tell him. Philip was upset, but he believed he would figure out the person’s identity. He recognized some of the passages in the book and realized that Stephanie wrote the book. Kate told him not to say anything. Philip thought she was hiding her identity because her exes might figure out they were in her book. Chad ran into EJ at the town square and told him that he was Belle’s first witness. EJ wanted him to tell the truth. He would take care of the rest. Chad assured him that it would work out the way it should. Johnny walked by Belle while she was on the phone. He tried to get by without talking to her until she stopped him. She let him know that she loved him and believed in him. Johnny knew she was doing her job and walked into the courthouse. EJ arrived at the courthouse and barely talked to Belle. Johnny told EJ that Susan visited him. Susan believed he was innocent. EJ assured him that he was innocent. He had an idea who shot him. Johnny warned his father not to target Chanel because she didn’t shoot him.

Johnny’s trial began. Belle gave her opening statement. She planned to prove that Johnny tried to shoot his father. Belle said that Johnny’s actions were premeditated. She touched on the fact that EJ was representing Johnny. Belle felt like EJ would do anything to protect his son. EJ had his turn to make his opening statement. He drove it home that the DAs always had it in for the DiMeras. EJ pleaded with the jury not to punish him for his mistakes. Chad was the first to testify. He talked about what happened the night EJ was shot. Belle questioned Chad about Johnny’s relationship with EJ. She got Chad to admit that Johnny told him that he didn’t care if his father lived or died. It was EJ’s turn to cross examine Chad. He has Chad about the French doors being open to the outside and that he didn’t see Johnny at the mansion. Jada testified that Roman’s gun was the weapon used in the crime. EJ asked her if Johnny’s fingerprints were found on the gun and whether it was in his possession. Jada said no to both questions. She tried to bring up Johnny’s motives, but EJ stopped her before she could talk about it. EJ asked her if she had a motive to want to see him dead. She admitted that she had a motive and told someone that she wanted him dead. Roman was the next person to testify. He talked about Johnny learning about the gun, and he noticed it was missing. Roman said Johnny had a lot of reasons to be upset with EJ. He heard Johnny say he wanted to hurt his father. Roman went to follow Johnny only to find the gun in a planter at the DiMera mansion. He took the gun to protect Johnny and put it back. Roman noticed a missing bullet and wiped the gun clean before he put it away. Belle wanted to know why he did that. Roman admitted he was protecting his grandson. EJ cross-examined Roman. He had Roman admit that he never saw Johnny take the gun. EJ wanted to know how Roman felt about him marrying his daughter. Roman admitted that he didn’t like him marrying her. EJ asked him if he ever wanted him dead. He said that Roman had the motive, opportunity and the means to shoot him. It was his gun that shot him. EJ thought he could have shot him. Belle objected to his comments, and EJ withdrew them. He smugly sat down.

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