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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Stephanie went to see Kayla at the hospital. She told Kayla that she quit the show and was getting back together with Alex. While they were talking, Stephanie told Kayla about Alex was having trouble breaking up with Joy since she was poisoned. Kayla got a text from Abe and Kate about a meeting. Joy checked her phone to see if Alex reached out to her. There weren’t any messages. She thought about seeing him kiss Stephanie. Alex showed up to see her. Joy thanked him for saving her life and offered to take him out to dinner on Valentine’s Day. When he hesitated, she wondered if there was a reason why he didn’t want to go out with her. Before he could answer, they both got a text from Abe and Kate about a meeting. Bonnie and Johnny talked in the lobby of the hospital. They talked about what happened with the scripts. He let her know that he was okay and wondered what she was doing in the lobby. She said someone was supposed to take her back to her room but stopped when they saw the elevator. Johnny told her the person who did everything was caught. Seth showed up and gave her a document to sign stating the hospital wasn’t responsible for what happened to her. Johnny took the pen from Bonnie and tells Seth to back off. Seth said he knew Bonnie didn’t want to make trouble for the show but if they tried to sue, the hospital was pulling out of the show. He took the pen from Johnny and gave Bonnie the document. They got the text from Abe and Kate about the meeting.

Everyone arrived at the meeting. Abe and Kate told everyone that the culprit was caught and hoped they would all cooperate with the police. They told everyone that the show couldn’t continue unless it was a safe place, so they decided to end the show. Everyone was concerned about the show ending. Abe and Kate said the show would continue, but the network decided to film it in Los Angeles. They were all able to keep their jobs as long as they relocate to Los Angeles. Everyone talked about the news. Joy told Alex that she wanted to live in California and assumed he was going too. Hattie told Johnny and Leo that she would take the offer. Johnny said it was too soon to go because he and Chanel were working things out. Leo said he didn’t want to move, but Johnny told him he could be head writer anywhere. Abe and Kate told each other they made a good team. Leo showed up and asked if they could give him the information to the network. He said he didn’t want to move, but he wanted to keep writing for the show. Abe and Kate let him know the network didn’t want him to be head writer. Bonnie and Hattie talked about the show. Hattie said she was going to Los Angeles, but Bonnie wasn’t sure if she would. Hattie said she hoped she would take the job. Alex said he was surprised that Joy would want to move to Los Angeles. Joy said she was surprised he didn’t want to go. He said he didn’t want to leave his family and friends. Joy wondered if he was talking about Stephanie. Stephanie asked Kayla if she thought Alex would move. Before Kayla could answer, Seth came in and said he was going to California to stay on the show. He said Kayla should come with him. Kayla said her work was at the hospital. Seth said that might not be the case for long because the hospital was about to file for bankruptcy.

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Jada told Belle that EJ set her up and didn’t understand how she could defend him. Belle didn’t know where EJ was. Jada noticed the door to the tunnels was open and thought EJ was hiding from her. She decided to see if he was through the tunnels. Rafe was upset that EJ allowed Jada to believe that he left her at the altar. He thought Jada was heartbroken. Rafe was grateful that Arnold would be able to pull off being commissioner. EJ said Rafe got away with it for years. They went back and forth until EJ gagged him. EJ walked out of the room and ran into Jada. She confronted him about making people believe she was a corrupt cop. Rafe screamed and Jada wondered what the noise was. EJ lied and said the construction workers were in the other room. They smirked at each other until they went upstairs. If Ava wasn’t with Tripp, Brady wondered what happened to her. He talked to Tripp until Steve took the phone. Steve assured Tripp that he would find out what happened with Ava. He believed she had a change of plans. After Steve got off the phone, Brady told him that he didn’t think Ava was okay. Steve looked at the messages on Brady’s phone to figure out where she could be. Brady didn’t think her texts made sense. Steve thought she might have planned to see Tripp but didn’t make it. He feared she might have been taken out because of her mob connections and her dealings with Clyde. Brady wasn’t sure that was it. He told her about the voice message he received. Steve listened to the message and wondered if someone else sent it. They realized that Ava could be in serious trouble. Kristen saw her mother at the Blake house. She was shocked and hugged her. Ava tried to interrupt them, but the woman in white stopped her. Kristen told her how she ended up in the house. It occurred to Kristen that her mother was behind Ava’s kidnapping. Ava wanted to get released, but the woman in white gagged her. Kristen wondered how her mother was still alive. She explained what happened to her. Her mother was surprised to find out that Stefano was dead. Kristen wanted to know why she didn’t reach out to her or Peter. She told Kristen that Rachel inspired her to want to come out of hiding.

Paulina thanked Shawn for his help with everything going on with Jada. She was counting on him to make the transition easier. Paulina told him that she planned to make Rafe the commissioner again. Shawn thought it was a slap in the face to replace Jada since she’s innocent. Paulina thought she had to take the charges seriously since Rafe believed Jada did it. Shawn stressed that Jada was innocent. Paulina believed people were innocent until proven guilty, but she couldn’t let the people of Salem lose confidence in the police department. Shawn understood that, but he didn’t get why she needed to replace her with Rafe. He didn’t like how Rafe agreed to work with EJ to go after Jada. She said she had to tell Jada about replacing her. Shawn stopped her and said he wanted to tell her about it. Jada told EJ that she didn’t believe anything he had to say. EJ didn’t care that she didn’t believe him. Belle heard the way he spoke to Jada and told him about it. Jada decided to leave the DiMera mansion. Belle told him that she lied to Jada because she didn’t want her to know their connection. She confronted him about the evidence he had on Jada. EJ didn’t want to talk about it, but Belle wouldn’t let it go. He couldn’t believe she thought he would make up evidence against Jada. Belle hoped he wouldn’t do that to her. They kissed each other. Shawn went to Rafe’s place to see Jada. He let her know that he had news for her. EJ went back to the tunnels to see Rafe. Rafe screamed out for Jada. EJ pulled out a syringe to use on him. Belle arrived at the station and Paulina told her about replacing Jada with Rafe as commissioner. Paulina hoped the investigation would clear Jada. If the investigation was true, Belle had to prosecute Jada.

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At Aremid, Ava screamed out for help which made the woman in white show up. She told Ava that no one is looking for her because of the message she came up with. Ava was upset with herself for telling the lady in white about her son. She asked her about going to China, but the woman in white thought she would call Brady. Ava said she would go see her son and move on with her life. She would let Brady and Kristen be together. The lady in white didn’t trust her and put the gag back on her mouth. Brady and Kristen talked about Rachel and her therapy session. When Kristen noticed that something was wrong with Brady, he said he missed Ava. Kristen insulted Ava for leaving Brady during this time but appreciated her leaving so he could reconnect with Rachel. Brady said he didn’t understand why Ava would leave without saying something to him. Kristen said her feelings must not have been that deep. Brady said he has reached out to Ava, but she hasn’t responded. He decided to text Ava. Kristen left the room and found Ava’s phone in Rachel’s backpack. While she was looking at the phone, she noticed the security code was disabled and looked at the texts. Kristen wondered where Ava was. When she looked through the backpack, she realized that Ava might be at the Blake house. She asked Brady to take Rachel to her therapy session because she wasn’t feeling well. When Brady went upstairs, Kristen left.

At Rafe’s house, Jade wondered why Rafe wasn’t returning her calls. Steve showed up to talk about the charges against her. She said she couldn’t believe what was happening. Steve let her know that he didn’t believe the charges. Jada told him that she left messages for Rafe, but he hasn’t answered them. Steve said people would support her and make sure her name is cleared. He said they should wonder about EJ hiring Rafe to investigate her. Jada told him that Rafe claimed he worked for EJ to make sure the investigation was on the up and up. Steve said he believed EJ fixed the evidence. She asked how they would prove her innocence. Steve said he had to check on Kayla. He told her about Whitley and the poisoned scripts. Jada said she would find out what’s going on. EJ called Arnold. Arnold told him that Jada called him, but he didn’t answer. EJ said he did a good job at the wedding, but it was time to take over as commissioner. When Arnold got off the phone, he listened to Jada’s messages. Paulina showed up. She told him the source of the charges against Jada came from the Salem PD and wanted to know who it was. Arnold said he promised not to say anything. He said the information was convincing. Paulina was surprised he believed it. He said he wasn’t surprised. She said she had to appoint a new commissioner. He offered to do the job. Belle and EJ talked about Jada. She knew that Jada’s situation was EJ’s fault. Belle thought it was strange that EJ had Rafe do the investigation instead of one of his people. EJ said he used Rafe so the investigation wouldn’t be questioned. Belle didn’t approve of his actions. EJ told Belle that Jada got him fired which allowed Belle to take his job. While they were talking, they made love. After they finished, Belle went downstairs and saw Jada. Jada said she was there to see EJ. EJ went in the tunnel to give Rafe his breakfast. Rafe thought Arnold and Jada were married. EJ said they didn’t get married. He told Rafe the plan was to expose Jada as a corrupt cop. Kristen went to the Blake house and found Ava tied up. They talked about what happened. Kristen said she couldn’t believe Rachel could do this by herself to which Ava said she had help. EJ told Rafe that Arnold would be the new commissioner. Arnold tried to convince Paulina that he would do a good job as commissioner. A reluctant Paulina agreed to give him the job. Ava told Kristen that someone was in the house. She said it was the woman in white. When Kristen heard a voice, she thought it was her mother.

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Chad checked on Julie to see how she was doing and asked about her therapy. Julie told him that the session went well but it wouldn’t help with her problem. She said she was lost without Doug. They continued to talk about losing someone you love. While they were talking, Julie said she was willing to ease up on Cat because Clyde forced her to do what she did. When Julie said Chad and Cat were friends, he said they weren’t friends but could be someday. Julie said she would stop criticizing Cat but there were times when things might happen. She said she hoped Cat got the job working for Marlena. Chad left to go to the office. Xander went to the hospital to ask Sarah to go out to dinner with him. Sarah told him about everyone getting poisoned. When Xander brought up Justin and Philip, Sarah asked if he and Philip were getting along. Xander said he and Philip were getting along and were going to war against the DiMeras. Sarah was upset about it until Xander said they were doing it legitimately. He promised they would be careful and said it was Philip’s idea to go after the DiMeras. Sarah wondered why Philip changed his mind. Xander said Philp was less cautious since he wasn’t with Stephanie.

Alex and Stephanie talked about wanting to be together after what happened to them. Stephanie said the scripts were poisoned. Alex said Joy was poisoned too. He called Joy, but she didn’t answer. They went to check on Joy. When they got to Joy’s place, she was unconscious. They took her to the hospital. Sarah was afraid that she was under the poison for too long but there was an antidote that could help. Alex and Sarah talked about the antidote. Joy woke up and wondered where she was. In the receptionist area, Xander and Stephanie talked about Philip. Stephanie thought of her conversation with Philip. Before Stephanie could say anything, Sarah showed up to say how Joy was doing. Stephanie went to see Joy. When Xander left to get takeout, Sarah texted Philip. Kate talked to Philip about what was going on at Body and Soul. When Kate told him about the poisoning, he was concerned that Stephanie could have gotten hurt. Kate told him Stephanie quit the show. She said the soap has been more trouble than it’s worth and questioned if it was worth the trouble. Kate changed the subject by asking him about getting along with Xander. Philip said they were getting along. Kate was glad he was working with Xander. He told her that he and Xander were going after DiMera. Kate was concerned about Sarah causing trouble. She said Sarah knew his secret. Philip said he would have heard something by now if something happened. Sarah showed up to confront Philip. She reminded him that he was supposed to keep Xander in line and work with him. Philip said he was working with him and would keep him from breaking the law. Sarah said Philip wasn’t a great influence on Xander and considered telling him the truth. He asked her to be reasonable because no one would be there to keep an eye on Xander. She said they were going to be playing by her rules. Sarah said they could take over DiMera but if something went wrong, she was pulling the plug on it. Alex told Stephanie that it wasn’t the right time to break up with Joy and would do it when she was better. He said he wanted to be with her. When they kissed, Joy came out of her room and saw them.

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Kayla collapsed in Steve’s arms. He took her to the couch, but she was barely breathing. Steve took matters into his own hands and called 9-1-1. Alex and Stephanie admitted they wanted to be together, but he fell to the couch before kissing her. She was able to wake him after he passed out. Stephanie called the police. She was put on hold so she decided to take care of him by herself. The hospital sent someone out, but Stephanie was able to help him. Johnny wondered why Leo killed off Seth from the show. He didn’t feel right and passed out. Chanel helped him by waking him up. She called an ambulance, but she was told to wait because there were a lot of people calling. She took matters into her own hands and took him to the hospital. Leo put it together and realized the stalker created the new scripts for the show. Hattie fell on his bed, and he wanted her off the bed. He started panicking when he realized that she wasn’t waking up. Leo thought about their times together, but she was gone. He tapped her head with his gloved hand. Leo tried to figure out who she died until she started murmuring. He was shocked that she was alive. Abe figured out who was behind the attacks. He couldn’t believe that he didn’t figure it out sooner. Abe’s picture was crossed out with a red X by the stalker. Whitley was in her hospital room when Abe showed up. She wondered what took him so long to get there. He saw the board with everyone’s picture crossed out. Abe accused her of attacking his cast. Whitley informed him that his suspicions were right. Abe figured it was her when Kassandra was killed by a cat. Whitley admitted she did it and would do it again. She explained that Abe and the rest of the cast ruined her favorite soap opera. He couldn’t believe her reasoning for stalking the cast. She wanted to show him the error of his ways before the show was destroyed. Abe wanted to know how she went after Bonnie while she was in Bayview. Whitley explained how the people at Bayview thought she was harmless. She followed social media to find out everything she needed to take them out. Whitley explained how the show was all she had after losing her husband and said that Abe was next. The nurse was about to inject him with a vial of poison when Paulina arrived to stop her. Paulina wasn’t going to let Abe deal with Whitley alone. She hoped that the other people she attacked got help too.

Sarah found Seth reading a script. He informed her that he’s been fired from the show. Seth couldn’t believe his character was getting killed off the show when he was a great actor. He ranted about letting the show to get filmed at the hospital. Seth continued his rant and talked about dying the way Whitley King’s husband died. Sarah defended Whitley by reminding him about the way she lost her husband. Seth was more concerned with how he died on the show. He started coughing and clutching his chest. Seth was in pain so he sat down. Sarah raced to check on him. Steve brought Kayla to the hospital and explained what happened to Sarah. Sarah told him what happened to Seth. After talking with Steve, she was convinced they were poisoned. Steve sat by Kayla’s bed and wished for her to come back to him. Chanel and Johnny arrived at the hospital. Sarah told them that she thinks the scripts were poisoned. Later Sarah created an antidote to stop the poison from harming anyone. She took the antidote to Kayla’s room and injected her. After she left Kayla’s room, she went to Johnny’s with the antidote. She assured Chanel that he would make a full recovery. After Sarah left the room, Johnny promised he wouldn’t leave Chanel again. Chanel realized how much he meant to her when she almost lost him. She believed that everything that happened will make them stronger. They promised not to take each other for granted again. The couple kissed each other.

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Hattie went to see Bonnie at the hospital. She asked Bonnie what she thought would happen with the show. Bonnie couldn’t answer her because her mouth was wired. Hattie said she didn’t think Kayla would do a good job in Bonnie’s role. She pulled out the script and read that her character was going to die. A furious Hattie called Leo, but he didn’t answer the phone. She left to find Leo. Steve and Kayla talked about what happened at the wedding. They thought the corruption charges against Jada didn’t make sense. She asked if he was going to talk to Shawn, but he said he would wait until he got more information. They talked about Kayla’s script and how she’s going to be on the show. Kate and Alex talked about the show. When she brought up Alex and Joy’s relationship, she let him know that things could go wrong when workers get together. Stephanie showed up and told them about Jada’s wedding and what happened to her. She told Kate and Abe about putting out a press release about Kayla taking over the role of Cassandra. She said she handled the Lady Whistleblower story as well. Kate thanked for her hard work. Stephanie said she was quitting. She said she enjoyed working there, but she wanted to have a relationship with Alex. Alex being with Joy may keep them from getting together. Kate said things have been going wrong ever since Hattie put a curse on the show. Abe said they needed to rest. Kate decided to leave, but Abe had some things to do. Kayla called Abe to asked why Cassandra was dying. Abe didn’t know the character was dying and said he would take care of it.

Alex and Joy talked about the show. While they were talking, she told him she wished she never met Johnny. Alex said she didn’t know what was going to happen. When they rehearsed their lines, they found out Joy’s character was going to go into premature labor and die. Alex read that his character was going to die too. Joy said they could handle it later. She wanted to focus on hooking up with him and asked if he wanted to spend Valentine’s Day with her. He thought about his conversation with Stephanie about them getting together. When he agreed to spend Valentine’s Day with her, he got a text from Stephanie asking him to get together. He ended up leaving Joy’s place. Chanel went to see Johnny to talk about their marriage. She said they needed to work on talking to each other so they wouldn’t end up in this position again. Johnny agreed to talk to her and told her how much he loved her. They said they wanted to be together. Chanel said he almost slept with Joy, and she almost slept with Shawn, but nothing happened. He said he didn’t want to take his wedding ring off again and wanted one thing from her. Chanel wondered what he wanted. Johnny said he wanted her to come home. She agreed to come home. He suggested that they didn’t have to sleep in the same bed. She said they would take things one step at a time. Alex went to Stephanie’s place. She told him she quit the show and admitted to having feelings for him. Stephanie said she wasn’t trying to pressure him. When Alex was about to say something, Stephanie said she knew he was with Joy. He told her about Joy’s plans for Valentine’s Day. Despite his plans with Joy, Alex said he wanted to be with Stephanie. Hattie found Leo and told him about her character dying. Leo said he didn’t write the script. He said the person messing with the script might have been the one who sent the cupcakes. While they were talking, she passed out. Joy’s vision became blurry and she passed out. While Steve and Kayla were talking, she passed out. Alex and Stephanie passed out. Abe looked at the script and realized who was sabotaging the show.

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