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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Rafe and Javi talked in the kitchen. Javi asked Rafe about his first day at work to which Rafe said he didn’t go back to work because he was offered his old job instead of the job he had. Rafe changed the subject and asked Javi where he was last night. Javi told him about Leo and how he turned out to be a jerk. Rafe said he thought Gabi warned him about Leo. Javi said she did, but he didn’t listen to her. Rafe wondered what Leo did. Javi told him Leo accused him of stealing his stories and being Lady Whistleblower. Rafe asked if he was Lady Whistleblower. Javi denied the accusation and thought it was a good thing he wasn’t a police officer anymore because his skills were rusty. He said he was hurt by the accusation because he liked Leo which shocked Rafe. Javi gave reasons why Leo was great. Rafe thought he dodged a bullet even though he got hurt. Paulina asked Jada if she found Hattie to which Jada said they were doing everything they could to find her. She told Jada that she and the police should be out looking for Hattie. Paulina questioned if she should have let her be commissioner. Jada said she was doing everything she could to find Hattie. She told Paulina to give the job back to Rafe if she didn’t like what she was doing. Paulina apologized for her behavior and said she didn’t want to replace her. She said Hattie poisoned her husband but it was no excuse to take it out on her. Jada understood what she was saying and promised to find Hattie.

Leo went to Marlena’s office and told her his life was over. Marlena asked what happened. Leo said his career and love life blew up in smoke. She said she didn’t know he was dating anyone. He said it was new and that he ruined it. While they were talking, Leo told her what happened with Javi and what he accused him of doing. He said he jumped to the wrong conclusion and now Javi didn’t want anything to do with him. Marlena said that since Dimitri hurt him, he sabotaged his relationship with Javi. Leo said he didn’t want to push people away anymore. While they were talking, Marlena suggested Leo apologize to Javi. EJ went to check on Johnny. Johnny told him he felt guilty about cheating on Chanel. He said Joy was working with them professionally and that Chanel kept inviting her over for dinner. He said he couldn’t keep doing this. EJ told him nothing good could come from him telling Chanel the truth. Johnny said he didn’t know if he could keep lying to Chanel and was afraid she could find out another way. He told EJ about Chanel catching him talking in his sleep about Joy. Since the guilt was getting to him, he was ready to tell the truth. EJ said if he said something, it would ruin things for him. He said Johnny needed to make the best decision for himself. Joy asked Alex not to say anything about her being with Johnny. Chanel showed up to check on him. He said he had something to tell her. When he let her in, she noticed Joy in the apartment. Joy said she was running lines with him before he got sick. Chanel said that was why she was there and said the cupcakes didn’t come from Sweet Bits. She wanted to know what Alex wanted to tell her. Before Alex could answer, Joy interrupted and asked how Johnny was doing. Chanel said he wasn’t feeling well and said her (Joy’s) name in his sleep. She told Joy and Alex the excuse Johnny gave for saying her name and said how lucky she was to have him. When she was about to go home to him, she remembered that Alex was going to tell her something. Alex said he didn’t know if he was going to be okay to work. Chanel said they were off for Thanksgiving. When Chanel left, Joy thanked him for not telling Chanel the truth. Alex said he didn’t do it for her. He did it to protect Chanel. Alex thought Chanel deserved to know the truth, but Joy wanted him to keep quiet. When Chanel got home, she found Johnny talking to EJ. She said she had good news about the cupcakes. They didn’t come from Sweet Bits. EJ left so they could talk. Chanel told Johnny that she went to Alex’s place and found Joy there. She said she thought there was something going on between Alex and Joy. Johnny wondered why she thought that. She said she sensed a vibe between them. Leo went to see Javi so he could save their relationship. Javi told him they didn’t have a relationship. Leo apologized to him and said he really liked him. He asked Javi to give him another chance. Javi refused to give him another chance.

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While Johnny was sleeping, he called out Joy’s name. He said they shouldn’t do this. Chanel was confused when she heard him call out Joy’s name. When he woke up, Chanel asked what shouldn’t he and Joy be doing. Kristen was upset about Brady talking to Ava about their relationship. She texted him and wanted to meet. He thought she wanted to talk about Sarah. Sarah told Maggie that she could feel the water bottle on her leg. She thought the serum was working. Sarah was looking forward to taking Victoria out. When Xander showed up, Maggie left them alone to celebrate. They were happy that she had feeling in her legs. Kristen told Brady that he wouldn’t want to be with her since the serum didn’t work. She told him the serum was legit. While they were talking, Maggie called him to thank him for getting Kristen to give Sarah the serum. When he got off the phone, Kristen was happy for Sarah and said he was the reason why Sarah got the good news. She asked if there was a chance for them to get together now that the serum worked. Philip and Stephanie ran into each other at the pub. She told him about what’s going on at Body and Soul. When she mentioned Alex eating the poisoned cupcake, Philip brought up how she used to date him. She told him about their relationship and said they were better off as friends. When she brought up his fight to get Titan, he said he wanted to hire her firm to represent him. She refused to take the job.

Johnny lied to Chanel and said he was dreaming about Joy’s choices. He said he must have been working too hard if he was dreaming of the actors. Later on, she told him that the other people from Body and Soul got sick from the cupcakes. She said he would be fine but the same couldn’t be said about Sweet Bits. He told her to find out if the cupcakes came from her bakery. Brady told Kristen that they could co-parent Rachel and be friends. Kristen was furious and told him that she gave up a lot to be with him. She said he played her and laughed at her with Ava. Kristen was convinced that he wanted to be with Ava. Brady denied her claims. Kristen tried to convince him to give her another chance for Rachel’s sake. Brady said Rachel was strong and would be fine. Kristen said Rachel would be fine because she had her. When Brady noticed her threat, he warned her not to try and keep him from Rachel because it would hurt her. Kristen said she wasn’t making any promises. At the hospital, Sarah told Xander and Maggie that she was determined to walk. Xander and Maggie didn’t want Sarah to push herself, but she wanted to walk. Stephanie told Philip she wouldn’t represent him because they used to be engaged. He said it would be business and begged her to help him until she agreed to do it. When Johnny was alone, he said he couldn’t keep lying to Chanel. Joy was at Alex’s place to check on him. While they were talking, the subject of Johnny and Chanel came up. Joy said she didn’t deserve a friend like Chanel because she had a fling with her husband. Alex wanted to know what happened. She told him how she met Johnny and how they ended up sleeping together. Joy begged him not to tell anyone just as Chanel showed up at the apartment.

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At the town square, Bonnie told Kate that Lady Whistleblower spoiled the show. She said Leo knew who it was. Kate was upset about the story as well as the poisoned cupcakes and wondered who poisoned them. Bonnie said it might be Hattie. Kate told her she should tell the police if she thought it was Hattie. Rafe went to the police station to see Jada who thought he changed his mind about quitting. He said he didn’t change his mind and came by to drop off his badge and gun. She said she thought he might have changed his mind after he slept on it. He said he was more sure than he was before. When she asked why, he told her Roman told him he could sue Paulina for taking away his job while he was injured in the line of duty. She asked if he was going to sue. He said he didn’t want to cause trouble, but he couldn’t work for a place that treated him the way they did after all the years he put in the department. She pointed out that they worked together before, but he thought it was different now. When she said it was his pride, he said getting demoted affected his pride. She said she would give up the job, but he told her not to. He said she was a good cop and boss. She said he didn’t want to work for her to which he said he didn’t want to resent her in the long run. He said he took this as a sign to do something else because she is more important than the job. She asked if he would come back if she asked him stay. Before Rafe could answer, Paulina showed up and told them about the cupcakes. She gave them the card that was with the cupcakes and said no one on the show knew who they were from. Paulina told Rafe to go to the hospital to investigate, but he said Jada would have to get someone else to do it because he was quitting. He told Jada he would see her at home before he left. Paulina was shocked that Rafe quit. Jada told her the demotion hurt him and he didn’t want the job to come between them. Paulina said she didn’t expect this to happen when she picked her to replace Rafe, but they had to find out who poisoned the cupcakes. Kate showed up and said it might be Hattie. Jada wanted to wait until the test results came back because it could have been food poisoning. When Paulina called Kayla, she said the cupcakes were poisoned, but it wasn’t enough to hurt anyone. Jada said she was getting her team on it and would put an APB out on Hattie.

Leo went to Gabi Chic to confront Javi. He accused Javi of being Lady Whistleblower. Javi didn’t know what he was talking about. Leo accused him of spoiling the show. He said he found Javi with the laptop that had all of the storylines. Javi was appalled that he was accusing him, but Leo reminded him that he said he needed a second job. Javi told him as a bartender. He told Leo that someone on the cast could be doing it, but Leo said he just wrote down the storylines so he knew it was Javi. Leo said he liked him and thought they had a connection. Javi said he felt the same way, but Leo thought he only wanted to be with him to take advantage of him. Javi sarcastically admitted to being Lady Whistleblower. He said the only thing he was guilty of was falling for a jerk and didn’t want anything to do with Leo. Leo ended up leaving the office. Gabi ran into JJ and asked if he figured out why EJ wanted the charges dropped against Cat. JJ said Chad asked him to do it because he made a deal with Clyde. He told her that Chad was trading Cat for Abby’s remains. JJ said he didn’t think Chad would trade Cat. He said Cat claimed she did what she did to save her mother. Gabi wondered if Cat and Clyde were still working together. JJ said it was possible but thought Cat could be a double agent and planned to hand Chad to Clyde. Gabi wondered what he was going to do. JJ said he wanted to put Clyde away, but thought Chad was in over his head. When Gabi said she was worried about him, JJ said he was a trained cop and would be okay. She offered to help him take down Clyde since he ruined her life. JJ said he would let her know if she could do anything. Clyde called Chad. Chad told him Cat thought he forgave her and didn’t know he was handing her over to him to get revenge. He told Clyde he would wait for the next instructions. When Chad got off the phone, he told Cat that Clyde wanted them to check into a hotel as husband and wife. Cat said she didn’t like it. She said she played Clyde’s game long enough so they needed to have a plan of their own. Cat said they were vulnerable if they checked into the hotel. If they had someone else check into the hotel, they could wait until Clyde showed up and get him. Chad wondered where they would get two people to pretend to be them. She said her brother would help them. Chad said he wasn’t going to help get the man who tried to kill him out of jail. Cat asked who else could they use. When JJ walked in the Horton house, Chad said they couldn’t use him because it was too dangerous. JJ wanted to know what was going on. Chad told him what Clyde wanted them to do and how they were staying a step ahead him. JJ agreed to do it. Chad warned him that it would be dangerous, but JJ said he didn’t care. When Chad said they would need someone to play his wife, JJ said he knew who could do it.

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Kayla was explaining to Maggie why there wasn’t a change in Sarah’s condition when Kristen walked in the room demanding answers. The doctor informed Kristen that she wasn’t entitled to any information because she’s not family. Kristen reminded her that she was the one who gave her the serum, so she should know if it worked. Maggie interjected and told her there hasn’t been any changes. Kristen thought she should get up and start walking. Sarah admitted to Xander that she was afraid the serum might not work for her. He wanted her to give it more time. Kristen barged in her room and told her to push herself to walk. Xander dragged her out of the hospital room. Brady got a chilly vibe from Ava when he tried to sit with her. He wondered what he did wrong. She told him that Tate was the one who did it. Brady wanted details about what happened so she told him that Tate called Sophia by Holly’s name. He was shocked but tried to defend his son. Brady tried to tell her that they screwed up when they were kids. She couldn’t deny his point, but she felt sorry for Sophia because she got her heart broken. Tate and Holly walked together at the town square. They were happy they didn’t have to hide their relationship anymore. Sophia approached them and warned her that Tate might call her by her name. Holly was shocked by what she heard. Sophia stormed off and ran into Aaron. They talked about what happened with Tate. Aaron told her that his brother was in jail for attempted murder. She wanted to hear the details.

Tate and Holly were at the Kiriakis mansion, and she wanted to know what Sophia’s comment meant. Tate admitted that he did call her name out in bed with Sophia. Holly assumed that he broke up with Sophia and not the other way around. She wondered if he was with her because it didn’t work out with Sophia. Tate assured her that she wasn’t backup for Sophia. All he ever wanted was to be with her. Holly felt the same way and asked him if he wanted to go to her room. Sarah and Xander told Maggie about what happened when Kristen was in the room. Maggie thought Kristen wanted to know if Sarah was walking again to score brownie points with Brady. Sarah said Kristen wasn’t wrong about her pushing herself. Kayla gave her the okay to start walking, so Xander helped her stand up. Sarah had trouble, and Xander caught her. Ava apologized to Brady for the way she reacted. She was having a hard time and missing her son. Ava appreciated their friendship. He felt the same way. They hugged each other while Kristen walked in the room. She was surprised that they were friends. Kristen told them there was no news on Sarah. She thought Brady should go see Sarah. After Brady left, Kristen confronted Ava about betraying her. She thought Ava went after her ex. Ava reminded her that she betrayed her by firing her. She and Brady were only talking. Brady wasn’t with Kristen anymore. Kristen said it was only a matter of time. Ava told her that Brady didn’t make any promises to be with her. Brady found Xander at the hospital. Xander told him about Kristen, and Sarah’s attempt at walking. He apologized to Brady for accusing him of hitting Sarah. Brady understood everything. Xander gave Brady his job back at Basic Black, and he accepted the offer. Brady assured him that the serum would work. Sarah confessed to Maggie that she felt like she was letting Xander down. She knew he blamed himself for what his mother did. The only way he would get over it was if she walked again. Maggie gave Sarah her food tray and tripped. She dropped a water bottle in Sarah’s lap. Sarah got excited because she felt the bottle hit her legs.

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EJ opened a box of cupcakes that were sent to the mansion to celebrate the premiere of Body and Soul. He gave one to Johnny who felt guilty about cheating on Chanel. EJ advised him not to feel bad about it. Johnny said fate was helping him feel that way because Chanel invited Joy to have dinner. EJ told him not to look guilty or say anything because Chanel didn’t need to know the truth. While they were talking, Chanel walked in and wanted to know what they were talking about. EJ lied and said they were talking about a disagreement he had with Paulina over a case. He said he would make things right with Paulina and offered to leave them alone so they could make up. Johnny thanked her for the cupcakes to which she said she had nothing to do with. She said she wished there were more because she invited Joy over to watch the premiere of the show. Kate ran into Joy at the Brady Pub. Joy was reading her lines at the time. Kate advised her to have fun and asked if she met anyone yet. Joy said she met the cast and had dinner with Chanel. Roman came over and brought a cupcake for the premiere. Kate wondered who sent the cupcake. When Kate left to find out about the cupcake, Roman had a talk with Joy. While they were talking, Joy got a text from Chanel inviting her to watch the premiere at the DiMera mansion. At Abe and Paulina’s place, Abe got a cupcake. Paulina wondered who sent it since the card didn’t have a name on it. Kate called Abe to talk about the cupcake. He invited her and Roman over to watch the premiere. Later, Kate and Roman showed up at Abe and Paulina’s to watch the premiere. Abe was the only one who ate the cupcake. They all enjoyed the show and celebrated it being a hit.

Johnny told Chanel that he wished she didn’t invite Joy over. He wanted her to take back the invitation because he wanted to watch it in bed with her. Chanel said she felt bad because Joy had nothing to do. EJ came in and brought Joy in with him. Chanel, Johnny, and Joy watched the show. EJ said he would watch it later. He and Johnny ate the cupcake. After they watched the episode, Joy said Chanel was great. Chanel said she owed it to her husband. Joy said she met everyone on the show except the one who played Charlamagne. Johnny and Chanel let her know about Hattie and the curse she put on the show when she got fired. Joy said she had to leave because she had to run lines and had to call her mother. When Joy left, Chanel thought something was going on with Joy and wanted Johnny to go after her to check on her. Johnny went after Joy and told her she shouldn’t have accepted Chanel’s invitation. He said they couldn’t keep doing this because the guilt was getting to him. Joy reminded him of the promise he made not to tell Chanel the truth. Johnny said the promise he broke to Chanel was eating him alive. He said he didn’t know how to make it right. When Johnny went back to Chanel, he told her Joy was okay. Chanel thanked him for checking on Joy. She looked at her lines and said if Arrow was honest with Faith, they might have been able to work things out, but the cover up was worse than the crime. Kate met with Abe at the office and told him the network was happy with the numbers. She thought Hattie’s curse was wrong. While they were talking, Abe ended up getting sick.

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Leo read Lady Whistleblower’s column and noticed the story about Bonnie. He became enraged because the story ruined the plot for the soap. Bonnie held his hand while he had a panic attack about it. As he continued to read the story, he saw the spoilers for the rest of the show. The stories came from his dream, so he put it together that someone had to get into his laptop to find out about them. He flashed back to Javi being in bed with his laptop. Leo was upset and started to scream out. He stormed out of his room leaving Bonnie confused. Kayla was with Roman at the pub. He bit into a cupcake. She started talking about why she missed the premiere of Body & Soul. He struggled to talk and ran out of the room. At the DiMera mansion, Johnny became sick and ran away from Chanel. She found him and took care of him. He felt like he didn’t deserve her and didn’t want to lose her. She assured him that she wasn’t going anywhere. Joy went to Alex’s place to run lines with him. He warned her not to sleep with her co-stars. She became startled until she realized he meant Stephanie. He finished the cupcake he was eating and became sick. Alex rushed to the bathroom.

Kate met with Kayla and Roman at the hospital. Kayla informed her about Roman’s condition. Kate said the only thing Roman to eat were the cupcakes. She let them know that Abe got sick after eating one. Kayla was upset because they were dealing with tainted baked goods again. Kate left to inform the cast and crew about what happened. Later, Kate ran into Bonnie. They had a conversation about the cupcakes. Kate told her the cupcakes were tampered with. Bonnie let her know that Lady Whistleblower was ruining Body & Soul. Gabi and Javi were having a conversation about his relationship with Leo. Javi let her know that he enjoyed his time with him and didn’t need her opinion about it. After their conversation, Gabi promised not to interfere with their relationship and leave Leo alone. Gabi walked out the office, and Leo stormed inside to talk to Javi. He knew what Javi did, and he wasn’t going to let him get away with it.

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