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Johnny had a nightmare of Chanel and Alex making love on the set of Body and Soul. Chanel talked to Paulina about her problems with Johnny. While they were talking, Johnny showed up. He told Chanel that he couldn’t believe she moved out after one fight. She said she went to her mother’s place to take a shower because they needed space. Johnny said she was right and he overreacted. He said the photo shoot brought up old memories, but he wanted to apologize. Chanel said she forgave him as long as he didn’t overreact again. She said she and Alex would talk to Abe and Kate about it being too soon for their characters to have sex. When Chanel left, Paulina talked to Johnny about his jealousy. He said the feeling took him by surprise because he thought he would be okay with Chanel and Alex working together. Paulina told him he was the one Chanel loved. She said he should be secure with that. Alex went to see Stephanie and apologized for keeping her up so late. He said he spent the night stressing over the show and wanted her advice on how to talk to the producers about making a mistake. Alex told her that it was too soon for his and Chanel’s characters to have sex on the show. Stephanie said he and Chanel should talk to them together. Alex sent Chanel a text about them talking to the producers together. Jada called Stephanie to tell her the truth about Everett’s death. When Stephanie told Alex that Connie murdered Everett. She couldn’t believe she invited Everett’s killer to his funeral. Every time she thought she was healing, she loses him. Alex comforted her and said he was there for her. She apologized and told him to go since he had to talk to Kate. He asked if she would be okay. She said she appreciated him being there for her.

Kate and Abe talked about the first day of shooting. She said Kayla gave them permission to use the hospital. Abe told her that Hattie gave him an ultimatum about Bonnie and said one of them had to go. He said Hattie was the star and held all the cards. Kate wondered if he felt that way because Hattie was playing his favorite character. Abe said the character held a special place in his heart and the fans loved her. Kate said Bonnie’s character is popular too. He said the fans love when the characters fight, but Hattie threatened to quit. Kate said giving in to Hattie’s demand could be dangerous because they didn’t know how long the next demand would happen. She thought other actors would do the same thing. Abe agreed with what she was saying. When Abe left, Alex showed up to talk to Kate about his love scenes with Chanel. He said it was too soon for their characters to have sex. Kate thought it was about his relationship with Chanel in the past, but he said it was just too soon. He said it was better to make the viewers wait and give them a reason to watch. When Chanel showed up, she was upset that Alex started without her. Once Chanel found out what was going on, she asked Kate if she agreed. Later on when Johnny showed up at the office, he found Chanel and Alex in there. Johnny asked if the scenes were going to be changed. Chanel said it wasn’t because Kate saw the chemistry between them. Bonnie went to Leo’s room and told him she refused to do the scenes with Hattie. Leo said he didn’t change any of the scenes and suggested that she be professional and happy to be a working actor. Bonnie thought Hattie got to him. Leo said Abe told him not to make any changes. She said that didn’t work for her, but he reminded her that they were under the gun and had to tape a show in one day. Bonnie said she knew how things worked. Leo said he wished Johnny did and told her about his jealousy. She said she understood how Johnny felt, but she was protecting her character. He said to take it up with Abe and Kate. When Bonnie left, Abe showed up to talk about Bonnie and Hattie. Leo said Bonnie showed up demanding more rewrites and was upset that Abe didn’t want to make any changes. Abe said he and Kate talked things out and Bonnie was going to be getting new pages, but not the ones she thought she was getting. Leo was shocked at the changes. He said there would be no turning back to which Abe said he understood. Hattie showed up at the pub for her scenes. When Bonnie showed up, Hattie wondered why she was there. Bonnie said she worked on the show too. Hattie said she was supposed to be fired. A shocked Bonnie couldn’t believe she went behind her back to get her fired. Hattie said she drove her crazy and wasn’t a team player. They argued with each other. While they were arguing, Leo showed up with the new pages Bonnie wanted. Leo said they were Abe’s orders. Bonnie said she was glad he came through, but Leo said it might not be with she thought. When Bonnie read the pages, she realized she was getting killed off.

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Seth Burns told Kayla that he didn’t want Body & Soul to shoot at the hospital because of the legalities. Kayla changed his mind, but he had one condition before they could film. Chanel and Alex let Johnny know that they wanted to delay their love scenes, but Kate wanted them to have it more. Alex knew it would be hard for Johnny to watch him touching his wife. He thought they should have a different director to shoot their scenes. Johnny got upset but he said he would do them. Leo tried to console Bonnie after getting written out of the show. Bonnie knew that Marlena was responsible for her getting written out of the show. Hattie thought keeping her happy over Bonnie was a no-brainer. Leo let her know that wasn’t exactly true. Bonnie insisted that Justin wouldn’t let them get away with what they’re doing. She stormed off. Hattie was happy that things were going her way. Kate and Abe talked about the drama happening on their set. Once Hattie gave them an ultimatum, they had a decision to make. Kate hoped they made the right choice. Abe called Johnny to meet them at the hospital for a location change. Stephanie arrived at the police station to thank Jada for letting her know that Everett was innocent. Jada was sorry that she was alone when she heard. Stephanie told her that Alex was with her. Jada got excited about it, but Stephanie told her they were just friends. She wondered if Stephanie was sure about that. Bonnie called Justin to tell him what happened to her. She thought she would do a good job on the show. Hattie heard her call and seemed sympathetic. She approached Bonnie and she told her that she was looking forward to working with her. Bonnie said they were going to be a team like when they replaced Adrienne and Marlena. Hattie said there was no fun or magic this time, and Bonnie stormed off Kate talked to Kayla about getting approval to shoot at the hospital. Seth let her know that he was playing the role of Dr. Drake Lamoray. Kate was frustrated at the idea, but she left to get rid of the actor who was playing the part.

Abe couldn’t get through to Justin about why they had to let Bonnie go. He sat with Leo in the square. Leo was finishing new pages for Bonnie’s character. He left as Hattie arrived. Hattie told Abe that she didn’t expect Bonnie exit to be final. She was nervous about the way she’s being written out. Johnny showed up at the hospital and wondered why Bonnie was made to look like she was dying. Bonnie told him that she was being killed off the show. She was proud to be on the show. Bonnie cried and wondered why they were doing that to her. She hugged Johnny as she tried to make sense of what happened to her. Chanel and Alex made up and wanted to be friends. He liked to get back to where they used to be and work together. Chanel knew what happened with Allie wasn’t entirely his fault. She wanted to see the best in each other. Alex was willing to do that. He got a text from Leo telling him to go to the hospital. Chanel was surprised as she watched him leave. She checked out her love scene with Alex, and she knew Johnny would hate the scenes. Stephanie confessed to Jada that she kissed Alex when she got Everett’s ashes. She told her that he stopped her because of Theresa and Everett. He didn’t want to ruin their friendship. She didn’t want to ruin it either, but she admits that she’s been thinking about him. Stephanie didn’t think Alex wanted her. She decided to take a break from relationships for a while. Seth’s acting was stiff as he brought Hattie’s character to see Bonnie’s character at the hospital. She told Hattie that she had an incurable disease. Hattie became emotional as she let her know that she would miss her. Johnny read the script and let Hattie know she was done for the day. Hattie wished Bonnie well even though she hates her. Bonnie agreed that she hated her. Alex’s character rushed to his mother’s (Bonnie) side and told her that he had a rare flower that could save her. Bonnie broke character and wondered if she was staying on the show after all. Hattie approached Abe and Leo to find out what happened. She found out that she’s the one dying instead of Bonnie’s character.

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Alex thanked her for the hard work she did on the photo shoot. She asked him if he wanted to see the pictures Eric took. Stephanie noticed the chemistry between him and Chanel in the steamy pictures. He thought Chanel hated his guts, but they were getting along better. Alex was afraid it would ruin their onscreen chemistry if they got along. Chanel and Johnny looked at the pictures from the photo shoot. Johnny admitted that he was uneasy about how well she was able to look like she got along with Alex. She told him that Alex thought their love scenes were happening too soon. Johnny admitted that he talked to Leo about changing the script. She couldn’t believe he went behind her back and tried to get the script rewritten. He reminded her that he was the director and could talk to the head writer anytime he wanted. She was upset with him and told him that she and Alex were going to talk to Kate. They decided to wait to do it. He wondered if they changed their minds because they were getting along. They started arguing over Alex. Xander was in Brady’s room and planned to put the gun in his hand and pull the trigger. Jada knocked on the door and stopped him. He hid the weapon before she saw it. Jada said Sarah called and told her that she remembered that Brady was behind the wheel. She woke up Brady, and he swore he wasn’t drinking. Jada arrested him for the hit-and-run of Sarah. Johnny apologized to Chanel for the argument. He explained how the idea of them being together bothered him. She told him that she was just doing the job he recommended her for. Chanel told him that what happened with Alex was fake, but her anger at him was real. She stormed out of the room and went to the bathroom.

Sarah talked to Fiona about her “memory.” Xander walked in the room while she was talking. Fiona walked out the room leaving Sarah and Xander to talk. She admitted that she lied to Jada to stop him from killing Brady. He figured that ‘s what she did. Sarah couldn’t sleep knowing what he planned to do. If she remembered what happened, then Brady wouldn’t die and Xander wouldn’t go to prison for murder. Sarah wanted to remember because it was the only way she could save Xander and Brady. She had to live with the lie, but it was better than living without him. Eric arrived at the station after getting tipped off about what happened to Brady. Brady told him that he didn’t drink. He told Eric how he felt strange after meeting with him. He told him about the guy he met from AA. Brady told him about getting cut by his ring when they shook hands. When he got to bed Tate helped him. The next thing he remembered was Jada talking to Xander. Fiona went back to Sarah and Xander’s closed door. She heard Sarah admit that she lied about Brady being the driver that hit her. Sarah hoped it would stop Xander from going after him. He wanted to get revenge on the person who hit her. Fiona was nervous in the hallway.

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EJ taunts Eric about Holly not trusting him anymore. He thought it was good that she could lean on him. Eric felt confident that she would forgive him. EJ reminded him that he killed her father, and Brady hit her aunt. He assured him that Holly wouldn’t get over it. Tate caught Holly snooping around in Brady’s bedroom. She lied about why she was in the room and admitted that she was looking for evidence that Brady drove the car that hit Sarah. He realized that was why she was there. Tate knew she wasn’t trying to fix things between them. Brady ran into Xander’s henchman at the town square. He introduced himself to Brady as Brian Jones from his AA meetings. He didn’t recognize Brian. Brian told him that he kept to himself, but he heard Brady tell him that he heard him talk about his son. He also heard about the hit-and-run and offered to talk to him. They shook hands, and Brady flinched. He wondered what was on his hand, so Brian told him about his ring being too sharp. Sarah demanded to know what Brian gave Xander. He tried to lie to her, but it didn’t work. Xander showed her the gun he gave him. In a few hours, Brady would be dead. Sarah was disgusted by what she heard. Xander couldn’t get past what Xander took from her. She informed him that he would go to prison, but he said he wasn’t going to shoot Brady. He said Brady would shoot himself. All she needed to know was that it wouldn’t be connected to him. Sarah begged him not to go through with hit.

Holly told Tate that she cared about their relationship, but it was hard to watch him be happy that his father was free. He said he was happy that his father was free since his mother was in prison. She didn’t think of that and was sorry about what he was going through. Tate was sorry for her, but he didn’t like how she was lying and sneaking around. Holly let it slip that EJ said it was the only way to get evidence against Brady. She said he couldn’t convict Brady without any evidence. Tate couldn’t believe Holly was working with EJ after what he did to her and her mother. They started arguing, and Tate told her to leave. Sarah yelled at Xander and had a muscle spasm. Xander got furious watching her suffer in pain. She informed him that his vengeance wouldn’t change anything. He felt like it would fix things for him since he’s a Kiriakis. She reminded him that he’s not Victor. Brady did a bad thing, but he didn’t deserve to die. Xander disagreed with her since Brady drove while drinking. He wanted her to admit that she wanted justice too. Brady stumbled home and panting. He didn’t know what was wrong with him. Tate found Brady and saw him stumbling and slurring his words. He was upset because he thought Brady was drinking. Tate helped him to the bed. EJ told Eric that Nicole wasn’t capable of putting anyone ahead in her life but him. She would choose him over her daughter. He wasn’t surprised she didn’t want to go to Paris. EJ thought Holly was better off without the man who killed her father. Eric lunged at EJ. He ordered him to stay away from Holly. Jada walked in and saw the heated exchange. Later EJ found Holly at the square and took her to the mansion. She talked to him about what happened with Tate. Holly wondered how they were going to be together if he kept defending his father. EJ vowed that Brady would get what was coming to him. Sarah told Xander that she wanted Brady to get punished, but the legal way. Xander didn’t have faith in the justice system. He looked at the gun and talked about the old days of justice. Xander got a text from Brian letting him know that it was done. Xander wanted Sarah to go home and not give it another thought. Sarah went back to the mansion and called Jada. Tate left the townhouse, and Xander found Brady passed out on his bed. Jada knocked on the door, and Xander had to hide the gun. She told Xander that Sarah told him some shocking information.

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Holly showed up at the hospital and was glad EJ was okay. Her concern touched EJ and he assumed he was back in her good graces. She told him she wasn’t over him lying about Jude’s paternity, but she didn’t want him to die. EJ said what he did was terrible, but he wanted to save his marriage. She said she understood about doing stupid things out of desperation. He said her empathy meant a lot to him. She said him being there for her after she found out the truth about Eric meant a lot to her. Changing the subject, she asked what he was doing about Brady hitting Sarah. He said Brady’s confession wasn’t enough evidence to put him away. EJ wondered if her determination was about justice for Sarah and making Eric pay for killing her father. She said she might have been transferring her anger onto Brady. Eric got a slap on the wrist and now Brady was going to get away with what he did. EJ said he would make Brady pay when more evidence comes to light. She said she would do whatever she could to help him. Since Eric was living a good life with her mother, Brady had to pay for what he did. EJ said he agreed with her. Sophia went to see Tate. She asked if Holly was still ignoring him to which Tate said she was. He said Holly felt she didn’t have a father because of Eric and now his father was responsible for what happened to her aunt. Sophia said Holly was ignoring her too. She said her heart broke for Holly and him. Sophia said if she had a wonderful boyfriend like him she would never push him away. While they were talking Holly showed up. Holly was upset when she noticed Sophia. Sophia told her they were just talking about her. When Sophia left to go to work, Holly apologized to Tate for ignoring him and wanted to hang out the way they used to. Tate said he wanted to hang out with her because he missed her. She asked to use his bathroom and went to Brady’s room where she found his briefcase. Tate walked in and asked what she was doing.

Eric ran into Brady at the pub. Brady said he was doing as good as to be expected and was there to check on Ava since she was attacked. Eric said he didn’t realize they were friends. Brady said they weren’t, but they got closer the night he got drunk. He said she tried to talk him out of drinking, but he didn’t listen. Sarah wouldn’t have been in an accident if he listened to her. Eric told Brady not to keep punishing himself over Sarah’s accident. Brady said he paralyzed Sarah. Eric said it was an accident and she would find a way to have a good life and he would too. Brady asked how he was supposed to have a good life after what he did to Sarah. He said he may not pay in court, but Xander was going to make sure he paid for what he did. Xander almost hit him with a bat until Fiona stopped him. Eric said Xander didn’t have the right to take the law into his own hands. He said Brady made a mistake, but Xander didn’t have the right to come after him. Eric thought Fiona kept him out of prison to Xander out of prison. Brady admitted that he and Fiona were sleeping together. Eric wondered what he was thinking. Brady said he was drinking and didn’t know she was Xander’s mother. He changed the subject to Holly. Eric said Tate told her the truth about Daniel before he had a chance to. He said Holly felt betrayed by him and Nicole. Brady said Holly needed time to process what happened and would come around. He said he needed to go to an AA meeting and left. EJ showed up and wondered if Eric was upset about Brady paralyzing Sarah which made him relive what he did to Daniel. Eric said Holly was hurt, but she would get over it. EJ said Holly wouldn’t want anything to do with Nicole since she was a liar and Eric was a drunk who killed her father. He said Holly would never trust Eric and Nicole again. Xander talked to Sarah about Brady getting away with what he did. She said she understood, but he was obsessed with getting revenge. Sarah said they needed to focus on their daughter. She said she wanted him to forgive and forget for their daughter’s sake. Xander said he would do anything to help her be there for their daughter, but he would never forgive Brady. While they were talking, he got texts from someone. He said he had business to tend to at Titan. Sarah was suspicious since the last time he tried to attack Brady with a bat. Xander promised he wouldn’t go after Brady. He met with someone at the park and gave him an untraceable gun. The man left and ran into Brady at the town square. When Brady tried to walk away, the man stopped him.

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Johnny told Chanel that they could go back to the mansion. EJ lost his wine collection, and he would have to restock it. They reminisced about their Italian wedding. One thing led to another, and they started kissing. Chanel put the brakes on because she needed her rest for her scenes with Alex. Bonnie was excited to work with Alex on Body & Soul. She hoped that Justin worked out a good deal for him the way she did with her. Alex told her that the show was on a tight budget. Justin told Kate about Bonnie’s negotiations. Kate warned him that Bonnie had to accept the original terms, or they would find a new actress for the role of Cassandra. Hattie went to Leo’s place with a lot of scripts. She told him that Bonnie was in too many scenes and wanted them rewritten. Leo wanted to make her happy, but he couldn’t rewrite the scripts without approval. Hattie let him know that Bonnie was rewriting her scripts. She insisted that he make the changes so the show would be a hit. He couldn’t promise anything. Bonnie started rehearsing and changed some of the lines. Alex thought she was great. He was worried about doing his scenes with Chanel. Bonnie advised him to channel the tension into the scenes. Justin arrived and told Bonnie that Kate wouldn’t budge from the original deal. She was disappointed, but she couldn’t walk away from the role. Hattie arrived at the town square with changes to the script that make Cassandra look bad. Bonnie demanded to know who made the changes. Hattie finally admitted that Leo made the changes. Bonnie yelled at Leo. The actors got an alert about a photo shoot. They were about to leave when Leo stopped Hattie. He couldn’t believe she threw him under the bus with Bonnie. She dismissed his concerns because it was show business and writers get the blame for things.

Johnny and Chanel talked about things working out after what happened with Alex and Allie. They received last minute emails about a script changed. Johnny and Chanel found out that her character and Alex’s character have sex. Their characters weren’t supposed to be together for months. She couldn’t believe her character had to have sex with Alex’s character so soon. Johnny couldn’t believe he had to direct their love scenes. Chanel received a message about a photo shoot. Eric got ready for the photo shoot. Hattie and Bonnie arrived. Bonnie wanted to talk to Kate about Leo’s rewrites, but Hattie said they needed to get ready for the photo shoot. When they returned to the set, they found out they were wearing the same outfit. They argued over who should change their clothes. The argument turned into a physical fight. Johnny went to see Leo. He wanted him to rewrite Chanel and Alex’s love scenes because they were happening too soon. Leo refused to do that. He started to relax when Bonnie pounded on Leo’s door demanding he rewrite the script, or she would quit. Hattie found Abe and told him that Bonnie had to quit, or she would. Chanel posed in a sexy baby doll dress. Alex showed up wearing a black leather jacket without a shirt on. They made a stiff pose when Eric stepped in. He told them what to do to make the photo work. Eric told them to stare into each other’s eyes, and Kate wanted her to touch Alex’s chest. Johnny walked in the room and saw their closeness.

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EJ sat by Gabi’s side at the hospital. He thought she needed rest, but she didn’t want him to leave. Gabi couldn’t believe that Connie tried to kill her. She thought Connie would have pulled her plan off if it weren’t for him. Gabi wondered how EJ knew they were in the tunnels. He said he got lucky. EJ spotted blood on the fireplace poker and saw the door open. She was grateful he did and hugged him. Gabi apologized for getting emotional. EJ thought she was allowed after what she went through. She admitted that she thought about Arianna in that time. Gabi was afraid she would never see her daughter again. EJ asked her if she wanted him to call Will and Sonny to tell them what happened. She wanted to make the call when she felt stronger. EJ told her about his conversation with Stefan. He let her know that Stefan thought they had sex that morning. EJ left Stefan hanging, but he couldn’t rock the boat too much since he has him over a barrel. Gabi informed him that Stefan planned to get revenge. She wanted to know what he did. EJ explained what happened to her about Nicole’s kidnapping, and Paulina wanting to fire him. Gabi decided to tell Stefan that they didn’t have sex the second time to see if it would help. She owed him that much. Ava let Stefan know there was an APB out for Connie. While she bandaged him up, she acknowledged how he saved her life. She would never forget that he put his life on the line for her. He was there to apologize for what he said earlier. She was willing to forgive him after what he did for her. Ava wanted him to go to the hospital to get checked out.

Connie tried to sneak out of the pub, but Jada was behind her. She put her gun on Connie and demanded her to drop the knife. Connie dropped the knife, and Jada placed her under arrest. She wondered how Jada found her. Jada told her that she traced Gabi’s phone. She told her that Gabi and Melinda were still alive. Jada bagged up the knife and wondered whose blood was on it. Stefan and Ava showed up, and he said the blood was his. They talked to her about what happened with Connie. Jada told them she would need their statements. She wanted to take Connie to the station. Later, Jada brought Connie to the station. She saw Li’s cardboard cutout. Connie wondered why Li was at the station. She wondered if he was getting arrested too. Jada sarcastically told her that cutouts couldn’t get arrested. He was evidence. Connie didn’t think she did anything wrong. Jada recited what she did wrong. Gabi wondered if there was any news on Connie. EJ stepped into the hall to make calls when Stefan and Ava arrived at the hospital. He asked Stefan what happened to him. Stefan told him what happened. EJ told him that Connie tried to kill Gabi and Melinda too. Stefan rushed to Gabi’s room. EJ realized he was still in love with Gabi. He told Ava what Connie did. Ava wondered if Melinda was at the hospital too. She owed her an apology. Stefan rushed to Gabi’s side. He was grateful she was okay. They hugged until Stefan backed up. He wanted to know how badly she was hurt. She was okay except for some cuts and bruises. He apologized for not being there for her. Stefan wished he knew what Connie was up to, but she told him nobody knew about it. She told him that Connie killed Li and framed her for it. Gabi wanted to know what happened to his arm. He told her about the events at the pub. Stefan explained that he was only there to apologize for what happened at the Bistro. Gabi got upset when she realized he hired Ava to work at the Bistro. She didn’t understand why he would apologize to her. He told her about what happened with EJ and that he didn’t deny that they slept together. Stefan admitted that he wanted to even the score by sleeping with Ava. Gabi got upset with him, but he said she slept with his brother twice. She admitted that it was only once. Gabi lied about sleeping with EJ again. Stefan said she didn’t want to make their marriage work. Gabi told him that she still didn’t want to make it work and wanted him to get out of her room. Stefan walked out of the room.

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