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Chad met with Stephanie at the park. He apologized for missing Everett’s memorial. She let him know that she and Jada were the only ones at the service. While they were talking, she asked him how he was doing. Chad said it was hard taking the kids back to school without Abby. He said he hoped Abby got her memory back soon. On the subject of Abby, he asked Stephanie about her meeting with her. Stephanie said they had a good time and talked about the past, but something weird happened. She said Abby had a health plan with her mother, but her mother said they didn’t have anything planned. Chad said Abby might have been confused, but Stephanie couldn’t shake the feeling that she was lying. He said Abby might have been confused and thought it was another doctor, but Stephanie wondered who the other doctor could have been. She told him that she and Abby agreed to having dinner one day. He thought it would be good for Abby to be around family because it might help with her memory. Abby talked to Stefano’s portrait and apologized for lying to his son since family meant everything to him. She said it meant everything to her and her brother so she had to do what she had to do. Steve showed up to see her. He said he overheard her saying how family meant everything to her and her brother. Abby said people told her that she was close to her brother. Steve asked if she was talking about J.J. Abby wondered who else she could be talking about. Steve told her about Abe’s memory loss and how he got it back and assured her she would get her memory back too. He told her Kayla was his wife and reminded her that she talked to his daughter. Abby said they had a talk about growing up together. Steve confronted her about the health plan she said she had with Kayla. Abby said Kayla has been a big help. Steve said Kayla told him they haven’t spoken to each other. Abby said she might have mixed the doctors up since she spoke to so many doctors. She said it was hard to keep track of people when she didn’t remember who she was. Steve said he understood and told her he thought he was Stefano before. Abby said she knew people doubted who she was but the test proved she was Abby. Steve said he could imagine how hard it has been for her having her mother not believe her. He said Jack and Jennifer thought they lost their daughter and grieved her. When Steve left, Abby thought he was going to be a problem.

Gabi told Connie that she was taking everything from Stefan and was going to keep seeing EJ. Connie took a knife out of her bag and said he was going to take care of her. Before Connie could finish what she was saying, Gabi got a call. She told Connie to find Melinda because she needed the notes she took for her upcoming line. Connie said Melinda took a leave of absence and left town. At the hospital, Paulina ordered Rafe to wake up. He woke up. Paulina went to get Kayla. Melinda tried to get the ropes off of her as Jada showed up to talk to Connie. Jada heard the noise Melinda was making and let herself in the apartment. Melinda continued to make noise which caused Jada to knock on the bedroom door. When Jada was about to go in the room, Paulina called her to tell her about Rafe. Jada said she would be right there. Kayla took out Rafe’s breathing tube and said she was happy he was awake. Rafe asked what happened .Jada showed up and was happy to see him. When Connie was going to try and kill Gabi, Gabi got a call telling her Rafe was awake. When Gabi showed up at the hospital, she and Jada told Rafe what happened to him. Jada asked if he knew who stabbed him, but he didn’t remember. Gabi and Jada told him that Bobby stabbed him because he wanted Jada back. Connie went to her apartment to check on Melinda. She told Melinda that Rafe was awake. Melinda said she should be worried that he was awake. Connie said he never saw her so there was nothing to worry about. Melinda asked why she was so worried. Connie said her plan wasn’t going well since Gabi slept with EJ. She said there was only one way to make Gabi pay for what she did.

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Eric told Marlena that Holly knew what happened to Daniel. He told her that Holly was hurt that he didn’t tell her sooner. Eric let her know that Jude had a head cold so Nicole didn’t want to put him on a plane. She wanted to talk to Holly about everything, but she couldn’t do it. Marlena didn’t want him to suffer with Holly. She advised him to be strong and let her know that he did what was best for the moment. Marlena advised him to let Holly know that he loved her and give her time to accept everything that happened. Holly looked at her phone and saw that Nicole called. She didn’t want to talk to her and hung up the phone. Tate showed up and tried to convince her to talk to her mother. She refused to do it. Holly didn’t believe Eric was going to tell him the truth before she called him out. Tate wished he didn’t say anything. She didn’t blame him for it. He said he was going to call her, but his father was released from jail when EJ dropped the charges against him. She couldn’t believe Brady was going to get away with what he did to her aunt. Tate wondered if she was taking her anger on Eric out on his father. She got upset and walked away from him. Fiona wondered how she was going to stop people from finding out that she was the one hit Sarah. Brady showed up at the Kiriakis mansion. He wanted to see Sarah, but Fiona didn’t think it was a good idea. Fiona thought Sarah was too fragile and thought it would trigger her to see the man who hit her. She also warned him that Xander was angry with him. Xander walked in while they were talking. Brady let him know that he wanted to apologize to Sarah. Xander wondered if he was out of his mind. He informed him that Sarah was going under hypnosis to remember that night. Once she remembered, EJ would have no choice but to arrest him. Sarah and Maggie entered the living room. Brady apologized for what happened. He didn’t expect forgiveness because he couldn’t forgive himself for what he did. Brady didn’t remember driving, but he wouldn’t forget what he did.

Maggie appreciated his apology, but she wished he came to her for help. She was heartbroken he didn’t come to her. He regretted not going to her when he needed help. Sarah watched him while he was talking. He didn’t expect anything from her. His goal was to apologize to her. Xander angrily stopped him so he could take her to her appointment. EJ informed Kristen that he would send her to jail if he couldn’t get Brady. A cop overheard Brady tell John that she took his car to protect him. He wouldn’t charge her if she testifies against Brady. Kristen thought it was hearsay. She said if it was admissible, he would be using it. Kristen refused EJ’s appeal because it would destroy her daughter. He thought she was protecting Brady because she still loved him. Eric went to the school to look for Holly. Tate told him that she was mad Brady got released. He didn’t know where she went. Holly arrived at EJ’s office. She heard that he let Brady go. He apologized, but he didn’t have enough evidence to keep him. She wondered what would happen if she found evidence against him. Kristen met with Brady at Basic Black. She warned him that EJ was determined to prosecute him. Fiona was stressed out while she waited for Xander and Sarah to finish with Marlena. Sarah told Marlena that she needed to know who hit her.

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Connie brought food for Melinda. She was excited to hear about Gabi cheating on Stefan. It would be the final nail in the coffin. She and Li would get justice for what they did. Connie looked at cardboard Li as Melinda looked horrified. Stefan barged into EJ’s room letting him know that he didn’t plan to let Gabi take the house from him. EJ said he would pass on the message. He informed Stefan that he was the one who destroyed his marriage. EJ threw up in his face that he slept with Gabi, so Stefan tossed the duct tape he was holding at him. Stefan considered that a warning shot. EJ laughed at him as he walked out the room. Stephanie called Gabi and asked her about inviting Connie to Everett’s memorial. Gabi said she would pass along the message, but he was a sore spot for her after what he did to Rafe. Stephanie apologized for what he did. Gabi saw Ava while she was in the park. Jada sat with Rafe at the hospital. He remained unconscious while on a ventilator. She pleaded for him to wake up. Paulina showed up for emotional support. Jada asked her to stay with Rafe while she attended Bobby’s service. She had a feeling someone should be there while she’s gone. Paulina wondered why she was going to the service. Jada couldn’t connect Bobby with the guy that attacked Rafe. EJ, Johnny and Stefan had an awkward breakfast. Johnny talked to EJ about his work on the soap when Stefan walked in the room. He brought up how EJ slept with his wife. Johnny was shocked by what he did. EJ continued to drink his coffee. Ava pleaded Stefan’s case to Gabi because he wanted another chance with her. Gabi told her that he didn’t want that anymore, and she walked off.

Stephanie called Connie to invite her to Everett’s service. She let Connie know that Leo said they were friends. Connie said that Leo had her confused with someone else. She said she didn’t know who he was and hung up the phone. Melinda told Connie that she confessed her sins to her, but she promised not to say anything. Connie couldn’t count on her keeping quiet. Paulina told Rafe about what happened with Brady. She felt something wasn’t right about it. Gabi walked in the room to visit with Rafe. She harshly reminded her that if she didn’t give EJ the DA position, he wouldn’t have been able to send her to prison without evidence. Stefan was the reason why she was out of prison. Gabi thought about what she said and apologized for yelling at her. Johnny understood why Stefan slept with Ava, but he didn’t know why EJ slept with Gabi. EJ wanted to get revenge. Johnny thought it was about Nicole. He thought it wasn’t any of Johnny’s business, but Johnny disagreed with him. Johnny loved his father, but he believed he was the reason why his marriage ended. He warned him that his action will cause him to lose his family. Jada and Stephanie at the park. Stephanie explained why the few people who knew Everett didn’t show up for the memorial. She talked to Jada about her weird conversation with Connie. Jada thought it was odd that Connie never heard of Everett when his name was in the paper. Melinda reminded Connie about Li not wanting her to kill her. Connie backed down out of respect for him. Melinda wondered what her plan was for her. She wanted to get her final revenge on Gabi before she figured out what to do with her. Once she got her revenge, Li could rest in peace. Connie cleaned the knife off and put it in her pocketbook in case she had to go after Leo. Ava and Stefan ran into each other at the park. She wondered why he didn’t want Gabi back. He told her that Gabi slept with EJ. They talked about everything. He appreciated her friendship. She appreciated his friendship too. Ava overheard Jada on the phone asking about Connie’s address. She told Jada that she’s living in Li’s old apartment. Ava told her about the lies Connie told to get her job. She told her that Melinda went to Connie’s place to fire her and suddenly took a leave of absence. Melinda struggled to get the restraints off of her hands as Jada knocked on the door. Gabi met with Connie at work. She asked Gabi about her revenge on Stefan. Gabi told her that she slept with EJ. She planned on taking Stefan for everything he has and continue seeing EJ. Gabi was excited to live the good life. Connie put a fake smile on her face and turned around. She pulled out her knife and thought her life wouldn’t be good for long.

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Holly told Eric that it made sense for him to be back in town to support Brady after what he did. While Sarah was sleeping, Fiona attempted to put a pillow over her head. Fiona thought twice about what she was doing, but couldn’t let Sarah remember that she was the one who hit her. Brady yelled at Justin for convincing EJ to drop the charges against him. Ava showed up and joked about him being a fugitive. He let her know he wasn’t in the mood for her jokes. She said she tried to make him feel better. He said getting away with hitting someone made him feel worse. She said she took partial responsibility for what happened since she drank with him when he fell off the wagon. He let her know there was nothing she could have done to stop the destruction. She said she remembered going back to the pub to make sure he wasn’t driving home but he was with a woman with an accent. At the Kiriakis mansion, Justin ran into Xander and let him know that EJ dropped the charges against Brady.

Holly told Eric that she knew he killed her father. Eric said he was going to tell her tonight. She said he had 17 years to tell her. Instead of telling her the truth, Nicole lied to her and everyone went along with the lie. Eric said they were trying to protect her. Holly said her mother was a manipulator. She said she never thought to look into the investigation because she believed the monster who killed her father was dead, but he was living with her all along. Tate told John that he and Holly fought over him standing by Brady. He said he knew what his father did was bad, but he couldn’t turn his back on him. John said he felt the same way. Since Brady didn’t remember hitting Sara, there could be more to the story. John said there was nothing he or Brady could do that would make him stop loving them. Fiona pressed the pillow to Sarah’s face until she heard the doorknob. Xander came in the room with soup. When Sarah woke up, he told her EJ dropped the charges against Brady. Fiona said it was ridiculous since Brady confessed. Xander agreed with her and said Brady didn’t remember what happened which was why it was important for Sarah to remember what happened. Sarah said she couldn’t see the driver’s face. Xander told her to say it was Brady since he confessed to it. Sarah refused to lie and didn’t like that he wanted her to do it. When she didn’t wan to lie, he suggested she get hypnotized. Holly told Eric that she stole her father’s life to which Eric told her wasn’t planned. He said they were a family and Nicole didn’t want to ruin it. Eric also didn’t want her to know what he did because he loved her like a daughter and thought it would ruin their relationship. She said it did because she hated him. When he tried to reach out for her, she told him she would never forgive him. Brady asked Ava if she told anyone about finding him with a woman. She said she didn’t because she was glad that they were walking to the Salem Inn and not driving. He asked her not to say anything about the woman. She asked if the woman was married. He said she was Xander’s mother. She promised not to say anything. Fiona didn’t like the idea of Sarah getting hypnotized, but Xander and Sarah told her Marlena knew what she was doing. Sarah didn’t think Marlena would help knowing it could put Brady behind bars, but Xander thought Marlena would want to do the right thing. Fiona wasn’t sure about that since he shot her. Xander asked how she knew about that. Fiona lied and said she looked him up online. He said he was a better man now and wanted Brady to pay for what he did. Sarah thought they should leave it alone, but Xander couldn’t do that. Eric apologized to Holly and said he didn’t expect her forgiveness. He said Daniel was his friend and he loved him. Holly said she never got a chance to love her father because of him. After Holly stormed off, Eric called Nicole and said he needed to tell her something.

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John wondered what could have happened the night of the accident to prove that Brady was innocent. Brady felt that nothing would change the fact that he hit Sarah while he was drunk. He thought he was going to pay for what he did. EJ told someone on the phone that Brady would pay for what he did. Eric overheard him and called him out for what he did. EJ wasn’t surprised to see Eric was there for his brother who committed the same crime he did. He said that Brady paralyzed Sarah, but he killed Daniel. Holly asked Tate what Eric had to do with her father’s death. Tate thought she knew what happened. He told her that Eric was the one who killed her father. She didn’t want to believe it. He said he overheard his mother talking to Kimberly about it when he was a kid. Holly started crying. She got angry because she thought Nicole wasn’t trying to protect her. Nicole wanted to protect Eric. Maggie and Justin didn’t think Brady would hit Sarah and not check on her. He told her that Brady confessed without remembering what happened. She thought Brady might be innocent. Justin didn’t think he could be that gracious if he were in her position. She reminded him about what happened when she thought she killed Adrienne, but Orpheus framed her for murder. Justin wished Brady were being framed but there was no evidence to prove it. Maggie felt like the Brady she knew wouldn’t do that. Sarah had a blurry memory of the hit-and-run. She told Xander that she remembered seeing the driver, but it wasn’t Brady. Fiona got nervous. Sarah said there was a glare, so the image was blurry. She couldn’t make out who the person was. Xander pushed her to remember who did it, but she wanted him to let it go. She said they knew it was Brady who did it.

EJ taunted Eric about his crime. Eric told him that Nicole was speeding up the divorce. He said EJ should be receiving the decree soon. EJ walked off as John left the interrogation room. John hugged Eric and told him that Brady planned to plead guilty. He thought Eric might be the best person to talk sense into Brady. Eric visited with Brady. Brady appreciated him being there, but he didn’t want him to talk him out of pleading guilty. Eric assured him that he wouldn’t talk him out of pleading guilty. He said he understood how he was feeling. Eric wondered if he knew for a fact that he was the one who hit Sarah. Brady didn’t remember hitting her, but he remembered being drunk. He believed he did it. Eric admired him for taking responsibility. He had to take responsibility for what he did. Eric wanted to tell Holly what he did. Tate tried to plead Eric’s case to Holly, but she didn’t want to hear it. She felt like things are unforgivable like killing her father and leaving Sarah paralyzed. Holly wanted Tate to go away so she could be alone. He assured her that he’s there for her and walked away. John and Justin talked about Brady pleading guilty. Spotting EJ, Justin said it wasn’t Brady’s mind they needed to change. EJ approached Justin. Justin wanted him to drop the charges against Brady because of lack of evidence and witnesses. He thought it would save him time and embarrassment. Xander told Sarah that whatever she remembered could help with the case against Brady. Sarah couldn’t make out the driver’s face. Fiona sent Xander to get soup for Sarah. She was going to help Sarah get some rest. Xander told Maggie that Sarah was starting to remember the accident. Maggie agreed with Fiona that they shouldn’t rush Sarah. He realized that, but he wanted to make Brady pay. He was grateful to have Maggie and Fiona in their lives. Justin and EJ went to the interrogation room. EJ wondered why Brady was still there when he was free to go. Justin convinced him that there wasn’t enough evidence against him. EJ was confident that he will get the evidence and bring Brady back to the station. Sarah slept in her bedroom. Fiona stroked her hair. She leaned toward her with a pillow. Fiona wanted God to forgive her for what she was about to do. Holly read an article about what happened to her father. She couldn’t believe she was lied to. Eric walked up to her.

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