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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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Abby told Chad that she had a memory. Chad left to make sure that Julie kept the kids upstairs. Abby practiced what she was going to tell Chad. When Chad returned, she told him that hearing him recite his vows to her made her feel something. She said that she thought about her vows to him. Chad hugged her and said it was the moment he was waiting for. Kayla talked to Steve on the phone about his visit with Clyde. She knew it wouldn’t go well. Kayla reminded him that she wouldn’t get another DNA test without Abby’s permission. After she hung up, Jada told her that Rafe planned to check out against medical advice because he was worried about Gabi. She planned to give him a sedative. Jada was going to look for Connie. EJ noticed the bloody fireplace poker. He looked around and noticed the secret door open. EJ went through the doorway. Gabi and Melinda struggled in the wine cellar. The bomb counted down while they tried to escape. EJ went through the door just as the bomb went off. He flew back against the wall, and he was knocked out. EJ woke up and stumbled to get to his feet. A fire started, and Gabi was unconscious under the rubble. Ava ignored Stefan’s calls. Stefan was about to call Ava again, but he decided to see her instead. Connie went into Ava’s room at the pub to confront her for selling her out about her fake resume. She knew Melinda wouldn’t bad mouth her ever again. Ava wouldn’t do it either. Connie pulled out a knife. Ava tried to talk Connie down as Stefan knocked on the door. She felt lucky because Stefan was next on her list. Ava warned him to go away, but Connie put the knife to her throat. Connie ordered her to invite Stefan into the room. Stefan looked around and reacted. Abby nervously recited the vows to Chad. He was touched and thought there was no way she could recite the words unless she was there. Chad knew they wouldn’t be back to where they were, but it was the most hope he had since he found out she was alive. Chad took his phone and walked out the room. She fell onto the couch feeling distraught.

Mark left a message for Abby about his visit with Clyde. Kayla walked up to him and asked him about Abby’s DNA test. He told her that he didn’t let it out of his sight. No one tampered with it, so the woman is her niece. Jada went to the DiMera mansion and noticed the smoke. She noticed the bloody fireplace poker and the opened door to the wine cellar. Jada pulled out her gun and went through the door. EJ tried to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. He spotted Melinda in the rubble. She was awake but still tied to a chair. Melinda choked as she told him to help Gabi. He rushed to Gabi, but she wasn’t responsive. Jada arrived and spotted Melinda. She untied the ropes. EJ was worried about Gabi having a head injury and rushed to get her to the hospital. Connie kept her knife at Ava’s throat as she told Stefan about her vengeance and devotion to Li. She had to silence Ava for good and he was next. He tried to help by taking the blame for everything that happened. When that didn’t work, he badmouthed Li. Connie went after him with the knife. Abby told Mark that she told Chad that she remembered her vows. She found them in a box of Abby’s memories. Abby thought what she did was cruel. Mark didn’t like it either, but they had to save their mother. She hung up the phone when Chad told her the DiMera mansion exploded. Kayla checked on Gabi. She told EJ that she wanted to get tests done on her head to rule out bleeding on her brain. Kayla advised EJ to go home, but he refused to leave her. Gabi woke up and wondered what happened. Jada brought Melinda water. She apologized for not finding her sooner. Melinda wondered if they could track Connie’s phone. Jada said she ditched it for burner phone. Melinda remembered that Connie took Gabi’s phone before she left. Gabi called herself a fool for trusting Connie. EJ reassured her that it wasn’t her fault. She thanked him for saving her life. Connie stabbed Stefan’s arm and ran out of Ava’s room. Ava tended to Stefan and told him that he saved her life. Connie left the pub and ran into Jada. She aimed her gun and warned her to drop her knife.

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Stefan asked EJ if he slept with Gabi again. EJ decided to play coy with him until he warned him that he would testify against him. He admitted that he didn’t sleep with Gabi again. EJ called Stefan out for destroying his marriage by sleeping with Ava in the first place. Stefan was upset about EJ’s comments. He realized that EJ and Gabi had to have slept together that morning. Stefan realized that Gabi was ahead of him by one incident. He asked Ava if she wanted to help hm even the score. Ava wasn’t happy about his offer. He said they had a reason to get revenge on Gabi. Stefan wanted to flaunt their affair in front of her. Ava was offended by his offer and wanted him to shove his friendship and his job. He apologized for the suggestion. Stefan said that EJ and Gabi made him mad. She thought that a lot of women would want to help him get his revenge. Ava stormed off. Gabi was unconscious and seated next to Melinda in the wine cellar. Melinda tried to reason with Connie. Connie wanted to blow up the DiMera mansion. She walked out to get supplies. Melinda shouted at Gabi until she woke up. She told her about what happened, and they tried to escape. Gabi noticed her phone on the floor and scrambled to get it when she saw EJ calling her. Kristen talked to Chad about her suspicions about Abby. She warned him to be careful when it concerned her. Abby found Mark and showed him the text she got from Clyde demanding that she marry Chad. Mark thought she should do what he said. She was afraid that Chad would see through her even if she could convince him to marry her. He thought it was better than the consequences that would happen if she didn’t do it. She realized Clyde held the cards, but she felt bad for Chad. Mark wondered if she was developing feelings for him. She denied having feelings for him. Abby thought he was a nice guy that didn’t deserve what they were doing to him. Mark agreed with her, but he thought they should stick with the plan. She knew she had to be convincing, but she worried about Clyde. Mark said he would deal with him.

Steve visited Clyde in prison. He talked to him about Abby and how he and Goldman helped her after the accident. Steve wondered how John ended up in the same place as Abby. Clyde thought his people were working for another person. Steve didn’t believe him. Clyde was about to leave when Steve offered to get him out of there if answered a few more questions truthfully. Clyde laughed at him because he knew it was a bluff. He wanted the guard to get Steve. After Steve left, Mark showed up at the prison. Chad got defensive when Kristen warned him about Abby. He walked away to take a call when she saw Connie. Kristen confronted her about going to Gabi about Stefan and Ava. She warned Connie to watch herself at work. Connie mumbled under her breath that she needed to watch her step. She walked away. Chad came back and told Kristen there was an APB out for Gabi’s assistant. Kristen called the police. EJ left a voicemail for Gabi. He would have liked a warning about Stefan confronting him about sleeping with Gabi again. EJ felt like they needed to get their stories together. Gabi saw that EJ called her. She hoped that he would come looking for her. Gabi told Melinda that she slept with EJ and almost did it again that morning. It didn’t happen, but she told Stefan they were together. Melinda reminded her that they were in danger. Gabi tried to get to the phone. She was worried that she would die before Stefan could find out. Melinda wondered if she was going to say that she still loved him. Chad brought the kids home and was surprised to see Abby. She studied a piece of paper and hid it. Abby told him that she remembered something. Mark told Clyde to stop pressuring his sister because people will get suspicious. Clyde told him that Abby needed to work faster with Chad to get the DiMera fortune. He told him to get Abby to marry Chad or they would never see their mother again. EJ got a drink and noticed the bloody poker on the floor. Connie went back to the cellar and took Gabi’s phone. She pulled out a homemade bomb from her bag. Gabi and Melinda tried to reason with her, but Connie wouldn’t listen to them. She pressed the button on the bomb. They screamed while squirming in their chairs. The bomb started counting down.

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EJ told Paulina that she would look like a fool if she fired him because no one would be as good as he was. Paulina said she would replace him with Melinda. EJ said Melinda was gone and possibly had her fill of politics. Paulina reminded him that he stole a baby to which he said he allegedly stole a baby. He said they were in-laws who didn’t need the scandal, but she said if Stefan was right about what he knew, she couldn’t save him. Jada went to Connie’s apartment with another officer. When they went in the apartment, they saw blood on the floor. Jada followed the blood on the floor and saw the cardboard of Li in Connie’s room. While in Connie’s room, she noticed the ropes on the bed frame and figured out that Connie held someone captive. When Jada and the police officer searched for evidence, they found Melinda’s pocketbook. They wondered if Melinda was there and if so where was she. Jada put out an APB on Connie and Melinda and wanted to find out what Connie did with Melinda. Connie had a knife in her hand and confessed to Gabi that she stabbed Rafe. A shocked Gabi said it wasn’t true because Everett was the one who stabbed Rafe. Connie said Bobby asked her to take care of Rafe so he could be with Jada. Gabi decided to keep Connie talking while she tried to get her phone. When Gabi accused Connie of killing Bobby, Connie said she did because he was going to snitch on her. Gabi asked Connie what she did. Connie admitted to killing Li. She told Gabi that she framed her by sending her a text the night Li died. Connie said Gabi was stupid enough to fall for her trap then and to fall for her trap now. A curious Gabi asked why Connie framed her. Connie said she hated the way Gabi and Stefan treated Li and played with his emotions. She said she loved Li and had a great date with him. If it weren’t for Gabi, they would have had a wonderful life together. Thanks to Gabi’s actions, Li couldn’t fall in love again. Connie said she tried to convince Li to love again, but Gabi ruined him. She said Gabi was the one who deserved to die.

When Connie tried to attack Gabi with the knife, Gabi got out of the way. Gabi grabbed the knife and ran, but Connie went after her. Connie caught up to Gabi and dragged her into the wine cellar where Melinda was tied up. She tied Gabi up to a chair and took Melinda’s gag off. Melinda wanted to know where they were. Connie told her they were at the DiMera wine cellar. Since Melinda was still alive when she tried to kill Gabi, Connie decided to kill them together. Melinda asked why Connie didn’t kill her when they were in the apartment. Connie said she would never ruin her and Li’s love nest by killing her. She said she and Li would be together as soon as she killed Melinda and Gabi. Melinda told Connie that she didn’t want to kill again because LI didn’t want her to kill again. Connie appreciated her concern, but she could kill them both and get away with it. Melinda said the police would look down there eventually, but Connie said they wouldn’t find anything because the two of them and everything else in the house were about to be incinerated. Rafe tried to call Gabi, but she didn’t answer. Jada showed up and told him Connie wasn’t found, but might have had something to do with Li’s murder. She told him what she found in Connie’s apartment. Jada called and found out Gabi didn’t go to work. Rafe hoped Gabi took the day off to be with Stefan, but Jada said they split up because Stefan cheated on her with Ava. Paulina went to Connie’s apartment and talked to the police officer. The officer told her that Connie held Melinda hostage, but they haven’t found Melinda or Connie. Paulina saw the cardboard of Li in Connie’s bed. Ava told Stefan that she wasn’t taking the job at the Bistro because she knew he and Gabi would make up. Stefan said Gabi could rot for all he cared. Ava said he would take her back if she apologized. While they were talking, he got a call from Gabi which he ignored because he thought she was rubbing it in that she was sleeping with EJ. He tried to entice Ava to work with him at the Bistro and offered her a manager position. She decided to take the job. When they went to the Bistro, Ava said she wasn’t sure about taking the job because Gabi wouldn’t like it. Stefan said Gabi was dead to him. Ava said Gabi may be out of his life, but she went through this with Rafe and Harris so she was prepared for Stefan to go back to Gabi. Stefan said that wouldn’t happen because Gabi was with EJ that morning. EJ showed up and saw Stefan and Ava together. He thought Stefan assumed he would be in jail since he told Paulina that he stole Nicole’s baby. EJ reminded Stefan that Gabi came on to him. Stefan asked EJ about what happened that morning. EJ said there was no this morning to which Stefan said that wasn’t what Gabi told him. He told Stefan that Gabi lied to him about what happened.

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Stefan called Paulina to let her know that he had information about her D.A. It was up to her if she wanted to do anything with the information. Gabi went to EJ’s room with a plan of seduction. He responded to her kiss but pushed her away. EJ didn’t think it was a good idea. Gabi wanted to hurt Stefan as much as he hurt her. EJ assured her that she did hurt him and that she was hurting herself too. He told her that he just got his divorce from Nicole, so he wasn’t in the mood for sexual warfare. She couldn’t believe he didn’t want to be with her. He didn’t think she wanted to be with him either. Melinda tried to free herself from the restraints. Connie walked in the room with a breakfast tray. She happily announced that Gabi was going to get what she deserved. Gabi was going to die. Melinda continued to free herself from the restraints. Connie let her know that cardboard Li said it was time to kill her. She lunged at Melinda with a knife, but she got out of the way. Gabi wore EJ’s robe to taunt Stefan about the amazing sex she had with EJ. Stefan didn’t take the bait, but he warned her that he would get what he deserved. Gabi threw up EJ’s sexual powers in his face. Stefan realized that she didn’t want to save their marriage. She coldly admitted that she didn’t want to save the marriage. He never thought she would throw their marriage away for one mistake. She told him that he would have gone ballistic if she made the same mistake. He said he would be mad, but he would have wanted to work things out. Stefan realized that she didn’t love him the way he loved her. He agreed with her that their marriage was over. Stefan walked away from her.

Rafe remembered hearing someone talking about an open grave. Jada walked in Rafe’s hospital room, and he told her about his memory. He was sure it was a woman. They wondered who would frame Bobby for his stabbing. Jada thought it was Connie because she had a connection with Bobby. Rafe wondered why she wanted Bobby dead. Jada told him about Melinda firing her for lying on her resume and suddenly leaving town. Rafe wondered how it pieced together. Jada realized the connection to Li and went to look for Connie. Rafe planned to warn Gabi. Paulina went to EJ’s office to fire him for helping Sloan kidnap Nicole’s baby. EJ denied helping her. She said he was an accessory after the fact. Stefan was prepared to testify against him, so she had to fire him to get ahead of the scandal. EJ said it was hearsay motivated by revenge. It would look foolish when the case fell apart in court. Paulina planned to make sure that didn’t happen by hiring a brilliant D.A. He let her know that Melinda was gone so there was no point getting her. Melinda knocked the knife out of Connie’s hand and ran to the door. Connie followed her and knocked her out with a metal object. Melinda fell to the floor. Ava went to Stefan’s table. He apologized that she was working at the pub because of Gabi’s bitterness. Stefan offered her a job at the Bistro. Ava wondered how Gabi would feel about it. He didn’t care about her feelings anymore or what happened to her. Connie arrived at the DiMera mansion and turned the volume down on Gabi’s phone. Gabi walked in the room, and she asked about Rafe. She told Connie that he didn’t remember who stabbed him. Connie was glad because he couldn’t finger her as the person who stabbed him. Gabi was confused, so Connie told her that she was the one who stabbed Rafe. She pulled out her knife and warned her that she was next. Rafe watched his phone waiting to hear from Gabi. Roman arrived at the hospital to see Rafe. Rafe told him that Gabi’s assistant might be dangerous. Jada and an officer went to Connie’s place. When Connie didn’t answer they walked in and found blood on the floor. Jada tracked the bloody footprints to the bedroom. She drew her gun and entered the room. Jada was shocked by what she found.

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Abby talked to Mark on the phone and told him Steve wouldn’t be as easy to fool as everyone else. Before she could get caught on the phone, Chad called out her name which allowed her time to get off the phone. She told him she was ordering food. When Chad said he heard her say she was freaking out, Abby came up with a lie to get out of what she said. Changing the subject, she told Chad about her conversation with Steve. Chad said he was surprised he didn’t come over sooner to see her with his own eyes. He let her know that people were going to be suspicious of her because it was too good to be true. She asked if he felt that way. He said he felt like it was the miracle he prayed for everyday since she left him and everyone loved her including him. While they were talking, he showed her their wedding album to see if it would help her memory. She said she was shocked that they were married multiple times. He said they had their share of good and bad times, but always found their way back to each other. When he read his vows to her, she was moved and said no one ever said anything like that to her before. She corrected herself and said not that she remembered before nearly kissing him. Steve told Kayla he didn’t understand why Abby lied to him saying she was on the phone with her. Kayla said it might have been a mistake, but she knew he didn’t believe it was. He said it felt like she was covering up and wondered why she would lie. Kayla wanted him to admit that he didn’t think Abby was the real Abby. Steve told her about catching Abby talking to Stefano’s portrait about her brother. Kayla reminded him about the DNA test which he said have been tampered for years. He mentioned Abby’s facial surgery and asked Kayla to run another DNA test. Kayla said she couldn’t do it because it would be a violation of the HIPPA oath. When she turned him down, he said the only solution was to find Clyde and get answers. Kayla didn’t think it would be a good idea because he might not have told him the truth. Steve said he would finish what Chad started if he didn’t tell him the truth. Kayla wondered how he would get in the prison, He said he would find a way.

Maggie asked Sarah about her session with Marlena. Sarah said it didn’t go well because even under hypnosis she still didn’t remember seeing Brady hit her. While they were talking, they talked about Xander. Fiona stopped Xander from hitting Brady with a bat. She said she had a confession to make. Xander said he wasn’t going to kill Brady. He said he was going to do to Brady what he did to Sarah. Fiona blurted out that she and Brady slept together. A shocked Xander asked why she would do something like that. She told him the underwear he found in her room was Brady’s. Xander still wanted to make Brady pay for what he did. He asked if Brady slept with his mother to pay him back for shooting Marlena. Brady and Fiona informed him that they didn’t know about him until after they slept together. When Fiona implied that she and Brady slept together multiple times, Xander wanted to know how many times they slept together. He asked if she fell off the wagon and landed on Brady. When she tried to protect Brady, Xander told her he hoped she didn’t have feelings for him. Xander said there was nothing Brady could do to make up for what he did to Sarah. He ended up firing Brady. Xander went back to the mansion. Sarah wondered why he had a bat to which he told her he wanted to make Brady pay for what he did. He said his mother stopped him by telling him she slept with him. Brady thanked Fiona for saving his life. Fiona thanked him for not telling Xander that she fell off the wagon. Before he left, he told her they shouldn’t have anything to do with each other. While Abby was looking through the wedding album, she said she couldn’t do this anymore. She got a text message asking her why she hadn’t married Chad yet and what would happen if she didn’t marry him. The message was from Clyde.

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