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Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Holly talked to Tate about them being indirectly responsible for Sarah’s accident. Tate felt like the only one responsible for the accident was the person who hit her and left without helping her. Fiona confessed to Victoria what she did to Sarah as Justin approached her. He reintroduced himself to her as Victor’s nephew. They talked about what happened to Sarah, and he hoped the police found the person who hit her. She hoped they did too. John looked at the phone waiting for Brady’s call. Marlena felt like they were jumping to conclusions about Brady involvement in Sarah’s accident. He didn’t know what to think. Brady arrived at the police station to make a confession to Jada. He told her that he was driving the car that hit Sarah. Brady wanted to tell her because he had to set a good example for his son. The guilt was eating away at him. Jada stopped him from talking and advised him to call his lawyer. Sarah was ready to get released. Xander suggested to her that they move into the Kiriakis mansion because it’s wheelchair accessible and an elevator. She would also have a full staff and Maggie to help her. He wondered if it would be okay if Fiona moved in with them. Sarah was okay with it. Justin thanked Fiona for giving him back his son. She dismissed it and said she wanted to set the record straight. He told her that Brady turned himself in for Sarah’s accident. Fiona darted her eyes while he was talking.

Tate told Holly that his father was distracted. He didn’t even think he was in trouble. They had their problems, but that didn’t mean he wanted his relationship with his father to end. He needed him. Holly wanted to go home with him and face it together. After his conversation with Paul, John told Marlena that he said Brady wasn’t drinking. He said that he saw Brady pour himself a drink that he didn’t finish. Marlena didn’t think one misstep didn’t mean he fell off the wagon. Justin met with Brady in the interrogation room. He wanted to know everything that happened the night of the accident. Brady told him that he didn’t know because he was drunk. Justin sighed after hearing what he said. Brady assumed he hit her on his way home from a bar. He remembered waking up in the driver’s seat with a splitting headache. Brady noticed the damage to his front fender. Justin said he didn’t know for sure that he did anything wrong. Jada called Xander to let him know they had a suspect in custody. He demanded to know the person’s name. John was about to leave to look for Brady when Tate arrived on crutches with Holly. He confessed everything to John and Marlena. Tate told them that Brady seemed distracted, so he took off. John received a call from someone, and he was surprised. Brady felt like he was guilty because the evidence pointed to him. Justin advised him not to make a full confession. He thought he should stick with the facts and nothing more. Justin thought a jury could decide if he was guilty or not. Brady didn’t see a point in fighting it. He thought there was no excuse for what he did and wanted to make things right. John got off the phone and told Marlena, Tate and Holly that Brady was the one who hit Sarah. Xander arrived at the police station and demanded that Jada allow him to see Brady. Jada ordered him to go home, but he needed to know how Brady could drive off after hitting Sarah. He realized that Brady fell off the wagon. Jada confirmed that Brady was drinking. Xander barged into the interrogation room and grabbed Brady’s throat. Jada ran after him. Justin pulled Xander off Brady. Brady said he was sorry. Xander vowed that Brady would spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Tate was working out and heard a knock on the door. He assumed it was Holly, but it turned out to be Sophia. She was wearing a bathing suit. Sophia thought he would be lonely because Holly was dealing with family drama. Holly went to visit Sarah at the hospital. Sarah assured her that she was okay. She was worried about Xander because he was upset about what happened to her. Sarah thought Xander would take her anger out on the wrong person. Holly understood because she would go after anyone who hurt someone she loved. Xander barged into Jada’s office yelling because she didn’t find the person who hit Sarah. She got defensive until he told her that Sarah was paralyzed. They stopped yelling, and Jada offered her apology. He wanted her to show her compassion by catching the person who hit Sarah. She told him they had a lead on the person who hit Sarah. Brady was upset that his car was missing. Maggie called him and let him know about Sarah’s condition. Brady panicked when he heard that news. Fiona was at her room at the Salem Inn and thought about Sarah being paralyzed. She couldn’t believe what she did to Sarah. Brady showed up at her room demanding to know why she didn’t tell him about what happened to Sarah. He thought he might be responsible. Abby looked at a picture of her and Chad together. She called the person she talked to and said she couldn’t do it anymore. Abby knew what was at stake, but it’s harder than she thought. Chad knocked on the door. Dr. Mark Greene walked in Sarah’s hospital room before Holly could answer Sarah’s questions about love. Sarah introduced them. Mark mentioned that Holly used his brother so he could go out with Tate. Holly informed him that Aaron was involved in the plan. Mark talked about Aaron sharing a picture of him at camp, but it was captioned Tate Black. He thought that was weird. Abby didn’t have an answer for that.

Tate reminded Sophia that he had a girlfriend and that they aren’t friends. He didn’t like that Sophia made Holly feel bad about not having sex. Sophia was surprised they didn’t have sex yet. She flirted with him and noticed that she got his attention. Tate grabbed a pillow to cover himself up. She didn’t want to leave him when he feels that way. Tate didn’t want to be with her because he loved Holly. She wasn’t worried about love. Sophia began to take her clothes off. Abby got off the phone with the mystery person to talk to Chad. He wasn’t sure if she would have trouble sleeping in the room where she was murdered. She reminded him that she survived the attack. Abby wondered if it was hard for him to be in the room, and he admitted that it was difficult. She told him that she thought of Clyde coming after her with a knife and she zoned out. Abby snapped out of it and had a memory of Clyde. Chad held her as she talked about the memory. Jada let Xander know that they found a partial plate from the car that hit Sarah. He wanted Titan security to looked at the footage, but she didn’t want to give it to him. She didn’t want to give him any more information to use to interfere with the investigation. Sophia continued to seduce Tate even though he rejected her. She would tell if he didn’t say anything. Tate tried to untangle himself from her arms when Holly showed up. She threw Sophia out and asked Tate what happened. Chad believed Abby would regain her memory. She wanted to take a walk in the park alone to jog her memory. Maggie went to Sarah’s room, and Xander told her that the police discovered a partial plate number of the car that hit Sarah. He thought it might help them find the driver. Brady was at the townhouse and poured himself a drink. Jada arrived and wanted to see his car. Abby paced at the park and texted someone. Mark showed up and told her to relax because he was there.

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Chad told Julie how he dropped Jennifer and Jack off at the airport. He let her know that Jennifer said the mystery woman wasn’t Abby. Chad thought it would take time for Jennifer to get used to the idea, so he thought it was better for her to go back to Boston. Julie thought Abby could get her memory back with fewer people around. She wondered how he was doing. Chad told her that he was trying to keep it together for Abby and the kids. He was worried that she would get her memory back and realize she didn’t love him anymore. Julie believed that Abby would love him once she got her memory back. Abby told someone that she would have fewer family members to deal with now that Jennifer and Jack were gone. She hung up the phone just as EJ walked in the room. He introduced himself to her. She said she met her other brother-in-law. EJ said Chad never got over her sleeping with Stefan. She was shocked by that info. EJ realized that no one told her about that. He told her that it was Stefan’s fault it happened. EJ talked to her about his feud with Stefan. Abby called him the “idiot” brother. He said she didn’t always speak that way about him. She wondered if she slept with him too. EJ admitted that they were together. She wondered if there were any other brothers that she slept with. He said she never slept with Tony, and Andre is dead. Abby wondered how he died. Chad walked in before EJ could answer her. Stefan walked into the office to talk to Gabi. She was about to call security, but she hung up the phone. Gabi decided to yell at him instead. He wanted to talk so they could move past his cheating with Ava. She didn’t think they could get past it. Gabi would never forgive him or forget what he did. Stefan pled his case to her. He begged her to come home to make things up to her. She agreed to go home with him, so she could pack her things.

Connie wanted to get rid of Melinda’s body. She all the things she needed to get rid of Melinda’s body. Connie was ready to get started when Melinda started stirring. She didn’t understand why the drug didn’t kill her when it worked to get rid of Everett/Bobby. Connie decided to slit her throat instead. She grabbed a hacksaw to slit her throat, but cardboard Li begged her not to kill Melinda. He wanted her to do the right thing and let her live. Connie wondered why he cared so much. She asked him if he loved her. Cardboard Li assured her that he’s in love with her. She worried that Connie knew too much. Connie wondered what she should do with her. Abby let Chad know that EJ told her about what happened with his brothers. Chad glared at EJ, so he apologized. He demanded to know what EJ told Abby. Abby interrupted and said she was the family slut. He lashed out at EJ. EJ told him that it was going to come out eventually. Chad walked away from him. Stefan had to chase Gabi into the DiMera mansion. EJ was happy to see them arguing. Gabi told EJ that Stefan slept with Ava. He was shocked to hear the news. Gabi told him that she was there to pack her things. EJ snarked at her moving out, and she suddenly changed her mind about moving. She told EJ that she was going to stay there. Abby hid her phone when she heard Chad coming. He wondered if she was okay. Hearing so many terrible things about her was a lot to deal with. Chad said there were wonderful memories as well. He said she didn’t have to stay in the room, but she wanted to be there. She hoped it would bring back memories. Melinda woke up confused. She woke up tied to a bed. Connie planned to take care of her. She said and Li planned to take care of her.

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At the town square, Johnny ran into Hattie and mistook her for Marlena when she was reading her script. When Hattie told him she didn’t have any kids, Johnny realized she must be Hattie. He told her he was the director of the show. Hattie said she wanted to talk to him about the script because it didn’t sound like her character. Johnny suggested she talk to the writer which was what Hattie was going to do. Leo read Kimberly’s book about D.I.D. and thought Marlena was going through it. He decided to call Marlena so he could have an intervention. Abe and Kate talked about Leo’s script. She thought it was something the show needed. They talked about hiring hot young actors for the show. Hattie went to Leo’s place. She said she needed help rewriting her script. Instead of helping her with the script, he said she should be concerned about her D.I.D. They talked about different cases of the illness. While they were talking, he called her Dr. Evans. Hattie said she wasn’t Dr. Evans. Johnny talked to Chanel at the town square. He told her about his run in with Hattie. When he talked about the show, she said she wished she had an unpredictable job that ran itself. She said she wish pursued her dream even though she doesn’t know what it is. Alex and Stephanie ran into each other at the Bistro. She told him she had a new client. While Alex was talking, he spilled water on Stephanie’s computer. She assured him it was okay. When she left, Justin and Bonnie went over to Alex. Justin said he had something to make him feel better. Alex looked through the annulment papers and was glad his marriage to Theresa was over. Bonnie suggested he get back together with Stephanie, but Alex said they were just friends who weren’t looking for new relationships.

Stephanie went to the Body and Soul office. She told Abe she had a presentation for him but it was destroyed. Abe told her the job was hers if she wanted it. She accepted the job. Johnny looked through Leo’s story ideas and was intrigued by the young couple. Abe told Johnny that he and Kate haven’t found the right actors for the role. Johnny suggested Chanel because she did a great job when she auditioned for his movie. He said she was looking for a creative outlet. All they needed was a leading man with chemistry with her. Alex and Chanel ran into each other at the square. He told her about his annulment papers. Alex said it wasn’t all Theresa’s fault because he ignored the red flags. Chanel said he was driven by his hormones which lead to questionable behavior like him sleeping with her girlfriend. They talked about their threesome and how he slept with Allie when she and Allie had problems. While they were arguing, Abe and Johnny showed up. Johnny said the tension between them was intense. Abe agreed with him. Leo tried to convince Hattie that she was one of Marlena’s alters. When he tried to take her to Bayview, Kate showed up. She told Leo that Hattie was Marlena’s double. Leo apologized to Hattie for trying to get her committed. Kate hired Leo for the job as head writer at Body and Soul. When Kate left, Hattie said she was happy for him because he could change her script.

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Brady read about Sarah’s hit-and-run. Kristen called him to cancel his day with Rachel because the color of his car matched the one that hit Sarah. He warned her to keep her theories to herself and hung up the phone. Fiona babysat for Victoria. She apologized for what she did to her mother. Fiona knew Xander wouldn’t forgive her for what she did to Sarah. She prayed no one would find out she hit Sarah with Brady’s car. Sarah wanted to calm Xander down, but he wanted to know where the doctor was with her test results. She said they had to wait for them. Sarah said for him to go home with Victoria. She assured him that she was fine. Johnny and Abe saw Alex and Chanel arguing. Abe noticed there was chemistry between Chanel and Alex. Johnny wanted to protect her, but Chanel assured him that she was fine. She cozied up to Johnny and Alex got sick of it so he walked away. Johnny wondered what happened as Abe walked away. Chanel told him they were arguing over Allie. She assured him that she’s with the one she wants. Alex needed to know they would never be friends after his betrayal. Johnny told her about a character for the soap opera Body & Soul. He thought she would be perfect for the part. She said that she didn’t have any acting experience. Working with romantic partners didn’t work for her in the past. He tried to convince her that it would be a great way for them to spend time together. Abe had a similar conversation with Alex about appearing on the soap. Alex didn’t think Johnny and Chanel would go for the idea. Abe was prepared to handle Johnny and Chanel. Alex agreed to audition. Paulina went to see Jada and saw her watching footage from Sarah’s accident. Jada wasn’t confident they would find the driver. She received deleted footage Sexton’s department store from the night of Sarah’s accident.

Sarah woke up with Maggie by her side. They started crying as Maggie told her it would take a village to get through that. Sarah was glad that Fiona was there to help too. She knew it would be work, but she planned to get back to her old self no matter how long it took. If it’s not in the cards, she would live a complete life. A hit-and-run driver wouldn’t deprive her of living her life. Brady inspected his car. He noticed scraped paint on the bumper. He remembered squealing tires. Brady wasn’t sure what he did. Fiona was glad that Victoria was too young to understand what she was saying. She would be able to keep her secret. Xander walked in and wondered what the secret was. Fiona covered by saying she wanted to take a picture of Victoria to Sarah. He told her about Sarah losing feeling in her legs. Xander took Victor to see Sarah. Brady called Fiona and wanted to see her immediately. Maggie comforted Sarah as she cried. Sarah hated being away from Victoria. Xander surprised Sarah by bringing Victoria to see her. She spent some time with Sarah, and Maggie took her home. Sarah winced when Kayla came in with her test results. Friona arrived at the townhouse. Brady remembered hearing screeching tires. He remembered Sarah being hit by a gray car. Brady was afraid he was the one who did it. Fiona dismissed his concerns about the car. She told him that Sarah didn’t see the driver and couldn’t remember what happened. Brady thought he caused the accident. Fiona told him the doctors were hopeful for Sarah. She tried to downplay the numbness in Sarah’s legs. He wanted to turn himself in to the police. Jada continued to investigate the footage of the accident. She let Paulina know that she broke the case open. There was partial footage of a license plate. Brady took Fiona to the garage. He saw that the car was gone. Kayla told Sarah that she had a stroke in her spinal cord. Sarah told Xander that her problem is probably irreversible and that she might never regain sensation in her legs.

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Steve came in Kayla’s office when she told someone to rush on Sarah’s results. Kayla told him Sarah didn’t have feeling in her legs. After they talked about Sarah, Kayla told him about Abby. She said Abby’s memory loss could be a psychological issue which made it hard to know when her memory would return. At the DiMera mansion, Jennifer couldn’t wait to see Abby. Chad let Jennifer know that Abby didn’t look like herself or remember who they were. Jennifer said she would take her daughter any way she could. Chad left to find out what was taking Abby so long. Abby told someone on the phone that the plan was going according to plan. She told the person she had to go because she was nervous. When Chad knocked on the door, Abby got off the phone. She told him she was on the phone with a nurse from Poplar Bluff. Chad said her parents were downstairs waiting to see her. He confronted her about being nervous and assured her she had no reason to be nervous. She thanked him for being patient with her. Chad let her know he would wait for as long as she needed him to. After Melinda fired Connie, she demanded to go in her apartment to get the laptop and phone. Connie asked if she could have a minute and closed the door. She told the cardboard Li that she didn’t know how to get revenge on Gabi and Stefan if she wasn’t working for Gabi. When Melinda knocked on the door, Connie thought of an idea. When Connie let Melinda in the apartment, she admitted that she lied on her resume because she was desperate for a job. She wanted to tell her side of the story.

Gabi told Stefan and Ava that she knew they slept together. She said Connie overheard Ava talking to Kristen about it. Stefan and Ava said Connie was mistaken. Gabi said it was possible that Connie was mistaken, but Kristen had to be too. She threw her drink in Stefan’s face and told Ava she was out of a job. Gabi said she made Kristen choose between the two and she chose her. Ava walked away. Gabi yelled at Stefan. Abby went down to see Jennifer and Jack. When Jennifer tried to touch Abby, she drew her hand back and said she wasn’t her daughter. Jack and Chad reminded her that the DNA test results proved she was. Jennifer apologized for her behavior and thought she was ready for this. She said she thought she would feel a connection but she didn’t. Jennifer ran out of the room. Abby went upstairs. Chad told Jack they had to do damage control before they drove Abby away for good. When Jennifer came back, she apologized for running away the way she did. Jack told her they should go back to Boston until Abby’s memory came back. Jennifer hesitated at first, but agreed Abby needed room to find herself. Jack said when Abby was ready, she would come to them. Connie told Melinda she had to work for Gabi. Melinda thought she was a fan of hers until Connie said she hated her. Connie told her about her vendetta against Stefan and Gabi breaking Li’s heart kept her from being with him. While Melinda was drinking her tea, she started gasping. Connie told her she put a fast-acting drug in her tea. Melinda tried to find her phone. Stefan told Gabi that he was drunk and missing her. Gabi said she was beat up in prison and put in solitary while he was having sex with Ava. He said it was only one time. Stefan said he hated himself more than she hated him. If she was willing to let him, he would spend the rest of his life making it up to her. Gabi said she didn’t care how bad he felt because it didn’t change what he did. He begged her to talk to him, but she refused to do it. She said their marriage was over.

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