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Marlena told Rafe and Jada that Everett had two personalities in his head. Chanel told Johnny that she was feeling excited about the baby. She was ready to tell everyone that they were having a baby. Nicole got a text from Holly apologizing to her for what she said. After she responded to the text, EJ showed up. When he was seemingly upset, she wanted to know why. Sloan told Eric that Jude wasn’t their son. Eric wanted to know what she was talking about. She told him the baby was Nicole and EJ’s. Sloan said the baby wasn’t dead. Eric said it was impossible, but she said it was true. When he wanted to know why she lied, she said she didn’t want to lose him. Chanel asked if Johnny wanted to tell people about the baby. Johnny said he wanted to tell people. Chanel thought he wanted to wait until they found out if the baby was healthy. He said he wanted to wait, but she convinced him that they should tell people. Johnny said he was concerned about telling people because of what happened with EJ and Nicole’s baby. Chanel said the news of their baby might help them heal. Nicole wanted to know why EJ was so upset. EJ said he hoped Paulina would change her mind about firing him. Nicole thought Paulina should change her mind. EJ said Paulina would regret crossing a DiMera. Eric asked Sloan if she took another woman’s child because she was afraid of losing him. Sloan said she was grieving over the miscarriage and the idea of being infertile. She said she thought he would leave her. Sloan said she wanted a family after losing hers. While she was talking, she told him about the snag that happened when they tried to adopt a baby. She told him the other parents didn’t want a horrible person like her raising their child. Sloan told him Dimitri showed up with the baby. Eric said Dimitri was supposed to take the baby to the hospital. Sloan said he couldn’t take the baby because of the police. She said she decided to keep the baby when she saw it. It was their last chance at being parents and holding on to him. She said she decided to keep the baby and keep it as theirs.

Marlena told Rafe and Jada that she thought Everett had DID. She said it was rare and misdiagnosed. It happened because of early childhood trauma. She thought Everett lashed out at Eric because of something that happened in his childhood. Jada said his behavior explained a lot. She called Stephanie to ask if she saw Everett. Stephanie said she didn’t see him. Jada said there was information that came to light and wanted her to come down to the police station to explain. Johnny and Chanel showed up at the mansion to talk to EJ and Nicole. While they were talking, they told EJ and Nicole that Chanel was pregnant. Eric wanted Sloan to tell him it wasn’t true. He asked about the test results that proved EJ wasn’t the father. Sloan said the results were tampered with. Eric asked if she did it. Sloan said she was heartbroken and wished she didn’t have to tell him now. Eric asked why she was telling him now. She flashed back to EJ threatening her. Sloan lied and said he was getting closer to the truth. She said Leo knew the truth. Eric realized Leo was going to tell the truth when he and Nicole found him. He ripped into her for accusing Nicole of kidnapping her child. Sloan said she did what she did because she loved him. Eric told her not to tell him she loved him. He said anyone who loved him wouldn’t have done what she did. While Marlena, Jada, and Rafe were talking about Everett, Stephanie showed up. Nicole was excited about Chanel’s pregnancy. She wondered if what happened to her was why they didn’t tell her sooner. Sloan told Eric that she did what she did because she loved him. Eric told her he was taking the baby back to Nicole and EJ. Jada talked to Stephanie about Everett’s DID. Stephanie wanted to know how they were going to help him. Marlena said he had to realize he needed help. Stephanie said she discharged him. Marlena said he discharged himself. Stephanie realized he lied to her. Marlena said he needed help, but he was resistant. EJ wanted to talk to Johnny privately. He confronted Johnny about the baby. Johnny said Chanel wanted to be optimistic about the baby no matter what. EJ asked if he believed that too. Johnny said he did. He said he was trying to be optimistic. EJ said Johnny was having misgivings about the baby. Johnny said it wasn’t his choice to say anything. EJ said it was his baby too. Johnny said Chanel was his wife. When Sloan wanted to say goodbye to Jude, Eric told her she didn’t have the right to do it. He didn’t want her to say another word. After he told the baby goodbye, he warned her not to leave because she was going to pay for what she did. Stephanie said she wanted to help Everett. Marlena said it would take therapy for him to get help. Stephanie asked if she wanted her to talk Everett into getting therapy. Marlena said it was the only thing that would help. Stephanie agreed to do it. Eric went to see EJ and Nicole to tell them Jude was their son.

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Sloan told Melinda that EJ wanted her to tell Eric that he and Nicole are Jude’s parents. He wants Eric to lose everything. Sloan told her everything that happened with EJ. Melinda wanted her to keep her name out of it. She didn’t want to lose everything. Jada told Rafe that Everett was arrested. Stephanie told Chad about what happened with Eric and Everett. He wondered how long it took for the police to come. She didn’t understand why the police reacted that way when he was trying to help. Chad wondered if he really was trying to help. Eric talked to Marlena about why he got punched. He thought Everett was trying to protect Stephanie. He had to go and Marlena wanted him to be careful. Sloan couldn’t believe that Melinda was worried about what she would lose. Melinda told her that she was reinstated at the D.A. and thought the situation would ruin her. Sloan had to think of a way to get out of that situation. EJ told Nicole that he was fired as D.A. He reminded her that she wasn’t in any condition to handle the news. Nicole thought about kissing Eric. She felt terrible that she wasn’t there for him. He felt bad that he wasn’t there when she went through her argument with Holly. EJ thought Eric wouldn’t have had to be there. Jada told Rafe that Everett insisted that he was Robert when he got arrested. She thought Marlena could help him. Jada called Marlena to ask her to visit Everett at the station. Marlena told her that she wasn’t seeing him anymore. Jada remembered that Stephanie told her about it. Marlena informed her that she didn’t stop helping him. He decided to quit. Jada asked her to help him anyway. Melinda didn’t know what she could do to help Sloan when EJ was holding the cards. Sloan said that EJ would take her son and she would lose Eric. Melinda told her that she didn’t have a choice. Sloan said Eric and Jude were all she had and needed Melinda to help her. Stephanie defended Everett to Chad. She noticed the look on his face and wanted to know what that was about. Chad told her that Everett had violent tendencies. She insisted that he doesn’t act that way. Chad wondered if Bobby was the one who did it. He thought Everett overreacted to the situation. Jada and Rafe were talking to Everett and he insisted that he was Robert. Everett said that every keeps calling him Robert. Marlena arrived and he seemed to forget what happened. He wanted to know what happened.

EJ tried to make Nicole feel better about what happened with Holly. He assured her that she was a good mother. Sloan told Melinda that she might get something out of going along with EJ’s plan. She could get money and Eric wouldn’t know the truth. Sloan thought Eric deserved to know the truth. Melinda advised her not to tell Eric the truth. She thought she should move on with her life. Marlena talked to Everett about what happened. He wanted to leave. Everett didn’t seem to know why he was at the station. Marlena wanted to know his name. He told her that he’s Everett. Everett didn’t remember referring to himself as Bobby. She asked him why he attacked her son. Sloan talked to Melinda about how happy Eric was with Jude. She wondered where she went wrong. Eric arrived while Sloan was talking to Melinda. Nicole thought Paulina has been unpredictable and wanted to talk to Abe about firing EJ. He didn’t want her to speak on his behalf. EJ thought Paulina’s actions were a direct result of her radiation. He wanted to have the votes recalled and get the job himself. Nicole didn’t think it was a good idea. EJ left and made a call. He wanted to know what was going on at Sloan’s apartment. Marlena was surprised that Everett didn’t remember hitting Eric. Everett told her what happened when he saw Eric. Rafe and Jada arrived when Marlena talked to him about therapy. He told him that he made bail. Everett wanted the cuffs off. Eric wondered if he did anything to upset Sloan. She wanted to tell him the truth about Jude. Sloan told him that he wasn’t their son. Eric knew that he wasn’t their biological son and that she was mourning the loss of their son. Sloan wanted to tell him what she did with Jude. She blurted out that Jude was Nicole and EJ’s son. Sloan told him their son didn’t die and that Jude is their child.

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Maggie told Alex that they were going to make room for Konstantin at Titan. Alex said Konstantin wasn’t working there. Theresa told Brady that she was back together with Alex. Brady asked if that was what she wanted. Theresa said it was what she wanted. Brady asked where that left Alex and Kristen. Theresa told Brady that Alex and Kristen weren’t a thing. She said it was an attempt to make them jealous. Brady said it was a good thing they didn’t fall for it. He said he was disappointed that his vacation from Kristen was over. Theresa asked if there was a chance that he would change his mind. He said there was no way he would go back to Kristen. Theresa told him he deserved better. Brady said he used to think there was someone for him but not anymore.

Maggie told Alex that she didn’t need his permission to get office space. She told him Konstantin could distribute funds at the company. Alex said Konstantin could work from home, but Maggie said he wouldn’t be able to concentrate. When Alex didn’t rush to change his mind, she reminded him that she had control over Titan, and he was in no position to deny her. She threatened him if he did. He warned her he would be watching out for Konstantin. When Julie called Maggie and told her the Horton house was ready, Alex let her know he was moving in the mansion. Theresa told Brady love would find him when he least expected it. While they were talking, they talked about chaperoning the prom. Chad talked to Julie about Abby working on the story about Clyde. He blamed himself for not doing anything. Julie advised him about not having control over everything. She said Abby wouldn’t want him to suffer. Julie told him to move on for the children and focus on the future. Maggie asked if Alex was moving back to the mansion. Alex said it made sense. Maggie said she thought he would move into his own house. Alex said the mansion was his birthright. Before Maggie left Alex’s office, she said she would keep him in the loop about Konstantin. When Alex went home, he let Theresa know he was moving in the mansion. While they were talking, she implied they should move in together. Alex asked if she wanted to move in with him. She said she wasn’t going to invite herself. He said he invited her twice to live with him. She said that was platonically. He asked her to move in the mansion with him. She said she did.

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Stephanie told Everett and Leo that Paulina fired EJ and replaced him with Melinda. EJ went to Sloan and told her that he wanted to take the baby. Sloan told him they agreed to let her, and Eric raise the baby. EJ said that was before he saw Nicole and Eric kissing. Sloan didn’t believe it. She asked when he saw it. EJ told her he saw them at the mansion. Chad went to Steve to talk about Clyde. When Leo said EJ was having a bad week, Everett wanted to know why. Leo lied about what he meant. Everett invited Stephanie and Leo out for drinks. Leo didn’t want to go, but Stephanie talked him into it. Chad told Steve that Clyde not staying behind bars kept him up at night. Steve said Clyde was caught before and would be caught again. Chad told him that Abby was writing a story about Clyde’s drug cartel. Steve asked if Abby told him about it, but Chad said she didn’t. Chad said Jack confirmed Abby was working on the story. He asked if Steve thought Abby was Clyde’s target all along. Sloan asked EJ if Eric and Nicole knew he saw them kissing. EJ said they didn’t. He said Jude would be better off being with him and Nicole because she would quit her job to focus on him and the family. It would be a miracle and drive a stake in the heart of her lingering feelings for Eric. Sloan told him the problem with his plan is that Jude wasn’t his son. EJ said Nicole would never find out. Sloan said she would tell everyone who Jude’s father was if he went through with the plan. Steve thought Chad should take his proof to the police, but he didn’t want to. Chad said the police wouldn’t work on it. He said Clyde going after Belle didn’t add up. Steve said it wasn’t much to go on but he would see what he would do. He said going after Clyde was personal for him.

EJ warned Sloan not to stop him from getting Jude or she would go to jail. Sloan thought she would go to jail anyway. He said she would be able to avoid prison with his help. EJ said he would get her a new identity. Sloan wanted to know what would happen if she didn’t go along with what he said. He said she would go to prison. Steve went to the pub to see Ava. EJ told Sloan that she had to decide what she was going to do. Sloan said she needed more time. He told her she had 24 hours to decide and warned her not to double cross him. She said she would do anything. He said he knew she would but she did enough. When he brought up her kidnapping the baby, she reminded him that she lost her baby. Sloan told him that Nicole would find out he wasn’t the father. Eric said by the time she said something, she would be exposed as a liar. He left the apartment. When Eric went home, he found out Sloan and Jude were gone. Roman called him to say the baby was with him. While they were talking, Eric told him he would look for Sloan. Sloan ended up at a bar with Leo, Everett, and Stephanie. Steve and Ava went to the town square. He asked her what she meant about permanently ended the Clyde problem. Ava said Clyde needed to pay for what he did to Tripp. She warned him not to stand in her way. Chad went to see EJ for guidance. He told EJ that he came across evidence that he didn’t know what to do about. EJ wanted to know about it. Chad gave him Abby’s notes. He said it looked as if Abby outted Clyde as part of the drug ring. EJ wanted to know what it meant. Chad said Clyde was going after Abby and not Belle. He blamed himself for it. When Chad explained why it was his fault, EJ assured him that it wasn’t. Eric found Sloan at the bar. She told him every woman he knew drowned their sorrows. Eric wanted to know what he was talking about, but she didn’t say. When he tried to get her to go home, she told him to take his hands off of her. Steve let Ava know that he was okay with whatever she did to Clyde. When Eric couldn’t get Sloan to calm down, Everett thought he would hurt her. He punched Eric.

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Paulina wanted to meet with Melinda. She told her that she fired EJ. Paulina asked her if she wanted her old job back. Melinda told her that she had to say no. Nicole kissed Eric just as EJ opened the door. Eric stopped her and told her they couldn’t do that. She apologized for what she did. He wanted to take her to bed. EJ wondered what was going on. Chanel and Johnny were going to meet with the doctor about her baby. Holly met with Tate. She told him about the things she said to Nicole. He thought she was being too hard on herself. She informed him about the things she told her mother. Holly didn’t understand why she hurt her mother the way she did. Eric told EJ that she got into another argument with Holly. EJ realized that Holly hurt her since she found a way to numb the pain. Nicole admitted that she drank too much. EJ wondered why Eric was there. He said they were supposed to meet for work. Nicole told EJ how they ended up together. She thanked Eric for bringing her home. EJ thanked him too. Nicole apologized to EJ for getting drunk. Paulina reminded Melinda how she reacted when she lost her job. Melinda corrected her and said she fired her. Paulina thought she was more pleasant than EJ. Melinda wondered why she changed her mind. Paulina thought she was easier to handle than EJ. She wanted to know what she had to do for Melinda to change her mind. Tate tried to make Holly feel better about her conversation with Nicole. Holly didn’t feel any better. Leo showed up when Tate and Holly kissed each other. Eric went home and Sloan wondered what took him so long. He let her know that he had to work. She thought he was working with Nicole. Eric assured her that he’s just friends with Nicole. Nicole told EJ that Holly said her dead babies were lucky because they didn’t have her as a mother. EJ couldn’t believe how harsh she was. He was upset on her behalf because Holly hurt her. Nicole thought she was right. He assured her that she’s a good mother who was trying to protect her.

Chanel and Johnny gave them the information they needed about the baby. The doctor thought the baby was doing well. They talked about having to wait to find out more information about the baby. Chanel and Johnny said the radiation exposure could make them lose their child. Johnny realized he was talking about himself and wondered how she was doing. Chanel wanted him to talk about his feelings. She hoped their baby would be okay. Chanel was upset that Paulina exposed their baby to radiation, but she understood why she did it. Paulina continued to talk Melinda into taking the D.A. position. She told Melinda that EJ couldn’t touch her as long as her hands were clean. Leo’s phone rang while Holly and Tate were kissing. They realized that he saw them. Eric told Sloan that he wanted to get a house with her. EJ wished Nicole came to him when she needed help. She apologized for not reaching out to him. Nicole told him that she was still hurting. She thought she was getting punished for the things she did. Melinda agreed to take the job as D.A. Paulina was glad she took the job. Melinda saw the press Paulina got for leaving the hospital. They had a heart to heart about what they would do for their children. Tate pleaded with Leo not to show their picture to anyone. Holly said they wouldn’t be able to see each other if their parents found out they were together. Tate offered to pay Leo not to show their picture. He didn’t want any money. Tate and Holly wondered if he would tell on them. Leo needed a story, but he agreed not to print the picture. Johnny and Chanel went to a restaurant and saw Paulina and Melinda there. Chanel wanted to eat something else. Paulina saw Chanel walk out the restaurant. Nicole dreamed about kissing Eric. EJ went to Sloan and demanded that he and Nicole raise Jude as their own.

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Eric brought Jude to see Marlena and John. She noticed that Jude’s smile looks like Eric’s when he was younger. Nicole tried to make a peace offering with Holly, but it didn’t go over well. Steve ran into Ava at the pub. He told her that he knew about Clyde’s black book. While he told her about the book, he told her he thought she was in the book too. Stefan told EJ that the evidence proved that Gil killed Li and not Gabi. EJ didn’t want to open the case. He asked why Stefan was carrying the evidence. Stefan said Rafe thought he would open the case. EJ said there was a conflict of interest. Stefan asked him to put his job first. EJ said he had business to attend to and walked away. Stefan said he was going to regret it. Eric was surprised that Marlena thought Jude looked like him. Marlena said studies showed that adopted children can pick up the traits of their parents. John asked him how everything was going at home. Eric said things were looking up for him financially. Nicole asked Holly if she didn’t want to spend time with her. Holly yelled at her for not letting her go to the prom. Steve asked Ava if she and Stefan were in the black book. Stefan went to Paulina to let her know he had evidence against EJ. She was interested in hearing it. EJ called Rita to let her know that he was going to be running DiMera Enterprises. John asked Eric about working at the Spectator. Eric said it was going okay. He told John and Marlena about the work he and Nicole were doing for a story. Marlena asked if they were working well together. Eric said they were. John asked how Sloan was taking it. Eric said she didn’t understand at first, but she knew he needed the job. Marlena asked if it was difficult for him and Nicole working together. Eric said they were just friends. Nicole said she was worried about Holly pushing herself too hard. Holly told her she didn’t want to be the reason why the next guy walked out the door. Nicole said she was sorry she felt that way. She suggested that Holly drop some classes and take them over the summer. Holly thought she was taking her summer from her. She told Nicole that she didn’t want to end up like her.

Steve told Ava that he knew Stefan found Clyde’s book and took it to the police. Ava told him to stay out of it. Steve said he couldn’t because he and John helped get Clyde out of prison and he was going to say something. Ava said that wasn’t going to happen because she was looking for a permanent solution. Stefan told Paulina that he knew she was having issues with EJ. Paulina said they were at odds. Stefan said EJ refused to open a murder case that would exonerate someone in prison. He said Gabi would be found innocent of killing Li. Paullina said she needed to see the evidence that would exonerate Gabi. He said he had it. Holly told Nicole that she wanted to lead a better life. Nicole said she wanted that too. She said she would have had a different life if her childhood wasn’t screwed up. Nicole told Holly about her childhood. Holly told her controlling her life wasn’t the same as being there for her. When Nicole brought up New Year’s Eve, Holly was upset again. While they were talking, Holly asked if she could let her go to the prom. Nicole told her she couldn’t to the prom because she didn’t trust her. Holly told her that she would rather be dead. She threw up in Nicole’s face that she lost her other babies because she wasn’t cut out for motherhood. Nicole cried and left the room. Paulina looked over the evidence Stefan had. She thought it was compelling but circumstantial. Stefan said Rafe wanted to reopen the case. Paulina said he wanted it because Gabi is his sister. Stefan said the information wasn’t much, but it was enough for the case to be reopen. He said EJ didn’t want to do it. Paulina wanted to know why. Stefan said EJ was afraid that Gabi would try to go after CEO of DiMera. He said EJ was trying to be CEO of DiMera while being D.A. Paulina was upset that he didn’t clear it with her. She called EJ and told him to go to her office. Ava told Steve that they needed a way for Clyde not to expose them and John. She said they needed a permanent solution to take care of Clyde. Stefan showed up while they were talking. Steve left them alone. Stefan told Ava that they needed to talk. He told her EJ wouldn’t reopen the case, but his control might come to an abrupt halt. EJ went to see Paulina. Paulina asked why he was ignoring the evidence in the Li Shin case. EJ said there wasn’t enough evidence. Paulina told him he was going to do what she instructed him to do. EJ asked or else. Holly went to see Marlena in her office. Marlena asked what happened. Holly said she hated herself for saying horrible things to her mother. Steve went to see John and told him he might have a lead on Clyde. He said Jada told him that the police had Clyde’s black book. While Steve was talking, he said the ISA would be able to figure it out. John said they had to stay on top of it. Marlena suggested that Holly write a letter to Nicole. Eric found Nicole drunk at a bar. While EJ and Paulina were talking, she told him he was fired. She said he couldn’t keep his job while he was CEO of DiMera. He went home and said Pauina was going to pay. Eric took Nicole home. She kissed him. EJ saw them kissing.

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Marlena and John talked about Maggie giving Victor’s money to his family. They thought Konstantin wasn’t going to like her giving the money away. Steve and Kayla met with Jada at the pub. They talked about her living with Rafe. Kayla talked to Jada about her divorce. Jada was thankful Bobby signed the papers. She hoped he didn’t break Stephanie’s heart like he did hers. Kayla informed her that Steve would go after Bobby if he did something to Stephanie. Steve assured Jada that he would go after Bobby if he hurt her too. She appreciated it. Kayla wanted to see her more. Jada wanted that, but she was getting pulled in different directions. Alex let Konstantin know that he planned to move back to the Kiriakis mansion. He didn’t know if Konstantin was going to be in the section he was staying in. Konstantin backed down when he was talking to Alex. Maggie met with Marlena and John. Marlena discussed Maggie distributing Victor’s money to his family. Maggie said she planned to give Victor’s money to his family before she found out the truth. John told her they needed to get Konstantin to commit a crime. Maggie said she had a plan for Konstantin. She was going to let Alex help them. Maggie felt like it would get rid of Konstantin completely. She explained her plan to Marlena and John. Maggie planned to make it look like Konstantin was embezzling money from the company account. Marlena realized Maggie wanted to expose Konstantin for the thief he is. Konstantin wanted to know what Theresa was doing with Alex. She said she got back into his bed and believed she could get in the mansion.

Jada told Steve and Kayla how they found the Gil’s book. He offered to help decode the book. Jada told him that Harris was on top of it. She told them they were investigating Li Chen’s murder. Kayla thought Gabi did it. Jada implied that Clyde was responsible for his murder. John was impressed with Maggie’s plan. Steve wanted Jada to keep him and Kayla in the loop about Clyde. He was upset that he killed Abby and almost killed Tripp and Wendy. Steve wanted him to be stopped once and for all. Maggie met with Konstantin to ask him a favor. She wanted to start a trust in Victor’s honor. Maggie wanted to put him in charge of the foundation. Konstantin said he’d be honored to do it. Marlena told John he wasn’t the person who worked for Konstantin. She let him know that he’s kind and strong.

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