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Marlena went to see Bobby, but he only wanted to talk to Jada. She wanted to get him to open up about Everett’s past. He wanted to go back to reading his book. Marlena felt like they couldn’t keep going on like that. Bobby felt they could. She left his room. Jada let Rafe know that she saw Bobby. Rafe reminded her that he’s not real. She said he was real to her. He apologized for what he said. Jada told him that Bobby had information about a murder. Rafe thought Bobby was manipulating her, but she wanted to hear what he had to say. He thought Bobby could get violent and wanted her to stay away from him. Melinda met with Kristen at the square she ran into Connie. She remembered that Connie had an issue with her. Connie admitted that she was upset that Li was attracted to her. Kristen wasn’t sure why EJ wanted her to hire her. She wondered why Melinda wanted to work for DiMera Enterprises. Melinda could try to put her disdain for her aside and work with her, but Kristen didn’t think she could do it. EJ told Stefan that he wanted Gabi to announce at the press conference how he played a big role in her release. Stefan laughed and reminded him that he helped her because he blackmailed him. Gabi walked in while they were talking. EJ expected them both at his press conference. Stefan assured him they would be there. After EJ left, Gabi wanted the truth about her release from prison. She overheard him talking about EJ being blackmailed and wanted to know about it. Stefan told her that EJ wasn’t Jude’s father. Eric went to The Spectator to tell her that he got a job in Paris. He said he was leaving that day. She told him that she would miss him. He said he would miss her too. Eric thought it might be for the best since EJ didn’t want them to work together. Nicole let him know that EJ saw them kissing. Eric would react the same way EJ did. They hugged each other.

Jada assured Rafe that Bobby wouldn’t hurt her, but he thought it was a risk. She reminded him that it’s her job. Jada wondered if he would feel that way about a male cop. He reminded her that he’s not dating them. Rafe wanted to go with her. Jada told him that he wouldn’t talk if she didn’t go alone. She wanted to go alone. Rafe hated the idea, but he agreed to it. Kristen didn’t want to keep looking over her shoulder every time Melinda was around. Melinda assured her that wouldn’t happen. EJ arrived and joined them at the table. He offered his DiMera shares to make sure he hired Melinda. Kristen was skeptical, but she agreed to it. After Kirsten left, EJ reminded Melinda to keep her mouth shut about Jude’s paternity. Melinda swore Nicole wouldn’t hear the truth from her. Nicole wanted to know what they were talking about. EJ wanted to tell her that Kristen hired Melinda. After Melinda left, Nicole told EJ that Eric took a job in Paris. EJ thought that was for the best. Gabi wanted to tell Eric the truth. She hated being separated from Arianna. Gabi refused to let Eric go through the same thing. Stefan reminded her that EJ came through for them when they needed him. He didn’t think they needed another war with EJ. Gabi understood but didn’t want Eric to lose his child. Stefan understood, but he didn’t want to risk losing their happiness. Gabi agreed to do things his way. Jada went to Bobby to talk about the murder. He wanted to get released first. She thought he was playing games with her and turned to leave. Bobby stopped her from going. Rafe showed up at EJ’s press conference to support Gabi. Connie interrupted them to tell Gabi she was happy that she got released from prison. She knew Li wouldn’t want her to be punished for Li’s murder. Connie walked away. Rafe thought that was strange. Connie went to Li’s apartment and opened the door. She remembered stabbing him.

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Bonnie and Justin were celebrating the holiday when she mentioned an engagement. He thought she was talking about Xander and Sarah. Alex approached them and said it was his engagement. Justin tensed up at the idea of him getting married. Alex knew Justin didn’t trust Theresa. Brady let Theresa know that he wanted to send Tate to lacrosse camp. It would put space between Tate and Holly. Tate called Holly to see if she still wanted to run away with him. She didn’t know how they would pull off running away together. He had a plan for them to get away. After she got off the phone with Tate, Holly saw Rachel staring at her. Rachel wanted to know what she was plotting with her brother. Holly told her they wanted to be together and asked her not to tell anyone. Rachel didn’t want to lie so she pulled out the phone to call Nicole, but Holly took it from her. Maggie went to see Xander. She offered him a check for his share of Victor’s estate. Maggie felt he deserved it because of the way he stepped up for the family. He appreciated the gesture, but he couldn’t accept it. Justin warned Alex to be careful when it concerned Theresa. Alex didn’t need his cousinly advice. He wanted to do what his father did and follow his gut. Justin reminded him that Victor didn’t like Theresa. Alex reminded him that Victor gave him half of his estate which meant that he trusted his instincts. Justin ordered him to make Thersa sign a prenup. Alex got defensive, but Justin wanted him to protect himself. He asked if he thought about it before. Alex flashed back to his conversation with Brady about Theresa going after him for his money. He assured Justin that he would be okay. Theresa walked in and wondered if they were talking about a prenup.

Tate looked at the lacrosse brochure when Aaron arrived at the pub. He wanted to go to a camp like that. Tate thought it was perfect because he could go in his place. No one knew what Tate looked like so he could go in his place. Tate thought colleges would come after him after going to the camp. Aaron liked the idea and accepted his offer. Holly bribed Rachel with perfume to keep her from talking about her and Tate. Brady showed up and wondered what they were talking about. He told Holly about Tate going to lacrosse camp. She pretended to be upset but said she understood. He thought they could talk about their relationship again in the fall. If they could prove themselves trustworthy, they could date in their senior year. Justin told Theresa about the prenup. Theresa told him that she loved Alex before she found out he was Victor’s son. Alex thought about Brady’s theory about Theresa. Theresa asked Alex if he trusted her. He said he did. She offered to sign the prenup to prove that she loves him. Justin asked if she wanted him to draw up the prenup. She told him to do it.

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Paulina wanted Kayla to tell her Chanel’s miscarriage wasn’t her fault. Kayla was willing to do it, but she couldn’t tell her anything without Chanel’s permission. Chanel told Johnny that she had a dream about being at the baby shower. She said they were happy and then she woke up and realized they would never know if their baby was a boy or a girl. They would never hold their baby. Johnny consoled her. Marlena told Stephanie that Bobby was still in control of Everett. She said Bobby has been protecting Everett for most of his life which was why it was hard to break through. Marlena said someone who knew Everett might be able to help him. She said since they didn’t know his family Stephanie was their best bet to getting through to Everett. Stephanie agreed to help. Jada told Steve she had to book him on a felony. Steve asked if the deal Justin was working on for him fell through. Jada said a plea deal was still a possibility. Since he confessed to a crime, she had to book him. She said he could face up to five years in prison. Johnny got a call from the director. He found out the director replaced him. Johnny told Chanel the only place he wanted to be was beside her. Steve told Jada that Clyde double crossed him at the airfield after he broke him out of prison. He said Goldman knocked him out and then they left. While Steve was talking, Jada turned off the recorder and told him what he was saying wasn’t true. She thought Ava helped him, but Steve said she didn’t. Jada said two people were wearing hazmat suits got Clyde out. She asked if John was the other one. He said he wasn’t.

When Johnny wheeled Chanel into the hospital lobby, they ran into Paulina. Paulina said she loved her and would regret for the rest of her life. Chanel told Johnny that she wanted to go home. Kayla showed up. When Chanel gave Kayla consent to talk about the miscarriage she said the miscarriage wasn’t caused by the radiation exposure. Kayla said she had a partial molar pregnancy that happened at conception. She said the fetus wasn’t viable which meant she was going to lose the baby. Chanel hugged Paulina. She apologized for blaming Paulina. Paulina said she didn’t need to apologize. Kayla said she wanted to monitor her for a couple of months. Paulina said they were moving away. Chanel said they decided to stay in Salem. When Marlena and Stephanie went to Bobby’s room, he told them to leave. Stephanie tried to reach out to Everett, but Bobby told her to shut up. He said she abandoned Everett when things got tough. Bobby said he protects Everett from people like her. He insulted Stephanie. She said she wanted to hear from Everett and forced him to come out. Marlena said it wasn’t working so they should leave. She said Everett would never be free and safe until he confronted his issues. Bobby said Everett only made it this far because of him. He said if they kept pushing, no one would see Everett again.

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Steve went to see Marlena. He let her know that he turned himself in for helping Clyde escape. Steve told her that he didn’t tell the police about John and Ava. He let her know that Jada didn’t buy that he did it alone so she might ask questions. Steve thought John would have been back from Greece by now. Marlena let him know that they haven’t talked since John left. She thought John didn’t want to come home. Marlena informed Steve that John tried to kill him before he left for Greece. He was shocked by what he heard. Stephanie went to the police station and insisted that Jada talk to Bobby. She thought Jada was the only one who could convince him to bring Everett out. Bobby hid his meds. He was happy with the way things were with Everett out of the way. Julie wanted Chad to stop looking at the video. He looked at the screen and wondered if the person was Abby. Chad wondered if she was out there somewhere. He felt like he should recognize his wife. Julie told him that Clyde wanted to drive him crazy. He thought about the night Kayla told him that Abby was gone. Chad wondered if Kayla could have missed something. Julie thought he should talk to Kayla. Marlena told Steve what happened when John tried to kill him. She felt like John was staying away because he didn’t want to hurt him. Steve thought he had to be the one to bring him home if he gets probation. He felt like everything that happened was his fault. Steve owed his life to John.

Bobby was reading when Jada showed up. He let her know that was reading the mystery she recommended. Bobby assumed Marlena or Stephanie urged her to visit him. Jada told him they were worried about him. She realized that he wasn’t responsible for the things she blamed him for. Bobby told her that he never stopped loving her and didn’t mean to hurt her. He wondered if they could get past what happened. She accepted his apology and said she cared about him. He got upset when he realized she was there for Everett. Jada reminded him that she was with Rafe now. She said Everett is host personality while Bobby is the alter ego. Bobby got offended by what she said. He told her about what he protected Everett from. She thought he should let Everett out to face the truth. Chad went to Kayla’s office. He showed her the footage of the mystery woman. She couldn’t tell if the woman was Abby or not. He wondered if it was possible that Abby could be alive. She thought it was possible. While Steve was at the penthouse, Justin called him to tell him that he had a suspended sentence and had to serve 100 hours of community service. Steve told Marlena the news, so he could go to Greece to get John. Marlena was grateful and knew John would be too. Jada thought Bobby should let Everett out and that he would always be part of him. Bobby told her that he could help solve a crime. If Everett came back, she’ll never know the truth. Jada wondered what crime he was talking about. He told her that it was a murder. Kayla talked to Chad about the people who have died and came back to life in Salem so it was possible that Abby could be alive. She said that there are drugs that could mimic death. Kayla said there was no autopsy done on Abby, but the funeral home would have embalmed her. There was one way to find out the truth. Later, Chad ran into Paulina to ask her to exhume Abby’s body.

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Brady called Kristen and asked if he could take her to see the fireworks. While they were talking, they got in an argument. When Brady got off the phone, Tate confronted him about saying his children meant everything to him. Tate wanted Brady to prove it by helping him with his mother and letting him see Holly. Holly talked to Eric and apologized for Jude. She talked to him about being grounded again. In her mind, it was no way to live. Eric said he wished he could do something. Holly asked him to talk to Nicole. Melinda told EJ that there was nothing keeping her from telling Nicole the truth since she has immunity. When Nicole walked in, she wanted to know what was going on. EJ told Nicole he gave Melinda immunity. Nicole tried to attack Melinda for kidnapping her son and lying to Eric. Melinda said there was something she could do to help Eric. Ava saw Kristen at the Bistro. She talked to Kristen about Harris leaving town. Ava said she thought he wasn’t leaving to help Hope. He was leaving because of her mistakes. Ava told Kristen that no one could find out that she slept with Stefan. Brady told Tate that Theresa overreacted about the prom, but he still lied to them. He gave Tate a brochure to a lacrosse camp in New York. It would give Theresa time to cool off. Brady told Tate that they could talk about him being able to see Holly in the fall. Tate refused to go to the camp.

Eric told Holly that he needed to give Nicole space. He said he was leaving Salem. Holly said he couldn’t leave. She said they would all miss him. Holly asked him to talk to Nicole about her and Tate. He said it wasn’t his place to give out parenting advice. The decision was up to Nicole and EJ. When Melinda was about to tell Nicole how she could help Eric, Stefan and Gabi came in. EJ pretended to be happy to see Gabi, but she didn’t believe him. He walked Melinda out so they could celebrate as a family. When EJ and Melinda were at the door, she yelled at him for stealing her job. He offered her another job. EJ let her know that if she opened her mouth about what he did she would never work again. EJ offered her a job as DiMera counsel. Melinda told him that Kristen killed her daughter. She said he wasn’t in a position to offer that job. EJ said Kristen would hire her out of guilt over Haley. He said she will have money and power. When Nicole came out, she wanted to know why Melinda was still there. Kristen told Ava her secret was safe with her. They toasted to Kristen’s new job. When Ava told her about her job at the pub, Kristen offered her a job at DiMera. Kristen said she needed an ally at work. She said EJ would hate it. Ava accepted the job. Brady told Tate he didn’t have a choice about the camp. Tate said Brady didn’t want to see him and Holly happy together or separately. Brady reminded him that they had two dates that ended badly. He told Tate that he put a down payment on the camp so he was going whether he liked it or not. Holly told Eric that EJ didn’t care about her as much as his other kids. She said it was only a matter of time when Nicole and EJ broke up. Holly said she wished Nicole stayed with him. She asked Eric not to leave Salem. He said he would pray that things got better. EJ told Nicole that he and Melinda were talking about an important case. Melinda said they resolved their problem before she left. Nicole asked EJ why he would give Melinda immunity. EJ said he didn’t have a choice because Rafe and Stefan were desperate to free Gabi who was innocent. Nicole said Melinda wasn’t innocent. She told him she wanted to be alone. Nicole thought about Eric telling her he was leaving town. While Eric was alone, he looked at his phone and saw a job offer in Paris.

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Chanel told Johnny that she enjoyed having a life growing inside of her. It was a life they made together. Johnny offered to get her things from home. She told him not to let her mother in if she shows up. He agreed not to let her in the room. Abe comforted Paulina at the hospital. Johnny walked by them, so Abe offered his condolences. Paulina wanted to sit with Chanel, but Johnny told her that she didn’t want to see her. He wanted Paulina to respect Chanel’s wishes. Eric stopped by the paper to let Nicole know that he might be leaving Salem. He applied for jobs in other cities and hoped that he heard from one of them. Nicole wondered if he was leaving because it was too painful to be around Jude. He needed time away to accept that he’s not Jude’s father. EJ called Rafe and told him that he needed him to find Melinda for Gabi to be freed from prison. Rafe believed his guys could track her down. He didn’t think Melinda would give up Clyde’s book without an immunity deal. EJ ordered Rafe to find Melinda. He would deal with the rest. Gabi was happy to reunite with Stefan. She was happy to be out of solitary even though she kept getting beaten up. Gabi didn’t want to focus on that because they didn’t have much time together. Stefan told her they would have more time together because she was going free. She wanted to believe him, but she didn’t want to get her hopes up. Stefan told her about the plan with EJ. She reminded him that EJ did everything in his power to put her in prison. Stefan assured her that EJ was on their side now. Gabi wondered what changed his mind.

Melinda walked into the interrogation room. Rafe demanded Clyde’s book in exchange for immunity. Melinda was suspicious. She wondered why EJ would agree to that. EJ sent Stefan an update when Johnny walked in the room. He told EJ about Chanel losing the baby. EJ was sympathetic towards him, but he got upset. Johnny reminded him that he never wanted them to have the baby. EJ was genuinely sorry and wanted what he wanted. They hugged each other. Paulina told Abe that Mark couldn’t confirm whether the baby died because of Chanel’s exposure to radiation. Abe told her not to blame herself. She knew that Chanel blamed her for it. Abe went to Chanel’s room to offer his condolences. He tried to plead Paulina’s case, but she lashed out at him. She didn’t want to talk about her mother. He agreed and held her. Nicole tried to calm Jude down, but she had trouble doing it. Eric told her what to do. Nicole knew that Jude would miss him. Eric told her that Jude has her now. She didn’t want him to move, but she understood why he was leaving. Stefan lied to Gabi about EJ helping them out of loyalty. Gabi knew there was more to it than that. Stefan read EJ’s text about Rafe being on the case. He assured her that she would be getting out of prison soon. Rafe told Melinda that Stefan convinced EJ to give her the immunity. Melinda was skeptical, but she agreed to give him the book. She would do it after the deal was finalized. Abe left Chanel’s room as Johnny returned. Chanel told him that Abe tried to defend Paulina. She knew he would always stand by Paulina’s side. Johnny said he would be by her side too. She told him they could make their flight so he could pursue his dream. His dream was being with her. Melinda arrived at the DiMera mansion to thank him for the immunity deal. Now there’s nothing he could do when she tells Nicole that he’s not Jude’s father. EJ wondered why she would do that. She said she would do it out of spite. Melinda told him that he took her job and destroy her life without a second thought. She’s going to do the same thing to him. Nicole walked in the room and wondered what was going on.

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