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Leo interrupted Jude’s christening. Sloan and Melinda thought he was going to expose the secret. Leo talked about losing the love of his life. He said Nicole and EJ lost their baby. While he was talking, he said he was honored to be the baby’s godfather. He said the baby meant a lot to him because he was an amazing kid. John had to leave the christening because he couldn’t be in the house of the Lord. Marlena went after him. She told him to forgive himself since Konstantin were able to forgive him. Melinda confronted Leo about interrupting the christening. When Sloan took Jude to the car, Eric went to talk to Holly. Theresa went to see Tate. Tate asked about the christening. Theresa told him what happened. She said Brady didn’t think he would be a good godfather. Tate thought he was the reason why. Theresa said Brady was proud of him. When Nicole and EJ went back to the DiMera mansion, he comforted her about losing the baby. He said he understood how hard the christening would be for her. She said it was hard for her. While they were talking, she brought up Holly and how sad she was. Holly told Eric that the drugs she took were hers. Sloan and Melinda confronted Leo about exposing her secret. She said she was glad he didn’t say anything. Leo said he was moved to do the right thing. Melinda said EJ threatened to arrest him. Sloan said all three of them would go to prison. Leo said different things happened for why he kept his mouth shut. He said he would never be tempted again to expose the secret.

Steve showed up at the DiMera mansion. He talked to Marlena and John. Roman showed up to talk to them. While they were talking, John walked away. Roman asked if John was okay. Marlena said he wasn’t. When John walked away, EJ approached him. Marlena showed up and said why Sami and Belle weren’t at the christening. John warned him to stay away from his family. Tate talked to Theresa about her getting back together with Alex. Brady showed up at the DiMera mansion. They talked about the christening. She said it was selfish of her to host the christening. Holly told Eric that she kept the secret because of her mother. She said Nicole would blame herself for what happened. Eric said Nicole was stronger than Holly thought. He said Nicole was resilient. Eric said Tate was suffering because of the situation. Sloan showed up and told Eric they shouldn’t be late. Eric left to go to the mansion. When Leo showed up, Roman asked why he interrupted the christening. Leo dodged the question. Marlena asked Nicole how she was doing. Nicole talked to her about Holly. Holly showed up at the mansion. Steve talked to John about working with Victor. He said he didn’t have a choice when Dr. Rolf put the chip in his brain. Steve said he could have killed John. John said something inside of him stopped him. When Jude started crying, Nicole offered to stop him. Jude stopped crying. Eric told Sloan that he needed to talk to Holly. Sloan said the baby was crying. Leo offered to take Sloan and Melinda home. John went back to the church to talk to God. He asked God to help him get through what he did. Marlena showed up and said she and God would help him. She said they were in this together. Brady and EJ almost got in an argument over Holly. When Brady was about to leave, Holly stopped him. Holly told everyone that the drugs were hers.

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Eric talked to Sloan about Nicole hosting their Christening. She had trouble forgiving Nicole after what she did. Theresa and Brady talked about Tate staying away from Holly. She talked to Tate about focusing on his work and not on Holly. John told Marlena that he had to live with taking a woman’s life. He felt he had to live with it for the rest of his life. Marlena reminded him that he didn’t remember the time. She said there’s no evidence he had anything to do with her death. John told her that Steve was there. She explained that Steve and Stefano were there too. Marlena didn’t trust Steve’s memory. She said that what he’s going through hurts her. He never wanted to hurt her. Marlena said he was a good man. Melinda told Leo that he wasn’t going to the Christening. Leo insisted that he was going because they were responsible for why Eric and Sloan had Jude. Melinda threatened him to keep his mouth shut or he would go to prison. Sloan apologized to Eric about her attitude about Nicole hosting the Christening. She said it was kind of EJ and Nicole to host it. Sloan realized that it would be good for them. Holly let Nicole and EJ know that she wasn’t going to the Christening. They wanted to know what was wrong with her. She insisted that she was okay. Holly wanted them to go, but they refused if she didn’t go.

Leo didn’t like how Melinda brought up his arrangement with Sloan. Melinda comforted herself with knowing that Jude was being taken care of. Leo thought Eric was a good parent, but Sloan didn’t have a maternal nature. Holly didn’t want Nicole and EJ to miss the Christening. Nicole wondered if she was uncomfortable because Brady and Theresa would be there. She talked Holly into going to it. Marlena wanted John to put his guilt away for one day to focus on Jude. She wanted him to do it for her. John agreed to do it for her. Melinda arrived at Sloan’s place and asked her about Leo being invited to the wedding. She reminded Sloan that it would be wrong for Nicole and Leo to be together. John and Marlena arrived at the church. He felt like it calmed him down. They spotted Leo at the church. Leo approached them to see how they were doing. Other guests arrived at the church. Things got awkward for Brady and Theresa when Nicole and EJ arrived at the church. Roman tried to ease the tension by complimenting Nicole’s dress. Marlena noticed that John was troubled. He was having a hard time. Holly arrived at the church. She asked Theresa how Tate was doing. Theresa snapped at her. Brady stopped her from getting smart with her. The priest started the Christening. Leo thought about Nicole giving birth to Jude while the priest was christening him. Leo interrupted the ceremony because he had something important to say.

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Marlena talked to Eric about the christening. Eric told Marlena that Sloan wasn’t happy about Nicole hosting the christening. He realized he was wrong for agreeing to Nicole hosting the christening, but he couldn’t say no to her. Stephanie met with Everett to let him know that he should get another PR firm for the paper. Xander went to see Harris to let him know that he didn’t shoot him. Everett told Stephanie to rethink her decision. He said he hired her because she was the best in the business. Stephanie said she didn’t want to deal with him in a professional setting. While they were talking, he told her he was starting to remember some things. Stephanie wanted to know what he remembered. Everett said he didn’t remember his father. Marlena asked Eric how Sloan felt about Nicole hosting the christening. Eric said Sloan was upset with him for thinking about Nicole. He said Nicole and Holly were like family to him. While they were talking, Marlena tried to advise him to put Sloan first. Holly was upset with Nicole for not believing her about Tate’s innocence. Nicole said Tate could have drugged her. Holly told her what happened on New Year’s Eve wasn’t Tate’s fault. She said it was her fault. Marlena talked to Eric about Brady and Tate. She said she hoped Tate was released soon. Marlena said Holly doesn’t remember anything. Eric told her he didn’t think Holly was telling the truth. Nicole told Holly that the drugs weren’t hers even if Tate didn’t give them to her. She said she knew the drugs weren’t Holly’s. Nicole said she doubted herself and wondered if Holly was taking drugs. Holly told Nicole not to blame herself because of what she was going through. Nicole said she knew the drugs weren’t Holly’s.

Xander and Harris continued to talk about the shooting. Harris asked Xander if he knew who set him up. Marlena was shocked that Eric thought Holly was lying. Eric said he spoke to Brady and would find out if Holly was lying. Marlena said she hoped the truth would come out. When Eric and Marlena were finished talking, she left the apartment. Nicole left to get some things for the christening. Holly tried reaching out to Tate. Stephanie talked to Everett about his sessions with Marlena. He said Marlena suggested that he try hypnotherapy to get his memory back. Everett said he was scared about what he was going to remember. Stephanie thought hypnotherapy might help him realize why he did the things he did. Everett wondered if they could get back together. Stephanie said she wasn’t going to disappear on him. She said she was starting to have real feelings for him until the truth came out. Stephanie said they would figure things out if it was meant to be. Everett asked her not to give up on them. He walked away from her. Holly called Tate. Jada and Stephanie ran into each other. Stephanie asked if Jada was upset with her. Jada said she was upset with the situation. Stephanie said they were both victims of Everett’s lies. Jada said she didn’t see Stephanie as the victim. She said Stephanie was the woman who helped break up her marriage. Stephanie said she was sorry that she thought of her as the other woman. She said Jada should be mad at Everett. Jada said she was mad at him. Stephanie apologized and said she wouldn’t have gotten involved with him if she knew. Jada asked if she was sure she didn’t know he was married. She asked if Stephanie met his family and friends. Jada said Stephanie should have suspected that something was going on but didn’t want to mess up her life. Xander told Harris that anyone could have framed him for shooting him. He wondered if Harris knew who shot him since he saw the shooter. Holly talked to Tate. She apologized for what was going on. Holly said she hated how Nicole and EJ wouldn’t let her talk to him. Tate said she could fix it. Eric and Nicole ran into each other at the chapel. Nicole said she was talking to God ever since Holly’s accident. Eric said he was doing the same thing lately. He said running into her felt like fate. Eric said he had a confession. Harris told Xander he didn’t remember anything. Xander said the person shot him in the chest so he must have been face to face to the shooter. Harris said he wouldn’t tell Xander anything about the shooting when he was a prime suspect. He said he would clear Xander’s name if he’s innocent. Stephanie and Jada got into an argument over Everett. Holly told Tate that she was keeping the secret because of Nicole and everything that was going on with her. While they were talking, Tate told her to protect Nicole. Holly got off the phone when she heard a noise. Eric told Nicole he was grateful they could be friends. He said he wanted to share with her how much their friendship meant to him. Nicole said it meant a lot to her too.

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Brady wanted to talk to Alex about his relationship with Kristen. Theresa went to see Kristen. Paulina talked to Abe about the peace she felt when Lexie came to see her. She said she knew everything was going to be okay. Abe said they experienced a miracle. Paulina said she loved him with all her heart. She said Lexie was their guardian angel. Wendy talked to Tripp about his marriage proposal. She wondered if he still wanted to get married. While they were talking, Kayla and Stephanie came to see them. Stephanie told them Joey had gifts for them. Theresa wanted to know what was going on between Kristen and Alex. Kristen said she was having fun with him. Theresa said she didn’t show any interest in Alex. Kristen said he wasn’t available. She wondered how Theresa could have given him up. Brady asked Alex what his intentions were towards his child. Alex said he just started seeing Kristen. He said it wasn’t in the plan for him to be a stepfather to Brady’s child. Brady told Alex that a pattern was starting with the mothers of his children. Wendy and Tripp opened the gifts from Joey. Jada showed up to ask Wendy and Tripp questions about their kidnapping. Wendy and Tripp were willing to answer the questions. Paulina told Abe that she was jealous of Lexie. She said it wasn’t fair to her memory or the miraculous gift she gave to both of them. Paulina said she wanted to be special to him. Abe said it was human for her to feel that way. Alex told Brady that he and Kristen were getting to know each other. Brady said he knew Theresa didn’t like Kristen. Alex said Theresa didn’t have a right to be upset. Brady said he saw how he was when Theresa was high. Alex said that was in the past. Brady said he didn’t believe that. He said Alex was playing with fire trying to make Theresa jealous. Theresa told Kristen that she didn’t give Alex up. Kristen didn’t believe her. Theresa said there was nothing going on between her and Brady. While they were talking, Kristen said she would tell her what was going on between her and Alex. Jada asked Wendy if she remembered everything about what happened. She asked if Goldman gave her any clues about where she was going.

Kristen lied to Theresa about what was going on with them. While Kristen was talking, she hinted to Theresa to help her get Brady back. Theresa left the mansion. Alex reminded Brady that he thought something was going on between him and Theresa. Brady said nothing was going on with Theresa. Alex said he didn’t believe him. Brady warned Alex that Theresa and Kristen required a lot of work and would make him miserable. Brady went to see Kristen. He told her about his conversation with Alex. Kristen asked how he was. Brady said Alex said he was using her for fun and games. Kristen said Alex would make a great stepfather for Rachel. Brady told her that she wasn’t going to get a commitment out of him. Kristen said he was jealous. Wendy told Jada that she didn’t remember Goldman saying where she was going. She told Jada about where Goldman kidnapped them. Wendy said why they went with Goldman. She continued telling Jada what happened. Theresa went to see Alex. She told him that she might have overreacted to leaving him when he proposed to her. Jada wanted to question Tripp about the kidnapping. Alex told Theresa that she overreacted to his proposal when he was being honest. Theresa said she didn’t care about his feelings and had time to re-think her decision. She told him she missed him and assumed he missed her. Alex flashed back to talking to Kristen about making Theresa jealous. Alex told Theresa she had to leave. Jada asked Tripp about Goldman. He said Goldman didn’t tell him anything. Brady told Kristen that he wasn’t jealous. Kristen told him they needed to be together. Brady said they didn’t need to be together. While he was talking to her, she kissed him. Brady didn’t want to kiss her. He said they wouldn’t be any good together and left the mansion. Theresa told Alex that she hoped she would see him soon.

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Kristen and Alex met to talk about their plan. She wanted him to get back together with Theresa while she went after Brady. Alex let her know that he tried his best to get Theresa back. She let him know that Theresa is sleeping in the next room from him. Alex let her know that their plan wouldn’t be easy. He told her what happened with Tate. She was upset because she thought Tate’s troubles would bring them closer together. Kristen thought she had a way to keep them apart. John felt like people manipulated him in the past. He wanted Steve to let him do what he needed to do. He knew Konstantin wouldn’t forgive him. Konstantin arrived and said he would forgive him. John couldn’t accept his forgiveness. He wanted to go to Greece and turn himself in for what happened to his daughter. John felt like that was his path to forgiveness. Marlena agreed to stand by his side, but she wanted him to think about it first. Steve didn’t think he should turn himself in for a crime he wasn’t sure he committed. He wouldn’t let John do it. Theresa wanted Holly to come clean and tell everyone that Tate didn’t give her the drugs. Brady reminded her that Holly didn’t remember anything. She hoped Sloan could help Tate. Brady noticed Alex and Kristen kissing at a table. They approached Alex and Kristen. Kristen played up their flirtation. Theresa wasn’t happy about it. She thought it was a random kiss. Kristen said they were dating. Brady warned Alex about being with Kristen. He walked away from the table so Kristen went after him. Theresa wasn’t happy that Alex moved on so quickly. Kristen approached Brady, and he told her that he didn’t care that she was seeing Alex. He assured her that he didn’t care that they were together. Brady hoped she didn’t scar Alex for life. John told Steve that he did kill the girl. Steve reminded him that he didn’t know that he pulled the trigger. Maggie warned John that searching for answers would take him away from his family. Marlena offered to try hypnosis. He reminded her that it didn’t work. John wanted to go to Greece and pay the price. Kristen warned Brady that he would regret being dismissive of her. She thought he would want to know more about her relationship with Alex. He didn’t care about it. Kristen praised Alex and reminded Brady that Alex was in charge of the company. She thought Alex would make a great step parent for Rachel. Theresa reminded Alex that he didn’t propose to her. He said he still wanted to be with her. Theresa thought he blamed her for what happened. Alex said it was in the past and he wondered why she cared that he was with Kristen. Theresa said she didn’t care. She wanted to know how they got together. Alex said she had her chance to be with him, but she didn’t want to talk to him.

Maggie wanted John to remember that he wasn’t the same man he was when he was in Greece. Marlena agreed that he wasn’t the man Victor made him become. Maggie acknowledged how wrong Victor was when he controlled John and Steve. She said that Victor changed just like John did. Maggie didn’t want him to throw his life away over a mistake that was beyond his control. Theresa continued to berate Alex for being with Kristen. Kristen continued to gloat about Alex being her man. Konstantin decided not to get revenge anymore. He couldn’t go on living that way. Konstantin asked John not to go back to Greece. He wanted him to go home. Marlena tried to talk John out of punishing himself. John didn’t know how to get past it. Marlena offered to get through it together. Theresa gave Alex her blessing to date Kristen. She warned him not to come back to her when Kristen breaks his heart. Alex didn’t expect Theresa to see him kissing Kristen. Later, Alex and Kristen met up and talked about Theresa and Brady’s reactions to their plan. Maggie was proud of Konstantin for forgiving John. He felt it was time to forgive. She wanted to know why he didn’t tell her about what John did as the pawn. Konstantin explained why he didn’t say anything. She wanted to apologize for Victor’s actions. Marlena and Steve were glad that situation was done. John knew they wanted him to move on, but he couldn’t move on that easily.

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John told Marlena that he was going to confront Konstantin. He said he was going to Greece to turn himself into the authorities. EJ showed up at the police station to see Stefan. He wanted to know what game Stefan was playing. Stefan said he was playing for their freedom. Nicole showed up at Eric and Sloan’s apartment to go over the christening. While they were talking, Sloan told Nicole that she didn’t want her involved in the christening. Nicole said she didn’t realize. Sloan told Nicole that she didn’t think she would forgive her for kidnapping her son. Marlena told John that they didn’t know the consequences of the criminal system in another country. John said he deserved to be punished. Marlena told him he would be leaving his family. John said he was a murderer who deserved to be punished for what he did. Marlena said he wasn’t thinking rationally. John asked her to put herself in his shoes. She said she did terrible things. He said he wasn’t the same thing. Marlena wanted him to wait, but he said he waited long enough. When he left, she called Steve. Steve wanted to know what was happening. She said she needed his help. When Harris called Ava, he told her Stefan turned himself in. He said he couldn’t talk about what was happening at the police station. Harris wanted her to meet him somewhere so they could talk. EJ talked to Stefan about Harris wanting him to plead to lesser charges. Stefan said Harris had another agenda. EJ said no intention of making a deal with him. Stefan told him that he might change his mind about that. He played a recording of EJ offering to help him skip town. Stefan asked if EJ was going to play ball or was he going to play the recording for Harris. Nicole told Sloan that she wouldn’t host the reception if she didn’t want her to. She said she thought it would be nice if they enjoyed something good. Nicole thought Sloan would understand her actions because she was a mother. She said she was out of her mind with grief when she thought Jude was her son. Nicole said Marlena made her see that she kidnapped Jude so she could be closer to the baby she lost. She told Sloan that Holly thought of Eric and Jude as family. Nicole said she loved her husband and was thrilled that Eric had a wife who made him happy. She said she meant that.

John showed up at the Kiriakis mansion to see Konstantin. Maggie wanted to know if he had more accusations about Konstantin. While they were talking, Steve and Marlena showed up. Konstantin also showed up. John apologized to Konstantin for what he did. Harris and Ava met each other at the town square. He told her what happened with EJ and Stefan. Harris said whatever was going on with EJ and Stefan could ruin their plans. EJ realized that Harris wanted to protect Ava by letting Stefan agree to the lesser charge. Stefan reminded EJ that he had to help him. He told EJ that him dropping the charges would make everyone happy. EJ said he couldn’t drop all of the charges, but he could drop enough. He wanted to make sure Stefan didn’t play the recording if he got the charges dropped. Stefan wanted his shares back. EJ said that wasn’t part of the deal. Stefan said the plan didn’t work because he was still in Salem. He offered to play a chess game with EJ. EJ refused to play his game. Nicole told Sloan that she felt lucky after losing her son. Sloan said she was glad to hear it. When Jude started crying, Nicole offered to help him stop crying. Maggie asked if John was apologizing for the way he treated Konstantin. John said that was part of the reason. He said he was the man who killed Konstantin’s daughter. Ava was concerned that EJ wouldn’t play along with the deal. She said Harris would be in trouble if Stefan and EJ didn’t play along. Harris said he couldn’t lose her. EJ said he had nothing to lose by playing games with Stefan. Stefan said EJ was afraid to lose. He wanted to settle their situation by playing chess. Stefan said he would play the recording in court. EJ agreed to take another look at the deal if he lost the game. Eric showed up while Nicole and Sloan were talking. He said he ran into Holly and asked if she remembered anything else about what happened. Nicole said she didn’t. She said Holly wouldn’t lie about what was going on. Maggie wondered why John confessed to killing Konstantin’s daughter when no one was there. John said he was the only one in the room. Steve said he didn’t know he did it. Konstantin said he knew in his heart that John killed his daughter. Ava told Harris that she slept with Stefan one time. She didn’t think Stefan would screw her over. Ava was worried about EJ screwing them over. Stefan beat EJ at chess. When Konstantin blamed John for what he did, Marlena tried to defend him. John said he didn’t know who he was. He wanted to turn himself in to the authorities. EJ told Stefan that his win didn’t matter since he signed the document. He said the best he could do for Stefan is get him time served. Stefan agreed to the deal. EJ and Stefan told Harris that the deal was done. Harris officially arrested Stefan. Steve told John not to confess. John said Steve needed to let him do what he had to do. He said Konstantin was never going to forgive him. Konstantin said he did forgive him.

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