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Nicole ran into Brady at the Town Square. Brady asked about Holly. Nicole told him she was out of her coma. Brady said he was happy to hear it. He asked when it happened. Nicole said it was yesterday. She said Holly was alert and talking. Brady said they were all praying for it. He said it was important for Tate. Julie and Stephanie talked about Everett. Stephanie asked if she told her about Jada. Julie said she believed Everett. Stephanie changed the subject. Everett went to see Marlena. Marlena wondered if Everett was still going by that name. Everett said he was still the same person. He said he would go to someone else if she didn’t believe him. Marlena said she wanted to explore Bobby Stein. She asked how he was feeling. Everett said he was trying to calm himself down. He said he knew she wouldn’t be judgmental. Everett said he was terrified about what he might learn about his past. Marlena said she wanted to help him. She said he suffered a brain injury and was in a coma. Marlena asked what his first memories were when he got out of the coma. Everett said he felt like he was in a fog. Julie talked to Stephanie about Doug’s memories. She said they meant the world to him. Julie told Stephanie that she wanted Everett to get his memory back. She said he was seeing Marlena. Stephanie said that scared her. Brady and Nicole got in an argument over Holly. He said Tate was going through a lot. Brady asked if she talked to Holly about the drugs. Nicole said he wouldn’t like what Holly had to say. Sarah brought Victoria to the police station to see Xander. She told him Harris was awake. Everett talked to Marlena about his mother. Roman and Chad showed up at the Horton house to help Julie and Stephanie.

Brady asked Nicole why he wouldn’t like what Holly said. Nicole said Holly said the drugs she took wasn’t hers. She said they believe someone slipped her the drugs. Brady said it wasn’t his kid. Nicole said EJ wondered who else would have done it. Brady said Tate wouldn’t push drugs. Nicole said she didn’t know what to believe but she needed to be home with her daughter. Brady said she needed to understand that his kid has been through it. He said Tate looked in his eyes and said he didn’t do it. Brady said he believed him. He asked to talk to Holly. Nicole said that wasn’t going to happen. Brady wanted to know why he couldn’t talk to Holly. Nicole said they didn’t want to stress her out. She said when Holly was stronger, they might be able to talk. While Marlena and Everett were talking, she told him Jada sent her a file. Marlena told him about his name. She asked him about his father. Everett said he couldn’t remember anything about his father. He asked if that was normal to forget about his father. Brady went to see Tate. He told Tate that Holly was awake. Nicole talked to Holly about running into Brady. She said Brady refused to believe Tate gave her the drugs. Holly said he didn’t. While they were cleaning the house, Chad asked Stephanie where things stood with Everett. Marlena told Everett that she wanted to hypnotize him. Everett agreed to do it if it would help. Tate asked Brady if Holly was going to be okay. Brady said she was going to be. Tate asked if Holly told everyone the truth. Brady said she didn’t. Nicole asked if Tate was the one who drugged Holly. Holly said he wasn’t the one who did it. Nicole asked who else could have done it. Holly said she didn’t know but she knew it wasn’t Tate. Xander told Sarah that he was afraid that he would still go down for what happened to Harris. She assured him that nothing was wrong. Chad told Stephanie that if the timing was better, he believed things would have worked out for them. Stephanie said it was hard to hear. They talked about their relationship. Everett showed up at the Horton house and saw Chad and Stephanie hugging. Nicole told Holly that she should be relaxing. Holly said she couldn’t relax when she and EJ accused Tate of drugging her. Nicole wanted to know who else it could be. Tate told Brady he didn’t drug Holly. Brady said he believed him. He asked if Tate had proof that he didn’t do it. Tate said he had his word against hers. Holly told Nicole she couldn’t remember anything, but she knew Tate didn’t give her the drugs. Nicole asked who it could be.

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John and Steve went to Ava’s apartment. Ava told them Clyde wanted her to break him out of prison in 24 hours. EJ wanted to know why Stefan called him so late. Stefan said he needed EJ’s help. Roman and Kate dressed up to see Lucas. Lucas told them he was safe. He told them what it was like at the monastery. Roman told him it was better than being in prison. Steve and John refused to break Clyde out of prison. Ava said they didn’t have any choice. She said she was open to suggestions. EJ said he wouldn’t help him. Stefan said he needed his help, or it was the end for him. EJ wanted to know what he was talking about. Stefan admitted to shooting Harris. EJ asked what he was thinking. Stefan said he didn’t have a choice because Clyde would kill Gabi. EJ asked how it came to this. Stefan said it snowballed because Harris was alive. He said Clyde was coming for him because he didn’t finish the job. Lucas talked to Kate and Roman about not becoming a priest. John asked Ava how Clyde got a hold of her. Ava told him that she found a burner phone. Steve said someone broke in her apartment. John asked what Clyde said. Ava said Clyde wanted her to break him out of prison. She said he wanted her to get her mob family involved. Steve said there was no guarantee Clyde would go through with the deal. Ava said they had to try.

Ava told Steve and John that they didn’t have time to ponder. She said they weren’t any closer to finding Tripp and Wendy. Ava said they had to break Clyde out of prison. Steve asked why she had to get involved with Clyde in the first place. She told him he would be to blame if they didn’t help her deal with Clyde. Lucas told Kate and Roman what he’s been doing at the monastery. Kate said they brought treats for him. Stefan told EJ that he felt awful for the mistakes he’s made. He said Harris wanted him to help take Clyde out. EJ said the plot thickened. Stefan said he was a dead man if he helped the cops. When EJ didn’t care about what Stefan said, Stefan blamed him for not helping him in the first place. EJ told him not to blame him for it. Stefan said he was at the end of his rope and hoped that his brother would help him. EJ said he was going to call the police. Steve and John wanted to focus on finding Tripp and Wendy. Stefan told EJ that Stefano would want EJ to help him. EJ didn’t appreciate Stefan using their father’s name to help him clean up his mess. Stefan said EJ did the same thing to him before. EJ agreed to help him in exchange of Stefan signing over his shares to him. Stefan said he would be destitute. EJ said he would still be alive. Stefan protested about EJ’s demands but eventually agreed to do it. EJ wanted Stefan to sign a contract. Kate and Roman assured Lucas that things would get better. While Steve, John, and Ava were talking, John said he had a plan. Stefan told EJ that Stefano wouldn’t have approved of what he was doing. EJ said it was a page out of their father’s book. He said Stefan didn’t have a choice. Stefan signed the contract. Ava wanted to know how they were going to pull off their plan. John told Ava they were going to need her family to help them pull off their plan.

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Rafe and Ava ran into each other at the town square. She wondered if he had any leads on Tripp and Wendy. He didn’t have any leads. Rafe assumed she used her connections to track them down. Harris saw Officer Goldman in his hospital room. She was about to shoot him when the nurse arrived. Julie was at the Horton house and heard a noise outside. Someone flashed a light inside the house. Marlena visited Paulina. She let Marlena know that she was scared. Ava snapped at Rafe because she was worried about Tripp. Rafe had to take care of business. Officer Goldman walked past Rafe. Everett turned out to be the one at the Horton house. Julie wondered why he was there. He thought someone broke in the house. She thought he was the arsonist coming back to finish the job. Everett wanted to know what she was doing there. Julie wanted to open her grandparents time capsule. Everett wanted to know why she was there. She wanted to look around for clues for the time capsule. Lani and Abe talked about Paulina running out of time. He said that Paulina was their rock and core. Abe didn’t want to go through the pain of losing another wife. Paulina admitted to Marlena that she wasn’t feeling strong. Marlena told her that she had a lot of years ahead of her. She wanted Paulina to remember that. Heart recipients are living long than they were before. They were going to fight hard to find her a donor. She wanted Paulina to keep fighting. Harris told Rafe that Goldman is the mole. He told him that she tried to kill him.

Harris continued to tell Rafe about Goldman being the mole. Rafe planned to put another guard at his door. Harris wanted to find Goldman. Goldman called Clyde to tell him about Harris. She let him know that she got made by Harris. He wanted to know why she didn’t take him out. There were too many witnesses. He said they had to move the timeline. She wanted to know about Tripp and Wendy. He told her to figure it out. Julie told Everett that he reminded her of Nick. She told him about Adrienne and Bonnie looking alike, but they don’t act the same. He told her that Jada seemed adamant about him looking like her ex-husband. She told him that fingerprints don’t lie. She wondered if he was telling the truth. Rafe wanted to put out a bolo on Goldman. He wanted her brought in immediately. Rafe realized everything made sense. Harris said she needed the drug dealer dead. Everett told Julie that he wasn’t lying about not remembering Jada. He thought he was a decent person. Everett hoped that she believed him. He needed someone to believe him. She didn’t hate him. Julie believed he was telling the truth. Julie told him a story about her family history. He felt like he just got Stephanie back and didn’t want to lose her. Julie said that he needed to figure out his past or he would never find out about his life. Rafe couldn’t believe he missed the signs. Harris said she had everyone fooled. He wondered if Clyde had Goldman something big on her. Harris thought they could get her to admit who else works for Clyde. Clyde called Ava and she went off about him taking Tripp. She threatened to kill him if something happened to Tripp. He warned her to do what he said and Tripp would be fine. Clyde wanted Ava to break him out of prison. She wanted to know how she was supposed to get him out. He wanted her to use her Vitally connections to get him out. She refused to do that. He told her that Tripp would die if he didn’t get out in 24 hours.

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Stefan dressed up as a doctor at the hospital. He talked himself into killing Harris. When he was about to go to his room, Goldman was outside. Steve and John were trying to figure out where Tripp and Wendy were. While they were talking, Brady called John and asked him to go see Tate. Steve told him to go. John reassured Steve that they would find Tripp. When John left, Konstantin showed up. Nicole went to check on Holly. Holly asked if it was past New Year’s Eve. Nicole said she could get better. Holly wanted to know what she wasn’t telling her since she wouldn’t let her use her phone. EJ showed up and asked how they were. Brady found out he wasn’t on the list to see Tate at the rehab center. Theresa was on the list. He told Theresa to go see him. She went to see Tate and told him Brady was there. Tate thought she was trying to guilt trip him into seeing Brady. Goldman walked away from Harris’ room. Konstantin brought up his daughter while he was taunting Steve. Steve told him he was in the middle of a case and didn’t have time for him. Konstantin asked if his son was still missing. Steve wanted to know why he cared. Konstantin said he could relate to the situation. He said he understood the pain because he went through it every day wondering who killed his daughter. Nicole and EJ told Holly to get out of bed because she was in the bed for too long. Holly wanted to know how long she was in the bed. Nicole told her to be patient. EJ got Holly out of bed. Tate told Theresa not to force him to see his father. Theresa said he and his father had a great relationship before this. Tate said therapy brought up a lot of stuff. He said his father wasn’t there for him when they went to California. Theresa said it was her fault he didn’t see his father. She said she kept him from seeing his father.

Konstantin told Steve that he missed his daughter more as time went on. He said she was his heart and the only good thing he ever did. Steve said his children meant everything to him. Konstantin said he must understand his situation. Steve said he did. Konstantin said he appreciated his empathy more than he knew. John showed up at the rehab center. Brady was glad he showed up. He told John that Tate didn’t put him on the list. John told Brady the bond between him and Tate was strong. Brady told him to go see Tate. John went to see Tate. Tate said Theresa didn’t move him to California to keep him from seeing his father. He said she made it up. Theresa said she moved to California because she made up a lie against Brady in a murder investigation. She said she hurt Brady more than he hurt them. Theresa said Brady loved him and always would. She said she wanted to tell him something. Theresa told him she relapsed. She said Brady was there for her. John showed up while they were talking. Tate was glad to see John. John told Tate that Brady loved him. He told Tate that his parents and grandparents had unconditional love for him. Stefan snuck in Harris’ room. When he was about to put a syringe in his IV bag, Harris stopped him. Harris attacked him and told him it was good to see him. Steve wondered if Konstantin was trying to implicate him in his daughter’s death. Konstantin said he was telling him how her death haunted him. Steve said no one was supposed to die that day. Konstantin said he witnessed it. Steve said not directly. Konstantin asked if he was there. Holly asked Nicole about being in a coma. EJ told her that she was drugged and ended up in a coma. Nicole asked if she remembered anything else. Holly said she didn’t. EJ said it was important to know where the drugs came from. Nicle asked where she got the drugs. Theresa told Tate that his father missed him and hoped he would see him. John told Tate that he found his long-lost father. He said he missed out on so many years with his father. John said he didn’t want him to look back on time he missed with his father. He asked Tate if he wanted to see Brady. Tate agreed to see Brady. John told Brady that he had to leave but wanted him to call him. Harris old Stefan that he worked for him. He told Stefan that he was going to help him take Clyde down. Steve told Konstantin that nothing would relieve him of the guilt. Konstantin asked if he was there. Steve admitted to being there. He said he wished he wasn’t there. Konstantin wanted to know more. He wanted peace of mind about it. Steve admitted to being the pawn handler for Victor. He told Konstantin what happened.

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Stefan got upset that Harris woke up. Ava talked to Steve about wanting Harris to wake up. Steve told her to stay focused about Tripp and Wendy. Ava didn’t know what to say to Wendy’s parents. Chanel had a surprise for Paulina. Lani and Eli showed up at the hospital to see her. Paulina told Lani that her heart’s failing, but she planned on getting better. Clyde talked to Stefan about his people watching him. He wanted him to focus on his number one problem. Clyde told him that Harris woke up. Ava had a video of Tripp and Wendy. She showed it to Steve. Tripp warned Ava not to tell anyone what she knew. He warned her that she’s being monitored and she had to watch what she said to people. Ava told Steve that Clyde doesn’t make empty threats. He makes promises. Steve made a phone call to someone. Abe sent Chanel, Lani and Eli out the room because Paulina was exhausted. He wanted to be alone with her. Stefan told Clyde that Harris didn’t remember him shooting him so he was in the clear. Clyde said he wasn’t off the hook He reminded him that he was supposed to finish the job immediately. Stefan said he couldn’t walk in the hospital and shoot him. Clyde took care of the details. He was certain Stefan couldn’t screw up the plan.

Chanel told Lani and Eli that Paulina might need a heart transplant. Lani couldn’t believe she got married during everything that happened. Chanel explained why she got married the way she did. Eli wanted to know how she was doing. She was trying to be okay in front of Paulina. Chanel believe the twins being in town would help lift Paulina’s spirits. Clyde gave Stefan the instructions on how to kill Harris. He said Harris would appear to have a fatal heart attack. Clyde warned him to do the job and not screw it up. Stefan opened the box at the mansion and had a surprised look on his face. Stefan had the stuff he needed to take Harris out. Steve assured Ava they would find Tripp and Wendy.

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Alex and Kristen ran into each other. They talked about Theresa. Tate called Brady and Theresa and told them about being transferred to a halfway house in Salem. Theresa and Brady were excited until Tate said he didn’t want to go. EJ and Nicole went to Holly when she woke up. Kristen couldn’t believe Alex bought Theresa a ring and didn’t give her the ring. Alex said he wasn’t sure if he wanted to get married even though he knows he loves her. Kristen wanted to know what brought it on. He said he went to a meeting for addicts and didn’t want to push her. Kristen told him he should have settled for a long engagement instead of pushing Theresa in Brady’s arms. Alex called her delusional if she thought she was going to get Brady. Chad and Sarah talked about Xander being framed. While they were talking, EJ called and told Sarah that Holly woke up. Holly didn’t realize what was going on. Nicole told her she was in the hospital and was home. She said she was much better. Holly asked if the party ended. EJ came in and said Sarah was on her way. Nicole told her everything was going to be okay. When Nicole and EJ went to the side, she told him Holly thought it was New Year’s Eve. Brady and Theresa wanted to know why Tate didn’t want to come home. Tate said he didn’t want to be close to them. He said they didn’t try to help him. Brady and Theresa wanted a chance to fight for him. When they got off the phone, Brady said Theresa shouldn’t have told Tate about his letter.

Stephanie ran into Chad at the town square. She was looking for advice from Alice. He comforted her about Everett. Kristen and Alex talked about Brady and how they were fighting for custody of Rachel. While they were talking, she said she was going to see Brady. Kristen told Alex to go see Theresa if he wanted her back. She told him their conversation never happened. Chad asked Stephanie if she believed Everett. Stephanie said she didn’t know what to believe. Chad said there was bad blood between Jada and Everett. Stephanie said Everett didn’t remember. She said Jada had pictures of him on her phone. He said he had a bad feeling about Everett. Chad asked if she wanted to go to the Horton house with him. Brady told Theresa that Tate might not have had an attitude if he didn’t tell him about the letter. Theresa said he was upset before the letter. Kristen showed up to see Brady. Theresa and Kristen got in an argument before Theresa left the room. Kristen gave Brady the Valentine’s Day card Rachel made for him. She said Rachel didn’t like seeing them fight. Brady asked her to thank Rachel for him. Kristen told him to thank her himself. When Brady was showing Kristen out of the apartment, Alex showed up. Sarah checked on Holly. She examined Holly. Holly said she was tired. She told Holly to get some rest. Sarah told Nicole and EJ that she wanted to get Holly to the hospital to do some tests. She told them what to do in the meantime. Nicole went to get ice chips. EJ thanked Sarah for coming by. Sarah told him Xander didn’t shoot Harris, but EJ didn’t believe it. Theresa told Alex that he shouldn’t be at the apartment. Alex said they needed to talk. Kristen told Brady they should leave Theresa and Alex alone. Brady told Alex to leave. Chad and Stephanie went to the Horton house. He apologized for talking about Abby. Stephanie understood. While they were talking, Stephanie asked about the kids. She said she hoped they understood why she wasn’t around anymore. Chad said they did. When Nicole came back to Holly’s room, she and Sarah talked about EJ trying to make Xander pay. Sarah said Xander was innocent. Holly woke up but went back to sleep. Nicole asked if it was going to keep happening. Sarah said she might. She said Holly might need physical therapy because of the coma. Tate called Brady and Theresa and told them he was coming home. Kristen and Alex were upset when Brady and Theresa hugged each other.

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Abe and Chanel were there for Paulina. Chanel talked to Abe about Paulina and the advice she gave her. Abe said Paulina was his hero. Everett talked to Chad at the police station. Chad asked why they had to meet at the police station. Everett said it was about Lucas. He asked if Chad talked to Stephanie, but Chad said he didn’t. Before Everett could talk to him, Jada showed up. Chad asked why they were at the police station. Jada said it was about the attempted murder of Lucas. Chad asked if Lucas was okay. Jada said he was okay. She said the shooting occurred when Harris was shot. Jada said the gunman broke into the pub and shot fire. She said Chad and Everett were there because only a few people knew where Lucas was. Jada said they were determined to find out who said something. EJ and Nicole talked to Johnny about Holly being home. They told him what was going on with Holly. Johnny wanted to know what the next steps were with Holly. Nicole said the next step was for Holly to open her eyes. She asked about Paulina’s thyroid surgery. Johnny said the surgery was successful, but she had a heart attack. He said the doctors took care of it. Johnny told them he and Chanel got married. EJ and Nicole congratulated him on getting married. He gave Johnny his blessing. Chad told Jada that he wouldn’t hurt Lucas because he was Abby’s uncle. Everett said they didn’t have a reason to go after Lucas when he was giving them information for the story. Jada asked them who Lucas contacted. Chad said Lucas contacted him. Everett said he talked to Lucas. Chad said he and Everett were the only ones who knew about Lucas’ location. Jada asked if anyone else in the office was there. Chad told her the office was empty. He said no one knew where they were going. Everett said they wouldn’t compromise a source. Jada asked why they visited Clyde at Statesville.

Kayla came in Paulina’s room. Abe and Chanel asked how Paulina was doing. Kayla said she had good and bad news. She said Paulina’s was progressing the way they expected. Kayla said the heart attack did damage. Abe wondered what that meant. Kayla said Paulina had a long road ahead of her. She said Paulina may need a heart transplant. Paulina woke up and wondered what was going on. Johnny went to see Holly. Everett told Jada that he and Chad went to see Clyde about an article. Jada made fun of them. Chad said they wanted to write an article and wanted Clyde to talk to them. He asked if she thought he would want to be in the same room as the man who murdered his wife. Jada said she understood his history with Clyde, but she had to ask. She asked Everett about his connection to Clyde. When she called him Stein, Everett corrected her. Everett said he didn’t have a connection with Clyde. Jada said he went to see Clyde and then Lucas’ location was compromised. Everett said he had nothing to do with that. She said she didn’t believe him, and they were going to sit there until they said something she believed. EJ and Nicole showed up while Johnny was with Holly. Johnny blamed himself for not seeing what was happening. EJ said it was Tate’s fault. Nicole didn’t want to focus on negativity. Chanel and Kayla left Paulina’s room. Jada wanted Chad and Everett to stay in the interrogation room until she came back. Chad and Everett talked about what happened. He wondered why Jada was after Everett. Everett said he had to tell him something. Paulina asked Abe to take care of her daughters no matter what happened. He promised to take care of them and said she would be there for them. Everett told Chad he went by another name in the past. He said there were things he didn’t remember before the accident. Chad said he remembered Stephanie and worm his way back in her life. He didn’t believe Everett remembered Stephanie but not his wife. Everett said he was never married. He said Jada was angry with him. Chad understood why she was angry. He asked how Stephanie reacted to him breaking her heart again. Everett said he loved Stephanie. Chad said they didn’t know who he was. He said Everett didn’t respect his relationship with Stephanie. Everett said it was his own fault that he wasn’t with Stephanie. Chad and Everett got into an argument over Stephanie. Jada came back and wondered what was going on. Chad apologized for what Everett did to her. She warned Chad and Everett not to leave town. Johnny showed up at the hospital and comforted Chanel about Paulina. Everett apologized to Jada for not remembering their lives together. Jada said the apology didn’t mean anything. She told him how they met each other. He said he was trying to make things right by seeing Marlena. Jada said she wanted to forget meeting him. Chanel and Johnny went back to Paulina’s room. She told Paulina that Lana was released and was coming to see her.

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Stefan didn’t think it was a good idea for Harris to wake up. Wendy hyperventilated while she and Tripp were in the tank. Marlena told Everett and Stephanie that he had signs of a brain injury. Ava wanted to know why Stefan didn’t want Harris to come out of his coma. Rafe and Kayla talked in Harris’ hospital room. Kayla wanted Harris to open his eyes. He did it. Harris didn’t remember that he was shot so Kayla told him about it. Ava wanted information about Harris. Stefan wanted to leave, but Rafe stopped him. Everett told Marlena about what happened with Jada. He felt like he was losing his mind. Everett swore he didn’t know who Robert was. Marlena asked him if he had any memories of being Bobby Stein. He said he didn’t remember anything. Stephanie asked her how he could remember somethings and not others. Marlena thought it was possible because of PTSD. Tripp tried to get Wendy to calm down from her claustrophobia. She told him about her past.

Rafe wanted Ava and Stefan to stick around the hospital in case he started talking. Ava was grateful that Harris woke up. Everett didn’t know what was going on. Stephanie didn’t know what happened either. She wanted to wait to see what the doctors had to say. He wanted to know what would happen if he had brain tumor. Everett didn’t want to be alone. She assured him that he wouldn’t be alone. Stefan wondered what Harris told Rafe. Rafe talked to Harris about the loading dock. Harris told him that Kayla didn’t tell him about that. Rafe wanted to find out who he was meeting at the loading dock. He asked Harris if he knew who shot him. Marlena wondered if Everett had old friends that could fill in the blanks for him. He told her about a couple of people in Seattle. She wanted to start sessions with him soon. He was surprised that Marlena was a psychologist. Stefan was about to tell Ava what Clyde wanted him to do. Kayla and Marlena talked about Everett’s case. She asked Marlena if she thought he could be faking. Everett noticed that Stephanie was being quiet. She wanted to wait to see what happened. Everett received a phone call so he had to leave the hospital. He told her the police wanted him at the station right away. Rafe told Ava and Stefan that Harris didn’t have a memory of who shot him.

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