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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Theresa went to the hospital and ran into Kayla. Kayla wanted to know what was going on with her. Jada, Stephanie and Rafe bonded with each other. They wanted to talk about personal things. Jada asked Stephanie if she was swearing off men. Stephanie said she was swearing off men. Rafe said he sensed hesitation. Stephanie said it was hard because she worked with two of her exes. Jada and Rafe wanted to know who they were. They knew about Chad, but not the other one. Stephanie said it was someone she dated in Seattle. While Everett was working on a story, he thought of Stephanie. Alex talked to Marlena about Theresa relapsing. He told her that he and Brady took care of Theresa. Alex said he wanted to help, but he was in the way. He told her about Theresa planning to leave town to visit her mother. Alex said he talked Theresa into staying because he couldn’t let her leave. Kayla told Theresa that Kim talked to her about slipping and was disappointed about her not coming to California. She asked why Theresa decided not to go back. When Rafe walked away from the table, Jada told Stephanie that he was nothing like her lying, cheating boyfriend. Alex told Marlena he wanted Theresa to stay because they were alike. Theresa told Kayla Alex begged her to stay in town because they should be together. She told Kayla that she kissed Brady, but when Alex persuaded her to stay, she realized he was what she needed. Kayla asked if she loved Alex. Theresa said she did love him. She asked if Kayla approved of it. Kayla said she didn’t know him that well, but he was capable of change if he met the right woman. Theresa said when she first got together with Alex, she was using him to get over Brady. She said she didn’t think she would develop real feelings for him. Theresa said she felt guilty because she destroys people’s lives without thinking about it. She said she was ashamed of what she did because he deserved better. Kayla asked what she did.

Marlena asked if Alex was in love. Alex said it was new for him. She told him feelings were subjective. He said he should act on his feelings for Theresa. Alex asked if he should propose to Theresa. Marlena said the feelings were new for him, but he needed to take it slowly. Alex thought he could lose her if he waited. Stephanie asked Jada if her marriage ended because of her ex cheating on her. Jada said that was the main reason. She said she checked the charges on his account and found a ring. Jada said when he found out they had a horrible fight and knew it was over. When Rafe came back to the table, he wanted to know what he missed. Jada said she was talking about her ex. Everett called Stephanie to ask if he could email a story to her. She said she wouldn’t get to it until the morning because she was out with friends and asked him to join them. He agreed to join them. Marlena asked Alex if he told Theresa how he felt. Alex said he didn’t. Marlena said he wouldn’t know how she felt about him since he didn’t ask. He agreed not to rush to marry Theresa. Marlena said the best thing for him to do for Theresa is there for her. Kayla asked what Theresa did to feel guilty. She asked if it was about her past mistakes. Theresa said it was about her past mistakes. Kayla asked if she suffered enough. She said one of the steps in the 12-Step program is making amends. Kayla asked if there was anyone, she needed to make amends with. Theresa said she needed to make amends. When Everett went to the pub, he saw Jada and left. He sent Stephanie a text to let her know he couldn’t make it. When Stephanie left the pub, she called Everett. He asked her if she could come by his apartment so he could talk to her. He said it couldn’t wait.

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Everett let Chad know that he was ready to quit because he wouldn’t let him run the paper with integrity. He felt like Chad was protecting his family when it concerned the drugs story. Rafe and Harris talked about questioning Ava and Stefan. Sloan walked in the room ready to represent them. Chad thought Everett was lying, but he told him what he did for Stefan. He told Everett that he didn’t like Stefan so he wasn’t covering for him. Everett explained what Chad was doing. Chad reminded him that there weren’t any drugs at the Bistro. Everett wanted him to let the readers make up their minds. He wondered what Chad would do if the police found something at the restaurant. Chad wanted the story to be the headline. He wondered if Everett was going to stay at the paper or did he have to look for a new editor-in-chief. Sloan told Rafe and Harris they were harassing her clients. Harris wanted Ava and Stefan to tell him what they knew about Clyde. Johnny reminded Paulina and Chanel that he beat cancer. He believed Paulina could beat it too. Everett wanted Chad to promise that he wouldn’t cover for his family when it concerned news stories. Chad agreed to his terms so Everett decided to stay at the paper. Rafe asked Ava and Stefan if they were in contact with Clyde. Harris wanted them to explain why the visited Clyde if the didn’t know him. Sloan didn’t want them to answer anymore questions about them visiting Clyde.

Chanel tried to get Paulina to notice her engagement ring. Paulina finally saw the ring and got excited for her. Everett told Chad about having dinner with Stephanie and her family. Chad felt he didn’t have the right to ask Everett about Stephanie. He wished them the best. Stephanie showed up at the newspaper. Everett got a tip that Ava and Stefan were at the police station. He wanted to check out the story. Stefan admitted that he went to see Clyde because of what he did to his sister-in-law. Ava said that Clyde threatened to kill her son if she didn’t work for him. She turned him down. Harris didn’t believe her. He thought what she said was a lie. Sloan demanded that Harris back off Ava. She told Harris and Rafe they were leaving. Ava didn’t want to leave because she wanted to talk to Harris alone. Sloan and Stefan didn’t think that was a good idea. Ava was going to speak to Harris whether they liked it or not. Paulina couldn’t believe Chanel and Johnny were engaged. They told her they wanted to get married on Valentine’s Day. Paulina thought they were eloping, and she didn’t want to miss it. Chanel explained it would be a small ceremony because of what his family went through. Harris wanted answers from Ava. He promised to protect her because he loved her. Harris thought she knew how he felt about her. Ava wanted him to figure out a way to get over it. He kissed her. Sloan wanted to look at the warrant for Stefan and Ava. Everett showed up at the station. He warned Stefan that he planned to post the next story about him if he’s involved with the drug ring.

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Rafe told Jada and Harris that they were going to question Ava and Stefan about the drug connection. Harris said questioning Clyde would be the better option. Jada wanted to know why. Harris said he had a run in with Clyde and had an update. Rafe asked if Clyde threatened him. Jada was shocked that he was open about his attack on Lucas. Harris said they were going to win the fight and take him down. Alex told Theresa that he felt like it was his fault that she was leaving. He said he shouldn’t have accused her of having feelings for Brady. Alex said she and Brady had a bond over Tate. He was afraid that her old feelings for Brady would resurface. Theresa said they didn’t. She said when she came back to Salem, she thought they would get back together, but things changed. Theresa said meeting Alex changed everything. She said she hasn’t forgiven herself for kissing Brady. That was why she had to leave town. Alex said leaving town wasn’t going to make things with Tate better. He asked her to stay with him so he could help her. Eric and Sloan talked about his new business. He let her know Leo was his client. Harris told Rafe about Lucas’ attack. When Harris took a phone call, Rafe asked Jada why she didn’t come over. She said she was exhausted and went to sleep. He wanted to know why she lied to him.

Theresa told Alex she had a flight. Alex told her he was going through a lot and didn’t know who he was. She thought about her scheme to make him think he was Victor’s son. Theresa said there was something he should know. Sloan was shocked that Leo was Eric’s client. Leo showed up at the apartment. Sloan asked Eric if she would stay for the photoshoot. When Eric left to get something, Sloan asked what Leo was up to. Leo said he wanted to make her squirm. He said he would drag her down if she didn’t do what he wanted. Theresa said Alex wasn’t the one to blame for how she felt. She said she made a mess of things. When he tried to comfort her, she didn’t want him to do it. She said she kept letting people down. Theresa said everyone was better off without her. Alex said he made terrible decisions. He said he treated Justin badly because he wasn’t his biological father. Alex said he was flawed and wanted to work on himself. He wanted to show her how much she meant to him. Rafe told Jada that she pulled Theresa’s phone records. He asked if she could explain. She told him what happened with Theresa. Jada apologized for not telling him about it. Harris told them he had news about Lucas. He said Lucas was being moved to a new location for his safety. Rafe asked where Lucas was going. Harris said he couldn’t tell him. Sloan wanted Leo to leave, but he said he wasn’t going. Leo said he liked being in the presence of the baby he helped bring into the world. He reminded her that the baby was Nicole’s. Sloan asked why he was doing that to her when she was doing everything he wanted. He told her not to play the victim when she was the one who stole a good woman’s baby. She threatened to take him down if he sold her out. When Eric got back, Sloan said she had to leave. Rafe wanted to know why Harris couldn’t tell him about Lucas. Harris thought he should keep it to himself since they didn’t know who was listening. Rafe said they still had a dirty cop.

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Paulina was nervous about her test results. Everett told Chad about the footage of the drug dealers. Chad looked at the footage. Everett said he was surprised his brothers weren’t there. Ava and Stefan talked about business being bad because of the raid. She said she got Stephanie to help them. Xander told Sarah that he was going to be a better person because of her and Victoria. Sarah was glad to hear it. Paulina got a message that the results were ready. Chad said he didn’t expect his brothers to be involved. Everett wondered if they were covering up something. He wanted to find out what was going on. Ava and Stefan wanted to know how to get the customers to forget about the raid. Stephanie let them know what she was going to do to help them. Paulina told Abe and Chanel that she expected to get the diagnosis she got. She said she was ready to do whatever she had to do to get cured. Abe said he and Chanel would do whatever they had to do to help her. Paulina said she was scared about the symptoms she had. She said she hoped it wasn’t cancer. Knowing she had cancer made her feel stronger since she had her husband and daughter by her side.

Chanel talked to Sarah about Paulina’s cancer diagnosis. Sarah asked if there was anything she could do. Chanel asked her to talk to Paulina about cancer. Sarah agreed to talk to her. Chad and Everett talked to Xander about the Spectator. Xander wanted to know what was going on. Chad told him about Stephanie’s idea. Xander didn’t want to do the Scavenger Hunt. He asked them about money missing from the account. Everett said he used the money. Leo walked in while they were talking. Stephanie talked to Ava and Stefan about her relationship with Chad. She let them know she and Chad were on good terms. Stefan said he was going to talk to Chad. When Stefan left, Stephanie asked if Ava and Stefan were a couple. Ava said they were. Sarah talked to Paulina about her diagnosis. Paulina said she was reading articles about cancer and how it affects people. She said had to get surgery. Sarah said she had to get surgery, but she could live without a thyroid. She said there might be complications. Paulina wanted to know what the complications were. While Ava and Stephanie were talking, Harris came up. Stephanie told her the night with Harris was a mistake. She said she had too much to drink, but nothing happened. Ava thought she must not have been a good kisser. Stephanie said Harris was a good guy. Ava said she was seeing someone behind Harris’ back. Stephanie reminded her that Stefan was married. Ava said his wife was in prison. Stephanie told her what happened was none of her business. Ava said what happened between Stephanie and Harris was none of her business. Stephanie said she wasn’t interested in Harris. Sarah told Paulina that her tumor didn’t spread anywhere else. She said Paulina’s symptoms were normal. Paulina asked about the survival rate. Sarah said the survival rate was 95 percent. She asked if she had any more questions. Paulina asked her to be her doctor. Stefan asked Chad not to do a story about the raid in the Bistro. He said any information about it would ruin the restaurant. Stefan continued to convince Chad not to publish anything about the Bistro. He told Xander, Everett, and Leo that Stefan wanted them to kill the story about the Bistro. Xander and Everett didn’t understand why he didn’t want to write about the raid. Everett and Chad argued over Chad’s decision.

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Marlena tried to wake John up, but he was ready to attack her. Maggie wanted to know why Steve was about to attack Konstantin. Steve warned her that Konstantin wanted to take advantage of her kindness. Harris questioned Clyde about the drugs he’s selling. Theresa admitted that she screwed up when she and Brady were together. She was afraid that he wouldn’t be her friend anymore since she messed up. Theresa liked how Brady was there for her. They kissed each other just as Alex walked in the room. He demanded to know what was going on. She said it wasn’t what he thought, but he didn’t believe her. Maggie couldn’t believe Steve thought she couldn’t tell when someone took advantage of her. Konstantin tried to explain, but Steve wouldn’t let him finish. Steve tried to convince Maggie that Konstantin was a con artist, but she didn’t want to hear what he had to say. John apologized for trying to attack Marlena. She understood because she was used to it. She noticed that he didn’t sleep in the bed with her. Marlena wanted to know what was going on with him. Clyde told Harris that he’s reformed and a model prisoner. He wanted to tell Harris about what’s happening in town. Clyde offered him an opportunity to work with him. Theresa told Alex that she kissed Brady because of the drugs. She insisted the kiss meant nothing. Brady confirmed her story. He said he doesn’t take advantage of people who are drugged. Theresa told him that she wanted to be with him. Maggie said that Konstantin could change because Steve changed. Steve tried to tell her that Konstantin had an agenda. He believed that he was trying to take advantage of her. Maggie thought Konstantin had a good heart. She felt like it wasn’t Steve’s business to interfere. Steve warned her to be careful.

Theresa wanted Alex to forgive her. She insisted that she got caught up in the moment because Brady’s the father of her son. Theresa agreed to go to meetings to get clean. Konstantin was grateful that Maggie defended him. She was tired of people harassing him. Maggie wondered if it was a good idea for him to be in Salem. Harris was determined to stop Clyde from destroying Salem with drugs. John talked to Steve about his problem sleeping. Steve told him about his run in with Maggie and Konstantin. He knew that Konstantin was up to something. Theresa assured Alex that the kiss with Brady meant nothing. Harris told Clyde that he was lucky Lucas was still alive. Clyde told him luck had nothing to do with it. He had a message for Harris. John and Steve continued to talk about Konstantin’s plans for Maggie. He thought they should give him the distance and enough rope to hang himself. Steve wasn’t sure that was possible. He wanted to do things John’s way for Maggie’s sake. Theresa told Alex that the kiss was reckless and impulsive. She thought it was a mistake. Theresa wondered if he believed her. Harris wanted to know what Clyde was talking about. Clyde warned him to leave him alone. Harris wasn’t afraid of him. He reminded him that he was in the military and didn’t have any family. Harris asked if he wanted to go after someone who had nothing to lose. Clyde didn’t believe he didn’t have anyone to lose. He thought someone meant a lot to him. Clyde said if that special person got hurt, it would be his fault.

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Harris wanted answers from Ava about what was going on at the restaurant. She tried to keep the truth from him, but he demanded answers from her. Xander and Sarah got settled moving in together. Stefan talked to Gabi on the phone. He wanted to make sure she was okay. After his call with Gabi, he looked for Ava. Harris wanted to know what was going on with Ava. She tried to leave, but Harris stopped her. He thought she was back in the mob, but he knew that wasn’t it. She avoided telling him the truth. He wanted to help her. Ava told Harris that he didn’t find anything in the restaurant. She informed him that he scared off her customers. Ava wondered what he wanted from her. He said he wasn’t a cop. Harris cared about her and wanted to help her. Xander was aware that the apartment was crowded. He wondered if they needed everything in the apartment. She agreed they could get rid of things. Sarah wanted to get rid of his trunk. He didn’t want to get rid of it because it had sentimental value. Harris continued to ask Ava to open up to him. The Johnson family gathered for dinner. Steve grilled Everett about his relationship with Stephanie. Stephanie was embarrassed by Steve’s questions for Everett. Stefan interrupted Harris and Ava while they were talking. He informed Harris that he had to talk to his lawyer if he wanted info from them.

Stephanie let her father know that she was embarrassed by his questions. Steve wanted to get to know Everett better. Everett seemed okay with Steve’s questions. Tripp announced that he and Wendy had an announcement. Xander was in pain because he had to move Sarah’s gnomes. She thought is trunk was the reason why he was in pain. Sarah offered to give him a massage. She thought they should go to bed since Victoria was going to be up soon. Xander grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a kiss. Ava didn’t appreciate Stefan ordering her around. He thought she was going to open her mouth to Harris. Harris walked in the restaurant and saw the way Stefan manhandled her. He wanted to know if Ava would press charges against him. Stefan pulled Ava into a kiss. Tripp and Wendy talked about a scavenger hunt that they could try in Salem. Stephanie thought they could do it for charity. Harris didn’t approve of Stefan cheating on his wife. Stefan and Ava allowed him to believe they were together. Harris walked out of the restaurant. Ava couldn’t believe Stefan kissed her. He said he didn’t mean anything by the kiss.

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