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Stephanie helped Steve and Kayla celebrate their anniversary. John set up a Valentine’s Day surprise for Marlena. He wanted to show her that he appreciated her. John said he downloaded the pictures Johnny had. He wanted to look at the pictures under different circumstances. Theresa was excited about Alex proposing to her. He wanted to take her for a walk. While Abe and Paulina were talking, Johnny and Chanel showed up. Paulina wanted to know what was going on. Johnny and Chanel told her they were getting married. Steve talked to Kayla and Stephanie about the first time they got married. There was a flashback of their wedding. Paulina asked if Johnny and Chanel were getting married in her room. Johnny said they were. Paulina was excited about them getting married. Stephanie asked Steve and Kayla if they were married four times. Steve and Kayla told her they were. Stephanie said she gathered pictures from their weddings. While they were looking at the pictures, they flashed back to another wedding. While Alex and Theresa went on their walk, they ran into John and Marlena. Marlena asked if they wanted to join them. Alex said they didn’t want to intrude. He agreed to join them because they didn’t have any plans.

Abe officiated Johnny and Chanel’s wedding. John and Marlena talked to Alex and Theresa about their romance. Theresa asked what the secret of staying madly in love. John said it was trust, respect and staying romantic. Marlena and John told them about the hospital Valentine’s Day dance. There was a flashback of the dance. Theresa pulled Marlena away from the table. She told Marlena that Alex was going to propose to her. Theresa told her about finding the ring and why she thought he was going to propose to her. Marlena told her she didn’t know if Alex was proposing to her. She asked if Theresa wanted to get things with her son in order before making a life change. Theresa said she would tell Alex they would have a long engagement. She said she didn’t want to upset him by saying no to his proposal. Alex told John that he felt pressured to be romantic the way John was with Marlena. John told him to be honest with himself and Theresa. Alex agreed that he had to be honest with himself and Theresa. Johnny told Chanel how he felt about her. Chanel told Johnny how she felt about him. When they got married, a nurse came to take Paulina to have her surgery.

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Chad, Julie, Doug, and the kids went to the Kiriakis mansion. Maggie tried to calm Julie down. Julie questioned why the house burned down. Chad said it was his fault. Goldman, Rafe, and Jada talked about Harris and how he was doing. Jada told Rafe what was going on with Lucas. Wendy showed up at the police station. Jada wanted her to scrub traffic cam footage. Wendy wanted to talk to Jada and Rafe for a minute. Maggie asked Chad how the fire could be his fault. Chad said he got a call from an unknown number. He told them what the caller said. Chad said it was a payback for writing a story about the drug ring. He said Clyde threatened him. Julie was upset that he didn’t pull the story. Wendy told Rafe and Jada that Ava admitted she was in danger and didn’t want her and Tripp involved. She said Ava said she couldn’t trust the cops. Wendy said she thought Stefan was involved. Rafe appreciated Wendy talking to them. He asked her to be their ears. Wendy said she felt weird spying on her boyfriend’s brother. Jada tried to convince her to do it. Wendy agreed to do it. Rafe said no one else would know what information she gave them. Stefan tried to comfort Ava about Harris. He wanted to know why she slept with him if she loved Harris. Ava couldn’t believe he asked her that. Julie told Chad he should have said something about Clyde’s threat. Maggie told Chad that it wasn’t his fault. Julie told him it wasn’t his fault. Chad said he wanted to make Clyde pay for what he did to Abby and the kids. Julie asked if he was sure Clyde was the one who called. Chad said he wasn’t sure but wondered who else it could be. He said the number was blocked but it could be unblocked. Chad wanted to give the police his phone to see what they could do. Goldman said she found a cell phone. Rafe told Wendy to check the phone. When Wendy left, Jada wanted to know what happened at the pub. Kayla told Ava and Stefan about Harris’ condition. She said they had to remove the bullet. Ava asked if Harris was going to be okay. Kayla said he lost of lot of blood. She said they would know when they performed surgery.

Julie was upset that the fire ruined her family’s legacy. Maggie said the fire didn’t take away the memories. Kayla said Harris would do better than most because he was in excellent shape. She said Ava’s quick thinking was why Harris stood a fighting chance. Rafe couldn’t believe Harris was keeping Lucas safe at the pub. He said they had to do whatever they could to find Harris’ killer. Rafe believed Clyde was behind it. Jada hoped the phone could tell them something. She said Lucas was safe for now, but they had to get him out of the pub. While they were talking, Chad showed up. Jada asked if everyone was okay. Chad said everyone got out. Rafe asked if he knew how the fire started. Chad said it was Clyde. He told them about the phone call. Chad said Clyde threatened him because of the story. He said he thought Clyde was getting revenge because of the story. Rafe said if Clyde was responsible that made three incidents. Chad wanted to know what the was talking about. Rafe said it was confidential, but he promised to take him down. Chad wanted the police to nail Clyde. Ava told Stefan they had to end what they were doing after tonight. Stefan said they didn’t have a choice. He said they saw what happened to Harris. Ava threatened to make Clyde pay if anything happened to Harris. Stefan said she couldn’t show up at the prison and kill him. He said to let it go. She asked if he expected them to let Clyde hurt the people they loved. Rafe and Jada talked about Clyde and wondered how the mole knew what was going on. Wendy came in and told them about the numbers she found on the burner phone. Goldman showed up with the search warrant. Jada asked her if she was okay. Goldman said she overdid it at the gym. Ava asked Kayla about Harris. Kayla said they removed the bullet, but he had a collapsed gun. While they were talking, Ava asked to see him. Kayla said she could see him for a few minutes. Ava went to see Harris. She wanted to tell him she loved him.

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Someone broke into the Brady pub and tried to shoot at Lucas. Kate had her gun ready to fire it. A mysterious person lit the Horton house on fire. Julie and Chad ran down stairs and saw the flames in the living room. They yelled for help. Stefan saw Tripp, Ava and Wendy. Stefan and Tripp had an awkward exchange. Ava wanted to get some air. She saw Harris shot on the ground. Rafe and Jada talked about the drug dealer that got shot. Jada wondered if their conversation counted as a date. He said there was a lot of paperwork so it did. She agreed to take what she could get. He wondered what happened to Harris’ file. Ava tried to help Harris when she found him. She called Tripp to tell him about Harris. Kate and Lucas made sure they weren’t hit. Roman arrived and wanted to make sure they were okay. Kate told Roman that she wasn’t sure if she shot the person who broke in. Chad called the fire department and Julie went upstairs to wake Doug and the kids. Ava begged Harris not to die. The ambulance was on its way to them.

Lucas and Roman realized that the shooter was after him. Roman thought they should go to Harris. Kate thought Harris was the reason they went through the break in. The EMTs, Rafe and Jada arrived at the scene. They saw Harris on the ground. Rafe got a call about another shooting at the pub and wanted Jada to check it out. Chad tried to put the fire out, and Julie went back inside to help him. Jada arrived at the pub and saw Lucas there. Rafe asked Ava questions about Harris. She didn’t have answers for him. Jada asked Kate and Lucas questions about what happened. She wanted to question Lucas at the station, but he couldn’t do it. She was going to have a strong police presence at the house. Tripp gave Harris CPR, but he wasn’t responsive. He wanted to know what happened. Lucas told Jada that Clyde was responsible for what happened at the pub. Julie and Doug were devastated by the fire. She said she spent her lifetime there. Chad’s kids talked about losing their mother’s picture. Someone called Chad and warned him about interfering in the drug trafficking.

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Alex and Theresa talked about their plans for Valentine’s Day. He didn’t want to do anything, but she said it was her favorite holiday. Tripp and Wendy met with Ava to talk about walking in on her and Stefan. He apologized to Ava for the way he acted. Tripp said Stefan wouldn’t be his first choice for her, but he was going to accept it. Ava was happy that they respected her choice. Kate questioned Lucas for walking around in the dark. He told her she worried too much about him. Julie told Thomas and Charlotte a story about the Horton family. Ava told Wendy and Tripp that Stephanie did a good job helping the Bistro do better. Tripp brought up the drug problem in Salem. Ava said she had a feeling things were going to get better soon. Harris showed up at the pub and asked why Lucas was in there. He made Lucas go upstairs. Alex asked Theresa about her meeting. She said it was good. When she told him Brady was there, he wanted to know why. Harris told Lucas he could have been seen in the pub. Lucas asked if he was getting anywhere. Harris asked if he could hang on for a little while longer.

Alex asked Theresa about Brady being at the meeting. She said he showed up out of the blue. He asked if Brady followed her. She said Brady didn’t know she was going to be there. Theresa said Brady needed the meeting the way she did. Alex asked if she got the support she needed. Theresa said she did. He asked if she was going to another meeting. She said she did and thought he should have read about needed meetings. The meetings helped her feel better. He asked if she was going to meetings for the rest of her life. She said most likely because she had to be vigilant every day. Theresa asked if he would except that about her. Wendy and Tripp told Ava about the treasure hunt they’re doing on Valentine’s Day. Harris told Lucas that the police was doing the best they could. He said the article in the Spectator helped. Lucas said he was the unknown source. Kate was upset that he talked to the press. Lucas said Chad and Everett weren’t going to tell who their source was. Theresa told Alex her recovery was important to her. She said she had to be strong for her son because she felt like she let her son down. Alex said she was a good mother. Theresa said she was a lucky mother because Tate was a good kid. Kate told Lucas she didn’t want him risking his life when she just got him back. Lucas said it was worth it if she saved one life. When Chad and Julie left the living room, a masked person broke in the house. A person with a gun was in the pub. When Harris left the pub, someone shot him. The person with the gun in the pub shot at Kate and Lucas. The person in the Horton house poured gasoline in it and lit it on fire.

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John met with Steve and told him about his conversation with Konstantin. Harris went to see Clyde and told him that he lost five kilos of drugs and lost a dealer. Steve wanted to know why John didn’t tell him about the meeting with Konstantin. He wanted to go with him. Steve reminded him that they are supposed to meet people together. John got frustrated with Steve’s questions. Theresa saw Brady at her AA meeting. He felt like he needed to be there too. John admitted that he made a mistake meeting with Konstantin. Steve agreed with him. He wondered what he told Marlena. John admitted that he lied to her about meeting him. He didn’t understand what was happening to him. Clyde told Harris that he’s been in prison so he didn’t have anything to do with the drug bust. He blamed Harris for the bust going wrong. Harris showed him a phone, but Clyde never saw it before. John told Steve that he demanded that Konstantin tell him about his background. He said he taunted him. Konstantin told him that he had the eyes of a killer so he put his gun on him. He said he was the only who could put a bullet through a man’s eyes and Konstantin told him about a woman’s eyes. Konstantin told him about Katarina. John wanted to know if Steve knew about Katarina.

Theresa was surprised that Brady needed to go to a meeting. Brady told him about the letter he got from Tate. Theresa told him that Tate thanked her for what she did. Brady told her that his letter was different from hers. He admitted that he wasn’t a great father to his kids. Brady needed a fix because he thought about the way he treated his kids. He decided to go to a meeting instead. Sloan let Eric know that she felt like Jude was coming between them. Steve said that he didn’t know anything about Katarina. John suddenly had a panic attack. He calmed down, but he wanted to know what Steve remembered about the pawn. Steve wished he remembered. The only thin he knew is that John wasn’t that person anymore. He had to believe it and wanted John to believe it too. Harris wondered what they would find on the phone he showed Clyde. Clyde told him that the phone would incriminate someone he didn’t want to know about. Theresa wondered if Brady felt anything when she kissed him. She knew she felt something when she did it. Eric wondered why Sloan was upset with him lately. Sloan felt like she was worried about Jude being in the bed with them. She wanted to have sex and didn’t want to wait for him to be grown before they could have it. Eric and Sloan began to make love. Clyde and Harris put each other on notice. He warned Harris that he made a mistake, but he wanted to take his chances.

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EJ told Stefan that the Salem PD made a drug bust last night. He thought Stefan was involved in the drug bust. Chanel wondered if Paulina got her test results when she and Abe were being quiet. Marlena wanted to know what was going on with John since he’s going through a lot with Brady and Tate. He said Brady and Tate were going through more than he was. Marlena said he got home late last night. She asked him about his client. Ava and Harris met to talk about the drug bust. While they were talking, she flashed back to telling him that Clyde was blackmailing her and Stefan. Harris told Ava he wasn’t going to stop until Clyde paid for what he did. EJ told Stefan that the police wasn’t going to stop until everyone was taken down. He said he wondered if Stefan was going to be the next one arrested for drugs. John told Marlena the meeting was a waste of time. She asked what happened. He said the person never showed up. She thought the client should have told him he wasn’t coming. While John was talking, he started staring into space. Paulina told Chanel that the test showed her nodules got bigger which meant the cancer was more aggressive than they thought. She said she had to get the surgery sooner. When Chanel asked when the surgery was, Johnny showed up. Stefan told EJ that he didn’t help him when he told him about the drugs. EJ said he couldn’t help him because he was going through things in his life. Stefan asked how his reputation would look like. EJ thought he would be the one on top by putting him in jail. Harris told Ava to give him time to get Clyde. Marlena asked if John was okay. He said he wondered if the past ever stayed in the past. She asked what was going on with him. He said Steve was talking about the old times which made him start thinking about the past.

Paulina told Chanel and Johnny when her surgery was. Chanel and Johnny agreed to be there for her. Stefan asked EJ if he was screwed without his help. EJ told him he might have been able to help him if he was CEO of DiMera. He reminded him that he and Gabi stole it from him. Stefan said he offered to give it back to him. EJ said it was too little too late. He was excited about what was happening with Stefan. Marlena told John everything would be okay. Harris told Ava about the drug dealer getting killed. He said they had to move forward. She thought about kissing Stefan. Harris wanted to know what was wrong. She said she made one bad decision after the next. He said to give herself a break. She said he would bail after he found out the mess she made. He said he wasn’t going anywhere. When he walked away, Stefan called Ava. He wanted to talk to her. She said she was with Harris. He said he needed to speak to her and wanted her to meet him at his place. She said she would be there. John asked Marlena how she knew to make him feel better. Marlena complimented him on being the best. She said she loved him the way he was. EJ went to the police station and asked Harris about the drug raid. Harris told him one of the cops killed the dealer in self-defense. Ava went to the DiMera mansion. Stefan asked what the police told her. She told him about the drug bust. Stefan said Harris may know what happened between them last night. While Paulina, Chanel, and Johnny were talking about the wedding, Paulina got a call from the hospital telling her the surgery was on Valentine’s Day. Harris told EJ continued to talk about making Clyde and everyone else involved with the drug bust pay. Ava said Harris didn’t know what happened between them even though people were supposed to think they did. She said Clyde’s henchman was shot at the bust. Stefan said he knew about it. Ava said Clyde was going to be on a warpath. Stefan wanted to know what they were going to do. Chanel and Johnny told Paulina they weren’t getting married without her. Ava told Stefan she had a plan to get them out of their situation with Clyde. Stefan said not to do anything without telling him. She told him to trust her. Harris and EJ continued to talk about Clyde and the drug bust. EJ told Harris to do what he had to do if Stefan was involved. He said Stefan could go in a cell next to Clyde.

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Alex ran into Kristen. Kristen mentioned Theresa slipped up. Alex was upset that Brady told her about Theresa. Kristen told him Brady was going to be a part of her life and Theresa’s. Alex said Brady was worried about Tate. Kristen said it wasn’t just about Tate. She asked if he was sure that nothing else was going on between them. Harris was upset that a cop shot the dealer connected to Clyde. When Rafe showed up, Harris told him they needed the dealer. Harris said it was there shot at Clyde. Chad and Everett showed up at the scene. Rafe wanted to know why they were there. Chad said they were getting information. Rafe said the bust wasn’t known and wondered how they got there so fast. Harris told him why he told them about the drug bust. Rafe was upset about him telling them about the deal. While they were talking about it, Chad said they still had to print the story. Rafe gave in and did the interview with Everett. Alex and Kristen continued to argue over Brady. Jada asked one of the cops about Goldman. He told Jada about what happened when she shot the dealer. Chad and Everett went to see Clyde. Clyde wanted to know who Everett was. Alex asked Kristen if she ever thought about getting back together with Brady. She said that ship sailed. He told her to try and get him back.

Rafe told Harris he didn’t like being surprised by the press being at the drug bust. Harris said he had to do it. While they were talking, Harris said Lucas was staying with him. Rafe said he didn’t think that was a smart idea. Chad told Clyde who Everett was and why they were there. Everett told Clyde that he was having a horrible day. Clyde wanted to know what he was talking about. Everett told him about the raid. Chad asked if Clyde had eyes and ears everywhere. Clyde didn’t answer him. Chad told him about the drug raid. He asked Clyde if he knew about it. Everett told Clyde the police got seven kilos of drugs. Clyde said he didn’t know what they were talking about. Chad and Everett told him the police got a couple of million dollars’ worth of drugs. While they were talking, Clyde’s phone started to ring. Chad and Everett said Clyde wasn’t supposed to have a phone. They wanted him to answer the phone. Kristen wanted Alex to admit that he wanted her to be back with Brady to get him out of the way. Alex said he wanted Brady to stay away from Theresa. Kristen warned him that his relationship with Theresa would be over if Brady wasn’t distracted from Theresa. She said she could help him. Jada talked to Goldman about shooting the perp. She told her about shooting someone in Seattle. Rafe came in and told Goldman she did the right thing. Jada told her she wasn’t alone. Clyde wanted to know what Chad and Everett wanted. They told him they wanted to give him a chance to tell his story. Clyde said he was an innocent man. He said he has been a model prisoner ever since he killed Abby. Chad tried to attack Clyde when he provoked him. Everett stopped Chad from going after Clyde. Clyde wanted to know why they were there. Chad said he wanted to see his face when he found out he lost his money. He said he was going to take great satisfaction of exposing Clyde’s drug reign. Kristen told Alex that she would agree to keep Brady away from Theresa. They realized they had to work together to stay on top of it. Alex offered Kristen a job at Titan. She said she would consider it. He told her to offer Brady more visitation rights so it would give her and Brady a chance to bond. Clyde told Chad and Everett to forget what they learned. Chad asked if he was threatening them. Clyde said it was a warning. Chad and Everett told him he was going to pay for what he did. Clyde left them alone. Harris wanted Goldman to go over what happened during the drug bust. He told Rafe they had to get Clyde in a different way. Harris said Clyde was going to want someone to pay when he found out what happened.

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John demanded to know what Konstantin wanted from him. He wanted to know why Konstantin wanted to meet him. John demanded that he tell him everything he knew about the pawn. Konstantin told him about Victor and his pawn.  Wendy told Tripp about her conversation with Ava. She told him that Ava basically threatened her. Stefan felt guilt about making love to Ava. He couldn’t believe he cheated on Gabi. Ava reminded him about his role in what happened. He tried to blame her, but she said they were both responsible. Ava told him that they needed to keep what happened a secret. Johnny talked to Chanel about his concerns about them getting married. He didn’t think it would be safe for them to get married. Wendy continued to talk to Tripp about Ava’s conversation. They thought she was trying to get them out of town. Tripp felt like Stefan got Ava mixed up in something. Stefan reminded Ava that he had more to lose than her if the truth came out. She said she had something to lose as well. He reminded her that he’s married. Ava didn’t want Harris to find out about what they did. Konstantin told John about him being a killer. John pulled a gun on Konstantin and told him that he could kill a man. Konstantin told him that a woman could get killed too. John wanted to know what that meant. Konstantin told him that Katarina got in the way when he tried to kill. He said he wanted to show him something and tell him what it meant. Konstantin showed him the card, and John backed up.

Konstantin called out to John, but he didn’t remember his name. He told him that his beautiful Katarina was taken from him. Johnny assured Chanel that he didn’t have second thoughts about the wedding. Chanel told him that she wasn’t afraid of his family. He asked her about Allie. She assured him that she didn’t love her anymore. He couldn’t get past it, and she wondered if he thought she was gay. Tripp and Wendy went home and saw Ava and Stefan together. Tripp demanded that Stefan leave the apartment. He warned Stefan to stay away from his mother. Johnny wondered if he would be enough for Chanel. She assured him that she’s ready to commit herself to him. Chanel didn’t need anyone else. She told him that he protected her even when they weren’t together. Konstantin was able to get John to put his gun to his head. He was ready to pull the trigger. After Stefan left the apartment, Tripp wanted answers from Ava. She refused to talk to him about what happened with him. Konstantin stopped John from shooting himself. He wanted John to do things first. Konstantin let him know that he would go back to his family for now.

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