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Theresa was shopping when Konstantine called her. She let him know that she couldn’t work with him anymore. Theresa wanted him to lose her number. Brady approached her, but he didn’t hear her phone call with Konstantine. They ended up arguing over Tate and Brady’s personal life. Stefan told Ava that Gabi was in the infirmary. Someone broke her leg in jail. Stefan felt it was a message from Clyde. Stefan felt they needed to step with their plan to take Clyde down. He thought Clyde found out about the returned shipment. She said it wasn’t their fault. The buyer was sent to jail before the shipment arrived and the warehouse was shut down. They got the shipment back before the police found it so Clyde should be happy. Stefan told her that he wasn’t happy since it cost him money. He felt that Ava dating a cop wasn’t helping their situation. He thought they could use him as an insider. She didn’t want to do that. Harris walked into the Bistro and Stefan left them alone. Harris told her about kissing Stephanie. He told her that it didn’t mean anything. Harris thought it was wrong to keep it from her. Hopefully she would accept his apology. Ava told him that she couldn’t do it. Paulina woke up to find Abe at her place. He noticed that she wasn’t acting like herself. Abe wondered if she was okay. She felt better now that he was there. Paulina told him about having trouble with her speech. She wanted his help writing it.

Chad ran into Stefan at the pub. He noticed Stefan’s mood and tried talking to him about it. Stefan was upset about Gabi getting her leg broken in prison. Chad tried to help, but he didn’t want him involved. Stefan said no talking would change the fact that Gabi was hurt because of Clyde. Chad demanded to know if Clyde Weston was the one who hurt Gabi. Stefan wanted him to leave it alone. Chad reminded him that he killed his wife. Brady and Theresa saw each other at Basic Black. He was concerned about her attitude when he saw her on the phone. She told him that she was fine. Theresa hoped he was good too because she’s concerned about him. She cherished the moments they had together. He cherished the moments too. She walked out the room. Brady wasn’t sure he believed her. Ava told Harris that she needed to focus on the restaurant. She also wanted to protect herself from him. Harris kissing Stephanie made her feel uncomfortable. She had the feeling before, but she ignored it. He assured her that the kiss didn’t mean anything. Ava felt like the kiss was a deal breaker. She wanted him to leave. He walked out the restaurant. She held back tears. Stefan returned to the Bistro and noticed Ava’s reaction. She told him that she broke up with Harris. Ava couldn’t risk Harris finding out what they were doing. Chad was at the Square and looked at Tom and Alice’s plaque. He knew they couldn’t accept him at first, but they knew how much he loved Abby. Chad vowed to make Chad pay for what he did to Abby.

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EJ found Nicole in the tunnels with the baby. Nicole apologized to him. He reminded her that she accepted the fact the wasn’t theirs. Nicole told him that she saw the baby alone because Sloan left him there. She wanted to save him from a life with Sloan. EJ felt they should take the baby back to his parents. She didn’t want to take him back. Nicole wanted him to use his money to hide him. He reminded her about the pain of losing a child. They couldn’t keep Jude from his parents. EJ and Nicole decided to do the right thing and give Jude back to his parents. Harris told Eric and Sloan there was a lead about Jude. He received a tip about who took the baby. Sloan wanted to tell Eric something important, but they were interrupted. Harris explained that a witness saw someone in a hoodie push the stroller away. Rafe arrived and wondered how Nicole and the baby were missing at the same time and it is not connected. Eric remembered what happened when Sarah baby was kidnapped. The person wore a black hoodie. They couldn’t tell if the person was a man or a woman. He wondered if the person who took Jude was the same person who took Victoria. EJ and Nicole arrived at the station with the baby. They wanted to explain privately. Eric and Sloan left to tell Roman and Marlena the baby was found.

Chad went to see Stephanie. He apologized for jumping to the wrong conclusion about Alex. She accepted his apology. Chad officially ended their relationship. He didn’t want to end things, but he realized he messed up. Chad knew Stephanie wanted a bigger commitment than he wanted to make. Stephanie agreed that it’s better for them to end their relationship. He knew it would be hard for the kids. Chad promised to earn her trust again. For now, it was better for them to go their separate ways. He wanted to resign, but she thought they could work together. Chad thought it would be too hard. He let her know that rehired Everett. Harris texted Stephanie so they could meet.  Rafe interrogated Nicole about what happened. She admitted that she took Jude. Nicole didn’t think Sloan deserved to be a mother. She saw Sloan leave Jude alone and thought it was the right thing to do to take him. Sloan and Eric walked in the interrogation room. Nicole admitted that she didn’t find the baby. She took him. Sloan got angry and Nicole apologized. She wanted Nicole to go to prison. Sloan wanted to call the state attorney, but EJ wouldn’t allow it. Eric wanted to go home. He wanted Sloan to show compassion and be thankful their son was returned. Eric felt like Nicole would get help and be healed. Rafe let Nicole know that he had to arrest her. He was about to read her rights when Sloan walked in the room. She told Rafe it wouldn’t be necessary. Harris and Stephanie met at the park. They discussed what happened when they got drunk. He told her they kissed each other, but nothing else happened. She was relieved that nothing else happened. He wanted to tell Ava the truth. She wanted him to leave her name out of it. Stephanie told him Ava used to be a mafia princess who tried to kill her mother. She didn’t want her to do anything to her. Harris believed she would understand once he explained what happened. Sloan said she told her to babysit Jude. Rafe understood what she was trying to do, but he felt like Nicole needed help. Nicole agreed to get help. EJ left to talk to Nicole. Sloan threatened Nicole. She told her to stay away from her baby.

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Sarah talked to Marlena about Xander. She told Marlena that she was afraid of making a mistake with Xander. Although she and Xander make great co-parents, she’s concerned about her daughter. She didn’t want to make the same mistake again. Marlena suggested she stay in the moment and enjoy watching Victoria grow up. John and Xander ran into each other at the hospital. Xander asked John for advice since he and Marlena had a successful marriage. John told him he wasn’t a good person, but he believed people had the ability to change. He encouraged Xander to change for his daughter. When Sarah showed up, Xander suggested he walk her and Victoria home. She agreed to do it. Johnny and Holly spent time together. While they were talking, Tate sent her a text asking if they were going out. She let him know she had other plans. Holly asked Johnny if he wanted to order out. He said he had plans with Chanel. After he told her his plans, she suggested he and Chanel go out another night. He didn’t agree with her and told her to go out with Tate. She said boys like Tate had one thing in mind so she wanted a mature man. When Johnny left to take a shower, she texted Tate and told him her plans changed and they should have dinner together.

Chanel asked Paulina about her opinion on her dress. Paulina said she was happy for her but hoped she wasn’t moving too fast with Johnny. Chanel said Johnny planned a surprise for her. She asked Paulina if Abe got his memory back. Paulina said he didn’t but she invited him over for Christmas. Chanel said she would invite Johnny over too. She said Eli, Lani, and the twins were coming too. Paulina said she had bad news. She said she talked to Eli. He said Lani’s release was delayed because of paperwork. Chanel decided to call Johnny and tell him they were ordering out instead of going out. She didn’t want to leave Paulina alone. EJ told Nicole he was happy to see her feeling better after giving Eric and Sloan a gift. She said she felt like she was coning out of her darkness and needed to be grateful for Holly. She said she wished Holly would hang around kids her own age. EJ said Johnny told him something was going on between Holly and Tate. When they went home, Johnny told them they got a package. The package came from the funeral home. Nicole wanted to open it but EJ didn’t think it was a good idea. Despite his objections, she opened the package. They found their baby’s ashes. She said whenever she feels better something makes her feel worse. He suggested they lay their son to rest. It might give them closure. He wanted to arrange the funeral service and have their son in the DiMera mausoleum. She said she wanted it to be just the two of them and wanted to spread his ashes. Holly and Tate were about to go out when she spotted Johnny and Chanel going to the Bistro. Holly suggested they go to the Bistro. Chanel was surprised to see Holly and Tate at the Bistro. She told Johnny she thought she was wrong about Holly being interested in him but now she wasn’t sure. Johnny suggested they forget about Holly and Tate and have a good time. Tate realized why Holly wanted to go to the Bistro. He accused her of using him. She said she didn’t know Johnny was going to be there. Tate said he was done playing games. He said Johnny would never see her the way she saw him. Tate walked out leaving Holly alone. She saw Johnny and Chanel kissing.

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Harris woke up next to Stephanie. He woke up filled with regret over what they did. Stephanie woke up too and wondered what happened. He promised to tell her what happened later. She snuck out of the pub, but Leo saw her leaving. He became suspicious of her sneaking out of the pub. He saw Harris walk out of the pub too. Roman and Marlena talked about Eric and Sloan at the pub. They wondered if she would be too busy to take care of their grandchild. Sloan and Eric woke up to Jude crying. She offered to take care of him, so she took him out for a walk. While she was in the square, Leo called her and went off because Dimitri was sent to maximum prison. She said there was nothing she could do about it. He demanded money and power. Sloan wanted more time to figure things out. Leo threatened to expose her secret. She begged him not to tell it. After their conversation, she realized she didn’t have her wallet. She went back to Sweet Bits to get it. When she got back, she realized Jude and the stroller were gone. Sloan called for help and said someone stole her baby. Eric arrived at the square. Rafe and Harris also showed up at the square. They wanted to get a statement from Sloan. She explained what happened. Rafe wondered if Sloan knew who would have taken him. She didn’t know who did it. Eric told Rafe that Nicole took a baby once. He hated the idea that she could have taken him. Rafe decided to go to the DiMera mansion to talk to her. Eric called Marlena and told her that his baby was kidnapped.

At the station, Sloan blamed herself for what happened to Jude. Marlena assured her that it wasn’t her fault. She thought it was important that they find the baby. Leo showed up at the station with the stroller. Sloan accused Leo of taking the baby, but he denied doing it. He said he found the stroller in the alley without the baby in it. Leo said she was his lawyer and got him out of jail. He had no reason to do it. Leo believed he owed her everything. When they were alone, Sloan confronted Leo about taking her child. Leo said he was innocent. He told her that if she thought that, she would have told the police. She would have told the police what his motive would be for taking Jude. He said she wouldn’t do it because everyone would know the truth. Leo could tell her where the baby was, but he refused to do it. He told her the time was ticking. EJ received an alert that a baby was missing. He tried to call Nicole, but she didn’t answer. He was about to call her again when Rafe arrived. He wanted to talk to him about Sloan and Eric’s baby being kidnapped. EJ assured him that Nicole didn’t kidnap the baby. He got upset when Rafe assumed she did it. EJ tried to locate Nicole’s phone, but it was still in the house. Rafe noticed her car was parked outside. He realized the square was near the lake. EJ thought his wife was kidnapped too. He demanded that Rafe find her. Later, Rafe went back to the station. He updated Harris about what happened at the mansion. Sloan realized it was time to confess. Nicole found EJ in the tunnels with Jude. She apologized to EJ for what she did.

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Theresa went to the park to get rid of the hoodie she wore when she kidnapped Victoria. Tate and Brady showed up at the park and almost caught her. Brady teased her about times being hard for her that she rummaged through trash. She lied and told him that she was looking for her phone. Brady wanted to talk to her about Tate going to school. They got into an argument about it. Stefan got into an argument with Clyde because he tried to change their deal. Clyde wanted more from Stefan and Ava. He backed down when Clyde threated to hurt Gabi. Ava was frantic because of the Bistro’s reopening, Harris offered to help, but she had everything under control. He left and Stefan arrived. Stefan told her about Clyde’s new demands. He let her know that Clyde wanted them to run drugs out of the restaurant. They didn’t want to do it. Ava and Stefan got into an argument about it. During their argument, she called him Jake. He assured her that he’s nothing like his brother. She believed him. Ava wondered if Clyde was serious about his demand. A delivery man had cases of tomatoes from Clyde. They realized they didn’t have a choice and had to do what Clyde wanted.

Everett was at the paper when Chad arrived. He told Everett that he planned on taking a hands-on approach at the paper. Chad knew how much the paper meant to Abby. Everett admired Abby’s skills as a reporter. Thomas called Chad because he messed up his money for school. Chad realized how much he let Stephanie handle and didn’t know what he would do now. He was about to leave, but he warned Everett not to get out of line. Chad had no problem firing him if he messed up. Stephanie and Jada talked to each other at the pub. Jada told her that Rafe asked her to move in with him. The ladies started drinking and talked about the men they were with. Stephanie told her that she was threw with men, but Jada didn’t want to do that. Jada told her about her ex-husband. Stephanie wanted to see a picture of him. She was about to show Stephanie the picture when Harris arrived at the pub.

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Steve got Stephanie to open up about what happened with Chad. He felt she did the right thing breaking up with Chad if they didn’t want the same things. Steve wasn’t happy when Alex arrived at the house. He wanted to talk to Stephanie. They talked about Chad and what happened. Alex thought she should give Chad another chance. He was about to leave when she dropped a bottle on her foot. Chad showed up at the house and assumed something was going on between them. She got upset with Chad because he assumed the worst. Stephanie left to drive herself to the hospital. After she left, Alex explained what happened to Chad and he felt bad for what he assumed. Nicole let EJ know that she kept thinking about what Leo told them. She wondered if their baby was alive, but EJ tried to talk her out of it. He thought Leo was scamming them. EJ told her about Leo sneaking in the house to lie to him before he hit him. He wondered if she was trying to avoid thinking about the death of their baby, and she said she wasn’t doing that. She felt bad about what she did to Eric and Sloan. Nicole wanted to find a way to apologize to them.

Eric ran into Jada at the pub. It was an awkward conversation at first. She told him that she was happy for him. He noticed she was carrying a box, so she told him that Rafe asked her to move in with him. She was thinking about it, so she got the box to prepare for her decision. She went inside and sat with Steve. He wanted to check on her. Jada told him that it was hard. She talked to him about seeing Eric with the baby. She was okay but it’s always a hard day for her. Steve knew it was hard because he remembered that it was the anniversary of Marcus’ death. He talked to her about Marcus and his relationship with him. He let her know that Marcus would be proud of her. Leo told Sloan that Dimitri told him the truth about the baby. She tried to deny it, but he didn’t believe her. Leo told her that he tried to tell Nicole and EJ the truth, but they didn’t believe him. He wanted to blackmail her instead. He warned her to do everything he wanted her to do, or he would sell her out. Eric came home and wanted to know what was going on. Leo lied to him and told Sloan they would talk soon. Sloan lied to Eric and told him that Leo wanted her to get Dimitri out of jail. Nicole and EJ arrived at their place. Nicole let them know they were there so she could apologize for what she did. She gave them a gift for the baby. Leo found out that Dimitri was transferred to maximum security. He vowed to make Sloan pay because he thought she was responsible for it.

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Eric questioned Sloan about the lawyer saying the adoption didn’t go through. Leo tried to convince Nicole that her baby was alive. Lucas confronted Dimitri for kidnapping Kate. Melinda and Paulina got in an argument. Paulina reminded Melinda that she didn’t have a job. Melinda said she had a job as an adoption attorney. She said she found a baby for Sloan and Eric to adopt. Paulina said she was happy for Eric but felt sorry for the baby for having Sloan as a mother. While Nicole and Leo were talking, she was upset. EJ showed up while they were talking. Leo said he was trying to tell them something but they told him to leave. EJ tried to comfort Nicole but she wanted to take a walk. Leo snuck back in the mansion through a secret entrance. EJ was upset when he saw Leo. He threatened to call the police on Leo. Leo tried to stop him by telling him his baby was alive. EJ punched him and said he didn’t want to hear his lies. Eric asked Sloan why the attorney would say the adoption didn’t go through when they had their son. Sloan said she hasn’t been completely honest with him about the adoption. She said the first baby fell through because the mother found out about her history. Sloan said Melinda was able to find another baby, but she didn’t want to say anything until she was positive it would work out. She said she felt guilty that she was the reason why the first adoption didn’t go through.

Eric understood Sloan’s explanation. He said the first mother was wrong about her. Later on, Sloan wanted to see Melinda. She told Melinda about the call from the adoption attorney and that Dimitri was blackmailing her with the truth. Sloan said he would stay quiet because she did what he wanted, but she was still concerned. Melinda thought to use a contact she had in the DOJ to get Dimitri transferred to a different prison where he would be in solitary confinement. When Sloan started to feel better, Leo showed up. He told her she needed to let him in. Lucas continued berating Dimitri for kidnapping his mother. Dimitri told him Kate was rescued and never injured. Lucas said he wished he was there to see him get arrested. Dimitri said he wasn’t caught. He said he turned himself in. Lucas asked why he would have done that. Dimitri said he did it for love. Lucas ripped into Dimitri for causing Nicole’s baby to die. Dimitri said he didn’t know what he was talking about. Kate showed up while they were arguing. Dimitri left so they could talk. Kate told Lucas not to get in trouble. Lucas said he has become good friends with the warden. Eric took Jude to the park. Nicole saw them together. Eric was about to leave when she told him he didn’t have to. She said she accepted that the baby wasn’t hers because the DNA test was conclusive. They sat on a bench and talked. She told him EJ suggested they have another baby. Eric said he didn’t think it was a bad idea. She said she couldn’t risk losing another child. While they were talking, EJ showed up. Eric took the baby and left. EJ comforted Nicole.

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Leo wanted Dimitri to give him details about the bomb he dropped on him. Dimitri told him what happened when he took the baby to Sloan’s place. Leo got shocked when Dimitri told him that Sloan and Eric were raising Nicole’s baby. He told Leo about the deal he made with Sloan, and he wanted him to blackmail her. Leo kept thinking about Nicole and EJ. He was about to leave when Dimitri wanted him to have a good life. EJ talked to Johnny about the baby. Johnny offered his condolences to him. EJ told him about the DNA test and how he’s worried about Nicole. Nicole walked in and heard EJ talking. She yelled at him because he thought she was crazy. Johnny left the room. EJ assured Nicole that he didn’t think she was crazy. They talked about their loss. He thought they should try to have another baby at some point in the future. Nicole didn’t want to consider that an option. He understood how she felt and agreed not to pursue it. EJ left to change when the bell rang. Nicole answered the door and she saw Leo.

Holly went to see Tate at the pub. She wanted his help trying to get Johnny from Chanel. She wanted him to ruin Johnny’s surprise for Chanel. Holly wanted him to make sure Chanel. Tate agreed to help her, but he wanted a real date with her in return. Sloan and Eric were enjoying their time together when Roman arrived. He wanted to meet his new grandson. Roman was touched when he found out his name was Jude Roman. He noticed the baby looked like him at that age. Roman wasn’t sure if he imagined it. After Roman left, they talked about him accepting their baby. Sloan was about to leave when Eric checked his voicemail. He stopped her from leaving when he realized the call was from the adoption attorney. He was confused that the adoption attorney called to apologize for the adoption falling through. He asked her why the attorney would tell him that.

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Konstantin let Maggie know that he wasn’t leaving Salem. He wanted to have coffee with her to explain his decision. Theresa was eating with Alex and saw Konstantin with Maggie. Alex wondered why Theresa was upset, but he realized why when he saw Maggie and Konstantin walk in the pub. He wanted to pay their bill. Maggie wanted to know why they were rushing off. Alex tried to cover, but it didn’t work for Konstantin. Konstantin knew it was because Theresa was still upset with him for what she said. He gave her an apology and she pretended to accept it. Alex and Theresa left the pub. Maggie was impressed with Konstantin for his apology. She wanted to know why he wasn’t going back to Greece. He told her that the loan sharks accepted the money, but they would kill him if he ever came back to Greece. She wanted to know what he was going to do. He said he was going to stay in Salem. Konstantin had to get a job or marry an American citizen. Stephanie confronted Chad about buying the paper. She thought he did it to get rid of Everett. Chad admitted what he did. She was upset because he didn’t trust her. Chad told her that Everett was the one he didn’t trust. She didn’t want to hear what he had to say. Stephanie told him that she found the ring Everett had for her. He planned to propose to her. Chad wanted to know what she would have said. She said it wasn’t important. Chad thought it was important. She thought it was funny that the man she thought ghosted her wanted to marry her, but the man she’s living with doesn’t want to do it. Stephanie stormed off.

Chad went to Everett’s room and told him that he knew that he found out that he fired him. Chad wanted to offer his job back. Everett wanted to know the catch. Chad told him there wasn’t a catch. He wanted an honest answer. Chad asked him if he was in Salem to get Stephanie back. Everett admitted he wanted Stephanie back. Chad appreciated his honesty and left his room. Everett looked at the ring box and thought the ring could be on Stephanie’s finger sooner than he thought. Alex ran into Chad in the hallway. He told him that Stephanie wanted him to give him something. Alex gave him Stephanie’s key and he took it. John and Steve talked about Konstantin. Steve told him that Konstantin was behind Victoria’s kidnapping. They wanted to find any footage of the kidnapper. John and Steve worked together to figure out where the kidnapper went after leaving Maggie’s place. They got a grainy picture of the kidnapper holding the baby. They had trouble figuring out who it was so they talked to Shane about it. Stephanie arrived after John left. She asked if she could stay with him and Kayla until she figured things out. Rafe and Jada were together in her room. He asked her about moving in with him. She hesitated because she only lived with her ex-husband. Rafe realized that she never talked about her ex-husband She gave him details about him. Jada wasn’t sure she was ready to move in with him yet, but she promised to think about it. Rafe went to take a shower. She took pictures of her Christmas tree and looked at her other pictures. Jada looked at a picture of her and ex. Her ex-husband is Everett.

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Paulina arrived at the station and yelled at Rafe over the missing evidence. He assured her that they were working on the case, and they would take down the drug cartel. After Paulina left, Rafe and Jada decided to call it a night. They went out to get a Christmas tree. It wasn’t big, but Jada loved it. Chad overheard Stefan on the phone saying that he wanted Clyde dead. He wondered what happened. Chad thought he was talking about EJ so Stefan went along with it. Stefan asked if he blamed him for feeling that way. Chad understood and told him that he shouldn’t be surprised that EJ doubted Gabi’s innocence. Stefan said there was nothing he wouldn’t do for his wife and Chad understood that. Chad remembered when he held Clyde at gunpoint. Stefan got upset at the mention of his name, but he covered his reaction. He made it seem like he was upset about what he did to Abby. Chad wanted to get dinner for him and Stephanie, but Stefan said the Bistro was closed. He planned to reopen it since he’s the new owner. Chad was surprised, but Stefan said he was keeping busy while Gabi was in jail. He left to take his phone call with Vivian. Stefan told her that he wanted Ivan to kill Clyde. Vivian refused to help Gabi because of what she did to her. She refused to change her mind no matter what he said to her. He vowed to make Clyde pay one way or the other.

Everett talked to Gwen about firing him. He was shocked by what she told him. Stephanie ran into him and told him that she and Chad talked to Jack and Jennfier. They offered to give him a job in Boston. He appreciated it, but he had a mystery to solve. Everett told her that Gwen sold her half of the paper, but she wouldn’t tell him who she sold it to. He was determined to find out who bought the paper. Stephanie agreed to help him find the new owner. Everett researched until he found the name of the company that bought Gwen’s half of the paper. He told her it could take a while to find the person who bought it. Stepanie called Shane to find out if he could look up the company that bought the paper. She was about to go to dinner with Chad when Everett told her that Shane emailed him. He was shocked by what he read. Everett tried to lie to her about the email, but she didn’t buy it. She warned him that she would ask Shane about it if he didn’t tell her. He showed her the email and she was shocked. Stephanie saw that Chad was the one who bought the paper. She left and ran into Chad in the town square. She told him about what he found out.

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