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Xander was talking to Sloan about the custody case. Maggie showed up. He was happy to see her, but she was upset with him. She yelled at him for going after full custody of Victoria. He said Sarah lied to him about being the baby’s father. He said she lied to him too. Maggie apologized to him for not telling him. She said she tried to get Sarah to tell him the truth but she was Sarah’s mother and had to respect her decision. He said he understood and apologized to her for yelling at her especially now. She said it has been hard, but Konstantin has been there for her. He said he was glad that Konstantin was there for her. He said Konstantin doesn’t like him. He said he was there for her too. She said she hoped for the baby’s sake he and Sarah got along. Konstantin was talking to Theresa on the phone when Sarah walked in and heard him mention Xander’s name. He got off the phone and talked to Sarah. She wanted to know what he was talking about on the phone. He lied and told her he was telling someone in Greece about the things Xander has done. He said they all knew his reputation and didn’t like him. She talked to him about the custody case. He said he supported her. She said she was trying to look like the perfect parent for her daughter. She said she knew how to do it. She wanted the nanny to put Victoria down for a nap, but he offered to do it. She handed him the baby and left. He insulted Victor to the baby. He said he was going to get all of Victor’s money.

When Maggie went home, Konstantin gave her a portrait of Victor. She loved the portrait. He put it on the mantle. She left to fix her makeup. Konstantin told Victor’s portrait that he was going to steal all of his wife’s money. Marlena, Steve and Kayla put Halloween bags together at the pub. Kate brought Thomas and Charlotte to the pub. Kayla pulled Steve to the side and told him to leave Chad alone about marrying Stephanie. She told him about Chad and Stephanie’s conversation. Chad and Stephanie showed up at the pub. Steve wanted to talk to Chad. Steve said he heard Chad was talking to Stephanie about marriage. Chad said he and Stephanie were on the same page when it came to marriage. Steve told him he was wrong. He said if Chad wasn’t going to marry her he needed to end it for her sake and the kids. Stephanie came over and asked if everything was okay. Steve said everything was okay. Chad asked Kate to watch the kids so he could talk to Stephanie. Stephanie wanted to know what was going on. He said he had to ask her something important. He said he needed her to be honest with him. He asked if she meant it when she said she didn’t want to get married now. Sarah met with Kayla at her office in the hospital. Sarah told Kayla about the custody battle. Sarah said it would look better for the court if she had a job. She asked if there were any openings. Kayla asked if she was ready to go back to work. Sarah said she didn’t have a choice. Kayla told her a part-time job was opening up. Sarah said she would take it. When Sarah left, Steve showed up and said he did something that could hurt Stephanie and Chad’s relationship.

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Kristen told Gabi she was having lunch with EJ. Gabi was upset that Kristen was getting closer to EJ. Stefan was playing 20 Questions with Rachel. He said he found a way for her to get tickets to see Taylor Swift. He said she had to enter a costume contest. He said Gabi would help her with a winning idea. When Kristen left, Gabi told Stefan they had to step up their plan. Rachel came back in the room. Stefan left Gabi and Rachel to put Rachel’s costume on. Gabi did her makeup. She gave Rachel a black eye and a cut on her lip. She made a recording saying Kristen gave her the injuries. Brady talked to Marlena about Tate. He thought Tate was trying to get fired. Marlena said it was good that he was holding Tate accountable. He admitted that he was over parenting Tate to make up for losing Rachel. He said that might be changing because he had a chance to get custody. He told her about Gabi’s offer to help him get custody. Marlena was skeptical of it working, She wondered if Gabi and Stefan had an ulterior motive. Brady said he didn’t care. He said he wanted his daughter back. She wondered if they were doing something illegal. He said he didn’t care if they were. He said Kristen played dirty so he had to as well. She asked if there was a way they could co-parent Rachel, but he said there wasn’t. Stefan showed up after Marlena left. Stefan wanted to make sure Brady was in on the plan. Brady said he was. They buried their grudge. Brady asked what he needed him to do. Stefan told him to intercept Kristen on her way to the Bistro and start a fight with her. Brady agreed to do it.

Kristen thought about her conversation with Brady in the courtroom after she got custody. Marlena ran into her. She told Kristen she had a goodie bag for her. Kristen didn’t want it. Ava and Gil argued in the town square. Harris and Jada showed up. They wondered if something was wrong. Ava said she was fine. Harris asked about the guy she was with. She said he was the new owner of the Bistro and her new boss. Gil was surprised to find out Harris and Jada were cops. He said he was giving Ava a tour of the kitchen. Harris was suspicious. When Ava and Gil left, Harris told Jada that something was off about Gil. He asked her what she thought about it. She said he was being overprotective. He admitted that he might be overprotective. Gil questioned Ava about her relationship with Harris. She said they were close. She said it would be suspicious if she cut ties with him now. She said if he wanted her she was stuck with Harris too. He said her connection to Harris and the police department might help them get information about the police department. Brady saw Kristen at the Bistro. He started a fight with her about Rachel’s grades. He yelled at her for making Rachel do extra work. Kristen said she did it as a consequence for Rachel not doing her homework. He yelled at her until she told him she could punish her daughter any way she felt fit. She didn’t notice Stefan recording them.

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Leo had a dream that Rafe and Jada found him and Dimitri. Dimitri comforted him, but he let him know they had to leave town soon. They talked about escape plans, and Dimitri wanted Megan’s help. Leo didn’t like the idea of getting her help. Dimitri explained their situation and, Leo finally agreed to look for Megan. They had to get their money together so they could look for her. They didn’t have enough money, but Leo remembered the petty cash he could get from the paper. The money was in his room at the Inn. Leo came up with the idea that they could dress up so they could blend in with the people in the town square. Kayla gave Rafe her statement about Dimitri. She wondered if he had any leads. Rafe let her know they didn’t have any leads, but they were getting close. She was embarrassed that Dimitri and Leo got the drop on her.

Someone knocked on the door and Ava answered it. A man named Gil Carter wanted to talk to her. He works for Clyde. She told him that she told Clyde she wouldn’t work for him. Gil reminded her that Tripp would be killed if she didn’t do it. She wondered if Gil was the one who attacked Tripp, he told her that he didn’t do it. Tripp came out while they were talking. Gil told him that he worked at a restaurant and wanted her to be the new manager. He was thrilled that she accepted the job. Ava and Gil were at the town square, and he tried to convince to get out of Clyde’s deal. She said her heart wasn’t in it so it wouldn’t work. He warned her that she didn’t have a choice. She tried to find a replacement for him.  Harris and Jada arrived and he wondered if Ava was okay.

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Theresa didn’t expect Konstantine when she opened her door. He informed her that he’s staying with Maggie. Theresa thought about Konstantine being at Alex’s hotel room in Greece while she read Victor’s will. He couldn’t believe Victor didn’t leave him money when his father gave him money to start his empire. He told him to change his will because he thought he would leave him something. He found the letter that named Victor’s son. They were shocked when they discovered Victor’s son was Xander. Theresa got the idea to change the will. Konstantine agreed to handle the forgery. Theresa told him what happened after he left the room. She let him know that she started a fight with Brady in front of Alex. She also told him that she’s staying with Alex. She didn’t know when she could get his payment to him. He told her that he would find a way to stay in Salem longer. Xander went to Alex’s place. He demanded Alex quit Titan and give Maggie her job back. Alex refused and they argued about it. Alex reminded Xander that he’s Victor’s son and the only one who could make the decision.

Eric and Sloan talked about being parents. He told her that he ran into Nicole at the hospital. He told Sloan that Nicole got another copy of her genetic test results. Sloan panicked when she heard that news. She made up an excuse to leave. She lied and told Eric she was meeting a client. EJ almost wrote on the test results when Nicole stopped him. She told him what’s in the envelope. He teased her about losing the other copy. He wanted to look at the envelope, but he got interrupted by a call. Sloan showed up and watched him at the back door. She waited for an opportunity to switch the envelopes. Nicole went to check on Holly and EJ opened the door when the bell rang. It allowed Sloan the opportunity to sneak inside to switch the envelopes. Sloan took the wrong envelope when she switched them. She ended up taking the fake envelope with her. EJ returned and put the envelope in his safe.

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Xander went to see Sloan to talk about his chances at winning custody of Victoria. She reminded him that Sarah was mad at him for trying to take their child. He reminded her that Sarah didn’t think about his feelings when she lied about the baby’s paternity. She felt like they should convince the judge that Sarah’s a pathological liar and mentally unstable. Xander didn’t want to do that. Sloan warned him that he had to be ruthless if he wanted custody of Victoria. He tried to defend Sarah’s mental instability. Sloan insisted they had to do whatever it took to win. Melinda showed up to see Sloan so Xander chose to leave. Sloan wanted to tell Eric the news, but Melinda didn’t have good news for her. She told Sloan that the adoption might be complicated because of her feud with Paulina. She also had a problem because she covered up for her brother. She begged Melinda to help her get a baby. Melinda promised to help her. Sarah met with Justin to talk about the custody case. She told him that Xander wanted full custody. Justin reminded her about what she had going for her. He did tell her that she had to think about what Xander had on her. She thought her situation was different. He warned her that Xander could use her mental history against her. Sarah believed he wouldn’t go that far. Justin informed her that custody battles bring out the worst in people. She wanted to leave to check on Victoria. Xander arrived and confronted Jusitn about representing Sarah. After his conversation with Justin, he called Sloan. He wanted her to do whatever she needed to do so they could win.

Eric and Nicole ran into each other at the hospital. Nicole asked about the adoption. He felt like it was going well thanks to Melinda. She hoped Eric got the chance to be a father. A nurse interrupted them to give Nicole her prescription. Nicole asked her for another copy of her genetic analysis. She got the copy for her. Later, Eric went to Sloan’s apartment. She lied to him and said Melinda said they could adopt a baby. Konstantin expressed his gratitude to Maggie for showing him around town. He believed Victor found true love with her. He offered to cook. Sarah arrived and told Maggie that Xander planned to sue for sole custody. The news shocked Maggie. Maggie assured her that Justin would take care of everything.

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Tate met with Brady at the pub. He informed Tate that Roman agreed that he could work at the pub. Tate was against the idea. He didn’t think he could pay off the debt as a dishwasher. Brady didn’t agree with him. Tate went off because he thought Brady was being overprotective because he lost Willow. Brady tried to tell him it wasn’t true, but he didn’t believe it. He apologized to him for not being there for him. Tate offered to help him see Rachel. He explained how he would go see Rachel at the DiMera mansion. Kristen and Holly came back from shopping when Holly arrived. She yelled at Rachel so Kristen wanted to get to the bottom of the situation. Holly explained what happened. Kristen sent Rachel out the room. Kristen offered to give her money to get along with Rachel. They talked about Holly’s feelings for Johnny. Tate arrived while they were talking about Johnny. He wanted to see Rachel so she left to get her. Holly and Tate talked about her feelings for Johnny. Stefan and Gabi discussed how they would use Rachel to get to Kirsten. Stefan thought they should corner Kristen and make her feel desperate. Gabi suggested they kidnap Rachel. He didn’t want to do that. He thought they should blackmail the judge who granted Kristen custody of Rachel. Gabi thought the idea was risky. She thought they should go to Brady and get his help. She thought they should come up with fake evidence he could use against Kristen so he could get Rachel back. They thought about things they could say about Kristen.

Rafe and Jada were at the hospital to get Dimitri. They ran into Kayla. Rafe became impatient waiting to get Dimitri. She couldn’t sign Dimitri out until she examined him. She said a doctor had to sign him out. Kayla wanted to get another doctor to do it, but he wanted her to do it. Dimitri begged Leo to help him escape the hospital. Leo agreed to help him. They brainstormed to figure out a way to get Dimitri out of the hospital. He saw a paperclip and tried to pick the lock. Rafe and Jada considered taking Dimitri without clearance, but Kayla arrived so she could examine him. Kayla arrived in Dimitri’s room to examine him and saw Leo in the room. She wanted him to leave the room, but he didn’t want to go. She insisted that he leave. She went to his bed, and she was surprised that his cuff was open. Dimitri grabbed her arm. He cuffed her to the bed. Leo came back dressed as a nurse and took Dimitri out the room. Rafe and Jada went to Dimitri’s room and found Kayla handcuffed to the bed.

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Gabi wanted Stefan to talk to her. He was upset that she turned his mother in to the police. She defended her actions to him. She reminded him that they have Dimitri and Megan’s shares for the company. She said Dimitri would be out of their lives since he’s going to jail. EJ walked in the room. They talked about Dimitri. He wanted to know what happened to make Dimitri want to kill them. Gabi told him they found out about his affair with Leo. She told him about the plan to blackmail him. Stefan interrupted her and explained that they wanted his money. Stefan filled him in about Gwen getting Dimitri’s money. EJ had to do something, so he left. Gabi wondered why Stefan lied to him. Stefan thought it was best not to tell him everything. Leo was upset with Dimitri for risking his life when he promised he wouldn’t do it. He hoped Gwen took all his money. EJ arrived at the hospital to see Dimitri. Leo called him out for having fake sympathy. Leo questioned why EJ was there. EJ admitted that he wanted to talk to Dimitri about his and Megan’s shares. EJ offered to vote the shares since he couldn’t do it from prison. Dimitri let him know that he didn’t have the shares anymore. EJ wondered what happened to them. Dimitri explained that he signed them over to Stefan and Gabi. Leo interjected and informed him that Gabi and Stefan blackmailed him for the shares. Leo explained what happened to Dimitri. Rafe and Jada arrived at the hospital to talk to Dimitri. They informed him that he was going to jail once he was released from the hospital. They gave Leo and Dimitri some time alone. Dimitri wanted him to help him escape the hospital.

Paulina went to Marlena for advice about Abe. Marlena advised her to accept the fact that Abe might not get his memory back. She told her that Abe might feel like he’s letting her down by not remembering their lives together. Paulina thought her relationship with Abe might be over. She can’t lose Abe. Marlena told her to create new memories with him. Abe went to see John. He was looking for Belle. John wanted to know why he wanted to talk to her. Abe wanted to talk about getting a divorce. John thought things were getting better between them. They were better, but Paulina thought his amnesia was gone when he remembered the decanter. John wondered if he was mad at Paulina, but he wasn’t mad at all. He wanted the divorce before it was too late. John gave him advice on how to handle his relationship with Paulina. Gabi and Stefan discussed the shares for the company. They talked about the votes they were getting. Gabi thought they should take Kristen’s votes the way they got Dimitri. She wanted to exploit Kristen’s weakness the way they did with Dimitri. EJ stormed in the room. He was furious with them for what they did to get Dimitri’s shares. EJ believed he and Stefan called a truce, but he went behind his back. EJ intended to get revenge.

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