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Xander met with Chanel at Julie’s Place. They were excited about the big pay day they were getting from her mother. Paulina showed up and wanted to know how much he wanted. He said he wanted ten million dollars. She laughed in his face. She didn’t want him with her daughter, but she couldn’t afford it. Xander didn’t believe her. Chanel asked her to give him the money so she could end her marriage. Paulina told her it wasn’t her fault she ended up with him and not a rich man. He tried to negotiate with Paulina. Chanel pleaded with her to let get out of her marriage. Xander agreed to lower his price to one million dollars. Paulina finally agreed to write him a check. He noticed the check wasn’t the million he wanted. She told him that he didn’t deserve what she gave him. He had to take it or leave it. He agreed to take it. Chanel didn’t understand what he did accepting one hundred thousand dollars. She said they had to split that in half. Paulina wanted to know what she meant.

Kristen went to warn Kate that she had a premonition about her being in danger. She said she had to get out of town. Kate said she was already leaving town with Jake. She said that Kate shouldn’t go with him because he was after her. She told him to get far away from Jake. Kate wanted her to leave. She warned Kate again, but her real voice slipped out. Kate noticed and snatched her wig off. She admitted she was there to break up her relationship with Jake. She had to do it for Vivian. Kate wanted Kristen to get out so she could be with Jake. Kristen knocked her out. Jake showed up and wanted to know who Susan was. She looked at Kate’s lifeless body on the floor. Lucas went to see Chloe. He noticed she was upset and he thought Brady was the reason why she was mad. She admitted she had feelings for Brady. She knew he was committed to Kristen. Lucas told her that she was too good of a person to waste time on Brady. He thought she should focus on someone who wanted him. Chloe wondered if he was talking about himself. Lucas wondered what would have happened if he didn’t leave to take care of Allie. Chloe was surprised to hear what he had to say. He lied to her and said he had a brain tumor. He asked her not to say anything about it to anyone. He said he didn’t want to die without love. She told him that she had feelings for Brady. She said she couldn’t turn her feelings off like that. She said she would support him any way she could.

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Brady wanted “Susan” to watch Rachel while he went to see Vivian. She wanted to know why he wanted to see her. He said Vivian had something to tell him. She told him that she couldn’t watch Rachel because she had something to do. Chloe saw Brady and wanted to let him know she was willing to quit. She didn’t want to make things uncomfortable. She apologized for misreading his signals. He let her know that he did have feelings for her. He wanted to deny them, but the feelings were getting stronger. She wanted to know if he wanted to be with her. He let her know that he couldn’t forget about what he had with Kristen. She understood but she felt like she should quit. Brady didn’t want her to do that and said he would work at the office.

Kristen went to see Vivian at the prison. Vivian told her that she was going to tell Brady the truth because she didn’t break up Jake and Kate’s relationship. Kristen wanted more time to make the plan work. She warned Vivian not to threaten her because she took care of the last person who threatened to expose her. Kristen left the prison so Vivian called Brady to cancel the appointment. Lucas told Sami that he wouldn’t help her with her plan. She reminded him that he owed her. She asked him to help save her marriage. He didn’t want to hurt Chloe. Sami said that he would be helping Kristen stay away from her. They went back and forth until Lucas changed his mind. He let her know that he didn’t approved of pretending to have feelings for Chloe. She didn’t see why he had to pretend since he had feelings for her before. Claire wanted to talk to Theo about Ciara. She wanted him to give her space to remember Ben. He told her that wouldn’t happen because she was leaving with him. Claire told him that she would eventually remember her life with Ben and he would get hurt. Theo knew it was a chance, but they were living for the day. He told her that he was leaving soon and wanted to say goodbye. She warned him that he was making a mistake, but he said it was his mistake to make. Ciara told Ben that she was leaving town with Theo. She didn’t want to be where people expected her to remember someone she didn’t. He understood but wanted to know why she was going with Theo. She said she liked being around him and he made her feel safe. She told him that Theo didn’t kill anyone. She admitted that she and Theo were more than friends. Ben told her they were married. Ciara let him know they weren’t together yet, but they wanted to see how things go. She told him that she was going away with Theo anyway. Ben started crying and agreed to give her space. He begged her not to leave Salem.

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Gwen told Chad that she was pregnant. She said Abby told her to have an abortion. He wanted to know why she was having the baby. He asked if she was having the baby despite Abby. Abby demanded that Kayla tell her if Gwen was really pregnant. Kayla said she couldn’t tell her. Abby said she could tell her. She said Gwen had an affair with her husband so she had a right to know. Ben told Claire that he tried to use Rolf’s serum to get Ciara her memory back. Theo asked Ciara why she kissed him. She said she wanted to kiss him. He told her she was married even though she doesn’t remember. She said she didn’t want to remember. Chanel told Xander that she wanted an annulment. He said he wasn’t going to go along with it. Abby told Kayla that she didn’t know how she and Chad could get past him having a baby with Gwen. Gwen told Chad that her focus changed when she found out Jack didn’t abandon him. She said having the baby was going to get in the way of letting her have a relationship with her family. He said he could tell that she was being sincere. He wanted to know why she wanted to have the baby. Kayla told Abby that she and Chad could work through this. Abby said she hated Gwen. She said she had to get control over the things she thought about Gwen. She said no one would want to be around her if she didn’t get control. Gwen told Chad that she didn’t want to see the baby when she was examined. She said she would feel the regret of the pain she caused. She said she changed her mind. She wanted to see the screen. She said she was reminded about what happened to her when she was abandoned. She said she couldn’t do the same thing to her baby. Paulina wanted Lani to talk to Chanel. Paulina was upset that Chanel wouldn’t talk to her. She tried to convince Lani to talk to her. Chanel couldn’t believe Xander wouldn’t agree to the divorce without getting money. He told her he wanted Paulina’s money. He suggested that they work together to get Paulina’s money. Ben talked to Claire about Theo getting closer to Ciara. Ciara told Theo that she didn’t want a life with Ben. She wondered how she could be with Ben after he killed three women and almost killed Will. Theo asked if Ben changed. She asked if he was on Ben’s side. Theo said he was on her side. She told him that she felt like she was robbed of being with him when he left town. She said she felt like she had him back.

Lani went to see Chanel to talk her out of being married to Xander. Claire told Ben that she asked Theo about how he felt about Ciara. Ben wanted to know what he said. She said he didn’t answer her. He said it was because Theo wanted to be with Ciara. He said he was going to stop him from being with Ciara. Claire told him not to do that. Theo asked Ciara what would happen if she remembered Ben. She asked him if he thought she was going to forget her feelings for him. Kayla suggested that Abby talk to Chad about how she felt. She said it would help her and Chad heal. Lani tried to convince Chanel not to be with Xander. Ciara told Theo that she didn’t want to hurt him. She said she didn’t want to get hurt either. She said that was why she didn’t’ want to be with Ben. She said he tried to stab her with a syringe. She said he scared her and she was done with being scared. She asked why she would want to be with Ben when Theo was always there for her and made her feel safe. He told her that she was stubborn and determined the way she was when they were little. Claire told Ben that Ciara hated her now. She said the more they pushed her the more upset Ciara gets. She said they needed to back off. He said he couldn’t do that. She said Ciara would be out of the hospital in a couple of days and would remember her life. He asked what would happen if Theo got in the way. She said she would talk to him. She told him to give Ciara space. He said he wanted to apologize to Ciara. Claire told him he was doing the right thing. Abby walked in while Chad and Gwen were talking. She said she knew Gwen was pregnant and keeping the baby. She asked Gwen if she wanted to make peace with her. She said she wanted to believe her, but she should have known that she would keep the baby and use it to remind her what she’s taken from her. Chad said that wasn’t the way it was. Chanel told Lani that she shouldn’t have married Xander. She said she had to focus on what she wanted no matter what it took. She told Lani that Xander wouldn’t divorce her without money. Lani said that was the Xander they knew and remember. Chanel said she didn’t want to crawl to her mother and ask her for money. Lani said she would talk to Paulina for her. Lani wanted to know how much money Xander wanted. Claire met with Theo so they could talk about Ciara. Ben went to see Ciara. Lani told Paulina that Xander wanted $10 million dollars to divorce Chanel. Abby told Chad that he and Jack were always defending Gwen. When Gwen started to say something, Abby told her not to. She said Gwen came to town to ruin her life. She said her plan worked. Ben told Ciara that he was going to stay away from her. He said he was going to give her time to get her memory back. He said when she did they were going to be together again. She wanted him to wait. She said she wasn’t going back to him. She said they were never going to be together again because she was leaving Salem.

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Jack went to see Steve to get his advice about getting his daughters to get along. Steve didn’t think that would ever happen. He advised Jack not to rush things between Abby and Gwen. He thought they could work things out the way the two of them did. Chad wanted answers about Gwen’s pregnancy. He wanted to know if she was really pregnant. She let him know that Gwen planned on seeing Kayla to find out for sure. She admitted that she told Gwen to have an abortion. She wanted to know if he wanted Gwen to have their child. He told her that he didn’t want a child with Gwen, but he couldn’t decide what she should do. Abby wasn’t happy with that response. She warned him that they would be destroyed if Gwen had the baby. She knew he wouldn’t abandon his child regardless of how it was conceived and Gwen knew that too. She told him that Gwen found the perfect way to ruin them. She ran off crying. Gwen went to see Kayla to find out if she was pregnant. She tried to justify what she did to Kayla. She didn’t think Abby would forgive her if she were pregnant. She let Kayla know that Abby wanted her to get an abortion. Kayla wondered if she wanted that. Gwen wasn’t sure if she did or not. She thought there was a chance she wasn’t pregnant. Kayla got a call about Gwen’s test. She told Gwen that she was pregnant. Gwen hoped that she wasn’t pregnant. Kayla told her that she was in her second trimester and wanted to do a sonogram. Gwen wanted her to hide the screen because she might not have the baby. Kayla told her that she was 15 weeks pregnant and that everything looked normal. She couldn’t tell what she was having. Gwen changed her mind and decided to look after all.

Abby arrived at the hospital after Gwen left. She saw Kayla and wanted to know if Gwen was pregnant. Gwen went to the DiMera mansion and let Chad know that she was pregnant with his child. She told him that she planned on keeping the baby. Paulina went to visit Chanel. She didn’t want to see her and slammed the door in her face. She found Xander. He thought she left. She said that he wasn’t so lucky. He told her that they were only married because he was drunk and she thought he was a CEO. He said that he wasn’t one anymore. She thought he could run any company. She didn’t think it would be that hard. He told her it wouldn’t be that easy because it was his first CEO position. He couldn’t tell what he used to do. He let her know that he didn’t have any money because he enjoyed living the good life. She said she did too so she fell in love with his credit cards. He let her know he was cut off from the cards. She thought he let her on. He said it was her scam and that it was her idea to get married. He was impressed that she did that. She refused to stay with someone who didn’t have any money. She wanted to get a divorce, but he told her that she wouldn’t get rid of him that easily. Paulina talked to Abe about Chanel. She didn’t like how she married a stranger. Abe was shocked when he found out Chanel married Xander. Abe told her about his wrongdoings. Paulina was upset when she heard about his crimes. She thought Chanel was married to the devil. He tried to make her feel better by telling her how he changed after meeting Sarah. She blamed herself for why Chanel acted the way she did. Abe thought Chanel would do the right thing.

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Claire wanted to know why Jan wasn’t going to jail. She wanted to know if Jan did something to Belle. Jan told her that Belle made the deal with her in order to keep John from going to jail. Claire thought Jan should go to jail and didn’t believe Belle made the deal with her. Jan showed her the proof that Belle did make the deal with her. She said she didn’t hate Belle anymore. She also said she didn’t want to be with Shawn anymore. Jan thought she should be glad that Charlie was out of her life for good. Claire reminded her that she didn’t sign anything to keep her from going to jail. John was still under hypnosis so Marlena questioned him about what he saw. John remembered opening Charlie’s door and seeing someone in a red coat shooting him. He was in agony so Marlena asked him what he saw. He said something about camp a so she brought him out of hypnosis. John couldn’t believe he saw Charlie get murdered. She wanted to know who shot Charlie. He told her it was Belle who did it. He told her how she was wearing the red coat they gave her for Valentine’s Day. Marlena didn’t believe Belle would do it. John reminded her how she caught Charlie trying to kill Claire. He said that Belle was upset after what he did. He asked her if she remembered what Belle wore the night Charlie died. She realized Belle was wearing the red coat. John couldn’t believe Belle killed Charlie. Marlena was convinced she didn’t do it. She wanted to find Belle so they could get some answers. Jan walked in and asked why they needed answers. Jan talked to John and Marlena about the good news. They already knew about the deal Belle made with her. She knew they wanted her to go to jail. John told her to leave. She assured them that she wasn’t a threat to Belle and Shawn anymore. She said she was just with Claire and found out about Charlie. She knew they were on the same page about Charlie’s death. She figured they were happy that he was killed. Marlena let her know that they were thrilled that Belle made the deal with her. They were done talking to her, but she went back to Marlena’s office. She found her recorder and wondered what they discussed. Belle talked to Rafe and Shawn about the button from her coat. She didn’t know what happened to the button. Rafe said he had the button. He let them know that they had the button with the evidence found in his apartment. Rafe wanted to know why she was at Charlie’s apartment. She told him that she never went to Charlie’s apartment before so she didn’t know why the button was there. Trask arrived and took the coat and the button. She was surprised he solved the case so quickly. Trask wanted him to arrest Belle. Shawn said that the jacket wasn’t proof Belle did anything. He thought Trask was just trying to keep her job.

Trask informed Shawn that Belle had a restraining order against Charlie. She thought Belle still considered Charlie a threat to her daughter. Trask was convinced the case was open and shut. She asked Belle if she had an alibi for the night of the murder. Belle told her that she was at home all night. She said Shawn was with her and only left for a short time. Trask explained how Belle could have committed the crime. Belle insisted she was innocent. Trask told her that she had the opportunity to kill him. She wanted Rafe and Shawn to do their job or else. Shawn wouldn’t let Rafe arrest Belle. Trask told him that it wasn’t his decision to make. Allie went to see Claire. Claire told her about Belle making the deal with Jan. Allie wanted to give her some time to process what happened. Claire was glad that John wouldn’t go to jail. John and Marlena arrived to talk to Belle. Allie left so they were alone with Claire. They talked to her about why they wanted to see Belle. She thought they were there because of the deal Belle made with Jan. She told them Belle wasn’t home. Marlena called Shawn and he told them the news about Belle being arrested for killing Charlie. Rafe read Belle her rights. Shawn watched everything unfolding in disbelief. Jan listened to Marlena’s recording. She heard John talking about the person in the red coat shooting Charlie. There was a shot of the person shooting Charlie. The camera panned to the person wearing the red coat. It turned out to be Jan wearing the coat. She smiled to herself as she remembered shooting Charlie.

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Marlena let John know that Belle made a deal with Jan. John was upset because he didn’t want her to be free to go after his family. They changed the subject and talked about Charlie’s murder. He wanted Marlena to hypnotize him. He wanted to remember what he did the night Charlie died. She didn’t want to do it, but she agreed to do it. She hoped she wouldn’t regret it. He wanted Marlena to record their session. She wanted it to be off the record, but he insisted she record the session. She pressed record so John started talking about what happened that night. He walked in the apartment and heard Charlie tell someone not to shoot him. He heard the gun go off at that point. He saw Charlie fall on the floor. He noticed someone wearing a red hooded coat. The person had the hood on their head. He came oit of hypnosis and didn’t like what he remembered. Claire went to see Jan at the hospital. She returned her healing crystals to her. She wanted Jan to rot in prison after what she did to her mother. Claire was about to leave when Jan stopped her. She apologized for what she did. She revealed to Claire that she was lonely. She told her that she was all she had. Jan thought she was replaced with Ciara. Claire let her know that Ciara hated her. Jan asked her if she wanted to be friends with her again. She reminded her how she helped her with Charlie. Claire told her how Charlie was a rapist and he died. Jan was shocked. She confessed that she was raped when she was younger. Claire was shocked by her news. Jan thought Charlie’s killer deserved a medal. Jan let her know that Belle was the reason why she wasn’t going to prison.

Belle met with Shawn at the police station. She told him about the deal she made with Jan. He was afraid Jan would try to get to Claire now. Shawn was going to arrest Jan anyway. She told him that her father would go to jail too. He didn’t want to worry about Jan coming after them. Trask went to see Rafe. She wanted him to solve Charlie’s murder. He told her that he would solve it. She wasn’t happy about the way he was handling the suspects. They went over the evidence in the case. He found a red button that wasn’t with the evidence before. Trask thought they would find the killer once they found the owner of the jacket. After Rafe talked to Trask, he saw Shawn and Belle. They told her about the deal Belle made with Jan. Rafe understood why she made the deal. He wished she talked to him before she made the deal. Belle put on her coat and Rafe noticed the missing button. She said Jan told her about the missing button. He took the button out of the evidence bag. He let them know that the button was found at Charlie’s apartment.

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Sami told Lucas someone knew that they slept together. Chloe told Kristen that she told Brady how she felt about him. Theo stopped Ben from giving Ciara a serum. Ben wanted to explain what he was doing, but Ciara didn’t want to hear it. Ben told Ciara that she wasn’t trying to kill her. Theo asked what was in the needle. Ben said it was to help her get her memory back. She wanted to know why Marlena wasn’t giving it to her. Theo said he heard of the serum, but it had side effects. Ben said Rolf fixed it. He said she would learn the truth about them and remember their love. Brady confronted Nicole about her telling Chloe to tell him how she felt. Nicole wanted to know how it went. He told her that Chloe insulted Kristen. Nicole wanted to know what he said to Chloe. Chloe told Kristen what she told Brady about her. Kristen wanted to know how Brady reacted o it. Chloe said she reminded him about how jealous he was when he thought she slept with Philip. Sami told Lucas that Susan saw them together. He thought she would be able to handle Susan. Sami told him that Kristen was Susan.

Gabi told Philip about her history with Julie. He was surprised that she wasn’t arrested. He said they were kindred spirits. He said he had secrets of his own. He told her about his past with Chloe. Brady told Nicole he wasn’t going to let Chloe trash the mother of his child. Nicole didn’t understand why he didn’t. He said he loved Kristen. Nicole didn’t understand why. She asked him if he felt something for Chloe. Kristen told Chloe that Brady didn’t want to reject her for why he left. Sami told Lucas that Kristen has been masquerading as Susan for weeks. He wanted to know why she outted herself. Sami said she needed her help. She said Kristen was worried that Chloe was going after Brady. He wanted to know why Kristen asked for her help. Sami said she was blackmailing her. Ciara was upset with Ben for trying to give her an experimental drug without her permission. She told him she never wanted to see him again. He said he wished she knew how much he loved her. She said she should be glad that he didn’t have a necktie with him. She said her grandfather told her that he was responsible for what happened to her. She asked if that was true. He said he loved her. She said she was tired of hearing it. She wanted him to leave. She said she never wanted to see him again. When he was about to leave, he was going to stab her with the syringe. Theo stopped him from stabbing her. Jake and Kate saw Philip and Gabi at Julie’s. Gabi asked if they were following them. Brady told Nicole that Chloe asked if he returned her feelings. Nicole said he hesitated when he answered. He said even if he felt something for Chloe he wasn’t going to turn his back on Kristen. Chloe told Kristen that Brady would have said he didn’t have feelings for her. Kristen told her Brady was in love with her. Lucas told Sami that she had the upper hand. She said Kristen would tell EJ that she slept with him. Theo told Ben to get out of Ciara’s room. Ben asked if he would like that. Theo said it was about what Ciara wanted. Ben said he loved Ciara and would love her forever. When he was about to leave, she stopped him. Brady told Nicole that he promised to wait for Kristen. He said he wasn’t going to tell the mother of his child that he was dumping her for Chloe. Nicole said she would do it. He said he wasn’t leaving Kristen. Nicole said Kristen didn’t change. She said he and Rachel would be better off without Kristen. When Chloe was sick of talking to Kristen, she left the townhouse. Kristen said Chloe wasn’t stealing the man she loved. Ben asked if Ciara remembered him. She told him not to get closer. She gave him the wedding picture. She said she didn’t want to see the picture or him ever again.

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Gwen told Jack that she was pregnant with Chad’s child. She was surprised that Jack was staying by her side. He said he wasn’t going to desert her now. Abby walked in while they were talking. Abby told Jack that she knew why he wasn’t answering her calls or texts. She wanted Gwen to tell her the truth. Gwen told her she was pregnant. Philip wanted to talk to Gabi about what happened. She didn’t know what he was talking about. He told her that she put her hand on his knee. She said she did that for Kate’s sake. He said he was too. He said he noticed Jake’s reaction. She said she noticed it too. He said it was great seeing their faces when they found out that they lost the Gabi Chic deal. He asked her out to dinner so they could celebrate. Chad talked to Theo about sleeping with Gwen. Chad told Theo that he thought he lost Abby for good, but he didn’t. He said they were doing everything they could to make their marriage work. Theo wanted to know how they were going to make that work when Gwen was Abby’s sister. Chad said Gwen was making amends with the family. Jack told Abby that Gwen was pregnant. Abby thought Gwen was capable of faking a pregnancy test. Jack said he was there when she took the test. Abby asked if she was in the bathroom with her. He said she was pregnant. Gwen said it was Chad’s baby. Justin went to see Ciara. He had a card from Victor. Jake asked Ben how it went with Ciara. Ben said he told Ciara how they met and were engaged. He said Ciara didn’t remember anything at all. Jake asked if he gave up. Ben said he asked Marlena to hypnotize her. Jake thought it was great. Ben said it wasn’t great because Ciara only remembered being trapped in the cabin. Ben said Ciara didn’t want to go through hypnosis again. Jake told him to try the serum. Philip told Gabi that he wanted the dinner to be a date. She didn’t think that would be a good idea because they worked together. He said she did that in the past. He also thought she wasn’t into him because she was still hung up on Jake. Ben told Jake that Marlena told him the serum was dangerous. He said he loved Ciara, but not enough to risk her life. Jake asked if he wanted to get Ciara back. Justin told Ciara that Eve tried to blow up her wedding to Ben. She thought Eve did that because Ben killed her daughter. She told Justin that she hated Ben and didn’t want anything to do with him. She was upset that so many people thought it was okay that she was with Ben. Theo talked to Chad about Ciara not remembering Ben. Chad and Theo talked about Ben not being a good guy. Abby didn’t believe that Gwen was pregnant with Chad’s baby. Gwen understood why Abby didn’t believe her after everything she did to her. Gwen said she was trying to make amends with her. She said she wanted to move on and have a relationship with her. She said finding out that she was pregnant with Chad’s child was the last thing she wanted. Abby told her she needed to terminate it if that was true.

Abby told Gwen she should terminate the pregnancy since she didn’t want to have Chad’s baby. Jack said they should calm down. Abby said Gwen wanted to make amends. She said she would take her to the office. She said they would take care of the problem right now. Theo told Chad that he wanted to be with Ciara, but she was still married. Justin told Ciara that by the time she and Ben got engaged, he thought they were in love. She thought he should have said something because Ben was a killer. Justin told her that Ben turned his life around. She said he couldn’t turn his life around after murdering three people. Jake told Ben that he had the serum and didn’t have any side effects. Jake told him he would make a call and find out how Kate got her hands on Will’s drug. Gabi told Philip that Jake didn’t appreciate what a woman like her had to offer. She said she wasn’t used to getting dumped. She said she gave Jake a chance to make a choice, but he chose Kate. She said she wanted to get past her feelings. Philip said the only way to get past an old relationship was to start a new one. He said they would be good together. He said they were age appropriate. She thought dinner was too much pressure. She asked him to go to lunch with her. He agreed to go. Ben asked Jake how he was supposed to convince Ciara to take the serum. He said Ciara hated him and didn’t want him to be near her. Jake said he had to figure it out himself. Ben said he tried the hypnosis. Jake said that didn’t work. Ben said he didn’t want Ciara to get hurt. Jake said he had his back no matter what he did. Ben told Jake to call Kate. Abby told Gwen that she would make the call to the clinic. Jack said it was hard for Gwen to take in. Abby said Gwen was pregnant with her husband’s baby and it was hard for her to take in. Abby said the only thing to take away the horror was to end the pregnancy. Abby told her she better do it. Jack told Gwen that it was her decision to make. He said Abby didn’t have the right to make the decision. Abby went to the DiMera mansion and told Chad that Gwen was pregnant with his child. Gwen told Jack that the baby she was having was her decision. She said Abby thought it was her decision. He said Abby was upset. He said to give her a chance to calm down and she would realize that it wasn’t her choice. He said if she did decide to terminate the pregnancy, he would be there to support her. He asked her if she wanted to have the baby.

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Chloe talked to Nicole about why she wanted to work from home. She told her how she wasn’t sure if Susan told Brady how she felt about him. Chloe thought she should respect his relationship with Kristen. Nicole believed she shouldn’t do that. She thought Chloe could make Brady happier than Kristen ever could. She advised her to tell Brady how she felt. Chloe was afraid she would be hurt again. Kristen talked to Brady about Rachel. She was glad that he listened to her advice about staying away from Chloe. She pumped him to find out if he was still in love with her. He said he still loved her, but noticed some distance between them. He talked to her about his last visit at the prison. He thought Kristen didn’t feel the same way about him anymore either. She tried to convince him not to give up on Kristen. She was about to tell him something when Nicole called him to come to the office. Brady left to meet Nicole. Kristen was upset.

Nicole let Chloe know that Brady was on his way there so she could talk to Brady about how she felt. Nicole left and Chloe was about to leave too when Brady arrived. Sami was shocked by what she and Lucas did. Lucas said sorry for taking advantage of her. She was fine with it. She thought he was sweet and was there for her. She enjoyed being in his arms. She didn’t want anyone to know they were together. She didn’t know what EJ would do if he found out about them being together. She said she loved EJ and wanted to work on her marriage. She couldn’t believe she was unfaithful to EJ. She cried in Lucas’ arms. Lucas promised not to say anything. He told her how Susan let him in last night. Sami got nervous and wanted him to get dressed. Sami tried to get Lucas out of the townhouse. Kristen saw Sami and wondered what happened. Xander woke up next to Chanel. He couldn’t remember what happened the night before. He wanted to know if they hooked up. She told him how he was upset about Sarah and she comforted him. She said she would help him get over Sarah. He got up to take something for his headache and noticed he was wearing a kilt. He wondered why he was wearing his wedding kilt. She showed him the ring on her finger. He noticed she was wearing Sarah’s engagement ring. She told him that he gave it to her. He told her that she could sell the ring. She told him that she wouldn’t sell it because he proposed to her with it. He thought it was the alcohol that made him do it. She assured him that he was fine when he said his vows. She let him know they were married. She told him how he thought marrying her would help him get over Sarah. She showed him their marriage license. He wanted to fix what they did.

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Kristen caught Sami sneaking Lucas out of Marlena and John’s penthouse. Kristen accused Sami of having an affair with Lucas. Paulina and Eli wanted to know what Chanel was doing with Xander. Chad and Abby talked about her confrontation with Gwen. Abby told him that she threw up on her when tried to call a truce. He asked if he thought there was another reason. She asked what other reason there would be for her to throw up. Gwen told Jack that she was pregnant. She said the last person she slept with was Chad. Chloe told Brady that she had to tell him something. He told her that he knew how she felt about him. She wondered if that was why he was keeping his distance from her. He said it was awkward. She wondered if it was because of him or her. Kristen wanted to tell EJ what Sami did. Sami said EJ was the love of her life. She wanted Kristen to forget what she heard. She told Kristen she would do anything if she could forget what she heard or saw. Kristen asked if she would do anything. Chanel couldn’t believe Paulina brought the police to find her. Paulina told her that she was with a stranger. Chanel said Xander was her husband. Chad and Abby argued over Gwen. Gwen talked to Jack about being pregnant with Chad’s baby. She said she would have been happy to brag about being pregnant before. She said now that she knew that Laura was responsible for why he didn’t know about her, she wanted to put everything in the past. She said she wanted to be his daughter. He said she was his daughter. He said she was Abby’s sister. He said she should try to have a relationship with Abby. Gwen said it would be hard since she was pregnant with her husband’s child. Chloe told Brady that she thought he was throwing his life away by being with Kristen. Sami told Kristen that it would hurt EJ if she told what she thought she saw. Kristen said she would keep her secret, but she had to keep hers. Sami said she would keep it. Kristen revealed who she really was.

Sami couldn’t believe Susan was Kristen. Kristen said she had to do it because she had to stop Brady from being with Chloe. Chanel told Paulina that she married Xander because of her. She said Paulina told her not to come home before she could support herself. Chanel said she married Xander. She said he had a lot of money. Chad and Abby continued to argue about Gwen. Gwen told Jack that she didn’t know she was pregnant. He told her she should find out. She had a pregnancy test on her. Xander told Paulina that before he and Chanel got together, he was drunk. Paulina said she was going to make him pay for corrupting her daughter. Xander said she corrupted her. Chanel said she did. Paulina wanted to kill him. Xander wanted Eli to make Paulina leave. Sami asked Kristen if she was doing all of this to be with Brady. Kristen said Brady was the love of her life. Kristen told her Chloe was after Brady. Brady said Chloe wasn’t the first person to have reservations about his relationship. Chloe told him they should be together again. She said it was what was best for him. He thought she was trying to save him from Kristen. Chloe said it was about her knowing what she wanted. She said she wanted to know what it would be like to be in his arms again. Sami told Kristen to talk to Brady. Kristen said she almost outted herself earlier. She said it would have been a mistake. She said he freaked out when she checked on him. She said he would tell her to go back. She said she wanted Sami to help her. Sami refused to do it. Abby told Chad that she couldn’t call Gwen because it would get her upset. He suggested that she call her father. Gwen told Jack that she was definitely pregnant. Kristen said Sami swore to keep her secret. Sami said it was done under false pretenses. Sami said she wasn’t going to help her. Sami reminded her about the things Kristen did to her. When Sami was going to call Brady, Kristen stopped her.

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John went to see Jan. She wanted to know why he was there. He said he wanted to apologize. He said he wanted to talk. She wanted him to make it short. He said he wanted to explain where his head was when she told him Belle was dead. He said he lost it. She reminded him that he choked her. He said he was sorry. She said she thought he was really sorry. She said she might have provoked him. She said he wasn’t let off the hook. She said if Belle pressed charges against her, she was going to press them against him. Belle told Marlena that she didn’t think John should have gone to see Jan. Belle said John wasn’t going to hurt Jan. Marlena said John’s aneurysm was unpredictable. Belle said he had it under control. When Marlena reacted, Belle asked if he had it under control. Ava told Rafe that she was afraid Tripp killed Charlie. She told him that she was raised not to trust cops. She said she was afraid she was going to lose Tripp again. Tripp told Steve he wanted to talk to him about the night Charlie died. Lucas went to see Sami to tell her goodbye. She thought he was going somewhere. He said she was going back to EJ. She said she didn’t know what she was going to do. She said she wanted to stay in Salem a little longer. He thought it would be nice for her to spend time with Allie and Henry. Sami said she didn’t want to go back to Italy. She said she didn’t have a reason to go back. Rafe told Ava that she wasn’t handing Tripp over to the police. Ava said it felt like it. He said Tripp didn’t have to shoot Charlie just because she saw him coming out of the building. She said the timing of it made it possible. She said she saw him after she found Charlie. Rafe said Tripp was innocent until proven guilty. He said he would do whatever it took to protect him. He said Steve would too. Tripp told Steve that he went to see Charlie the night he was shot. Steve said he hoped he wasn’t telling him that he killed him. John said he didn’t apologize to Jan just so she wouldn’t press charges. She said if Belle pressed charges against her she was going to press charges against him. He said he couldn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t press charges. She said the conversation was over. John told Belle that Jan was going to press charges against him if Belle pressed charges against her. Belle said she was going to make a deal with Jan. Marlena said there was no guarantee that Jan would go through with it. He said he wasn’t going to let her get away with what she did. Sami told Lucas that she didn’t think EJ would be EJ again. Rafe and Ava went to Steve and Kayla place to see Tripp. Steve and Tripp came home when they were there. Ava told Tripp that she told Rafe what happened. Tripp said he knew she did it to protect him.

Tripp implied to Ava that she killed Charlie. Ava said she didn’t kill Charlie. She said she told Rafe that she saw him leave the building. Sami told Lucas that things changed between her and EJ. She said she shouldn’t be telling him about it. He said he was on her side. She said the pain has been hard on EJ. She said she understood what he was going through, but it felt as if he was mad at her. She said it wasn’t the pain. She said there was something twisted up inside of him. Lucas told her that she has done everything she could to help EJ. She said that wasn’t true. He said she did everything she could to help her. John told Belle to call Shawn and press charges against Jan. He said he wanted charges pressed against Jan. He wanted a picture of her mug shot. Belle went to see Jan. Jan asked Belle if she thought John’s apology would be his get out of jail free card. Belle said he only did what anyone who ever met her wanted to do. Belle told her that she wouldn’t press charges against her if she didn’t press charges against her father. Ava told Tripp that she saw him leave Charlie’s building. She said she thought he did it. Tripp said he went to see him. He said Charlie didn’t answer him. He said he didn’t shoot him. Rafe was upset that everyone lied about what happened. He said if they didn’t lie they could have found out who killed Charlie. Jan asked Belle if John was okay with her decision. Belle said it was her decision. Belle gave Jan a contract to sign saying she wouldn’t press charges against her and Jan wouldn’t press charges against John. Sami told Lucas that no one understood EJ the way she did. She said EJ didn’t want to touch her anymore. She said she had to come to terms with the fact that she was never going to be loved again. Lucas told her she was a wonderful woman. They ended up kissing each other.

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Kate had dinner with Allie and Philip. They talked about Allie and Sami being cleared for Charlie’s murder. He wondered if Allie was relieved Charlie was dead. She wasn’t happy about it. He asked her if she wanted the person who shot him to go to jail. Allie had to check on Henry. Ava told Nicole that she was upset Rafe wouldn’t drop Charlie’s murder investigation. She told her that she didn’t want Rafe to find out that Tripp was at Charlie’s place. Nicole didn’t like the idea of lying to Rafe. Ava planned on confessing to what happened if she said anything. Nicole promised not to say anything. Allie showed up at the apartment after Ava left. She let Nicole know that she thought Tripp killed Charlie. She didn’t want to accuse him of another crime. She decided not to say anything about it until she had proof. Nicole wanted her to get proof. She thought it would be better for Tripp if he came clean about what happened. Gabi talked to Rafe about the murder investigation. Gabi believed that Ava was the one who killed Charlie. She said she saw Ava slip out the night of the murder.

Ava showed up at the house after Gabi left. Rafe wanted to know why she lied to him about the night of Charlie’s murder. She told him that she had trouble sleeping so she left. Rafe wanted to know where she went and told her not to lie to him. She confessed that she went to Charlie’s apartment. He wanted to know if she killed Charlie. She told him that she didn’t kill him. She told him everything that happened when she went there except for seeing Tripp. Rafe was sorry she had to watch her son die. She talked to him about the way she treated Charlie. Rafe wanted to know why he didn’t tell her about Charlie being dead. She said she was too upset to talk about it. He thought there was something she didn’t tell him. Gwen showed up at the Horton house to talk to Jack and Abby. Gwen started talking about what she did wrong. She apologized for everything she did. Abby thought she was a liar. She asked her why she would believe anything she said. Jack convinced Abby to apologize to Gwen. Abby gave her an insincere apology. She blamed Gwen for what she did. Abby admitted that she was wrong for trying to drug her. Jack knew it wasn’t much, but he said it was a start. Gwen held out her hand for Abby to shake it, but she just looked at it. Jack asked Abby to end the feud for her family. He didn’t want her to be consumed with revenge. Abby wanted Gwen to swear that what happened to her grandmother was an accident. Gwen hesitated before she answered. She ended up throwing up on Abby. Abby was upset and thought it was a stunt. She walked out of the house. Gwen told Jack she wasn’t trying to pull a stunt. Jack wanted to get something to help her. He thought she might have ate something that didn’t agree with her. She thought she could be pregnant. Abby went home and let Chad know what happened with Jack and Gwen. She said she would never forgive her for what she did.

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Chad and Abby came back from their therapy session. She thought talking about Gwen helped her. She did end up getting heated over him. Jack called her to talk. Abby left to see her father. Gwen showed up at the mansion after Abby left. She let Chad know that Jack called Abby because he knew what she did to her. Chad realized that Gwen was trying to get Jack to disown Abby. Gwen knew that plan wouldn’t work because of the things he did. Chad was suspicious of her and wondered what she was trying to do. Gwen said she wasn’t up to anything. She was hoping to have a relationship with her father and one day with her sister. She did say she wanted to talk to him. She said she was sorry for using him to get revenge on Abby. She didn’t think he deserved what she did to him and wanted him to forgive her. He accepted her apology. She wondered if Abby would accept her apology too. Chad wasn’t sure if she would ever forgive her.

Abby met with Jack. He let her know that he knew about what she did to Gwen. Abby defended her actions by reminding him what Gwen did to her. Jack wanted to help her get over what happened and heal with Gwen. He didn’t want to her to forgive Gwen. He just wanted her to consider making peace with Gwen. She reminded him how she killed Laura. Jack said it was an accident. He wanted her to move on with her life. Theo talked to Julie about Ciara’s hypnosis. Julie didn’t know anything, but she hoped it worked. He was afraid that her memories wouldn’t all be good. Ciara was upset when she found out Claire set the fire. Marlena tried to calm her down but she left the room. She ran into the hall and saw Claire consoling Ben. She made a remark about the killers being together. Ciara told Claire about trying to kill her. Claire tried to defend herself but she made things worse because she admitted she tried to kill her more than once. Ben tried to touch her, but she didn’t want him to touch her. He wanted to know if she remembered anything. She angrily told him that she didn’t remember anything. Claire begged her not to be mad at Ben. She wanted her to try to remember him. Ciara said she hated both of them and ran off. Marlena went back to her room and apologized to her for the way the session went. Ciara asked her not to hypnotize her again. Marlena wouldn’t do it again. Ciara asked to use her phone.

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Ben talked to Marlena in the hallway about Ciara getting hypnotized. She warned him that it might not work. She said she might not remember him. He was aware of the risk, but he had faith that she would remember their love. He said he had faith in her too. She asked him if he wanted to go to the hospital and wait until Ciara’s session was done. Claire and Theo talked about Ciara being alive. She wondered if Theo had feelings for Ciara. He said he didn’t and told her how he broke up with someone who was in Salem. Ben called Claire to tell her about Ciara just as she was about to tell Theo about the crazy girl she met. She left to meet with Ben while Theo thought about Ciara. Chanel saw Theo at the town square just as Abe walked by them. Theo introduced them to each other. Abe had to go to a meeting. Chanel found out that Theo was going back to South Africa. She thought about her mother telling her to get a job. She wondered if she could go with him and they could live together. He thought she was up to something. She said she wasn’t up to anything. Lani and Eli walked by and saw them together. Lani mentioned how they were connected to each other. She also let it slip that Paulina cut her off financially. Theo thought that was why she wanted him back in her life. He walked away from the table. Chanel was upset that she told Theo about her being cut off. She yelled at Lani before she left.

Jack talked to Julie about what happened with Sarah and Xander. She wanted to know how Xander felt about what happened. Xander walked in the room and wanted to order a drink. Julie wanted to cut him off because he was drunk. Xander tried to leave but Jack had to help him out. He walked with him to the park. Xander told him about Sarah. Xander took out the bottle he stole from Julie’s Place. He wanted Jack to leave if he wasn’t going to drink with him. Chanel saw Xander in the park. She let him know she was having bad day. He wanted her to join him for a drink. Claire met with Ben at the hospital lobby while Marlena hypnotized Ciara. Marlena talked to her about the night of the motorcycle accident. Ciara had some memories about the night. She remembered being alone and seeing the room on fire. Marlena took her out of it. Ciara got upset because she thought Ben set the fire in the cabin. Marlena assured her that it wasn’t Ben who started the fire. Ciara wanted her to tell her who set the fire. Marlena finally admitted that Claire was the one who started the fire.

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