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This is an April Fool’s Day episode. Xander was dressed as a priest and ran into Chloe at the town square. She was dressed as ghoul girl. She said it was her persona. In this special, Chloe is a pop star. He was about to tell her why he was dressed as a priest when Bonnie arrived dressed as a nun. He let her know they had work to do and went to the Salem Inn. Xander and Bonnie went to the Salem Inn and started making out with each other. He was tired of role playing, but she was ready for more. He wanted them to be themselves, but she wasn’t interested. He remembered how she made him feel better after what happened with Sarah. In the next fantasy, Sami approached John while he was strapped to a table. He was prepared to be executed. She had a syringe in her hand and he told her that he needed an executioner. She told him she went after the job the second she heard he was on death row. He was sentenced to death for killing Marlena. He told her that he didn’t remember what happened. In the next fantasy, Belle and Philip were a couple. They snuggled together when Claire arrived. Belle told them that she felt good about John getting a stay of execution. She wanted to see John. Philip wanted to make breakfast for his daughter. They recently discovered that he was her father. He wanted to know about the tour she went on with Chloe. She didn’t like being an assistant. Chloe said she would let her sing on the next album, but she wouldn’t do it. Claire asked him to pull some strings for her since he’s Chloe’s producer.

In the next scene, Claire asked Chloe about getting studio time with her. Chloe wanted her to get her something to drink leaving her alone with Philip. She tried to flirt with him, but he reminded her that he was married. Chloe wanted to feel the way she did in high school. He wanted that too and kissed her. Belle arrived at the prison and she found out that John’s stay was denied. John regretted not getting Carrie to represent him. Sami was about to inject John when Marlena ran up to the glass. She said the person he killed was Hattie. She said she tried to take over her life again. Sami said he still killed someone. John said it was only Hattie. Sami freed John. She was upset that she didn’t get to kill him so she stabbed Belle. In the next fantasy, Jan woke up and Shawn was in her room. He told her that she was in a coma for a year. He wanted her to tell him what happened to her. She let him know that John went nuts at their wedding and attacked her. He said John’s fate was sealed and that he wasn’t with Belle anymore. Jan felt he deserved better than Belle. She told him about the things she did for love. She grabbed his hand and he jumped up. She wanted him to stay. Claire arrived to see Jan. Shawn left them alone. She wanted to talk to Jan about Chloe. Jan gave her advice about what to do about Chloe. Claire left and Shawn returned wearing his baseball uniform. He realized she was right about the way she loved him. He admitted he had feelings for her and thought they should try to be together. Claire went to the townhouse and saw Chloe with Philip. She gave Chloe some coffee and it killed her. She changed into ghoul girl too. Philip was going to make her a star. In the next fantasy, Kayla was pregnant and Steve was taking care of her. She wasn’t happy about carrying Stefano’s essence, but she couldn’t get rid of the baby. Her water broke so she let Steve know the baby was coming. She ended up giving birth, but the baby was born with a goatee. Steve went to get some food for the baby, but Kayla said the baby ran away. They looked all over the DiMera mansion for the baby. They faced the camera and yelled “April Fools Day”. The fantasies ended and Shawn met Belle at the hospital. She told him that Jan was coming out of her coma. Jan opened her eyes.

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Brady confronted Kristen about the secret she said she had. Kristen tried to avoid answering him, but he wouldn’t let up. He wanted to know what she was keeping from him. She said she couldn’t tell a lie. She told him Chloe had feelings for him. Paulina told Chanel that she had to make her own way. Chanel thought it wasn’t fair that she would pay for Lani’s children to go to college, but she wouldn’t support her. Claire talked to Belle about Chanel scamming her with the champagne bill. Claire told Belle that she was sad that Ciara hated her again after everything they have been through. Ben told Theo that he thought Ciara still loved him. Theo said he didn’t think she did. He said she refused to accept that she could love him. Ben thought he was trying to say that Ciara couldn’t love a necktie killer. Ben asked if he told her that he wasn’t that guy anymore. Theo said he didn’t. Ciara asked Marlena why she wanted to know how Ben duped her into loving him. Marlena said she wasn’t duped into loving him. Ciara thought she was vulnerable after the accident. Marlena said she was suspicious at first and then she fell in love with him. Ciara wanted to know how she could fall in love with a man who killed three women and tried to kill Will. Marlena said Ben changed. Ciara asked if someone like that could ever get better. Marlena said if he didn’t, she wouldn’t have wanted her to marry him. Ciara asked if she thought it was a good idea to marry Ben. Marlena said Ben loved her. She said he wasn’t the man he was in the past. Ciara asked why was she terrified of him every time she was in the room with him. Paulina told Chanel that she did what she could to give her a good life. Chanel said she wanted her. Paulina said she did what she could. She said she had to make up for her father not being there. Chanel was willing to change tomorrow. Paulina told her she had to get a job. Brady asked Kristen if she thought Chloe had feelings for her. Kristen said he didn’t seem surprised. He said Kristen and Philip said it, but Chloe denied it. Kristen said Chloe would deny it. He wanted to say something to Chloe. Kristen told him she would be mortified. He said he wanted to keep it in the open. Kristen said he had to give her her space. Chloe showed up while they were talking and wanted to know if everything was okay. Ben told Theo that he should have told Ciara how she felt about him. Theo said he wasn’t around them. Ben said he should know that he changed. Ben asked if he believed that he changed. Theo said his father told him he did. Ben wanted him to tell Ciara that he changed. Theo said he was glad to have his best friend back. Marlena told Ciara that she could see why she was afraid of Ben, but he has changed. Ciara said everyone accepted her being married to a serial killer. Ciara said her family and friends should be horrified. Marlena told her they were. She told her that she and Claire mad up. Ciara said she didn’t remember that. Marlena asked if she wanted to remember everything that she missed.

Marlena ran into Ben. He wanted to know if she was able to convince Ciara to get hypnotized. Marlena said she tried her best. She said they couldn’t force Ciara into remembering. He asked if he should visit Ciara. Marlena said he shouldn’t. She said she wasn’t giving up on Ciara and he shouldn’t either. Belle showed up at the hospital. Marlena told her Sami recanted her plea. Marlena told her that Sami and Allie said they didn’t do it. Belle said the killer was still out there. Marlena said the police didn’t have any leads. Belle said she was at the hospital to visit Ciara. Marlena said she didn’t remember anything. She said she was going to hypnotize her to get her memory back. Belle asked if that would work. Marlena said it could work. Theo ran into Chanel. He reminded her that she broke up with him. She said it was mutual. Belle went to see Ciara. Ciara told her that she felt like herself, but everyone else around her changed. Ciara said she was glad she had her family. Belle said they all missed her especially Claire. Ciara said Claire loved her so much that she tired to sleep with her boyfriend Tripp. Brady told Chloe about what happened when he went to visit “Kristen.” He told her that Vivian was looking out for her. He told her that Vivian told him not to visit “Kristen.” He said “Kristen” agreed to it. Belle told Ciara that Claire did terrible things to her, but Claire wanted to be friends with her again. Ciara said she thought Marlena sent her there, but she realized Claire did it. Belle said she came on her own. She suggested that Ciara do the hypnosis so she could get her memory back.

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Kate and Jake walked in on Philip and Gabi together. Kate wanted to know what Gabi did to him when she was wiping his face. Brady went to see “Kristen.” Kristen called Vivian because she needed her help. Susan told Brady that it was Chloe’s fault that she was in there. Brady said she was the one who stabbed Victor so it her fault. He let her know that he and Chloe were friends. Susan said Chloe was in love with him. He wanted to know how she knew that. Kristen told Vivian that Brady was visiting Susan. Vivian asked her if she did anything to break up Jake and Kate. Ciara told Theo that she was couldn’t believe she would marry Ben. Ben went to see Marlena to find out if she could help Ciara get her memory back. Marlena told him that he had to wait until the amnesia went away. He asked her if they could give Ciara the drug Will took to get his memory back. Kate was still upset that Gabi was helping Philip. Gabi ended up inviting her and Jake to dinner. Vivian said she would tell Brady what was going on. Kristen said she would break up Jake and Kate, but she had to help her. Vivian agreed to do it. Brady asked Susan how she knew Chloe had feelings for him. She said a woman knew these things. He said she was wrong about Chloe.

Marlena told Ben that the drug might not work on Ciara because she had brain trauma. She said it could be dangerous. He said he wouldn’t risk Ciara’s life even if it killed him. Vivian showed up when Brady asked Susan about the license plate she made. Vivian said it was for him. He wanted her to leave, but Vivian said Susan was leaving. Ben told Marlena that Ciara looked at him like she wished he was gone. She said she wished there was something she could do about it. He asked her if she could hypnotize Ciara. He told her that Ciara hated Claire too. He asked her to do it for Claire if she wouldn’t do it for him. Ciara told Theo that she couldn’t believe that she would fall for Ben. He reminded her that she was supposed to forgive Claire. Ciara said she could only go by how she felt about Claire. She asked if everyone was okay with her being with the necktie killer. He told her that people tried to stop her, but she had to have her way. Chloe told Kristen that she didn’t tell him how she felt. Kristen asked when she was going to make her move. Vivian told Brady that “Kristen” didn’t want to see him for a while. He asked if that was what she wanted. Kate told Philip that Gabi was after him because of Philip. Gabi confronted Jake about being jealous of her and Philip. Ben asked Marlena if hypnotizing Ciara would hurt her. She said she couldn’t do it without Ciara’s consent. He asked if she would ask her. She said she would ask. Susan told Brady that she needed to focus on getting out of prison. She said she was going to miss him. He said he would miss her too. He agreed to stay away. Chloe told Kristen how much she wanted to be with Brady. Kristen told her that Brady was taken. Chloe said she knew and then insulted her. Marlena went to see Ciara. Ciara asked how she could love Ben when he gave her the creeps. Marlena said she was there to see if she could help. She said she was going to try to help Ciara get her memory back.

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Gabi and Philip walked through the town square and she saw the old Gabi chic building. She was upset because her company was gone. He said he was working on something that could help her. He was expanding his businesses in Chicago. He wondered if she wanted to talk about it over dinner. She reminded him that she was getting over someone. He insisted it would just be a business dinner. She told him that Gabi Chic was all she had and didn’t want to jeopardize it. He understood what she meant. She changed her mind and agreed to go to dinner with him. Xander showed up at the pub looking for Rex. He wanted to get Sarah back from him. Roman informed him that Rex and Sarah left down. Xander wanted a drink, but Roman wouldn’t serve him since he was drunk. Roman wanted him to leave, but Xander got in his face. Philip and Gabi arrived at the pub and saw what happened with Xander and Roman. Philip tried to stop the exchange. Xander ended up punching Philip. Roman ordered Xander to leave the pub. Xander didn’t want to be there any more than Roman wanted him there. He wanted Sarah back. Gabi invited Philip to the DiMera mansion.

Jake found Kate lying on the bed with an ice pack on her head. She was feeling tension because of her gun being missing and Rex leaving town with Sarah. She knew Xander wouldn’t accept Rex being with Sarah. Jake thought he changed because he fell in love. Kate rolled her eyes at that. Jake offered to get a couple guys to send Xander a message. She thought the idea was sweet and they made love. When they were done, he offered to make her dinner. Gabi took Philip to the DiMera mansion. She noticed he had blood on his shirt. She wanted him to take off the shirt and she could get him a new one. Jake and Kate saw Gabi helping Philip while he was wearing a tank top. Brady and Chloe talked about Sarah leaving Xander. Brady was glad that Xander was in pain, but Chloe felt sorry for him. She understood how he felt to have your heart broken. He grabbed her hand and thanked her for being his friend. She thought about her conversation with “Susan” when she admitted her feelings for Brady. She wanted to tell him something when his phone went off. Statesville called him to let know visiting hours started. He wanted to heart what Chloe had to say. She didn’t think it was the right time to talk about it. Brady invited her to dinner at John and Marlena’s house. Marlena noticed “Susan” and asked her where she was last night. She thought about what she did to Sarah. She told Marlena that she surprised Roger while he was on tour. She wanted to know if she could stay with Marlena a little while longer. Marlena tried to get out of it by telling her that things were complicated. “Susan” agreed to be her right hand woman. She finally agreed to stay. She invited her to have dinner with them and Brady. Susan called Kristen and told her that she wanted to get out of the prison. She said she missed Roger. Susan wanted to know when they were switching back. Kristen said she needed more time because Chloe admitted she was in love with Brady. She was afraid that Chloe would go after him if she left now. Marlena came back in the room so she had to be Susan again. Marlena had to check on her patient. Chloe arrived for dinner and Kristen wasn’t happy about it. She let her know that Brady went to see Kristen at Statesville.

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Allie told Nicole that Sami didn’t kill Charlie. She said her mother only confessed because she was protecting her. Nicole believed the killer was still out there. She remembered Ava talking about getting rid of Charlie. She left the apartment. Lucas wanted to know why Sami confessed to killing Charlie. She told him about the evidence Rafe had against Allie. Lucas knew about the evidence. He told her that Allie didn’t kill Charlie. He told her Allie was innocent. She thought things would be good now. She was going to take back her confession.

Rafe showed up at the station and when to the interrogation room. Sami and Lucas told him everything they knew about Charlie’s murder. She admitted that she only confessed because she was protecting her daughter. She thought things were fine because they were innocent. Rafe wished they told him the truth in the first place. He believed Sami, but he said it was out of his hands. She didn’t mean to get him involved and wished she did tell him the truth sooner. Rafe went to talk to Trask. Later, he came back and told her that Trask wouldn’t drop the charges against Sami. Nicole went to see Ava. She wanted to ask her about what happened to Charlie. She told Ava that Sami didn’t kill him. Ava remembered going to Charlie’s place wearing black gloves. She opened the door to the apartment. She told Nicole that she didn’t kill Charlie. Tripp and Claire went to Allie’s place. They found out that Sami confessed to killing Charlie. Allie wanted to tell them everything that happened. Tripp seemed nervous when Allie and Claire wondered about the suspects in Charlie’s murder.

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Ben tried to convince Ciara that she knew him. She told him that she didn’t know him. She said he was the necktie killer. He said that she loved him. She said Claire told her the same thing, but she didn’t believe her. Everyone at the church made vows to take care of Lani and Eli’s children. Ciara told Ben that he was a liar. She said she would never marry him. He said they were married. She said she wouldn’t marry him after he killed three women. He brought her things to prove that they were married. She told him she wanted him to leave once she looked at it. He showed her a wedding picture. He wanted to know what she thought. She said it was photo shopped. He said it was real. He said he had more proof. He showed her her engagement ring. She said it was a washer. He said it was from her father’s bike because he couldn’t afford to give her a ring. She said she crashed her father’s bike, which was why she was there. He said the crash was the beginning of their love story. The christening was over and everyone decided to meet at Julie’s Place. Claire met a new girl named Chanel. They had drinks with each other. Tripp showed up. Claire told him that Ciara didn’t remember anything for the last few years. She said the only thing Ciara remembered was the two of them making out on the couch. Ben told Ciara that they met when she crashed her bike. She said she didn’t remember that. He told her what happened after he found her on the road. He told her how they fell in love with each other.

Chanel wanted Claire and Tripp to tell her about what happened when Ciara walked in on them. Ben told Ciara that he knew she remembered them and their history. He said she remembered their love. He asked her to try to remember. She said Kayla told her that he promised to stay away from her. He said her memory was started to come back to her. She said he was wrong. Julie and Doug made a speech at Julie’s Place. Doug told Eli and Lani to open their gifts. Paulina let them know that she was paying for their college education. Claire told Chanel what happened when Ciara caught her and Tripp together. Chanel asked if Claire and Tripp were together. Claire said they were together until he decided to marry another girl. Chanel asked if there was someone new in the picture. Claire said she dated Tripp’s brother. She said he was murdered. Chanel asked who killed him. Ben told Ciara that she was missing and he was able to find her in a dream. She said they didn’t have a psychic connection. He said they did. He said he wasn’t crazy. He said he wasn’t giving up on them. She said she didn’t love him. Roman showed up. She told Roman that she wanted Ben to leave. She told Ben to get out. Chanel told Claire she was going to leave. Claire reminded her that she was going to pay for it. Chanel wanted to know when she said that. Tripp offered to pay for it, but Claire said it was going to be about $500. Claire demanded that Chanel pay for it. Ciara told Ben to leave. She wanted him to take his junk with him. When Ben left, Ciara asked if what Ben was saying was true. Roman wanted to know what he said. She said Ben told her that they were married and in love. Roman told her Ben was her husband. She wanted to know how it was possible. She said she crashed her bike and wanted to know how she had time to get married. He wanted to get Kayla in there. Ciara wanted to know everything. He said they would tell her everything, but he wanted to get Kayla. Eli showed up while Claire and Chanel were arguing. It turned out that Chanel was Paulina’s daughter.

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Abe and Eli told Lani that she should tell Paulina the truth about not being the godmother. Lani didn’t want to do it. Abe said she needed to know. Abe and Eli said Julie was hurt, but she took it well. Abe said Paulina told him about there not being any black-owned businesses in Salem. Valerie told Paulina that Julie expected to be the godmother. Paulina said Julie had enough. Valerie said Julie was and Eli were close so he wanted her to be the godmother. Paulina thought she should still be the godmother. Claire talked to Theo about Ciara only remembering what happened when she was with Tripp. Julie and Doug went to see Ciara. Ciara wanted to know why Ben said they loved each other. Julie and Doug told her that Ben got medication. Ciara wanted to know why Ben was saying that they loved each other. When Doug started to tell her, Julie stopped him. Ciara wanted to know what Kayla said. Ben talked to Jake about Ciara not remembering him. Ben was worried that Ciara may never get her memory back. Jake said she would get it back. He said he had a way to get her memory back.

Valerie told Paulina that Lani didn’t want her to be the godmother. Paulina didn’t believe it at first, but was disappointed when she did. Paulina said Lani meant so much to her. She said she was wrong about Lani. Valerie wanted to go to the christening together, but Paulina didn’t want to go. She said it would be too humiliating. Valerie said Eli and Lani wanted her there. Paulina said she had to move things around to be there. She told Valerie that she didn’t want to go. Ciara wanted to know what Doug and Julie were keeping from her. Julie said Kayla told them that they shouldn’t talk about anything that was upsetting. Julie said Ben’s background was upsetting. Doug said he was reformed. Julie said it was still upsetting. Jake suggested that they use Dr. Rolf’s drug to get Ciara’s memory back. Ben didn’t want to use the drug because it didn’t work for him. Jake said he didn’t have amnesia. He told Ben not to give up on Ciara. Ben said Kayla told him not to stress out Ciara. Jake didn’t care what Kayla said. He said he was what Ciara needed. Doug wanted to tell Ciara the truth about Ben, but Julie didn’t want to stress her out. Jake told Ben that he had a right to see Ciara. Ben said he wasn’t going to pressure her. Jake told Ben to fight for her. Theo went to see Ciara. Valerie told Lani that Paulina took the news harder than she thought. She said Paulina wasn’t going to the christening. Lani wanted to call her. Valerie told her not to call her yet because she was humiliated about not being the godmother. Ciara talked to Theo about Claire almost sleeping with Tripp.

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Jack talked to Jennifer about what Abby did to Gwen. He didn’t talk to Abby yet, but he found it hard to believe she would hurt Gwen. Jennifer understood why Abby would want to hurt her after what she did to the family. He was concerned about Abby’s reaction when he let her know that he couldn’t turn his back on Gwen. Jennifer let Jack know that Gwen wasn’t her favorite person, but she believed they would get through the drama together. Gwen ran into Claire and was happy to see her. Unfortunately, Claire wasn’t happy to see her. She let Gwen know that she heard about what she did to Abby. She told Claire how Abby tried to drug her too. Claire thought she used her to go after her family. She let her know that she didn’t realize they were family when she went after Abby. Gwen considered her a friend. She was about to leave when Claire stopped her. Claire realized she wasn’t in a position to judge her. Gwen wanted to know if they were still friends. Claire was willing to be her friend as long as she didn’t hurt Abby again. She told her that she had the same arrangement with Jack.

Paulina went to see Lani. She thanked her for naming her the godmother of Jules. Lani told her that she wasn’t who they had in mind for Jules’ godmother. Paulina assumed they were going to ask her mother to do it. Paulina was fine with that decision. She left before Lani could tell her the truth. Abby went to Gabi’s room to ask her for her help with Gwen. Gabi refused to help her. Abby promised to help her get Jake. She told Abby that Jake made his decision on who he wanted. She decided to move on with her life. Abby continued to persuade her to help her go after Gwen. Gabi warned her that she would lose everything if she didn’t stop going after Gwen. Gabi knew about getting revenge, but it made her feel empty. She advised Abby to think about her kids. She refused to help her and wanted her to leave her room.  Chad ran into Jake. He warned him not to hurt Kate or he would have to answer to him. Jake realized how protective he was of Kate. He told him how she was like a mother to him. He let him know how she was the one who told him about Stefano being his biological father. Jake said he needed to climb down from his high horse especially after the way he betrayed Abby. Chad knew what he did to Abby and said they were going to therapy. He was hopeful about her moving back in the mansion, but he thought she had another reason to do it.

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Rafe questioned Allie about whether or not she killed Charlie. While he was questioning her, Sami came in and stopped him from questioning Allie. Sami made Allie leave. Lucas talked to Tripp about Sami being a suspect in Charlie’s murder. Lucas wanted to talk to Allie, but she wasn’t home. Xander talked to Jack about Sarah dumping him for Rex. Xander told him that Sarah still blamed him for what he did with her baby. Jack couldn’t believe that she would take Rex back after he cheated. Xander said he couldn’t blame Rex talked to Kate and Roman about leaving town with Sarah. Kate didn’t like the idea of them being together. Kristen stabbed Sarah with the syringe. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kate told Roman that Allie was in trouble for shooting Charlie. Rafe told Sami that he was trying to help Allie when he questioned her. He said if Allie told him something, it would have been inadmissible so she could have helped her. He told Sami that Allie was in trouble. Sami wanted to know why. He said the murder weapon was Kate’s gun. He said Allie took it once before. When Allie went home, Lucas asked her if she killed Charlie.

Sami told Rafe that Allie didn’t shoot Tripp. Rafe said Ava walked in and saw her hold the gun on Tripp. Sami said Allie wouldn’t have pulled the trigger. He said it was public record. He said she had reason to believe that Charlie would get off for raping her. Sami realized he was right about her being in trouble. Allie told Lucas that Rafe wondered the same thing. She said before she could answer him, Sami came in and told her to leave. Lucas asked if she took the gun. Allie said she took the gun. Jack couldn’t get over Sarah dumping Xander for Rex. Xander said Sarah was everything to him. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kristen pretended to be Xander. Kristen brought in a trunk so Sarah could get in it. Kate and Roman talked about Allie possibly killing Charlie. Kate thought Sami was protecting Allie. Sami apologized to Rafe. She said she knew he cared about Allie. Sami said there was no evidence pointing to Allie. She said her fingerprints were on the gun. Rafe said she could have touched it to cover up Allie’s prints. Sami reminded him about the residue. Rafe asked if she was confessing. Lucas wanted to know when Allie took the gun. Allie told him the night Charlie died. She said Claire tried to get a confession out of him, but he said he would get away with it. She said she stole the gun and went to Charlie’s place. She flashed back to confronting Charlie. Rafe asked Sami if she was pleading not guilty. She said she didn’t want to go to prison. He asked if she was protecting Allie. Allie told Lucas that she wanted to kill Charlie, but she couldn’t. Lucas was relieved. “Sarah” ran into Rex. She told him that she wanted to be by herself. She told him not to come find him. Lucas told Allie that she shot Charlie with the gun. Allie thought she did it to cover for her. Sami told Rafe she killed Charlie. Allie asked Lucas who killed Charlie if Sami didn’t do it. Tripp went to Charlie’s place. Tripp thought about going to Charlie’s place the night he was shot.

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Gwen showed up at the Kiriakis mansion looking for Jack. He let her know that he was there for Xander. She told him it was important. She told him what Abby did to her. Jack couldn’t believe Abby would do something like that. Gwen wanted him to turn his back on Abby if she didn’t give up her obsession with her. He wanted to give Abby a chance to end the war the same way he did for her. She wanted to know what would happen if Abby didn’t give up the war. He believed Abby was capable of forgiveness. He promised to fix things because he didn’t want his daughters hating each other. Abby let Chad know that she lied to Rafe about what she did to Gwen. Chad couldn’t believe she wanted to risk her family because she wanted to get revenge. He said she was becoming someone he didn’t recognize. She didn’t know how she was supposed to get over what Gwen did to her. He said and that she was stooping to her level. She reminded him about the things Gwen did to her family. Chad held her while she cried. Abby finally decided to get help for her anger. She wanted to fight for their family. Chad was grateful that she wanted to fix their family.

Sarah managed to get out of the ropes. She looked around the room for something to use to open the door. She found a crowbar and used it to try to get the door open. She was disappointed when she couldn’t get the door open. She looked around again and saw the syringe Abby threatened to use on Gwen. Xander was in for a shock when he found “Sarah” with Rex. Xander yanked Rex off the bed. He insisted that it was consensual. “Sarah” let him know that it was consensual. Xander couldn’t believe it. He was disappointed. She asked Rex if he could leave them alone. Xander didn’t believe “Sarah” would be with Rex on their wedding day. She said she loved Rex and that’s why she was with him. Xander still didn’t believe her. She told him more excuses about not marrying him. She told him they were done. Xander grabbed her and kissed her. “Sarah” backed away from him. She yelled at him because he made her fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. Xander was confused. He didn’t think that made sense at all. “Sarah” told Xander that she wanted to be with Rex. Rex went back in the room. She gave him back his ring. He was upset and walked out of the room. Rex leaned in and kissed her. She didn’t want to kiss him at the time. She wanted to leave. She took her clothes and leave. Rex called Kate to let her know what happened with “Sarah”. Kristen went to see Sarah. Sarah struck out at her with the syringe. They struggled over the needle.

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Kristen told Sarah what she was going to say to Xander in order to convince him that she was Sarah. Brady and Chloe talked to Rex about Sarah marrying Xander. Rex told them that he still thought about Sarah all of the time. He said he lied and cheated on her more than once. He said he didn’t think she would take a chance on him again. Brady told him to tell Sarah how he felt about her before it was too late. Sarah told Kristen that Xander wouldn’t fall for it because she didn’t sound like her. Kristen said the mask had an altering device that changes the voice. Kristen wanted to text Xander. Ciara told Claire about her trying to sleep with Tripp. Claire told her she was confused. Ciara called her a jealous insecure b*tch. Claire told her that she loved her and so did Ben.

Ciara asked Claire if Ben loved her. Ciara asked if Claire hired him to kill her. Ciara told her to leave. She said she never wanted to see her again. Ben asked Claire what happened. She said Ciara kept bringing up what happened years ago. He wanted to talk to her. Kayla told Ben and Claire to stay away from her until she found out what was going on. Rex told “Sarah” that he thought she was making a mistake. He asked if they could meet so they could talk. She agreed to meet him. Kristen told Sarah that Rex still had a thing for her. Kristen said Rex tried to talk her out of marrying Xander. Sarah said she wouldn’t say anything. Kristen said she wished she could believe her. She said Sarah would sell her out the first chance she got. Kristen took Sarah’s ring so she could give it back to Xander. Xander went to see Brady and Chloe about Sarah and how she disappeared. Brady wanted to get back to work. Xander couldn’t believe they weren’t going to help him. Brady said he didn’t think Sarah would want him to. He told Xander to cancel the caterer. “Sarah” met with Rex. He told her that he was having a hard time with her marrying Xander. Rex said they belonged together. He asked her not to marry Xander. She said she wouldn’t. Claire told Ben that Ciara was mad at her for walking in on her and Tripp. Ben said that was years ago. She said Ciara didn’t remember what happened after that. Kayla went to check on Ciara. Ciara asked Kayla if she remembered when she came to her to talk about taking things to the next level with Tripp. She said she took her advice. She said she walked in on Claire and Tripp together. Kayla asked Ciara what was the last thing she remembered. Ciara said she remembered the accident. Kayla asked her what accident. Ciara said when she crashed her bike. She asked if that was why she was in the hospital. Claire told Ben that Ciara had hate in her eyes. She said Ciara didn’t want to see her again. Ben said she didn’t mean it. Claire said she wanted to make up for all of the things she did to her and now she wasn’t going to get the chance. Ciara told Kayla what she remembered about the crash. Kayla asked if she remembered anything that happened after the crash. Ciara said she didn’t remember anything. Rex asked “Sarah” if she was going to call off the wedding. She said she was having doubts about Xander. She said the past few years have been filled with sadness for her. She said she thought getting married would be a new beginning. She said she was wrong. She said she and Xander had nothing in common. She said she didn’t know who he is. She said she thought she moved past what he did with Mickey. She said there was a part of her that couldn’t get over that betrayal. He asked if she wanted to go somewhere private to talk. She suggested going to his room. He asked if she was sure. She told him to go to his room and she would meet him there. When Rex left, Kristen said she had to figure out how to get Xander there. She called Xander. She pretended to be Susan. She told him that she saw Sarah at the Brady Pub. She said what Sarah was doing was wrong. She told him that she was with Rex. Xander said she must be mistaken. Susan said Rex and Sarah were getting up and personal. Xander asked if they were still at the pub. She said they went upstairs. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara only remembered what happened when she had her motorcycle accident. Rex and “Sarah” kissed each other and were on the bed. Xander walked in on them together.

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Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Allie thought about how she told Claire that she would kill Charlie. Allie said she wouldn’t let her mother go to prison for what she did. Ciara told Ben to stay away from her. She thought he was trying to kill her. He told her he wasn’t going to hurt her. She called out for someone to get him away from her. Jake had a dream about Gabi. When he woke up, Kate confronted him about having a dream about her. She was concerned about him dreaming about Gabi. He said he was tired of having the conversation about Gabi. Nicole asked Rafe who he thought killed Charlie. He said he would let her know when he found out something. She said she wasn’t a fan of Sami, but she loved Allie. She said Allie was upset that Sami was arrested. She said Allie blamed herself. He said he hoped the lead proved that Sami was innocent. Allie couldn’t believe Claire was accusing her of killing Charlie. Claire said she wasn’t. Allie thought Claire was trying to accuse her of killing Charlie. Claire said she hated Charlie after what he did to her. Claire said Allie could trust her. She said she wouldn’t tell anyone if she did it. Allie had to leave. Ciara yelled at Ben to get away from her. Kayla came in and told Ben to leave. Ben told Claire that Ciara looked at her like she was the devil. He thought she hated him now. Ciara asked Kayla why Ben was out of Bayview. Kayla wanted to talk about it later. Ciara wanted to know why he was there. She told Kayla that she loved him and he loved her. Gabi and Ava got into an argument. Gabi confronted Ava about leaving the night Charlie was killed. Gabi said she slipped out of the house. She asked why she lied to Rafe unless she had something to hide. Jake told Kate that Gabi was after her and it was driving him crazy. He said he told Gabi that she was chasing a man who was with another woman. He said he thought she got the message. Kate asked why he was saying her name in his sleep. He said his subconscious might have been telling him something. Rafe showed up to tell them that forensics identified the gun that killed Charlie. Kate wanted to know why he was telling them. He said the gun was hers.

Kate told Rafe that her gun was locked in a box. Jake asked if she was sure that her gun was upstairs. Jake thought about Kate alluding that she would kill Charlie. Claire told Ben to give Ciara time. He said he finally got Ciara back. He said he wanted to see Ciara and let her know that she was his heart and soul. Ciara told Kayla that she didn’t understand what was happening. Kayla said her memory was affected by what she has been through. Ciara said she remembered her and her brother. Kayla said it made her hopeful that she would recover. Kayla said she was going to run some tests on her. Kate gave Rafe the box the gun was in. She gave him the combination because she had nothing to hide. Jake told Kate that it might have been a mistake to give him the box. She said she had nothing to hide. When Rafe opened the box, the gun was gone. She said she didn’t take the gun out of the box. He wanted to know how it got to Charlie’s apartment. She said she didn’t know. He asked how many people knew she had a gun. She said a lot of people have been in and out of the room. He said Kate was the only one who had a reason to kill Charlie. He said he was going to take the box so it could be dusted for fingerprints. She let him take it. Tripp told Gabi that Ava didn’t kill Charlie. Gabi said Ava could leave if she didn’t like her accusing her of murder. Ava said she was behind on the rent so she couldn’t leave. Tripp told Gabi to leave if she didn’t want to live with Ava. Gabi said it was her house. Ava said it was Rafe’s house. Gabi said she would leave if Ava wouldn’t. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara had selective amnesia. Claire asked if she told Ciara that Ben was her husband. Kayla said Ciara wasn’t ready. Claire wanted to know if she could see her. Kayla said she could see her. Jake told Kate that she threatened to kill Charlie. Kate wanted to know when she did that. He told her what she said. She said she said it, but she didn’t mean it. She said she didn’t do it. He said he would protect her if she did. She said she would tell him if she did it. She said she was innocent. He said he believed her. He said they had to figure out who stole the gun. Ben asked Kayla why Ciara would remember everything in her life, but him. She said she knew it was hard, but he kept the faith for so long. He said he was never going to lose the faith. He said Ciara was his life and they loved each other. He said she had to remember him. Claire asked if Ciara if she remembered her. Ciara said she was the b*tch who slept with her boyfriend Tripp.

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Kayla told Ben, Claire and Shawn that Ciara was out of surgery. Ben was going to see Ciara, but Kayla didn’t like the sound of his cough. Marlena wanted to know why Belle threw Sami to the wolves. Nicole took Allie to the police station and told Rafe that Allie wanted to see Sami. Lucas went to see Sami. He wanted to know if she killed Charlie. She told him that she was innocent. Belle told Marlena that she made it clear to Sami that she couldn’t represent someone who lied to her. Marlena said the stakes were high. Belle told her that Sami needed to understand that if she was convicted of murder, she would pay with her life. Lucas told Sami that her prints were on the gun and she had residue on her clothes. He said she went to the apartment to kill Charlie. Sami said everything was true. He wanted to know what happened. Rafe told Allie and Nicole that Ciara was alive. Shawn went to see Ciara. Marlena asked Belle if she would consider representing Sami. Belle said she wouldn’t do it. She said she would recommend a good attorney. Lucas promised Sami that she would keep her secret. She said after he told her about Charlie, she got on a plane and thought about what Charlie did to Allie. She said when she landed she went to his apartment. She said she was determined to hurt him. She said she went in his apartment. She said it was dark inside. She said she knew she wasn’t alone. She said her anger was replaced by fear. She said she saw a gun on the floor. She said she ended up seeing Charlie on the floor. Lucas asked what he said. She said he didn’t say anything. She said Charlie was dead.

Shawn told Ben, Claire and Allie that Ciara was alive and well. Ben rushed off to see her. Marlena told Belle that she hoped she was in Sami’s corner. Belle said she was. Marlena said she thought Sami was innocent of killing Charlie. Belle wanted to know why. Marlena said Sami was smart and savvy. She said she loved her family and would never do anything to harm those relationships. She said she didn’t understand why Sami lied when her story could be checked. Sami told Lucas that she checked Charlie’s pulse. She said she pulled her hand away because she was cheated of getting her revenge. She said she picked up the gun and shot him in his heart. She said she dropped the gun and ran into the bathroom to splash water on her face. She said when she came out Rafe was there. Lucas wanted to know why she didn’t tell the truth. She said she thought it wasn’t her. He said it wasn’t him. She wanted to know who had the biggest score to settle with Charlie. He asked if he thought Allie did it. Claire and Allie talked about Sami being arrested. Allie said her mother was arrested because of her. Sami said she lied because Rafe would investigate who did it and it would lead to Allie. Rafe talked to Nicole about Sami not denying killing Charlie. Belle told Marlena that she went over the case file and everything pointed to Sami being guilty. Marlena said there was something more to the story. Belle told her to convince Sami to help herself. She said she didn’t want to see Sami go back to prison. Lucas told Sami that she could go to prison. She said he went to prison for Will. She said she was willing to go to prison for Allie. He wanted to talk to Allie. Sami said he couldn’t tell Allie. She wanted him to keep her secret so they could keep Allie safe. He agreed to keep the secret. Claire wanted to know why Allie said Charlie’s murder was her fault. Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Ben went to see Ciara. She told him to get away from her. She said she he was the necktie killer.

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