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Ben went to see Marlena. He said she was the only one he could turn to. She wanted to know what was going on. He told her he still saw Ciara. He said she was still with him. Marlena told him Ciara was still with him. He told her he felt better when he was sleep because he was with Ciara. He said he was going through the motions when he was awake. Marlena told him that most people who were grieving were going through the same thing he was going through. She suggested he talk to Claire. John told Steve that Charlie was in Salem. Steve wasn’t convinced that Charlie was the one in Salem. John told him Charlie wore glasses and was clumsy. Steve didn’t think that was enough. John said Charlie was good at math and worked at Titan. Steve still wasn’t sure that he was Charlie. Nicole talked to Rafe about Tripp. Rafe told her Tripp changed. Nicole didn’t care about the changes Tripp made. Rafe brought up that Ava was missing. Nicole thought he would be happy if Ava wasn’t found.

Rafe thought Nicole was trying to say that he wasn’t working hard enough to find Ava. Nicole said she didn’t hear anything from him when she asked him to look for her. He said there wasn’t a lead on Ava. Steve asked John if he thought Charlie was Claire’s new boyfriend. John said they had to go back to Salem to find out. He said if it was true, he didn’t want Charlie near Claire. Allie overheard Tripp saying that someone else raped her. She confronted him about it. He said one of his relatives might have raped her. She didn’t believe him. He asked her if she remembered seeing him hold her down. Nicole apologized to Rafe for accusing him of not doing his job. While they were talking, they talked about Eric and how she talks to him every night. John called Marlena and told her Tripp had a half-brother. He told her he thought Charlie was Tripp’s half-brother. Tripp asked Allie what she remembered. He asked if she remembered his hands, face or voice. He told her she didn’t have to answer. He said he wouldn’t bother her again. He said when John and Steve came home, his lawyer would talk to her lawyer. He apologized and left.

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Abby wanted to know what Chad would have done if he knew Gwen was lying. He said he wouldn’t have gotten drunk and stayed at the Salem Inn. Abby asked where Gwen was. Gwen said she was with Chad. Abby asked if she spent the night with her husband. Steve and John confronted Angelo. John asked if he raped his granddaughter. Angelo didn’t know what he was talking about. Angelo told Steve to call off his guard dog. Steve said John’s granddaughter was raped and wanted to know if he did it. Steve said Allie had a baby and it matched his DNA. Angelo said it wasn’t him. Steve said Tripp didn’t do it. Angelo said Tripp’s DNA matching meant he did it. Steve said Tripp didn’t do it. He said a relative did it. John asked Angelo when he was in London. Kayla talked to Marlena about Steve believing Tripp was innocent. While they were talking, Kayla brought up that Ava was missing. Marlena asked if anyone knew she was missing. Kayla said it was as if she vanished. Tripp posted a flyer of Ava up at the Pub. Roman told him he couldn’t do it. He said h didn’t want the flyer up. He said Ava didn’t deserved to be found. He wanted Tripp to go out of town the same way she did. Gwen asked Abby if she was asking her if she slept with Chad. Abby asked if she did. Gwen said she spent the night with him because he was drunk. Abby said she was coming to his rescue. Gwen asked if she would rather have left him alone. Abby said she wanted her to explain why she told Chad she kissed Jake and why she told Chad that she booked the room. She also wanted to know what other lies she was telling. Gwen told her she would tell her the truth, but she wouldn’t like it. Allie showed up while Marlena and Kayla were talking. Kayla left them alone. Allie told Marlena that she was out with Claire and thought about the night she was raped. Marlena asked if something triggered it. Allie said she was with Claire and her boyfriend. Allie asked if that might have triggered it.

Angelo told John and Steve that he wasn’t in London. He wanted to know what happened. Steve told Angelo that Tripp took Allie home and was a gentleman. Angelo said he wouldn’t have done something like that. Steve said he had someone try to kill Kayla. Angelo said he thought Kayla killed Ava. He said it turned out to be his son. While he was talking, he said he wasn’t in London. He said he was in jail in December. Steve and John didn’t believe him. He said they could check and they would find out. Gwen told Abby that she saw Jake and Kate kissing. She said Jake threatened her if she said anything. Abby wanted to know what that had to do with her. Gwen continued to tell her why she said the things she said, Abby didn’t believe her. Abby said she knew why she was lying to her. Abby thought Gwen was trying to go after her husband. Abby asked if she took advantage of her husband. Gwen asked if Chad felt like he was taken advantage of. Angelo told John and Steve that Ava’s other son could have been the one who raped Allie. Chad told Abby that he wasn’t taken advantage of. He told Gwen that she was manipulating them with their half-truths and lies. Gwen said she was sorry he felt that way. Abby said sorry wasn’t good enough. She said she wanted her out of the house. Allie talked to Marlena about Tripp and Charlie looking alike. Roman was upset that Tripp told him Steve and John were working together to prove that he was innocent. Angelo told John and Steve that Ava didn’t mention her other son because Ava and her son weren’t close. Steve told John that Ava’s son would explain the DNA results. John wanted to know about her son. Angelo said his name was Charlie. Abby told Gwen she was fired. Gwen said she couldn’t do that. Abby said she did it. Gwen asked about the kids. Abby said they would get over it. Gwen wanted to know if Chad felt the same way. Abby said he did. Gwen wanted him to answer for himself. Abby told her to stay away from her kids and her husband. She said she couldn’t believe she thought they were friends. She told her she better be gone by the time she got back. Steve asked Angelo where Charlie was. Angelo said he left a little while ago. Steve and John wanted more information. Angelo said he wanted to look for his cousin. Steve said he wasn’t leaving until he told them what they wanted to know. Angelo wanted him to move out of the way. Chad told Gwen that she lied to him about everything. She said it didn’t take much for him to believe it. He said it would crush Abby if she found out the truth. He told her he wanted her out. She said she wasn’t leaving. She said to convince Abby that she was staying. He wanted to know how he was supposed to do that. She said he better make it believable or she would tell Abby that he decided to bed her to ring in the New Year.

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Chad found Abby with Jake. Chad confronted her about being with Jake. Abby said nothing was going on between them. Chad told her about the room she reserved. She said she didn’t reserve a room. He showed her the receipt with her credit card number on it. Jennifer asked Kate if she was embarrassed to be with Jake. Kate said she wasn’t embarrassed by him. She said she was concerned about herself. Ava wanted to know what Charlie was going to do with her. He said he was going to have her committed. Jack confronted Gwen about the clippings she had. Gwen said she was doing her research on the family. Jennifer wanted to know why Kate was embarrassed by herself. Kate said Jake was younger with her. Jennifer told her she dated younger men before. Kate said that made it worse. Jennifer told her she was Kate Roberts and she shouldn’t care what anyone thought. Jack told Gwen that he and Jennifer were back together. He said he and Jennifer compared notes. Gwen said she encouraged Jennifer to get back together. He said Jennifer told him that she didn’t encourage them to get back. Gwen said she planned a party for them. He said the party ended in disaster. He wondered if she had something to do with that. Chad couldn’t believe Abby wanted to be with Jake in his house. She wanted to explain what was going on. Chad and Jake wanted him out of the house so they could talk. Ava wanted to know how Charlie was going to have her committed. He said she was committed before. She said she was on pills then and she was good now. He said he was drugging her food for days. She asked how he got the drugs. He said it was easy. She begged him not to go through with it, but he said he had to do it. She said she would tell what he did. He said no one would believe her. Abby asked Chad to listen to her. He said she was going to lie. He said she booked a room for her and Jake. She said she didn’t book a room with Jake. While they were arguing, she told him Kate and Jake were sleeping together. He said it didn’t make any sense. She said she confronted Jake and he admitted it. Chad said it didn’t explain why Gwen said she saw her kissing him. Gwen told Jack that she didn’t make Abby look through Kate’s things. He told her that the letter and party didn’t add up. Gwen asked if he thought she was plotting against his family this entire time. He said maybe. She wanted to know why she would want to hurt him or his family. Jennifer told Kate not to be afraid to be with Jake. Jake ended up showing up. Jennifer left them alone.

Abby asked Chad if Gwen saw her kissing Jake. He said she did. She said Gwen lied. He said was she lying when she said she heard her booking the room and the bracelet. Abby said she didn’t have a bracelet. She said the bracelet was meant for Kate. Chad asked her why Gwen said she saw her kissing Jake. Abby said she didn’t kiss Jake. Chad asked why would she lie. Abby said she didn’t know. She said it might have something to do with the clippings she had. Jack told Gwen he didn’t know why she would go after his family. She said she knew him. He said he would protect his family. She had trouble believing that. She told him no one hurt their family more than he has. Jake warned Kate that Abby was most likely telling Chad about them being together. He said it wasn’t a problem since they were over. She said she didn’t want it to be over. Gwen told Jack about the things he’s done. He said he did hurt his family. He said she didn’t want him for an enemy. He walked out of the room. Chad asked Abby about the folder. She said Gwen had a folder with clippings about her and her family. He wanted to know why she was looking in Gwen’s room. Abby said Anna told her the nanny was trying to go after her husband. He told her about being paranoid. She told him not to say that to her. He said Gwen was trying to do research on the family. Abby wanted to confront her. Kate told Jake him she was insecure. He wanted to know why she felt that way. She said she was afraid that people were going to say she was too old for him. He said he didn’t care. She wanted to know prove she didn’t if they got back together. Abby and Chad confronted Gwen about the clippings. Gwen said she wanted to research the family. Abby asked her about telling Chad she kissed Jake. Gwen said she lied about seeing her kiss Jake. Chad said if he had known Gwen lied about Abby he wouldn’t have done something. Abby wanted to know what he was talking about.

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Anna asked Kate if she was looking for Jake. Kate wanted to know how she knew she was looking for him. Anna said she knew she was having sex with Jake. Kate told her to mind her business. She walked out of the room. Anna talked to Tony about Gwen was targeting Abby’s family. Jack walked in while they were talking. He wanted to know what they were talking about. Anna told him about the clippings Gwen had about Abby and the family. She was convinced Gwen had an agenda against Abby. He realized Gwen was a conniving tramp. Anna thought it was time for her to leave town. Tony felt the DiMeras had to deal with the problem. Jennifer ran into Kate at the town square. Jennifer apologized for the way she treated her. She also told her how she knew about her sleeping with Jake. Jennifer said she knew she wasn’t with Jack. Kate let her know how she broke up with Jake. Jennifer wondered if Chad was the real reason why she wanted to keep their affair a secret. Kate said she always wanted to be powerful like Victor. She felt Jake didn’t understand that. She didn’t think he would understand because he was born into the DiMera family. Jennifer asked her if he embarrassed her.

Abby kept trying to get in touch with Chad. He was passed out in the bed. Gwen looked at the phone and said he was sleeping. She thought she wore him out. She thought he would be hung over and regretful. He woke up and realized what he did with Gwen. He blamed what happened on the alcohol. She told him he wouldn’t have been with her if Abby didn’t betray him. Chad realized Abby called and listened to her messages. Chad noticed how she sounded scared. Gwen wondered if he heard fear or was it the fact he was on to her. He felt he needed to confront Abby. He apologized for taking advantage of Gwen. She was fine with it because she knew what she was doing. Abby was mad that she couldn’t get in touch with Chad. She went by Jake’s room. She told him about Chad’s suspicions and how he didn’t come home. Jake admitted to her how he and Kate broke up. He said he enjoyed being with Kate. He believed Kate was slumming with him. She got her kicks slumming and he was perfect to her. Abby was about to leave his room when Chad showed up. He assumed the worst when he saw Jake was shirtless. Gwen was at the DiMera mansion and saw Jack looking through her things.

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Abby let Tony and Anna know how she couldn’t find Chad. She told them how he thought she was having an affair with Jake. She told them Kate was sleeping with Jake. They were shocked Chad would think something like that. Anna thought Gwen was why he thought that. She said Gwen was trouble. Abby tried to defend her, but she thought about the first time they met. Anna let her know how Gwen was playing her all along. Anna thought Abby should search her room for proof. She wanted to talk to Chad instead of Gwen, but he didn’t answer his phone. Anna thought Gwen was the reason why Chad didn’t answer his phone. She wanted Abby to go with her to check Gwen’s room. They searched Gwen’s room. They found clippings of Abby and her family. Anna wondered why Gwen was stalking her family. Gwen stopped kissing Chad because he was drunk. He said he was fine and wanted to kiss her again. She didn’t want to talk about it or tell anyone about it. He talked about Abby cheating on him with his brother. He thought she would just blame it on the DID. He became suspicious as to whether her illness was real at all. He thought his wife might be a liar who cheated on him. He wanted to know why it was okay for Abby to cheat on him. He wondered why he couldn’t cheat on her. He asked Gwen to help him forget what Abby did. Gwen made it seem like she didn’t want to hurt Abby. He reminded her what Jake did to her. She told him how Jake hurt her. Chad wanted to pay them back for what they did. They kissed each other. She wanted to make sure it’s what he wanted. He wanted her to make him forget. They ended up lying down on the bed.

Chad passed out. Gwen was proud of herself for what she did. She thought it would have been harder to get Chad in bed, but his lack of trust made it easy. She mentioned how he betrayed Abby and their marriage could only take so many betrayals. She got out of the bed and noticed how Abby called Chad. She didn’t answer it and said he was too busy to talk to her. She promised Abby would find out soon enough. Jake told Kate how Abby knew about them. She thought Chad would hate her for being with her. He felt they shouldn’t have to sneak around. He thought Chad should be happy for her. He liked what they had together. He wanted to tell everyone how proud he was to be with her. He wanted to know why it was a problem. She said the situation was complicated. He thought it was because he embarrassed her. She assured him that she wasn’t, but he didn’t believe her. He hoped she enjoyed their last kiss because it was their last one.

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Will went to see Jennifer. He realized she was hoping he would be someone else. He told her how sorry he was to hear about Jack and Kate. She wasn’t sure what to do about her marriage. Will advised her to work on her relationship if she wants to be with Jack again.Gwen let Chad believe Jake bought her bracelet for Abby. She told him how she saw them kissing. She let Chad think that Jake wanted her to keep quiet about it. She lied and said she kept it from him because she didn’t want to be the one responsible for breaking up their marriage. Chad was prepared to kill Jake. Jack talked to Kate about Jennifer. She thought it was funny how he gave Jennifer an hour glass, but she said it was a good sign that she took it. Jack didn’t know if she threw it away like she did with their marriage. Jack kept drinking and planned to enjoy himself at the party.

Abby confronted Jake about him sleeping with Kate. She explained all of the proof she had that he was sleeping with her. He finally admitted he was having an affair with Kate. He wanted to know what it meant to her. She wanted details from Jake. She decided to tell Chad about them, but he didn’t want Chad to know. She wanted him to know since he thought she was sleeping with him. She was about to go home so Jake followed her. Philip spotted Chloe at the NYE party and was about to talk to her when Brady sat with her. Philip wondered how Kristen would feel about him being with Chloe. He told him how he was out with a friend. He left Philip to sulk. Chad and Gwen arrived at the party. He went to Brady and Chloe to ask if they saw Abby. They let him know she left with Jake. Gwen told Chad how she overheard Abby book a room at the Salem Inn. Chad was livid and downed a drink. He walked away while she smugly watched him. Jennifer arrived at the party and saw Jack with Kate. He assured her that nothing happened with Kate. He admired the way she looked. She wasn’t going to go to the party, but she didn’t want to lose any more time with him. She decided to forgive him since it’s a new year. Jake and Abby couldn’t find Chad at the mansion. He decided to go back and give Kate the head’s up about what was going to happen. Chad and Gwen went to the hotel room. They saw rose petals on the bed. Chad left his phone behind while he searched the room. Gwen picked up the phone and declined an incoming call from Abby. Chad took a bottle of champagne and waited for Jake and Abby to show up. Jack and Jennifer rang in the new year with a kiss. Brady and Chloe gave each other an innocent kiss. They didn’t know Philip was watching them. Gwen kissed Chad. She backed away from him, but he pulled her in for a deeper kiss.

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Jack talked to Xander about having an affair with Kate. Xander thought Jennifer would understand why he did it. Jack said he should have told her from the start. Jennifer told Abby that she and Jack always broke up when they got together. Jake confronted Gwen about making it look as if he gave Abby the bracelet that was meant for Kate. He said Chad thought he was having an affair with Abby. She was happy about it. He wanted to know what Abby did to her to make her so upset. Brady caught Sarah looking at a laptop. He wanted to know what she was doing. She said she was downloading a file on her laptop. Xander told Jack that he gave him advice on how to get with Sarah. Jack said they were happy. Xander said they broke up again. Abby wanted to know if Jennifer was giving up on Jack. Jennifer told her about the hourglass he gave her. She said he told her he would wait for her forever. Abby said it was true. Jennifer thought Jack was still sleeping with her. Abby said they weren’t having an affair. Jennifer said she had reason to believe he was. Kate told Chad that Jake and Abby weren’t having an affair. He told her he gave her a bracelet. Kate said Jake said the gift was for Abby. Chad said everyone knew it wasn’t for Gwen. He said Jake was sneaking around with Abby. He said Jake was sleeping with someone in the house. He knew it wasn’t Gwen so it had to be Abby. Kate said she had to tell him something. Gwen told Jake that she didn’t have a problem with Abby. She said Abby has been good to her. He wanted her to give him the bracelet. She said she couldn’t give it to Kate now because everyone saw her wearing it. He said she was the reason why Chad hated him. He roughed her up until she decided to give him the bracelet. Kate told Chad that she promised him that she would watch out for Jake. She said he wasn’t up to something. She said she has gotten to know him. Chad didn’t want her to defend him. He wanted her to be on his side. She said she was on his side. She said she didn’t want to jeopardize their relationship.

Jennifer told Abby that Kate made it seem as if she was seeing someone who lived in the mansion. She told her that Julie called her friend and he said Kate could have been with a person named Jack. She said when she and Jack went to see Julie’s friend, he didn’t recognize Jack from the picture. Abby said she was wrong. Jennifer asked who the person could be if it wasn’t Jack. Abby said she knew who it was. Jack wanted to know why Xander and Sarah broke up. Xander said it was because of Philip. Xander didn’t want to get into the details. Jack said he was using him and Sarah as inspiration. Xander told him not to give up on Jennifer. Jennifer realized that Abby thought Kate was sleeping with Jake. Jennifer thought Kate was too old for him. Abby said it made sense. She told Jennifer that Chad thought she was sleeping with Jake. Chad went to see Gwen. Jennifer wanted to know why Chad thought she was having an affair. Abby said it was a long story. Jennifer asked if he accused her of sleeping with Jake. Abby said he did. Jennifer asked if he apologized. Abby said he did, but it was awkward between them. Jennifer told her to tell him what she figured out before it was too late. Abby confronted Jake about sleeping with Kate.

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John wanted Steve to accept the fact that the test results proved Tripp raped Allie. Steve let him know he couldn’t do what he wanted so John was about to leave Kayla’s office. Steve stopped him to let him know he might have evidence that proved Tripp didn’t do it. Steve shared his theory with him about Tripp’s relative raping Allie. John thought he needed to stop drinking. He believed the theory was worth checking out. Steve reminded him how they’ve taken cases with less evidence and they still checked it out. John agreed to help him. They talked about the case and Steve thought he knew who the person was who raped Allie. John liked his theory and hoped they would be on the right path to finding Allie’s rapist. Kate and Will talked about Tripp raping Allie. Kate felt he should have been in jail for what he did to Allie. She didn’t want to see him because she was afraid of what she would do to him when she saw him. Tripp walked by them so Will had to hold her back to keep her from going after him. Will told him to stay away from his family. She wanted Tripp to leave Salem. Tripp walked away from them to pass out flyers. He tried to call his mother again. Steve arrived and let him know how he and John were going to try to clear his name. He told Tripp how they had a suspect who they thought was a relative of his.

Claire arrived at Charlie’s place as he put the gag on Ava’s mouth. She called out to him and he panicked when she called him. He wondered how she knew where he lived. He told her how he wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want her to get sick too. She wanted to make sure he was okay. He told her how he needed a few minutes to clean up and put Ava in another room. After he hid Ava, he let her in his place. Claire noticed how sweaty he was and he said he had a fever. She thought he was trying to blow her off. He assured her that he would never do that to her. Claire heard a noise while she was in Charlie’s apartment. Ava ended up knocking something over in the other room. Charlie lied and said it was a pipe. He walked her to the door so she could leave.After Claire left, Ava wanted to know what Charlie was going to do to her. She wanted to know if he would kill her. He told her how he wasn’t a murderer. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do with her. Lucas went to Marlena’s townhouse. He told her how he threatened Tripp with a pair of scissors. He said he was going to stab him, but Rafe showed up and stopped him from doing. She couldn’t believe he did it. He wanted to know if she told Allie the same thing when she tried to shoot him. She had no idea Allie tried to shoot Tripp. He approved of what Allie tried to do to Tripp. Marlena told him how Allie could have gone to prison for what she did.

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Marlena told John about the gift Steve gave them. He didn’t care about the gift. He was upset with Steve because he defended Tripp. Marlena wanted him to see it from Steve’s point of view. She reminded him how their kids have done some bad things, but they didn’t turn their backs on them. She thought Steve’s gift was a peace offering. She hoped he would see it that way. Steve went to Kayla’s office and told her how he wanted to clear Tripp’s name. He told her about his conversation with Allie. He mentioned how she remembered the rape and saw a hand. She didn’t say for a fact it was Tripp’s hand. He asked her if it was possible that someone else broke in her place and attacked her. Kayla told him how the DNA test matched him. He thought someone related to Tripp assaulted Allie. Kayla wasn’t completely sure, but thought it was possible. John showed up at Kayla’s office with his gift. Steve thought he was giving it back. John wanted to have a drink with his friend. Allie went to see Marlena. She told her about her conversation with Sami. She said Sami wished she could hold her. Allie wished she could too. Marlena assured her how she was there for her. Rafe looked at Ava’s file when Nicole showed up at the station. Nicole saw Ava’s file so he told her about Tripp’s theory about that. Rafe thought Ava left town. Nicole wasn’t sure if Ava would have done that since she found Tripp. She suggested he look for her because it was Christmas.

Tripp left a message for Ava. He wanted her to call him. He opened the door and saw Lucas. He wanted him to pay for raping Allie. Tripp denied raping her. Lucas let him know he would have shot him between his legs if he had a gun. Tripp told him how Allie tried to do that to him. Tripp wanted Lucas to leave. Lucas was about to go when he grabbed a pair of scissors. He was determined to make him pay for what he did. Rafe walked in the apartment and saw Lucas trying to kill Tripp. He took the scissors from Lucas. He wanted Rafe to arrest Tripp. Rafe wanted to, but the rape didn’t happen in Salem. Rafe told him to leave. Charlie tried to feed Ava, but she didn’t care for the food. His phone rang, but he ignored the call. She wondered if it was his girlfriend. He told her how he saw Allie, but she didn’t recognize him. He told her how she thought he looked familiar. Ava warned him that it was a matter of time before she recognized him. She advised him to confess to what he did. He said she never cared about him. He thought she cared about Tripp. She told him how Tripp wasn’t guilty. He reminded her how she was the only one who knew that. He wasn’t able to let her go now. He put her gag back on her mouth. He got a shock when Claire knocked on his door.

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Abe surprised Lani and Eli by flying Valerie in to see them. Lani had another contraction. She let Kayla know she didn’t feel strong enough to give birth. Kayla joked with her that humans would die off if men were the ones who got pregnant. She encouraged Lani and said she would be able to do it. Eli was with Lani while she was dealing with her contractions. She eventually gave birth to a boy and a girl. Eli and Lani talked about what happened when she gave birth to David. They felt he was watching over them. Tripp let Steve know he was worried about Ava. Steve thought she might have skipped town. Tripp believed there was more to it than just skipping town. He let Steve know how he found Christmas cards and realized Ava sent him cards every year. She wrote how she wanted to be reunited with him. Tripp didn’t think she would have left since she wanted to be with him. Steve wasn’t sure about it, but kept his opinion to himself. Joey went to see Roman. They started talking about Tripp briefly and decided to change the subject. Stephanie called to check on her brother. He talked to her about visiting her soon. Steve arrived to see if he would dress as Santa at the hospital. He turned down the offer. Lucas arrived at the pub with Allie and things between Steve and Lucas were uncomfortable.

Roman had a video call with Sami. He wanted Allie and Lucas to talk to her too. They were having a good conversation when Roman blurted out Henry’s conception. Sami wanted to know what happened. Allie admitted she was raped in London. Sami realized she didn’t say anything because she would make it about her. Sami would love Henry regardless of how he was conceived. She wanted to know who raped her. Allie told her how Tripp raped her. Sami wanted to know if she was handling what she’s going through. Allie realized they were similar. Allie believed she was stronger than she used to be. Sami let her know how much she loved her and there was nothing she wouldn’t do for her.

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Rafe ended up being the person at Nicole’s door. She was hoping Eric was there. Eric called her to let her know he couldn’t come home. He said he was stranded in Ethiopia. After she talked to Eric, she invited Rafe to eat with her. She hoped things would get better for him with Hope. She assured him that someone was out there who would want him. Doug invited Eli to the house for the tree ornament ceremony. Eli wasn’t in a celebratory mood. Doug demanded he be in the mood. He let him know Lani wouldn’t be there. Eli finally agreed to go to the party. Julie did the same thing with Lani. She invited her to the Horton tree trimming party. She wanted to stay home. Julie told her that Eli wouldn’t be there. She refused to take no for an answer. Ben stared at Ciara’s picture when Claire showed up at his new place. She gave him the ornament from Ciara. The ornament had his name on it. She wanted him to go with her to the Horton house to put the ornament on the tree. He didn’t want to intrude on the family. Claire told him how he wasn’t intruding because he was family. He finally agreed to go with her.

The family gathered at the Horton house. Jack gave Jennifer an hourglass. He wanted to turn back time, but he would wait for her. He refused to give up on them. Lani and Eli were at the house. They weren’t happy to see each other. Julie wanted him to talk to Lani. He went over to her to talk. He apologized for losing his temper. She wasn’t happy about the way he handled things, but she knew he was trying to do. He hoped they could get through the rough patch. Jennifer let Julie know how Jack wasn’t with Kate. Julie wanted to know if she could forgive Jack. After Julie talked to Jennifer, she met up with Doug. They ended up seeing Eli and Lani kissing. They were happy they made up. The family started trimming the tree. Ben couldn’t hang his ornament and left. Julie gave Lani her ornament, and she went into labor. Ben came back to the house after everyone went to the hospital. He found Claire cleaning up. He apologized for not being able to hang his ornament. Claire understood how he felt. She knew he wanted to be with Ciara. She gave him Ciara’s ornament and left him alone. He fantasized about being with Ciara again.

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Charlie told Ava that she was going to be alone for Christmas. Allie asked Nicole if she was going to be at Marlena’s for Christmas. Nicole said she had a couple of things to do first. Allie wanted to know what she had to do. Nicole said Eric was coming home. Nicole said she wanted to spend time with him. Allie understood. Someone was at the door. Nicole thought it was Eric and answered it. It turned out to be Will. Ava was surprised that Charlie was doing this to her. He said he was taking a page out of her book. He said if someone was a threat to her, she would take care of them. She said she wasn’t a threat to him. He said she was going to tell everyone that he was a rapist. She said Tripp wasn’t going to be charged so she didn’t have to say anything. Charlie said she was still thinking about Tripp. He said she only wasn’t going to say anything because Tripp wasn’t in danger. She said that wasn’t true. She told him that they could celebrate Christmas together. He made her think that he wanted to spend Christmas together. He told her that he was too old for that. He left her to watch television by herself. Will apologized to Allie for lying to her. She told him not to do it because no one knew better than her about Sami and her plans. Allie said Sami got what she wanted since she’s raising her baby. Shawn and Belle got married at John and Marlena’s place. Sami called while Marlena was performing the ceremony.

Belle told Marlena not to answer the phone to Sami. Marlena said she thought she would want to tell her about the wedding. Belle said she wouldn’t tell Sami that she was getting married after what she did with Jan. Shawn told her not to stress because they were getting married. Belle apologized. Marlena turned off her phone and finished the ceremony. Will and Allie showed up when the ceremony was over. Claire introduced Allie to Charlie. Charlie was nervous when he met her. Ava was able to get her wrists out of the ropes. Allie asked Charlie if she knew him from somewhere. He said she didn’t. She said he looked familiar. Charlie said he had to leave because he was sick. Claire told Allie that she wanted her to get to know Charlie. Allie said she had a feeling that she already knew him. Ava got out of the ropes and tried to leave the apartment. When she opened the door, Charlie was there. He asked if she was going somewhere.

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Sarah called Xander to wish him a merry Christmas. When she got off the phone, Philip showed up and asked if she was talking to Xander. Justin went to Adrienne’s grave. He told her that he missed her and the boys. Chloe ran into Xander. She brought up how she was held hostage. He blamed Theresa for why she was held hostage. Sarah told Philip that she was talking to Sarah. He apologized to her for kissing her. She told him that she wasn’t ready to be in a relationship. He told her he liked her before he left. Brady went to see Kristen. He told her they could focus on their future together. He wanted her to tell him what she saw for their future. She told him what she saw. He gave her a gift from Rachel. Chloe told Xander that she put what happened in Mexico behind her. She was surprised that he was working at Titan. Xander asked if she and Philip were friends. She said they were. He told her that he was spending Christmas alone because he broke up with Sarah. While he was talking to her, Maggie called and invited him over for Christmas. When he got off the phone, he invited Chloe to spend Christmas with him. Justin ran into Bonnie. She said it was nice running into a friend. He asked her about her date with the young guy. She was vague about the date. She asked him about being back with Kayla. He said he wasn’t back with Kayla. He said he was helping Kayla with her son’s legal problems. Bonnie asked if they were together. He said they weren’t. She told him she wanted to get back at him because she thought he was back with Kayla. She suggested that they go on their date. He said he would like that, but he was celebrating Christmas Eve with his family. He said he would invite her. She said his family hated her. He said they could go out in the new year. Maggie told Sarah that Xander was family and should be with them. Xander showed up at the mansion. Sarah wanted to know why he was there. Maggie said she invited him. Sarah was upset that she invited him. She said she moved on. He said he moved on too. Chloe appeared. Victor didn’t want her in his house.

Xander told Sarah that he hoped she wouldn’t be jealous. She said she wasn’t jealous. She got mistletoe and kissed Philip. Xander tried to do the same thing with Chloe, but she wasn’t interested. Philip said he had bad luck with women. Xander said he wanted to try to get along for Victor’s sake. Philip told Chloe that he was glad that she wasn’t alone on Christmas. Sarah talked to Xander. He said she looked beautiful. She said he had to talk to her as if he hated her because they had an audience. She asked him why he brought Chloe. He said he thought it was rattle Philip. Justin came in the mansion and told everyone that he had a guest. Victor wanted to know who it was. Bonnie came in and said it was her. Victor told Justin to get Bonnie out of his house. Maggie said she agreed with her husband. She asked how he could bring her into the house after what she did to Adrienne. Justin told them that she was sorry for what she did. He told them what she did for people who had cancer. Justin wanted to leave, but Bonnie told him to stay with his family. When she was about to leave, Victor told her to stay. Philip told Sarah that he couldn’t believe that Xander brought Chloe to the party. He told her that the kiss was for show. Sarah said she was confused. She said he was confused too. She said she saw his face when Xander brought Chloe to the party. She said he should figure things out with her. Philip talked to Chloe. He brought up the poem he read to her in high school. She remembered the poem.

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Jack talked to Abby about the problems she’s having with Chad. He wondered if someone put the idea of her cheating in Chad’s head. She told him how Chad didn’t forget what happened when she was with Stefan. She said Chad needed to be reassured of her fidelity. Jack advised her to give him what he needed to feel secure. They talked about his problems with Jennifer. She wanted him to fight for Jennifer. Gwen overheard Chad talking to himself about Abby and Jake’s conversation. Chad wanted to know what they meant by not wanting him to be more suspicious than he already was. Gwen asked why he didn’t confront Abby about it. He didn’t want to make things worse. Chad and Gwen continued to talk and he thanked her for her help. She said they were under the mistletoe. While they were standing around, Tony and Anna showed up. Chad was happy to see them. Tony wanted to visit Kristen in prison. When Chad and Tony left, Anna wanted to get to know Gwen.

Rolf went to see Kristen. He gave her a present. It was a picture of her with Stefano and Chad. Rolf wanted her to tell Chad that he had a gift for him too. When Rolf left, Chad and Tony showed up. She was happy to see them. Chad noticed the picture. She said Rolf had one for him too. Lucas and Jennifer talked about what was going on with Allie. They shifted gears and talked about her problems with Jack. He asked her if she was going to work things out with Jack. She said she didn’t think so because Jack was still sleeping with Kate. Lucas didn’t believe they were. Jennifer told him about Julie’s friend seeing Kate check in a hotel with a man whose name started with a J. Lucas said he would ask Kate about it. Jennifer had an idea. They ran into Saul, Julie’s friend, in the town square. They asked him if Kate checked into a hotel with a man named Jack. Saul said that sounded right. Lucas showed him a picture of Jack, but Saul didn’t know who he was. Jennifer was relieved to know Jack wasn’t the one with Kate.

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Charlie begged Ava not to tell Tripp the truth. He wanted her to keep quiet so they would both be protected. She told him how she couldn’t do it. Tripp was outside of the door and wanted her to open the door. She went to the door so Charlie picked up a vase and hit her with it. Jennifer told Julie about her suspicions of Jack and Kate being together. Julie assured her how Jack loved her. She didn’t know what to think because she didn’t know he would sleep with Kate. Jake wanted to go out in public with Kate. She wasn’t ready for that. Kate let her know how Jennifer overheard her making plans with him and thought she was going to be with Jack. She didn’t want to tell her the truth because it’s bad enough Gwen knew the truth. Gwen sent Jake a text pretending to be Abby. Chad walked in the room and she asked him why he assumed Jake was with Abby. He explained what happened. She pretended to care about their relationship and tried to convince him they would work things out. Steve talked to Allie. He let her know that he believed her as well as Tripp. She told him how he couldn’t have it both ways. He wanted to hear her side of the story. She was willing to tell it to prove Tripp was a liar. Charlie couldn’t believe he hit her. Tripp tried to get inside, but Charlie wanted him to go away. Julie called the DiMera mansion and Gwen answered the phone. She made it seem like Jack and Kate were together. Chad came back in the room and admitted how he couldn’t find Jake and Abby.

Allie talked to Steve about what happened when she was raped. She couldn’t remember what happened after she and Tripp kissed. She told him how she never got the note Tripp said he left her. Steve told her how it was easy to prove that he left a note. He wanted her to talk to him if she remembered anything else about the assault. Tripp called Ava so Charlie declined the call. Tripp was determined to break down the door so Charlie grabbed a pair of scissors to stab him. Jennifer was fixated on who Kate was talking to on the phone. Julie tried to make her feel better. She had an idea for Jennifer. She suggested they find out who Kate was with at the Inn. Allie told Steve Tripp touched her. He questioned if the memory was from the same moment. She wasn’t sure, but the DNA test proved she was the father so she didn’t know who else touched her. He appreciated her talking to him and apologized for what happened. Chad went to the garage to find Abby and Jake together. He saw how the garage was empty. Gwen showed up there too. Chad asked her not to tell Abby he was there looking for her. Julie told Jennifer how she talked to her friend at the Salem Inn and he said Kate was there with someone. He told Julie how the guy’s name started with a “J.” Tripp told Steve what happened when he went to Ava’s place. They were headed back to her place. Charlie was happy Ava was still alive. He had to convince her not to say anything. Ava started moaning and scared him. Allie talked to Kate about going through with the lawsuit. She told her how she talked to Steve about it. She said he made her question something. Steve and Tripp went in Ava’s apartment, but she wasn’t there. Charlie had her tied up in his apartment.

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Tripp wanted to get to know Ava and didn’t want Steve to talk him out of getting closer to her. Steve said he wouldn’t talk him out of it. Steve said he was worried about him. Steve said she was a damaged person. He wanted people to give her a chance and not write her off. Steve reminded him that she was linked to the mob. Steve asked him not to underestimate what she could do. Tripp ended up leaving. Allie showed up and Steve wanted to talk to her. Ava and Charlie argued about Tripp. She reminded him they were brothers. She said they were both her sons. She said he wasn’t Steve’s son, but he shared enough DNA with Tripp to mess with the paternity test. Charlie denied raping Allie, but she didn’t believe him. He knew she believed Tripp because he’s Steve’s son. He said he went running whenever she needed him. She said she loved her sons equally, but he didn’t believe her.

Charlie told Ava that he wanted a relationship with her. He said that was why he wanted to work with her. He said she sent him to look out for Tripp. She demanded he admit he raped Allie. He finally admitted he raped. She couldn’t believe he would force himself on a woman. He didn’t mean to hurt Allie. He messed up and felt bad about it. He asked Ava not to tell anyone what he did. She said she wouldn’t sacrifice Tripp’s reputation for him. She said Tripp’s name needed to be cleared. He told her things were going the way he wanted them to. He said this was her chance to make it up to him. He said she owed up. While he was asking her not to say anything, Tripp arrived. Philip ran into Victor at home. Victor asked him about Sarah. Philip pretended to act as if he didn’t know what he was talking about, but Victor knew he was using Sarah to get to Xander. Victor wanted him to stop feeling threatened by Xander. Philip said he wasn’t threatened by Xander. Philip said Xander wasn’t the reason why he was doing what he was doing. He said he was there for Titan and wanted to protect the family legacy. Philip was about to tell Victor something when Maggie came in the room and told them Ava was alive. Victor said he was happy they never had any deals with her so they weren’t targets. When Maggie left, Victor asked what Philip was going to tell him. Philip told him he could run the business. Victor said he was glad to have him back.

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Charlie went to see Ava. She told him how Tripp was accused of raping Allie. He said he heard about it from his girlfriend. He told her how it was okay because he wasn’t being charged. She was upset because people were still going to accuse him of being a rapist. Shawn ran into Ben at the cemetery and they talked about how they saw Ciara. Charlie apologized for the way his comment sounded to Ava. She told him how her son was being accused of rape. He explained that Claire told him how the case was dropped. She let him know that he knew everything because was the one who raped Allie.

Nicole went to see Rafe at the station. She told him what happened with Eric. He let her know how he and Hope were getting close again just before he left town. He said she left town. Nicole heard how she left before Ciara’s funeral. Rafe told her how he saw Hope and they ended things. He understood because she was hoping Ciara would be found. Allie talked to Claire about pulling a gun on Tripp. Claire was shocked to hear that. Claire thought she might hurt her case because she tried to shoot Tripp. Claire thought it would come up in court. Charlie told Ava he didn’t know Allie so he couldn’t have raped her. She let him know how he was in London at the time watching Tripp. He said that didn’t prove he raped her. She said the DNA test was proof he raped her. Ava let Charlie know how Allie had a boy because of what happened to her and he was in London when the boy was conceived. She wanted to know if he had an explanation why Tripp’s DNA matched her son. Charlie said it was because he raped her. Ava told Charlie how Tripp denied being with Allie. He wanted to know how he could explain the DNA. She said he couldn’t explain it but she could do it. Rafe advised Nicole to talk to Eric about how much she missed him. She didn’t want to stop him from helping people. Shawn and Ben continued to talk about losing Ciara. Ava told Charlie that they shared DNA because they are brothers.

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Xander and Sarah realized that Philip was working with Ava. Philip went to see Ava and she wasn’t happy about it. Kayla and Steve were excited that Joey was back in town. Allie went to Belle to talk to her about the case against Tripp. Belle wanted to help and she said that she could. She told her that she wanted to sue him for everything he had. Philip wanted to make sure Ava didn’t reveal their connection to each other since she came forward about being alive. She didn’t want to ruin her relationship with Tripp so she didn’t want him to know Philip was laundering money from Titan for her. Joey was excited to see Tripp, but Kayla didn’t seem thrilled about it at all. Allie wasn’t sure if Belle would represent her because Sami was why Jan was in town. Joey wanted Tripp stay for dinner, but he told him Kayla didn’t want him there because of him. Xander told Sarah about Kristen and Ava’s connection.

Philip told Ava about an intern spying on him. He told her how he convinced him to convince Xander he was on his side. Xander didn’t want Sarah to stay involved in his plan. She wasn’t afraid to help her, but he told her how she was a sociopath. Xander wasn’t sure why Ava was in town unless it had something to do with Steve. Joey noticed the tension between Tripp and Kayla and wanted details. Kayla informed Tripp he could tell him since Steve was there to back him up. Tripp told him how Allie accused him of rape. He talked to him about the DNA test claiming he was the father. Kayla interrupted him and said it proved he was the father. Allie wanted to know what he would get if she sued Tripp. Belle talked to her about the options. Belle wondered if she wanted to go through with the case. Belle warned Allie that Tripp’s lawyers were going to destroy her in court. Joey wanted Tripp to know that he believed he was innocent. He told Kayla that he wanted Tripp to stay and have dinner with them. Sarah told Xander how Philip saw her coming from the Inn and how he kissed her. Xander wanted to kill him, but she told him how he was trying to get him fired. Ava wanted Philip to continue laundering the money or her collection partners would be brutal. Ava wanted him to go because she didn’t want Tripp seeing them together. Ava wanted to know why the person she called wouldn’t answer the phone. Allie refused to back down to Tripp and his lawyers. She wanted to pursue the case.

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