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Justin and Kayla talked about the pain Hope was going through because of Ciara. Justin comforted her because of it. Lani and Kristen talked about what happened to Ciara. Lani agreed to keep Rachel longer. Kristen was concerned about Eli, but she was going to handle him. Eli overheard their conversation. He wasn’t happy about what she told Kristen. Lani tried to defend Kristen, but he warned her how she may make a mistake. Sami went to the hospital to visit John and Marlena confronted her about helping Jan get out of Shady Pines. Sami tried to explain herself to her, but she wasn’t any of it. Eric and Nicole found out that the judge made her decision. Sami and Marlena continued to argue about Jan until she had to go to court. Lani defended Kristen’s actions to Eli, but he wasn’t going to cave. He thought Kristen should be caught. Kristen talked to Brady about what happened to Ciara. He wanted to go see Victor and she was upset about that. She said that she and Rachel would be gone when he got back.

Brady and Kristen argued over him going to see Victor. He tried to defend Victor and reminded her how she helped Stefano despite what he did to her family. She told him to go if it’s that important to him. He decided not to go after all. Eric and Nicole talked about Ciara’s death when Sami arrived. She was shocked by it. She thought Ben was responsible for it so Eric wanted to explain things to her. She didn’t want to hear it from him. Judge Duncan arrived in the courtroom. Lani appreciated what Eli did for Kristen. He didn’t seem to want to talk to her anymore so he left. Kristen was glad Brady decided not to go see Victor. He realized he should be there for John. The judge talked to Sami, Eric and Nicole before she rendered her verdict. The judge lifted the restraining order and allowed Eric and Nicole to see the baby. Kristen opened her door and saw Eli standing there. Brady was at the hospital with Marlena and they wondered what would happen when John woke up. John opened his eyes and moved his hands. The judge gave custody to Sami.

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Chad lied to Abby about Jake thought there was something going on between him and Gwen. Chad admitted that Jake saw Gwen kissing him. Abby was furious. He said he went along with Gwen’s scheme. Abby said he let Gwen kiss him. He said it was the only way to get rid of her. Abby said she reminded her of Gabi. He said Gwen got it bad when she walked in on Gabi in bed with Jake. He said he wanted to focus on them. Jake went to Gwen’s room. She was holding the drug she used on Abby. He wanted to know why she was packing. She said she wasn’t. She said she was leaving their room and was going to Gabi’s room. She said she didn’t want to share a bed with him. She said she accepted that they were over and didn’t want a man in her life. She said she was on a mission. He wanted to know what it was. He thought she was going after Chad. She said she was glad Gabi opened her legs to Jake because it made her see who he really was.

Chad went to Jake’s room. Chad told him to stay out of the deal at DiMera. Chad ripped into him for telling Abby about him and Gwen. Chad warned him that he was a fighter. Chad told him not to push him. They ended up arguing. Chad told him to find another place to live. Gwen went downstairs and saw Abby. Gwen held on to the drug she gave Abby. Gwen apologized to Abby for what she saw. Abby asked her if she was talking about kissing her husband. Abby said she didn’t see it, but she heard about it. Gwen apologized. Gwen said she wasn’t trying to come on to Chad. She said she wanted to make Jake jealous. Abby said that didn’t work well. Gwen said she underestimated Gabi. Abby said she could relate. Gwen wanted to know if they could be friends. They made up. Gwen gave her white wine and put the drug in it. Abby ended up not drinking the wine when Chad came back and wanted to go upstairs with Abby. Belle was on the phone with Marlena. Belle talked to her about John and Shawn’s lead on Ciara. Philip snuck up on her. Belle attacked him because she didn’t know who he was. He apologized to her. She told him she thought he was Jan. He told her he wasn’t flattered. He said he thought she was locked up. She said Sami got her out. They continued to talk about Jan and Ciara. Vincent’s car blew up at the airfield. Ben called out to Ciara. He tried to go to the car, but he passed out. Hope screamed out Ciara’s name. The firefighters showed up to put out the fire. Ben was taken to the hospital. Hope went to see Ben. She told him the firefighters did everything they could.

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Hope and Shawn went to Wendy’s place to look for Vincent and Ciara. Their search turned up empty because they weren’t there. Ciara wanted to know where Vincent was taking her. He called her Wendy and didn’t want to tell her where they were going. Chad was happy that Gabi was gone so she wouldn’t be a threat to Abby anymore. Gwen thought about Abby and Chad drinking together. Gwen flashed back to Julie pouring champagne for Abby and Chad. Hope and Shawn investigated the room and found Ciara’s necklace. Ciara decided to pretend to be Wendy to mess with Vincent’s mind. Abby was suspicious about whether Gabi drugged her. She thought Gabi would have bragged about it. There was another flashback of Abby and Chad together at Julie’s Place. Gwen overheard them talking to Julie about Gabi.

Julie thought she recognized Gwen so she approached her. Hope and Shawn went to the station to tell Ben that they had a lead on Ciara. Abby had a surprise when she saw Jake at the mansion. She thought he was Stefan despite how much he denied being him. He was tired of people calling him Stefan. She believed that he wasn’t Stefan. Ciara continued to let him think she was Wendy to get him to put his guard down. She noticed the gun in his lap so she had to think of something. Hope and Shawn let Ben know that Ciara was with Vincent. Ben was released so he wanted to help them look for her. They wanted to check on a lead. Abby asked Jake about Gwen and he told her about his suspicions about her being involved with Chad. She wasn’t happy about that and confronted Chad about Jake’s accusation. He admitted that Gwen kissed him. He explained why she kissed him. Vincent took Ciara to an airfield so they could leave Salem, but she tried to escape. He was able to stop her from leaving and got her back in the car. Hope, Shawn, and Ben arrived at the airfield to look for Ciara. They saw Vincent in the car and Hope told him to get out of the vehicle. He got out, but he ran away. The car exploded with Ciara possibly in it.

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Abby got a shock to see Chad hugging Gwen. Chad tried to explain what happened, but she introduced herself to him. Steve saw someone in his place and it turned out to be Tripp. Steve and Kayla wanted to know why Tripp was in town. Hope talked to Jennifer and Jack about what happened to Ciara. Hope thought that Vincent might have his own reasons to go after Ben. Vincent told Ciara that he just had photos of Wendy. He wanted to shoot her like a dog the way Ben did to Wendy. Tripp said he wanted to be with his family. Steve wondered why he left med school. Kayla told Tripp what happened to Ciara. Claire talked to Shawn about what happened to Ciara. He told her how they wanted to find out why Vincent continued the plan without Eve. She wanted to help. Vincent told Ciara how Wendy took care of Abby and then Ben killed her. He wanted to kill her too for keeping Ben from dying. Gwen walked out of the room so Chad asked Abby why she left the hospital. She assured him that she was emotionally stable now. Chad wanted to know if the hallucinations were gone. She said they were under control. She didn’t want him to fight her on that. Tripp told Steve that he wasn’t going back to school. Hope continued to talk to Jack and Jennifer about Vincent being up to something.

Abby wanted to know if Chad was going to fight her on being back home. He wanted the best for her. Kayla showed up at the station to be there for Hope. She told her and Jennifer how Rafe went to Mexico to help his mother. Vincent was going to stab Ciara with a syringe, but she was too fast for him. They fought over the syringe. She tried to leave the room. Tripp talked to Steve about studying in Salem to honor Haley. Tripp mentioned how he tried to ruin Kayla’s career. Chad told Abby that Gabi left town. Hope and Shawn were investigating where Vincent could have taken Ciara. Steve and Kayla met at the pub. He wanted to know if Hope found out anything about Ciara. She said that they didn’t have any leads. Chad told Abby how happy he was that Gabi was gone. He blamed her for Abby having hallucinations. Abby thought it was too bad that they couldn’t prove what she did. There was a flash back of her with Chad and they were drinking. Gwen thought about Chad and Abby drinking too. Hope and Shawn barged in the room Vincent had Ciara, but they were gone. Ciara wanted to know where Vincent was taking her. He called her Wendy, but didn’t tell her where they were going.

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Brady arrived at the inn and was surprised by Kristen. He told her that she couldn’t be there because someone might recognize her. Eli went home and saw Lani with a baby. She told him she was babysitting. He asked her name and put two and two together. He wanted to know if she was Kristen’s baby. Jake was upset that Gabi left him. Gwen showed up and he wasn’t happy about it. He didn’t want her there, but she told him Chad said she could stay there. He let her know that Gabi left town. Chad talked to Kate about Jake trying to take over the company. They also talked about Gwen being at the mansion. She thought that she should go, but he wanted her to stay. Kate wondered if something was going on between them. Brady wanted to know what happened to Rachel. She told him that she was with Lani. He reminded her that she’s married to Eli and he would tell on her. Eli told Lani that she’s a cop and wanted to know why she didn’t call the police on her. He put an APB out on Kristen. Brady wanted Kristen to leave town. Lani took Eli’s phone to keep him from making the call. They went back and forth about how wrong that was. She wanted him to keep it between them.

Brady continued to tell Kristen how wrong it was for her to be in Salem. She wanted to be there for him. Lani told Eli that Kristen and Brady would be there until John was better. She pleaded with him to look the other way. He agreed to keep quiet. He ended up telling her that Gabi left town. Lani was excited about that. Chad told Kate that Gabi left town. She was happy about it, but she let Chad finished. Chad told her about Abby not being completely better, but she would be able to manage her symptoms. Gwen was happy to find out that Gabi dumped him. She told him that she was in love with him so she thought he deserved what Gabi did to him. She expected him to beg for her forgiveness. He told her that they weren’t getting back together regardless. Steve and Kayla were relaxing at home when someone walked in the door. The person looked at their picture together. Gwen talked to Chad about what Jake did to her. She told him that she was heartbroken. Kayla heard something break and Steve checked it out. Eli promised Lani that he wouldn’t tell the police about Kristen or Rachel being in Salem. Steve snuck up on the person at his place and found out it was Trip. Gwen thanked Chad for being nice to her and hugged her. Chad was in for a surprise when Abby showed up.

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Belle talked to Shawn about being glad that psycho Jan was locked up. Jan surprised them by showing up at the hospital. Belle wanted him to call the police, but Jan told them that she was released. Ben remembered Vincent and told Marlena he was the one who told him to kill Ciara. Jan showed Belle and Shawn the paperwork that proved she was released. Ben continued to remember Vincent being in the dorm room. Ciara woke up and saw Vincent. She remembered him working with Eve. Jan wanted Marlena to be her therapist, but Belle didn’t want her to be her therapist. She didn’t understand how Jan could be released and she told her Sami got her out. Sami told Lucas about her plan to get custody of the baby. He was shocked she was able to get Jan out of Shady Pines. Ben continued to remember how Vincent was the one who showed up in the room and tried to get him to kill Ciara. Ciara also had memories of what Vincent did to her and Ben. She wanted to know what the next plan would be. Ben remembered that Vincent was the one who took Vincent. Hope thanked him and left the room. Brady blamed himself for why Eric and Nicole lost time together. Eric assured him that it was fine. He wanted to know where Brady went. Lucas didn’t understand how she could bring someone from a loony bin to get custody. Sami explained why she got her. He warned her that someone would be upset that she did that. Jan explained how Sami was able to get her out of Shady Pines.

Marlena told Shawn and Belle that Ben didn’t kill Ciara. Ben asked Hope if she found Vincent. She told him that he wasn’t found. They talked about how he could be anywhere. Ciara tried to bribe Vincent to convince him to let her go. He said it had nothing to do with Eve. He told her that he had his own reasons for going after Ben. Eric and Brady continued to talk about Kristen and Rachel. Vincent told Ciara that he was in love with Wendy and Ben killed her. Belle went to the townhouse to confront Sami for bringing Jan home after what she did to her. They argued over it until Belle slapped her. Belle apologized for hitting her. They talked about the things Jan did and Belle thought she shouldn’t have brought her there after everything she’s dealing with now. Ben yelled at Hope about finding Ciara. Hope reminded him that she was worried too. Vincent told Ciara about Wendy and how Ben treated her like she was trash.

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Shawn questioned Ben about what happened to Ciara. Ben couldn’t tell him what happened because he couldn’t remember anything. The judge was about to render her verdict when Jan Spears walked in the room. She went right to Nicole and asked her if she was happy to see her. Nicole and Eric went to Sami and asked her about Jan being out of the mental hospital. Shawn threatened Ben if he didn’t tell him what happened to Ciara. There was a shot of Ciara lying on a bed. Sami told the judge that the people at Shady Pines know that Jan was there. Justin tried to object, but the judge allowed Jan to testify. Marlena confided in Belle about how guilty she felt about what happened to Ciara. She told her that she didn’t help Ben when he was in trouble. Claire tried to assure Hope that Ciara would be okay. They heard Shawn threaten him. Hope wanted Shawn to keep it together. Eric tried to talk Sami out of having Jan testify, but she was determined to do it. Sami questioned Jan. Jan admitted that Nicole wanted her to kill Victor.

Claire talked to Ben about what happened. She tried to make him feel better, but he reminded her that he hurt innocent people. She told him that she knew he changed. Sami continued questioning Jan. She gave a lot of details about Victor’s attempted murder. Judge Duncan wanted answers from Nicole. Marlena went to the station to talk to Hope about Ben. Justin advised Nicole not to answer whether Jan was telling the truth. Sami told the judge that proved she was guilty. She pleaded with the judge not to grant her custody of her grandson. Shawn went to the hospital and talked to Belle. He ended up telling her that he ran into Philip. She was surprised that he was in town. He also mentioned Jan. Justin wanted the judge to forget about Jan’s testimony and award custody to Nicole and Eric. Marlena went in the interrogation room to talk to Ben. He wasn’t sure if he killed Ciara. She wanted to hypnotize him. Sami had Jan’s diary and a letter from the head of Shady Pines to prove her case. Sami said that Jan is being released. Belle and Shawn talked about the way Jan terrorized them and was glad she was in Shady Pines. Jan came up to her and told her that she was wrong. Ben was going over what he did while he was under hypnosis and remembered what happened.

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Nicole felt guilty for Eric lying in court. He said he wanted to do it. She realized Sami was right and she’s turning into someone people don’t recognize. She decided it might be a good idea to let Sami get custody of Allie’s baby. Will and Sonny told Sami they were leaving town and she wasn’t happy about it. Sami got a call that the judge was ready to reach her verdict. Brady was at the hospital with Marlena. She wanted to know why he was gone for so long. He told her that he was with Kristen and Rachel. Nicole, Eric, and Justin were in the courtroom talking about the case. Nicole wasn’t sure what Sami would do if they win the case. Justin assured her that they were going to win, but Sami told them not to be sure about that. Xander told Philip about Victor giving him the job. Philip wanted the position so he thought he should have it. They argued back and forth over it. Sami told the judge that Nicole was a killer. Victor was Sami’s surprise witness.

Xander and Philip continued arguing over who should run DiMera. Philip reminded him what he and Victor did to Brady. Xander reminded him how Victor gave the CEO position to Deimos to get it out of Philip’s hands. Brady told Marlena that he was staying in town for as long as John needed him. She asked about Kristen and he said she wanted to come back there. They talked about what she did to Victor, but he didn’t blame her for doing it. Sami began to question Victor, but Justin thought he didn’t have any knowledge of Deimos’ murder. He was talking about his murder. Marlena talked to Brady about Sami’s custody case with Nicole. Justin objected to Sami’s questioning because Victor was alive. Sami continued her questioning Victor and he told the judge how Nicole tried to kill him. Xander head butted Philip during their argument. Philip wanted to show him how he fights. Justin cross-examined him about the accusation. The judge listened and wanted to make her decision. Nicole told Sami she wasted her time having Victor there as if she would have hired Jan to help her. Victor saw Xander and Philip arguing and told them they were both going to be CEO’s of the company. Eric told Sami that Jan was still in a coma, but she corrected him. She told him she was awake and has been for a while. The judge returned with her verdict and said Sami didn’t have proof of her accusation so she was giving custody to Eric and Nicole. Sami interrupted her and told her that she wanted to present Jan Spears.

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Sonny told Victor he and Will were leaving town. Victor was upset that he was leaving. Sonny said it was time for a new start. Victor said he was like Adrienne. Sonny was shocked to hear that. Victor said he should have told Adrienne she was a good mother. He said he was glad Sonny was working with his brothers to honor her. They talked about Victor visiting him before he left. When Sonny left the mansion, Xander showed up. Victor told him that Philip planned to take over the company. Xander becomes upset. Xander said he wasn’t giving up without a fight. Victor told him he hadn’t decided yet. He said he wanted to do what was best for the company. Will went to see Marlena. She said she needed him right now. He told her he and Sonny were leaving town. He said he would go with Sonny later. She said she enough support. She said he should be with Sonny. She said she had enough support so he should be with Sonny. She said she was proud of him.

Sarah went to check on John. She told Marlena that the swelling didn’t go down as they hoped. She said they had to wait to wake him up. When Sarah left, Marlena talked to John. She told him that she missed him. She said she was feeling alone. Brady came in and told her that she wasn’t alone. Philip met with Kate. He told her what happened with Victor. She asked if he was prepared to hear Victor tell him he couldn’t be CEO. He said he was and it would let him where they stood.  She asked if he wanted to run Titan. He said it was his birthright. She wondered how Xander felt about it. Philip asked if she wanted to be back at Titan. She said she didn’t want to be back, but he didn’t believe it. Lucas showed up while Kate and Philip were talking. After Lucas and Philip reunited, Philip left. Will showed up to tell them goodbye. Lucas wished him luck telling Sami he was leaving. Sonny arrived. They said bye to Lucas and Kate. Xander told Victor he had to choose who was going to be CEO. Xander asked if it was going to be him. Philip came in and asked if it was going to be him.

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Hope demanded that Ben tell her if he killed Ciara. He didn’t know what happened. She wanted to go look for her. He wanted her to arrest him because he didn’t think what Eve did to him was finished. Eduardo wanted Gabi and Rafe to go with him to save their lives. Gabi put up a fight until they talked to Dario. She realized what had to be done to keep her daughter safe. Gwen wasn’t happy that Jake was with Gabi. They ended up arguing. He decided that she had to move out. She wanted to stay there and was willing to work things out with him. Jake couldn’t do it. He gave her some money to go to a hotel and take a plane out of Salem. Gabi went to Will and Sonny to tell them they could take Arianna with them. She told them about the trouble Eduardo was in and she wanted to keep Arianna safe. Ben was upset when he saw Eve at the police station. He yelled at her for having him kill Ciara. She told him that she wanted him to feel the pain she felt. He told her to go after him. She only hoped Ciara was alive for Hope. Rafe arrived so Hope caught him up about Eve. He wanted to know if Eve knew where to find Ciara.

Eve said she didn’t know where Ciara was. Rafe didn’t believe her. Hope told him that Eve was the one who helped her find where Ben took Ciara. Ben told them that it was the anniversary of Paige’s death and that Eve had her friend brainwash her. Rafe wanted to know what happened so Eli told them there was an APB out for her. Eve explained that she was out of her mind with grief and hoped that Ciara was okay. Eduardo told Gabi that she shouldn’t have told Will and Sonny the truth. They continued to talk about why she had to leave. She was upset that she had to say goodbye to her daughter. She was heartbroken that she had to say goodbye. Eduardo was ready to go, but she had to say goodbye to one more person. Rafe told Hope that he had to leave, but he lied about why he had to go. He didn’t want to leave her like this. Gabi went to the DiMera mansion to see Jake. He wanted to know what happened. She told him about her mother being sick so she had to be with her. She told him goodbye. Hope told Rafe that his place was with his mother. He didn’t want to leave because he wanted to help find Ciara. She insisted that he go because she had support there. Jake said that they didn’t have to end just because she’s leaving. He said that he would go with her, but she told him that he couldn’t go. She made him think that she was just using him. She didn’t want him to wait for her.

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Sami told the judge that Nicole killed Deimos. Eduardo talked to Rafe about working with the wrong people. He warned him that he would be killed too if he stayed in Salem. Hope burst into the dorm room and only saw Ben. She demanded to know what happened to Ciara. He wouldn’t say anything. Hope wanted answers from Ben, but he said he didn’t know where she was. Rafe told Eduardo that he would protect the family and he wanted him to get lost. Eduardo said he couldn’t do it this time. Sami told the judge that Nicole stabbed a knife in Deimos. The judge said it wasn’t solved. The wanted to know if Sami had any proof and she said she did. She told the judge about Nicole confessing to the murder. Nicole said she never told her why she was being blackmailed. The judge wanted to know if what Sami said was true. Justin tried to object, but the judge overruled it. Nicole stood up and denied the accusation. She said she didn’t kill Deimos and was making everything up. Sami wanted the judge to ask Eric. Eduardo said that the people already attacked someone Dario. He told Rafe that Gabi was already threatened. He wanted them to get Gabi out of Salem. Gabi and Jake talked about the heat between them and then they made love. Jake didn’t want Gwen to see them, but she walked in the room. Hope wanted Ben to tell what he did. He told her what happened with Ciara.

Hope wanted to know if Ben strangled Ciara. He said he didn’t know what happened to her. She handcuffed him to the radiator and said she would find Ciara. Gwen was ready to attack Gabi for sleeping with Jake. Sami continued to tell the judge what happened when Nicole killed Deimos. She also said that Eric was the one who told what Nicole did to Deimos. Hope left a message for Rafe about Ciara. Gabi left Jake’s room and Gwen demanded an explanation. Sami wanted Eric to tell what happened. Eric lied to the judge about the conversation Sami told her happened. She couldn’t believe Eric would lie the way he did. Sami yelled about what Nicole did. Eric stood up and said Sami would go to any lengths to get what she wanted. The judge told them she would have her decision tomorrow. Eric apologized for telling Sami what happened. He never thought she would tell it. Sami said she was going to tell the judge he lied, but Nicole said she wouldn’t do it. Eduardo and Rafe went to Gabi to tell her what happened. Eric called Sami’s bluff and said no one would believe what she said. Nicole agreed because she told too many lies. Sami couldn’t believe he would stand by her. He said he would always stand by her. He told her no one would stand by her and that she lost everyone in her life. Ben thought about telling Ciara that he loved her, but he had to do it. Hope wanted to know what he did.

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Eric tried to talk Sami out of going through with the custody battle. She didn’t want to drop the case. Ben tried to kill Ciara and she begged him not to hurt her. He kept hearing Eve tell him to kill Ciara and her baby. Hope found Eve at the cemetery. She arrested her. Eduardo was in Rafe’s house. He wanted to know why Eduardo didn’t call. Hope took Eve to the interrogation room and talked to her about killing Ben. She didn’t want to kill Ben. She wanted to make sure he stayed alive and continued his work. Ben told Ciara he was the necktie killer and he wasn’t going to change. She begged him not to hurt her. He said Eve told him to kill her. The custody battle began. Sami’s inexperience as a lawyer showed in the courtroom. Eduardo told Rafe that he needed to go easy on Eve because of what happened with Paige. Rafe insisted that he was going to stop her. Eduardo wanted him to go with him. Eve admitted that she had Ben brainwashed to kill Ciara. Ben pushed Ciara into the bathroom and tried to kill her. The judge didn’t think that Allie’s letter was legal and binding. She did decide to give custody of the baby to Eric and Nicole.

Eduardo told Rafe that he had to get Gabi so they could see their mother. Hope couldn’t believe that Eve planned on having Ben kill Ciara. Eve said that she did it. She told her what things she put Ben through. She also mentioned what Vincent did to him. Hope tried to call Ciara, but Eve said she would be too late. Ben told Ciara to lock the bathroom door and not let him back in with her. The judge explained what she wanted to happen with the baby, but Sami told her that Nicole was an unfit mother. Jake wanted to know why the job was so important to Gabi. She said it was the only way to keep her daughter. Hope demanded that Eve tell her where Ben took Ciara. Ciara asked Ben to call her mother. He saw their wedding picture on her phone and thought about the brainwashing he endured. Ciara heard Ben crying and unlocked the bathroom door. Sami told the judge how Nicole stole her baby and switched her. She thought she shouldn’t have her grandchild. Eduardo wanted to know if there was anything keeping him in Salem. He thought about kissing Hope. Hope brought up what happened to Zack to get Eve to tell her where to find Ben. Ben yelled for Ciara to go back in the bathroom and she begged him to call her mother. He threw the phone and tried to get in the bathroom. He broke the door and opened the lock. The judge wanted to know if Nicole could deny kidnapping Sami’s baby. Justin explained the circumstances. Sami told the judge that she got away with murder. Eduardo said that if Rafe didn’t go with him, they would both be dead. Hope went to the dorm, but didn’t see Ben and Ciara.

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