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Days of Our Lives Update

Update written by Joseph

Stephanie is at home on the phone, saying that Paulina has no comment and talks about believing in a person being innocent until proven guilty. She says that’s all for now and hangs up. Chad then shows up at her door and asks if she’s read The Intruder as he shows her the article titled “Another Price Daughter Arrested for Murder”. Stephanie complains that they are all sharks and they smell blood in the water.

Gwen goes to the Bakery but finds it is closed and wonders what to do now. Gwen looks at her phone and complains about trying to reach out for comment but the bakery is closed. Gwen questions how she is supposed to do a cover story on this if she can’t get in contact. Sonny then walks through the town square so Gwen approaches and introduces herself. Sonny responds that he knows who she is. Gwen brings up that his sister in law’s girlfriend was arrested for murder and unidentified sources say there is some sort of cover up going on. Gwen questions Sonny as to what Allie knows.

Allie calls Rafe and leaves a message, saying she needs to see Chanel but they say Melinda is not allowing visitors. Allie says to call her back if there’s anything he can do. Allie hangs up and then Alex shows up at her door. Alex says he heard about Chanel and thought she could use a friend. Allie hugs him.

Paulina is in her office on the phone with Belle. Paulina argues that she doesn’t care what Melinda says, she’s coming to see her daughter and remarks that she’s the Governor-elect, questioning if Melinda is going to arrest her. Belle understands where she’s coming from, but asks her to stay away as Chanel’s attorney since she and Abe need to avoid the press.

Melinda enters the interrogation room and asks Chanel if she’s ready to chat after a long night in lockup. Melinda questions if Chanel is ready to confess to murder.

Alex asks if Allie is okay. Allie says she not and complains about not being able to see Chanel after watching her get taken in to a cell last night. Allie talks about her son Henry asking about Chanel and knowing something was wrong. Allie adds that she didn’t get any sleep last night. Alex says he’s sorry. Allie doesn’t even know what this is about and questions where they could have got evidence from. Alex reveals that he knows where they got it from.

Sonny questions when Gwen became a reporter for the Spectator. Gwen responds that she’s asking the questions and asks Sonny when Will found out that his sister is dating a murderer. Sonny says no comment, especially after everything Gwen did to Chad and Abigail. Sonny remarks that she has no right to accuse anyone of anything and walks away. Gwen shouts that she’s still going to write about this. Sloan then approaches and says that maybe Sonny won’t answer Gwen’s questions, but she will.

Stephanie tells Chad that she tried to squash the story but The Intruder aren’t big on facts, integrity, or the truth. Chad says he’s well aware. Stephanie worries that their readers will believe this trash and lies. Chad acknowledges that he was a target before as The Intruder went after his one night stand with Gwen and then his alleged affair with Leo Stark, who he calls a lying rat.

Leo goes to Paulina’s office with her schedule and coffee. Paulina informs Leo that he’s fired. Leo argues that he’s the only one standing between her and the reporters outside. Paulina responds that she’ll take her chances with the press but declares that Leo is the vulture she needs to get rid of, because he’s the reason that her daughter was arrested for murder.

Melinda warns Chanel that it’s just a matter of time, so it will be better if she just confesses. Belle enters and questions what the hell is going on. Belle reminds Melinda that she can’t question her client without her present. Melinda says she was just greeting her, but says she is ready to question Chanel since Belle finally showed up. Melinda assumes Belle looked over the file of evidence they have. Belle confirms that she has and that’s why she is here to insist that she drop all the charges.

Gwen questions why she would believe a single word from Sloan. Sloan suggests she might have some insights that could be valuable to her. Gwen says no chance and brings up Sloan coaxing Leo in to lying to the police and how that obstruction of justice led to her being arrested. Sloan responds that there is no proof that she had any knowledge of her client’s true intentions and that she acted in his best interests with what she knew. Sloan adds that she is currently available for counsel. Gwen tells her to go to Hell. Sloan then reveals to Gwen that she is the one who gave the police the dirt on Chanel.

Alex informs Allie that Sloan is the one who had the evidence on Chanel and says he doesn’t know where she got it. Alex adds that Sloan is no longer his friend or anything else. Alex talks about Sloan blackmailing Paulina for some mystery client. Alex mentions having no clue about that when he stole the file from Sloan’s apartment. Allie thanks him but Alex says that Sloan somehow got the file back and gave it to Melinda.

Melinda questions why she would drop the charges when she has everything she needs to arrest Chanel in the file. Belle argues that they are in Salem and the incident in question happened when Chanel was living abroad in the UK, so Melinda doesn’t have jurisdiction here. Belle declares that she will find someone to uncuff Chanel and get her out of here. Chanel thanks her but Melinda warns that Chanel isn’t going anywhere. Melinda reveals that she received permission from Scotland Yard to question Chanel on their behalf. Belle laughs off the idea of a judge buying that but Melinda says she’s sure. Belle says they’ll see at the arraignment but until there’s a ruling, Chanel is not answering any more of her questions. Melinda says that’s fine and then asks if Belle saw Shawn at the station since they will need someone to haul in Paulina for questioning. Melinda declares that if Chanel won’t talk, maybe her Governor-elect mother will.

Leo asks Paulina to let him explain but she questions what the hell there is to explain. Paulina informs him that Stephanie told her everything, so now she knows that Leo is the one who let Sloan in to her safe. Leo argues that she left out that it was an accident and that he only opened the safe to execute her executive orders since she said he could have an advance on his salary to pay back Sloan. Leo adds that he didn’t want to interrupt her, so he opened the safe and took his advance from petty cash but he had no idea those documents were in there or that Sloan would snatch them from behind his back. Leo knows she probably wants to kill him right now. Paulina warns him not to give her any ideas.

Stephanie and Chad complain about The Intruder article. Stephanie suggests they stop focusing on the little details and focus on taking care of Paulina and her family. Stephanie declares that the question is how do they spin this.

Chanel asks what Melinda wants with her mom. Melinda responds that this file has evidence that Paulina was an accomplice after the fact and covered up the crime to cover Chanel’s ass which is illegal. Melinda thinks the people of the state should know who they elected as Governor. Melinda threatens to find someone on staff to make the arrest. Chanel then stops her and agrees to answer her questions. Belle tells her not to do this but Chanel declares that she will not let her mother pay for something that she did.

Stephanie tells Chad her idea to spin this as Melinda making it personal and being upset that she couldn’t get Lani, so she went after Paulina’s other daughter. Chad agrees that could work and calls her brilliant. Stephanie asks how to get this story to a media outlet that doesn’t do hatchet jobs. Chad mentions having an in with the only reputable newspaper in town in the Spectator. Chad adds that the Spectator hired a new reporter who is eager to make her mark in Gwen. Stephanie asks if he thinks Gwen will do him a favor. Chad admits he doesn’t know but says he’ll make it happen.

Gwen questions Sloan being the one who gave evidence against Chanel to Melinda which she admits. Gwen goes over how Sloan first tried to railroad her and now she’s going after the Governor’s daughter. Gwen accuses her of fabricating evidence and says she’ll never take her word for it. Sloan says she can just send her the file. Gwen questions her angle. Sloan says she’s just doing her duty as a good citizen and thinks the people deserve to know the truth that they just elected a mother of two murderers as Governor. Sloan tells Gwen to keep an eye out for her e-mail and walks away.

Alex assures Allie that he had no idea that what was in the file had anything against Chanel and if he did, he would’ve burned it right then. Allie understands he was just trying to help. Alex feels he ended up causing a colossal mess. Alex says he’s here for Allie to help her in any way he can. Allie thanks him and then gets a text from Rafe, saying he pulled some strings so she can see Chanel right now. Allie stops and questions what to do about Henry. Alex offers to babysit and reminds her that he’ll do whatever he can to help.

Melinda points out that Chanel said she doesn’t want her mother going down for something she did and questions if that’s an admission to guilt. Belle instructs Chanel not to answer that. Melinda says they’ll start with an easy one then. Melinda shows Chanel a photo and asks if she recognizes the woman and what her name is. Chanel identifies her as Martha Bedford and another photo of herself in college. Melinda then shows Chanel the copy of the incident report and asks if it is Chanel’s signature indicating that this is her sworn statement. Chanel confirms that it is, so Melinda asks if she is admitting to the murder of Martha Bedford. Belle stops her and says they are going to end this there. Melinda threatens to bring in Paulina if she needs to. Belle argues that Melinda can bring in anyone but this interview is over.

Paulina argues that she did not give Leo the OK to open her safe and since he took it upon himself, her daughter was arrested for murder. Leo asks if Chanel is innocent. Leo says he understands what she’s going through since he was falsely accused and he still has nightmares about it. Sloan then arrives and declares that Chanel is guilty as sin.

Gwen goes home to the Horton House and gets Sloan’s e-mail. Gwen calls it more lies and worries about getting a virus from opening it. Gwen then reads the e-mail which surprises her. Chad arrives and greets Gwen. Chad knows she just started at the Spectator and says he has a big story for her. Gwen responds that it’s not as big as the fish she just landed.

Leo complains that Sloan tricked him by plucking the file from Paulina’s safe while he was counting the money to pay her back. Leo accuses her of theft and tells Paulina to call the police so he can testify against her. Sloan points out that Leo just said his back was turned so he can’t testify. Leo retracts that statement and will testify against her. Sloan says she kept asking herself why Paulina would hire him but now it’s so clear. Paulina tells Leo to go because he’s done here. Leo says he’s just trying to help but Paulina says he’s just making things worse and tells him to get out. Leo warns Sloan that she has not seen the last of him and that she will regret messing with him in such a deceitful way. Leo then storms out of the office. Sloan remarks that another daughter made a mess and Paulina swooped in to clean it up, but all her power and money couldn’t stop it from blowing up in her face.

Alex plays with Henry until Stephanie shows up at the door.

Chanel cries that she doesn’t want her mother involved. Belle orders Chanel not to say another word. Melinda suggests she and Belle have a chat outside, so they exit the room. Melinda warns Belle not to test her as she will haul in Paulina. Belle argues that if she was going to, she would have done that already. Allie then arrives and declares that she’s there to see her girlfriend and no one is going to stop her.

Stephanie is surprised to see Alex. He explains that Allie went to see Chanel, so he offered to stay with Henry. Stephanie calls that nice of him and explains that she came to check on Allie as well and to make sure she knows what to say in case the press approaches her. Alex says it sounds like she’s on a PR mission for the Governor. Stephanie comments that she was only elected yesterday and already has a crisis, so she’s doing whatever she can to help. Alex relates to coming with that same plan and he ended up becoming the backup babysitter. Stephanie says it looks like he has everything under control on that front. Henry then starts crying so Alex goes back to him and assures that his mom will be back soon. Stephanie decides maybe she’s needed here after all and comes inside.

Melinda argues that the prisoner isn’t allowed any visitors but Allie reveals that Rafe says otherwise and presents her with his written authorization. Melinda decides she’ll have to have a word with Rafe. Belle points out that Rafe reports to the mayor, not her, so she sends Allie in to the interrogation room. Melinda calls the mayor Mr. Paulina Price and remarks that if Abe thinks he can sweep all of this under the rug too, then he’s in for a rude awakening.

Allie rushes in to the interrogation room and hugs Chanel.

Leo sits outside the Brady Pub as Sonny walks by and asks if he’s okay. Leo responds that he’s far from it and utterly miserable. Leo asks Sonny to console him. Sonny says he was just doing some early Christmas shopping for Arianna so he should probably get back. Leo calls him a great daddy and remarks that he wishes he had an adorable daddy buying him gifts, but this is going to be a scrooge year for him. Leo asks Sonny to sit for a few and promises he won’t keep him since unlike him, Sonny has a life, a job, a husband, a child, family, and friends. Leo questions why he would want to squander time trying to cheer him up. Sonny sits down and asks Leo what’s going on. Leo asks where to begin. Leo says he hates himself for being the most annoying person on the planet by all accounts and reveals his new career is over before it even began.

Paulina is not sure what Sloan is referring to. Sloan says to skip this part and mentions her assistant going to perjure himself. Paulina clarifies that Leo is no longer her assistant. Sloan declares that Paulina lied about the murder of T.R. Coates to protect Lani and now Melinda knows what Chanel did and how Paulina covered it up. Sloan states that’s two daughters, two crimes, and two cover ups, so now it’s only a matter of time before Paulina is arrested and led away in disgrace.

Chad tells Gwen that he will give her an SJ PR exclusive and asks if she’s ready for this. Chad notes that she’s distracted by her phone and questions if she’s listening to him. Chad argues that if she’s going to be a reporter, she’s going to have to pull herself off of her phone and focus on the news in front of her. Gwen reveals that she’s doing research on her new article. Gwen asks how the headline sounds “Damning evidence surfaces in Governor-elect’s criminal cover up. Chad questions her as Gwen reveals that she happens to have a copy of the evidence against Chanel and her mother. Chad asks how she got that. Gwen says a reporter never reveals her sources but since Chad seems so invested, she tells him that it came from Sloan. Chad questions Sloan giving her that. Gwen confirms that Sloan gave a copy to Melinda and a copy to her. Gwen notes that while Melinda is taking hers to the court, she will take it to the presses. Chad stops Gwen and says she can’t publish that. Gwen tells him to watch her.

Allie tells Chanel that she was so worried about her. Chanel says she’s good now that she’s here. Chanel cries that she’s sorry for what Allie must be going through. Allie says to forget about her when Chanel is the one in here and being falsely accused. Allie tells her that she and Henry miss her so much. Chanel asks about Henry, so Allie informs her that he’s home with Alex.

Alex and Stephanie put on a puppet show for Henry where their puppets end up kissing.

Sonny points out that it’s not like Leo gave Sloan the file. Leo assures that it was an accident and he would never be in cahoots with Sloan, but Paulina wouldn’t hear it and kicked him out the door like a common criminal. Leo remarks that he’ll never have his happy ending. Sonny encourages that maybe it’s not the end of the story. Leo says even though it was an accident, it was still his fault for opening the safe without Paulina’s permission. Sonny agrees that wasn’t cool. Leo says he was really turning a corner with a decent job, eating well, cutting back on drinking, and trying to be a good person but then he blew it. Sonny points out that Leo didn’t mean to hurt anyone this time. Leo guesses that he’s so used to crossing lines that he doesn’t even see them when they are right in front of him.

Chad tells Gwen that the allegations haven’t been proven yet and that Abigail would tell her that she needs multiple reliable sources so she can’t print it until she can verify it. Gwen appreciates the crash course in journalism 101 but says she’s good and thinks the documents that Sloan sent seem legitimate if they are good enough for Melinda. Chad says he would go to Jack, but he’s focused on Jennifer right now. Chad begs Gwen not to publish this. Gwen asks for a reason why not to. Chad reminds her that Jack trusted her and gave her this chance. Chad says Gwen helping get Jennifer the help she needed shows that she’s trying to be a better person. Chad urges her to keep that going instead of doing Melinda’s dirty work. Chad adds that Gwen knows from experience that Sloan can’t be trusted, so she has to decide which side she wants to be on.

Paulina asks why Sloan is doing this. Sloan argues that she broke their deal. Paulina says she stole the file and Sloan stole it back so all is fair in love and politics, but since they were back at square one, she would’ve paid her what she wanted and now she got nothing. Paulina argues that by giving the file to Melinda, Sloan lost all her leverage. Paulina remarks that her client must be thrilled that Sloan cost them a ton of money. Sloan guesses that since everything is out in the open now, she’ll let her in on a secret that this was never about the money.

Leo complains that he had an amazing opportunity and he blew it which is what he’s best at. Leo notes that he had a job with a decent salary and access to power. Sonny tells Leo that he’s really sorry and invites Leo to join him for breakfast at the Brady Pub. Leo says he’d love to but he’s poor. Sonny points out that Leo bought him dinner last time, so he owes him one. Leo questions if Sonny really wants to be seen with the disgraced former assistant to the Governor. Sonny doesn’t care what people think and notes that Leo looks like he could use a friend. Leo questions if they are friends now. Sonny says they’ll just start with breakfast.

Alex puts Henry to sleep and tells Stephanie that their puppet show must have knocked him out. Stephanie brings up that their date the other night didn’t end the way a date is supposed to. Alex asks how that is and says they make such a good team. Alex asks what else they should possibly do. Stephanie suggests maybe they should kiss.

Gwen agrees to go with Chad’s story and not publish the file, until she can verify it’s true. Gwen adds that she hopes it’s not true, so that she can write the story she’d prefer to write, trashing Sloan and Melinda.

Sloan tells Paulina that this wasn’t about a payout and has always been about payback. Paulina questions her mystery client never wanting a check. Paulina declares no more games and questions who her client was. Paulina demands Sloan tell her now or else one of them is going to leave the room in a world of hurt. Sloan then reveals that there was no client and the one who wanted payback was her.

Belle questions why Melinda is so hellbent on punishing Chanel and why she lets her personal feelings and need to be vindicated get her like this. Melinda argues that it’s her professional obligation as she has evidence that Chanel committed murder and got away with it. Belle disagrees with the evidence. Melinda warns that Belle is just prolonging the inevitable because Chanel is going down and so is Paulina.

Allie tells Chanel that this is all so crazy as they are saying she killed someone. Allie says she knows her better than anyone and there is no way that she could do anything like that. Chanel tells Allie that she’s so sorry but she’s wrong because she did kill someone.

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Update written by Joseph

At the DiMera Mansion, Tony paces in the living room and questions EJ deciding not to pay the ransom for Susan. EJ tells him to calm down and assures that he’s handling it. Tony complains that EJ is handling it by committing a major felony of his own.

Ava hugs Steve as he promises her that he’s going to bring Tripp home safe and sound. Kayla then comes home and sees Ava hugging Steve.

Xander walks past the Brady Pub and calls Ava, leaving a message questioning why she’s not picking up. Xander says he tried to be patient but she obviously didn’t have a plan B when EJ didn’t pay up to get his mother back. Xander adds that he’s had some complications on his end so she needs to wrap this up right now before his wife finds out what he’s done for Ava.

At the hospital, Jada announces that she is pregnant. Eric asks if she’s sure. Sarah confirms that is what the test indicates. Jada argues that it’s not possible since they used birth control. Sarah points out that it’s not 100% effective. Sarah assumes this is a complication.

In a hospital waiting room, Rafe questions Nicole saying she wants to be with Eric when a few hours ago, she adamantly denied it. Nicole tells him that she’s so sorry. Rafe asks why she married him. Nicole responds that she loved him and admits she still has feelings for him. Rafe cuts her off and tells her to stop humoring him and tell him the damn truth. Rafe asks if Nicole regretted getting involved with him when she realized she could get Eric back. Rafe declares that he was just a substitute for her real love. Nicole tells him that she feels terrible because he doesn’t deserve this since he was so good to her. Rafe stops her and doesn’t want to hear her try to absolve her feelings of guilt. Rafe shouts that he doesn’t give a damn anymore and just wants the truth. Nicole cries that she understands. Rafe repeats that Nicole told him just a few hours ago that she didn’t have feelings for Eric and swore to it. Nicole claims she meant it at the time but things changed. Rafe questions her expecting him to believe that she just now had these feelings since a couple hours ago. Rafe declares that these feelings for Eric aren’t new which she admits. Rafe brings up that they got married in June and asks if Nicole wanted to be with Eric then. Rafe then guesses it was before they even said their vows as it was the moment that Eric came back to town. Nicole admits she was confused when Eric came back to town and she was affected in ways she didn’t expect, but she insists she wanted to be with Rafe forever when they said their vows. Nicole asks him not to erase that. Rafe asks why not since she just did. Rafe declares that he wasn’t the one and she knew it. Rafe wishes he had known it.

Sarah tells Jada and Eric to forget that she said it was a complication as it’s none of her business. Sarah decides to let them talk. Jada asks if the test could be wrong. Sarah confirms the tests are very accurate but offers to run it again if she wants. Sarah then exits the room to let them talk. Eric tells Jada that he doesn’t know where to start or even what to say. Jada says she doesn’t either and says if only this was a happy surprise, but those are rare these days unlike unhappy surprises.

Steve greets Kayla and thought she was working late. Ava clarifies that he was just comforting her. Kayla assures that she’s not threatened but she does wonder why Ava is here since Tripp told them that she was moving to Seattle because of some problem she was having with EJ. Ava declares that EJ doesn’t get to tell her where to go or what to do.

EJ tells Tony that kidnapping Tripp was a solid defensive maneuver and asks what else he was supposed to do when Ava kidnapped his mother. Tony suggests paying the ransom and warns EJ not to play games with Ava because she’s dangerous. Tony wants EJ to swallow his pride and just wire the funds, but EJ tells him to trust him on this as he has no doubt that Susan is safer because of what he’s done.

Xander has a drink at the Brady Pub. Gwen appears at the table next to him and asks if he’s having a bad day. Xander admits he didn’t see her there. Gwen says it was obvious by the way he barged in that he needed that drink. Xander responds that he’s just unwinding and asks what she’s doing here. Gwen informs him that she’s working as it’s her first day at the Spectator and it’s a hell of a day to start since Paulina got elected and Chanel got arrested for murder which shocks Xander. Gwen questions him not knowing since the whole town is buzzing over it. Xander tells her that he’s been busy as it’s his first day at work too. Gwen asks if he’s finally gainfully employed. Xander claims that he is. Gwen tells him to tell her everything.

Kayla tells Ava that it sounds like a big problem with EJ. Ava doesn’t want to talk about EJ and says to forget him. Steve tells Ava that he said he would help her, but he’s not going to keep his wife in the dark which Kayla questions. Ava decides Steve is going to have to explain it because she has to take care of something. Ava reminds Steve that she’s counting on him. Steve says he will keep her posted as she exits. Kayla questions Steve as to what is going on. Steve reveals that Tripp has been kidnapped and shows Kayla the photo.

EJ tells Tony that he has Ava’s son and that’s checkmate. EJ declares that Ava will soon realize that and it will all be over. Tony notes that he seems awfully confident and asks how negotiations have been since kidnapping Tripp. Tony points out that Ava has gone radio silent. EJ tells him to just give her time. Tony warns that a mother desperate to save her son doesn’t need time. EJ argues that Ava is just trying to prove that she’s tough. Tony suggests Ava cares more about the money than the welfare of her son. Tony notes that he knows EJ thinks he has the winning hand but warns that it’s possible that what he’s done has brought him that much closer to losing his mother.

Xander tells Gwen that the company is called Rednax. Gwen calls it exciting. Xander says a job is a job and he needed the money since he was buried under debt at the Salem Inn and Sarah is still on probation with reduced salary. Xander finishes his drink and orders another. Gwen calls it funny as she never remembers Xander being interested in pharmaceuticals and companies like that usually hire people experienced in the field. Xander says he has tons of potential and is a hard worker. Gwen points out that he is an experienced con artist. Gwen then reveals that she searched the internet for this company and can’t find a thing, as if it doesn’t exist. Xander argues that it’s a brand new start up. Gwen says there should be some mention of it either way but there isn’t. Gwen questions why Xander is lying about his job.

Nicole cries that she wants to be honest with Rafe, but it’s complicated. Rafe tells her to give it her best shot. Nicole explains that when she accepted Rafe’s proposal, she wanted more than anything to be his wife but that was before she knew Eric left the priesthood. Rafe guesses he was right that she regretted getting engaged from the moment he put the ring on her finger. Rafe calls their marriage a farce from the beginning.

Eric questions Jada getting another unhappy surprise today. Jada responds that finding out she’s pregnant is the last thing she expected, but the timing is really hitting her which Eric questions. Jada asks Eric not to pretend and reveals that she saw him an hour ago, kissing his ex-wife. Jada explains that she went to Basic Black to look for him and there he was in a very passionate kiss with Nicole. Jada guesses shooting that magazine cover stirred up old feelings for them. Jada asks if he was planning to tell her. Eric says he was going to but then Rafe called to tell him that she fainted. Jada says now they know why. Jada adds that it’s been very obvious to her for awhile that Nicole has very strong feelings for him, but it wasn’t until she saw them kissing today and she can see the look in his eyes now, that his feelings for Nicole are just as strong. Jada tells Eric to just admit that he wants to be with Nicole, despite them and Nicole’s marriage.

Rafe holds back tears as Nicole tells him that she won’t call their marriage a farce. Nicole says she loved him on their wedding day and still loves him now. Rafe says it’s just not enough. Rafe reminds Nicole of when they had a fight a few weeks ago and he asked her if she rushed in to marrying him because she was afraid of her feelings for Eric, but she said no. Rafe guesses that wasn’t true. Nicole states that her and Eric were over for a long time as she felt neglected by him and he felt guilty for not putting her first, so they were never in sync. Rafe argues that they were in love and that’s the point he’s trying to make. Rafe accuses Nicole of using him as a convenient way to get over Eric like an escape. Rafe tells her to just admit it, so she does. Nicole cries that she’s so sorry.

Xander questions Gwen being convinced that he’s lying. Gwen insists that she knows him and guesses it’s why he’s drinking. Xander calls it a stressful day. Gwen believes Xander needs a job, but there isn’t really a job out there for a man of his talents and the pressure is on for him to provide for his new wife. Gwen guesses Xander is trying to make it look like he’s putting in 8 hours of work until he goes home. Xander argues that she thinks she’s so clever, but he is working. Xander then admits that the job he took is a bit illegal.

Kayla is shocked to learn that Tripp has been kidnapped. Steve explains that Ava came over to tell him and all they have to go on is the photo, so he guesses that Tripp is not far from his apartment in Seattle. Kayla tells him that she’s so sorry and questions who would want to do this or what they could want from Tripp. Steve says he doesn’t know but reveals that it looks like EJ is behind it. Kayla calls him a son of a bitch and declares that she’ll kill him herself.

EJ calls Ava and leaves a message, saying he’s concerned that he hasn’t heard back from her on his latest negotiation. EJ says surely they can get things going since they each have something the other wants. EJ warns that it’s not in her best interest to ignore him. Ava then arrives at the DiMera Mansion and declares that EJ is going to wish he just paid up as she calls him a miserable son of a bitch. EJ questions where his mother is. Ava asks where her son is. Ava argues that EJ lost his advantage when he kidnapped Tripp as she has as much on him as he has on her. Ava says she makes him nervous and asks if he’s not used to squaring off with someone when the odds aren’t in his favor. Ava declares that EJ has met his match and it scares the hell out of him.

Steve stops Kayla and says his first instinct was also to confront EJ but that’s not the safe move when Tripp’s safety is their priority. Kayla doesn’t understand why EJ would do this. Steve explains that EJ threatened Ava to get her to leave Salem, but she came back, so he guesses this is EJ’s way of making good on the threat. Kayla asks about Joey. Steve confirms he’s fine as they talked and apparently they covered their bases by telling Joey that Tripp was going camping, but he thinks they should let him keep thinking that for now. Kayla still doesn’t get why EJ would involve Tripp in this if his problem is with Ava. Kayla thinks there is something that Ava isn’t telling him.

Gwen is shocked to learn that Xander is working for Ava as he warns her to keep her voice down. Gwen remarks that at least now she knows where Ava went after she turned her down. Gwen explains that Ava showed up when she was in the hospital, asking her to get revenge on EJ. Sarah then arrives at the Pub and says she didn’t expect to see them there. Gwen tells her that they just bumped in to each other. Xander explains that after Sarah got called in to work, Victor and Maggie’s dinner fell apart and he didn’t feel like calling it a night yet so he came here for a drink. Gwen comments that Xander has been filling her in on his new job and calls it fascinating as she remarks that she’s sure there’s things he hasn’t even told Sarah about yet.

Eric admits to Jada that he’s been in denial about his feelings for Nicole for awhile. Jada asks if he means the entire time they were together. Eric insists that he believed he and Nicole were done regardless of his feelings since she was married, so he needed to accept it and move on with his life. Jada guesses that’s when he got involved with her. Eric calls her an incredible woman. Jada complains that she’s not incredible enough to make him forget about Nicole. Eric thought he could go in to a new relationship and give the best of himself no matter what he felt for Nicole, but he couldn’t and he’s sorry. Jada orders Eric to get out.

Nicole tells Rafe that she knows it has to hurt. Rafe stops her and tells her to just walk away. Nicole refuses to go until he understands that she loved him. Nicole swears that she thought committing to him would be the end of her feelings for Eric once and for all and the beginning of a lifetime of loving Rafe. Rafe tells her nice try. Nicole doesn’t blame him for hating her or if he wants to cut her out of his life forever, but she wants him to know that she meant every word of her vows and she wanted them to be the last vows she ever said. Rafe doesn’t buy it and asks when wedding vows ever meant anything to her. Nicole calls that unfair while Rafe argues that marriage is just a game to her. Nicole calls that untrue but Rafe brings up that Victor, Lucas, and EJ would disagree. Nicole asks him not to do this. Rafe says he’s just telling it like it is, since Nicole is who she is. Rafe points out that Nicole even cheated on Eric, the love of her life, with Xander of all people. Nicole tells him to stop but Rafe refuses and asks how long she’s been cheating on him with Eric. Nicole argues that she hasn’t been cheating. Nicole then admits that she and Eric kissed today but it just happened and wasn’t planned. Nicole says that she and Rafe had a fight and they were just in the moment. Rafe concludes that she just did what she wanted to do for months. Rafe asks what happened next and if it led to the conference table. Nicole assures they stopped right away and talked. Rafe asks if they talked about how much they wanted each other even though Eric’s got a girlfriend and Nicole has a husband. Nicole confirms they acknowledged their feelings for each other and what they have been suppressing for months now. Rafe asks if they came up with a plan on how to break up with him and Jada as quick as possible so they can get back to their feelings. Rafe declares that Nicole got what she wanted and clearly in the end, that’s all that matters to her.

Gwen tells Sarah that she was quite shocked to hear about the work Xander is doing. Sarah asks why. Gwen responds that pharmaceuticals is not something she thought Xander was interested in and she didn’t know he was qualified to work in that field but they know what a hard worker he is and his work ethic, so they are very lucky to have him. Sarah states that she’s very proud of him. Sarah then gets a call from the hospital and steps away to answer. Xander tells Gwen that he thought she was going to tell Sarah everything and asks why she didn’t. Gwen supposes it’s honor amongst thieves. Gwen adds that despite everything that’s happened, she still cares about him. Gwen says as much as she’d love to bust up he and Sarah, she doesn’t have it in her to hurt him like that. Xander thanks her. Gwen tells Xander that he’s free to go about with Ava’s bidding, but as someone who dodged that bullet, all she can say is best of luck to him.

Steve tells Kayla that he’s sure Ava is holding something back but she didn’t admit it. Kayla decides they can deal with that later as Tripp comes first. Steve says he’s getting on the first flight to Seattle but Kayla declares that he better make sure there’s two seats, because she’s coming with him. Steve says no but Kayla argues that he’s not going up against EJ alone.

EJ tells Ava to wake up and give him back his mother, because she doesn’t want to see what happens if she says no. Ava tells him to give her Tripp first and then they will discuss what it will cost him to get Susan back. EJ remarks that he won’t be strong-armed by a piece of trash. Ava questions EJ threatening her and bullying her. EJ accuses her of committing fraud and using his son, pointing out that she would be in prison right now if not for his compassion. Ava warns EJ not to piss her off or she will call her associate and have him put a bullet in Susan’s head. EJ then grabs Ava and starts choking her until Tony separates them. EJ shouts that she’s lucky that Tony was there, or else she would’ve ended up in the Crypt next to her fake husband.

Steve tells Kayla that EJ being behind this is not a reason to come with him but why she should stay home. Kayla says there’s no chance. Steve says he’ll call John so he won’t do it alone. Kayla argues that he can’t put John on the spot like that since he needs to be there for Marlena after she got out of the hospital. Steve doesn’t know what he’s walking in to and refuses to put her at risk. Kayla reminds him that she came to the rescue in Hong Kong when he was brainwashed. Steve argues that Kayla just got out of the hospital too. Kayla insists that she’s perfectly fine now and is not going to stay behind while her stepson is in grave danger. Kayla says she loves Tripp and if Steve is going to walk in to danger to save his life, then she’s going to be there to have his back. Steve guesses there’s no arguing. Kayla agrees and says to go pack.

Jada tells Eric to go find Nicole and says she’ll be fine. Eric points out that they haven’t talked. Jada responds that she doesn’t know what she’s going to do about the pregnancy but it’s not his problem. Eric argues that he cares about her and this pregnancy, so they need to figure this out. Jada asks what there is to figure out since he told her who he wants to be with and questions what else there is to say. Eric says if she’s trying to give him an easy way out, he doesn’t want it. Eric declares that they need to make decisions together about this baby together and he wants to be there for her as he’s not just going to walk away. Jada says fine but they aren’t going to come up with any answers tonight. Jada adds that she’s exhausted so she needs to close her eyes and regroup. Jada tells Eric again to just go, so he exits.

Nicole removes her wedding ring and gives back to Rafe, admitting that she shouldn’t have accepted his ring or his love because she didn’t deserve it or him. Nicole cries that Rafe deserves someone who is worthy of him and it’s not her. Nicole adds that she did everything wrong in this marriage while he did everything right. Rafe says except that he wasn’t Eric. Nicole then leaves the room in tears. Rafe cries while holding the ring. Rafe then leaves the ring behind on the table as he exits the room.

Jada lays in her hospital room while holding back tears.

Eric comes out of Jada’s room and finds Nicole. Nicole hugs him as he asks if she’s okay. Nicole informs him that she was just with Rafe and she told him everything. Nicole says it was awful but it’s done. Nicole then asks how Jada is.Eric reveals that Jada is pregnant, shocking Nicole.

Steve and Kayla pack their bags as Steve notes that if they make the flight, they’ll be in Seattle in 5 hours. Kayla asks about Stephanie and how she’s going to wonder why they just disappeared. Steve says with everything going on with Paulina, this is the last thing Stephanie needs to worry about. Kayla says she’ll call Stephanie and tell her they went out of town for a few days. Steve agrees that they will tell Joey and Stephanie everything after they rescue Tripp.

EJ orders Ava to leave and go assess her options until she realizes she has none. EJ screams at Ava to get out. Ava warns EJ to get his money together because she’s running out of patience. Ava remarks that if worse comes to worst, she can always send him a lock of Susan’s hair so that he has something to remember her by. Ava then exits and Tony holds EJ back as he throws a glass, smashing it against the door. EJ screams that she has no idea who she is dealing with. Tony says this has to end now and argues that he’s trying to help EJ face reality. Tony warns that Ava is unbalanced. Tony tells EJ to pay Ava off before something happens that he can’t control.

Sarah finishes her call and goes back to Xander while Gwen sits at the bar. Sarah tells Xander that everything is fine at the hospital so Xander offers to buy her a drink. Sarah instead suggests they go to Julie’s Place for a late dinner where he can tell her all about his first day. Xander agrees so they get up to leave when Gwen says to call her if he wants to talk which Sarah questions. Gwen explains that she’s working at the Spectator now so she told Xander she could write an article about his new company since start ups need all the publicity they can get. Gwen calls it her way of making amends of things. Xander thanks her but says that won’t be necessary as he then exits with Sarah.

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After Maggie tells Xander and Sarah that Bonnie went to the gardening shed, Xander gets worried and questions what the hell she’s doing down there.

Bonnie goes to the gardening shed and finds Susan tied up and gagged. Bonnie questions who did this to her.

Ava reveals that she was sent a photo of Tripp tied up and gagged while held at gunpoint with a message from EJ that says “You took my mother, I took your son.”

Steve is on the phone with Kayla at the Brady Pub. Steve talks about Kayla working late. Steve mentions Roman telling him all about his new fishing rod. Steve tells Kayla that he’s just going to have a beer and head home as they hang up. Steve then sees Rafe at a table and greets him, noting he hasn’t seen him in a long time. Steve offers to join Rafe but Rafe doesn’t think he’d be very good company. Steve asks what’s going on. Rafe says nothing good.

Eric and Nicole kiss in the Basic Black office as Jada shows up in the doorway and sees them.

Bonnie works on untying Susan, who at first thinks she is Adrienne before realizing that she’s Justin’s new wife, Bonnie. Bonnie says she just found her on coincidence while Susan insists the Lord sent her as he works in mysterious ways. Bonnie asks Susan who did this to her. Susan tells her it was a bad clown.

Ava tries calling Tripp but it goes to voicemail. Her vision of Charlie guesses EJ wasn’t kidding. Ava declares that EJ’s going to find out that he messed with the wrong Vitali. Ava calls EJ and leaves a message, warning that if he lays a finger on her son, she will kill him. Charlie remarks that it’s nice to see Ava cares about one of her sons. Ava questions Charlie complaining when EJ could kill Tripp. Charlie responds that he thinks EJ definitely bested her and she had it coming.

Steve asks Rafe if he’s not jumping the gun since Eric took pictures of Nicole for work and that doesn’t mean something is going on. Rafe insists that there is. Rafe says it’s not just the photoshoots and that ever since Eric came back to town, there’s been this pull between he and Nicole. Steve asks if he’s sure he’s not just being possessive. Rafe talks about how he keeps finding them in each others’ arms and there’s always an excuse. Steve understands why it’s not ideal for his wife to be working with her ex but that doesn’t mean the explanations aren’t true since they are good friends. Rafe believes that Eric and Nicole are and will always continue to be more than friends. Rafe talks about Eric and Nicole’s messy divorce and how Eric took off then came back and Nicole hired him so they could work together and be together because they never stopped loving each other.

Jada walks away in tears after seeing Eric and Nicole kissing before they see her. Eric stops and asks what they are doing. Nicole responds that it’s what they’ve been wanting to do for months.

Charlie remarks that it looks like Tripp isn’t getting out of this anytime soon as Ava gets a text from EJ, telling her to release Susan and he will release Tripp. Charlie points out that EJ doesn’t waste any time. Ava says she has to call Xander but Charlie tells her that she doesn’t want to do that.

Maggie offers drinks while they wait for Bonnie. Xander gets a text and says it’s an emergency at work so he has to go call in and rushes out. Maggie questions an emergency at this time of night while Sarah says who knows what it could be but calls it a good sign that they need him.

Susan tells Bonnie about the clown being in disguise so she couldn’t tell who the kidnapper was. Bonnie asks why someone would want to kidnap her. Susan says she doesn’t know but the man has a boss. Susan questions where they are. Bonnie tells her that they are at the Kiriakis garden shed. Susan questions why she’s down here at this time of night. Bonnie explains that she came to get lanterns for Maggie and Victor’s anniversary. Bonnie struggles with trying to untie Susan as Xander then returns in the clown mask and startles them.

Steve asks Rafe if he’s spoken to Nicole about this pull between her and Eric. Rafe confirms that he did tonight and she denied it but she just doesn’t want to admit it. Rafe states that Nicole doesn’t want to feel this way, but she just does. Steve knows it’s hard but suggests Rafe just trust her. Rafe calls that great advice and admits it’s exactly what he said to Jada. Steve asks if Jada thinks Eric and Nicole are pulled. Rafe responds that she certainly gives every indication that she believes that, because every time she sees Eric and Nicole together, she finds a way to tell him all about it. Steve asks if he thinks Jada is serious about Eric. Rafe responds that he doesn’t know. Rafe doesn’t know her that well but he thinks Jada thinks it’s serious since she always talks about Eric being God’s gift to the world. Rafe remarks that he’s pretty sure Eric feels that way. Steve notes that Jada has a tough exterior but she is young with a new job in a new town. Steve and Rafe hope this thing doesn’t end in tears.

Eric tells Nicole that they haven’t been fighting this for months and they just lost their heads for a moment. Nicole argues that she didn’t and she kissed him because she wanted to and she’s wanted to for awhile now, every time she’s seen him and every time she fights it, it gets stronger. Nicole tells Eric that she wants him and she thinks he wants her too. Eric reminds her that they were married so they will always be attracted to one another. Nicole calls this more than an attraction and says she feels the same about him now as she did when they were married. Nicole questions if Eric can honestly say there’s not a lot more to it. Eric brings up the day that Nicole and Rafe got married and Eric was at her doorstep when they got home. Eric reveals that he was there because he wanted to tell her how he felt about her. Eric says after Abe and Paulina’s wedding, it seemed like they should just talk but then he found out Nicole and Rafe got married, so he felt his feelings didn’t matter anymore. Nicole says that’s not true. Eric calls it fine that she’s with Rafe and he’s with Jada. Nicole argues that Eric and Jada is not what they have and insists that Jada knows that. Eric questions if she’s saying that he should break up with Jada and she should break up with Rafe to just let the chips fall where they may. Eric points out that he and Jada haven’t made any promises and are just getting to know each other, but Nicole is married and that really matters.

Steve tells Rafe that he’s not saying he’s right or wrong, but he thinks he needs to tell Nicole how he’s feeling. Rafe says he did. Steve argues that Rafe asked Nicole how she’s feeling but he needs to tell her what he just told him. Rafe admits that’s not the advice he expected from him. Steve talks about the ups and downs that he and Kayla have had over the years. Steve knows you can’t solve a problem by ignoring it. Rafe says point taken so Steve suggest changing the subject by talking abuot the Cubs. Jada then enters the Pub so they greet her. Steve asks if she’s okay. Jada says she has some work things to go over with Rafe, so Steve decides to leave them to it. Steve tells Rafe to hang in there and says goodnight to Jada as he then exits the Pub. Jada sits down, so Rafe asks her what’s going on.

Charlie questions if Ava is going to let EJ get away with this and give up $20 million. Ava responds that she doesn’t care about the money, she only cares about Tripp. Charlie argues that EJ is bluffing and isn’t going to hurt Tripp. Charlie warns that if Ava gives Susan up, she gives up any leverage she has. Ava asks what she is supposed to do then. Charlie instructs her to do nothing. Ava asks what if he’s wrong and EJ does hurt Tripp. Charlie argues that this is how EJ wants her to react. Ava argues that this is her son they are talking about. Charlie talks about how Ava kidnapped EJ’s mother but he didn’t fall apart, he regrouped and went for the juggular because he’s ruthless. Charlie tells Ava that is how she needs to be now and they both know she’s up for that. Charlie asks if Ava is going to beat EJ at his own game or cave like a house of cards.

Xander in the clown mask orders Bonnie to get away from Susan. Bonnie refuses and grabs a rake to fend him off. Xander warns that she doesn’t want him to lose his temper.

Victor joins Maggie and Sarah in the living room. Maggie tells Victor that Xander has a brand new job. Sarah explains to Victor how Xander got a job as an executive with a pharmaceutical start up company “Rednax” and how he’s in charge of upper management. Victor questions why he’s never heard of it.

Xander ties up Bonnie, who complains that this isn’t going to work. Xander then puts a gag on Bonnie and orders her to shut up.

Ava decides she’s going to call someone who can make this all go away. Ava calls Steve and says she needs to see him as it’s an emergency. Charlie remarks that now she’s playing the game.

Rafe asks Jada if something is going on at the station. Jada says not exactly. Rafe notes that something is bothering her. Jada responds that she just saw Eric and Nicole at Basic Black. Rafe mentions being there when Eric showed up. Rafe explains that he went to talk to Nicole about the pictures that Jada told him about and it turned in to another big fight. Jada says she’s sorry. Rafe says it turns out that he was all ticked off about Nicole modeling for Eric but it only got better from there as it turns out Nicole was going to be in pictures with Eric on the cover of Bella Magazine which shocks Jada. Jada says no wonder they got in a big fight. Jada says that she’s tired. Rafe comments that she obviously feels the same way he does about this whole thing. They get up from the table but then Jada faints in to Rafe’s arms.

Nicole tells Eric that she and Rafe have been fighting so much lately and she hates it because she knows the kind of man Rafe is and he just wants to know the truth. Nicole says part of Rafe knows that she’s keeping something from him. Nicole cries that the last thing she wants to do is hurt Rafe since she does love him and it should be a good marriage, but it’s not. Nicole complains that Rafe was so right that she married him so that she could forget about Eric and calls that a horrible thing to do to him. Nicole admits that Rafe deserves so much better. Eric brings up the way he treated her when they were married and questions what kind of man would marry her and then run for the hills. Eric says he lives with regret and he’s sorry. Nicole remarks that they really screwed things up but after all that, she still loves him and thinks she always will. Nicole says she had to say this to him, but if he doesn’t want to be with her, it will hurt but she’ll accept it. Nicole declares that no matter what, she needs to end things with Rafe because it’s not fair to treat him as a consolation prize. Nicole cries that every time she looks at Rafe, all she can think about is being with Eric. Eric responds by kissing Nicole and hugs her as she cries.

Bonnie manages to get the gag off and starts screaming for help. Susan argues that no one can hear her. Bonnie brings up that Maggie knew she was coming down here so sooner or later, someone’s going to find them.

Victor remarks that Rednax sounds made up to him. Sarah questions him never hearing of it. Xander walks in and asks how he could have when it’s a start up. Victor comments that 90% of start-ups fail. Maggie tells him to stop that now. Victor then adds that most of those failures didn’t have Xander Cook in key management. Xander remarks that it’s his faith in him that keeps him going. Xander wishes Maggie a Happy Anniversary. Sarah asks Xander about the emergency. Xander says it’s all taken care of. Sarah then gets a message from the hospital and says now it’s her turn. Xander argues that it’s her day off. Sarah points out that the hospital is really understaffed. Sarah wishes Maggie and Victor a Happy Anniversary and apologizes as she exits. Maggie decides it will just be the four of them for dinner then. Xander suggests just calling the whole thing off but Maggie insists that Victor and Xander are going to have dinner and work out their differences. Victor declares let the healing begin. Maggie wonders what’s keeping Bonnie and says she should’ve been back by now. Victor jokes that maybe she’s been abducted by aliens. Maggie decides she’s going to go look for Bonnie.

Ava goes to see Steve at his home and thanks him for seeing her. Steve questions what’s going on. Steve mentions that Tripp told him that EJ forced her to leave town. Ava responds that he did but she came back because she doesn’t like being pushed around. Ava adds that EJ found out that she broke the deal. Steve asks if he threatened to send her to prison. Ava reveals that it’s much worse than that as she shows Steve the photo of Tripp tied up at gunpoint.

Nicole asks Eric if she should go. Eric says no. Nicole tells him that he knows what that means if she stays. Eric thinks they both know what it means. Nicole asks about Jada. Eric says it’s like her and Rafe, he has to do the right thing as he can’t stay with Jada when his heart belongs to someone else. Nicole says as angry as she was with him, she never stopped loving him. Eric kisses her. They promise this time they are not going to screw it up. They kiss until Eric gets a call from Rafe. Eric answers and asks what’s going on. Rafe tells Eric that he’s at the hospital and he has to get down there because it’s Jada.

Steve talks to Joey on the phone and claims everything is fine and he just wanted to check in with him. Steve hangs up and informs Ava that Tripp told Joey that he was going camping. Steve notes that it looks like the picture is in Tripp’s apartment in Seattle, so he doesn’t think EJ would take him much further than that. Steve argues that it doesn’t make sense if EJ is just mad at her for coming back to town and says kidnapping Tripp is overkill and way too risky. Steve questions what Ava did. Ava says nothing. Steve says he doesn’t believe her but he doesn’t have time to drag it out of her. Steve declares that he’s going to get EJ to release Tripp and then he’s going to shove his teeth down his throat. Ava stops Steve and says he cannot go talk to EJ. Steve questions why the hell not.

Bonnie screams for help and then remembers she had her phone, but guesses it fell out of her pocket.

Maggie wonders if Bonnie fell and decides she’s going to check on her but Victor says no because it’s dark out and suggests Xander go instead. Xander then points out that Maggie’s phone just went off so Maggie checks her phone and sees a text from Bonnie’s phone, claiming something came up with Mimi so she’s on her way to Chicago. Maggie says at least they know she’s alright. Maggie declares that it looks like it will just be the three of them. Xander says absolutely not since it’s their anniversary and he’d just be a third wheel. Maggie disagrees and Victor asks him to stay but Xander tells them to have a nice, romantic dinner. Xander says he and Sarah will be in touch soon to set something up. Maggie stops Xander and suggests Victor congratulate Xander on his new job, so he does. Xander thanks Victor and tells him to have a lovely dinner. Maggie decides to walk Xander out. Maggie comments that at least he broke the ice. Xander thanks her for trying. Maggie assures that Victor will come around and says even if the night didn’t turn out as planned, things are starting to look up for he and Sarah.

Eric arrives at the hospital and asks Rafe about Jada. Rafe informs him that Sarah is examining her now and explains that they were at the Pub talking and she just fainted. Sarah comes out and tells them that Jada is much better as she’s alert and talking. Eric questions why Jada fainted. Sarah guesses it’s low blood sugar since Jada said she hadn’t eaten today but they took samples and should have answers soon. Eric asks if he can see her so Sarah agrees to take Eric to Jada’s hospital room. Nicole then arrives and sees Rafe.

Maggie and Victor sit together. Victor admits he’s not disappointed since he wants her all to himself on their anniversary. Victor calls marrying her the best thing to ever happen to him. Victor declares that they are lucky which Maggie agrees with.

Xander puts his clown mask back on and returns to the gardening shed to check on Susan and Bonnie. Bonnie reminds Xander that people know she’s there. Xander informs her that it turns out that she sent Maggie a text that she’s been called away on a family emergency as he shows her the text he sent from her phone. Bonnie asks if he’s going to keep them there forever. Xander responds that as soon as Susan’s son pays up, they’ll both be out of here and hopefully that will be any moment now. Bonnie shouts that he’s not going to get away with this and warns that it’s so stupid of him to mess with the DiMeras and now the Kiriakis family will come after him so his life is going to suck in more ways than he can imagine. Bonnie then questions how he knows about Mimi and realizes he knows her. Xander puts the gag back over her mouth and tells her to shut up.

Steve questions why Ava doesn’t want him to talk to EJ. Ava says that EJ is furious with her and vindictive, so if he finds out that she told him, who knows what he will do to Tripp. Steve questions what she’s not telling him and calls her a liar. Ava asks what it matters why or how this happened. Ava pleads with Steve to just go find Tripp. Ava calls Tripp a good guy just like him and says he doesn’t deserve this. Steve says of course he’s going to find their son and bring him back safe. Ava hugs Steve and thanks him.

Nicole tells Rafe that she was still with Eric in the office when he called and she just wanted to see if Jada was doing alright. Rafe says that Sarah said it was just low blood sugar and Eric is in with her now.

Eric sits with Jada and asks if he can get her anything but she says she’s fine. Eric mentions that it’s a good thing Rafe was there when Jada fainted. Eric then asks if something is wrong.

Rafe takes Nicole to a waiting room at the hospital. Nicole asks him what’s going on. Rafe says he wanted some privacy to say he’s sorry about before as he was making a big deal out of nothing since the cover shoot is just work. Nicole then admits that Rafe was right that it’s more than that. Rafe tells her to just say it. Nicole cries that she wants to be with Eric.

Jada tells Eric that before she went to see Rafe, she went somewhere else. Sarah comes back in to the room and interrupts them. Sarah notes that the lab hasn’t finished the full blood work yet but she got some preliminary reports and thinks she knows why she fainted. Jada asks what it is. Sarah tells Eric that she thinks she should talk to Jada in private but Jada says it’s okay as she wants him here. Sarah then hands Jada a folder. Jada opens it up and is shocked as she then announces she is pregnant.

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Nicole is on her computer as Basic Black and gets an e-mail from Alex, containing her and Eric’s modeling photos together.

Eric is at the Brady Pub, looking at he and Nicole’s modeling photos on his phone when Sarah walks in and asks if he’s playing a game on his cell phone. Eric says it was nothing important and just a work e-mail. Eric asks if Xander will be joining her for dinner but Sarah says no as he is working late at his new job..

Xander puts on the clown mask and enters the shed where Susan remains tied up and gagged.

At the DiMera Mansion, EJ calls Ava and yells for her to answer the phone.

Ava remains in the DiMera Crypt and laughs that EJ won’t stop calling so he must be terrified for his mother. Ava’s vision of Charlie appears and says that’s good because he wants EJ to suffer the same pain that he made Ava feel. Ava ignores the call as Charlie says he’s so proud of her.

Tony enters the living room and informs EJ that he was able to get in touch with the designer of the crystal heart that Susan accidentally broke and they are having a new one made, so it’s safe for Susan to come out of hiding. EJ then reveals that Susan isn’t hiding, she’s been kidnapped.

Xander offers Susan a sandwich for dinner but she says she doesn’t want it and wants to be let go. Xander says he’s sorry but he can’t do that. Susan argues that EJ will give anything he wants. Xander responds that he wants Susan back with her son just as much but she has to be patient. Susan complains that he’s not the one tied up and sitting with gardening tools and horse manure. Xander apologizes for the setting. Susan questions why he’s doing this to her and argues that clowns are supposed to bring happiness and joy, not fear and sorrow. Susan says he should be ashamed of himself and asks what kind of miserable person does such a thing.

Eric brings Sarah a drink and asks her about Xander’s new job. Sarah claims he was hired by a pharmaceutical company called “Rednax” full time and she’s very proud of him because he worked really hard to get the job. Sarah admits they really need the money. Eric didn’t realize things were tight. Sarah explains that Xander racked up quite the bill at the Salem Inn while she’s still just working part time at the hospital until they can confirm she’s no longer suffering from what Kristen did to her. Eric tells her that he’s sorry that things have been tough. Sarah says it’s okay and that she and Xander will land on their feet. Sarah adds that there are perks of working part time since she gets to do house calls. Sarah mentions just getting back from one at Brady’s as Rachel had a stomachache from Halloween candy. Eric asks how it was for her seeing Rachel. Sarah admits that she doesn’t think she’ll ever recover from losing her. Eric admits it’s hard for him too. Sarah knows he’s thinking that they have Xander to blame for it which Eric confirms.

Nicole continues looking through the modeling photos until Rafe arrives with sushi for dinner. Nicole shuts her laptop and kisses him as she asks about his night. Rafe says it’s been crazy since the election. Nicole asks why as she hasn’t heard since she’s been swamped and dealing with marketing. Rafe says it’s that and also her new role which she questions. Rafe reveals that he heard she’s moonlighting as Eric’s top model.

Bonnie rushes in to the Kiriakis Mansion and asks Maggie if she heard about Paulina Price. Maggie says she heard Paulina got elected Governor but Bonnie says that’s old news and she means what happened after the election. Bonnie then informs Maggie that Chanel was arrested for murder which Maggie calls awful. Maggie worries that Paulina must be beside herself. Bonnie calls it a mother’s worst nightmare.

Eric apologizes to Sarah since Xander is her husband now and mentions that he’s the one who encouraged her to forgive Xander. Sarah understands Eric still being angry with him. Sarah acknowledges that what Xander did hurt them both very deeply and she didn’t think she’d ever get past it. Eric is glad she did for her sake. Sarah credits Eric for her being able to let go of the pain and anger since he helped her see the kind of man that Xander is capable of and now she’s very proud to call him her husband…

Susan asks if the clown is proud of his actions and questions what’s in this for him and why he’s doing this to her. Xander then storms out of the shed and removes the mask in frustration. Xander then calls Ava. Charlie tells Ava not to answer his call either and remarks that all these men keep trying to tell her what to do. Ava says that includes Charlie and she makes her own decisions, so she answers the call. Xander questions what took her so long to answer. Ava tells him to relax. Xander asks how much longer he has to hold on to Susan. Ava says just a little while longer. Xander complains that Susan is scared and hungry. Ava says that’s not her problem. Xander argues that Ava said this would be quick and easy. Ava tells him to just calm down and stay the course. Xander says he has a life and a future. Xander warns that if Ava doesn’t finish this, he will. Xander orders Ava to get him his money or he will let Susan go and then hangs up.

EJ tells Tony that Susan tried to warn him that someone was after him and he thought it was just Johnny being angry that he sent Ava away. EJ complains that Ava has been lying in wait to get her revenge ever since he proved that she wasn’t married to Jake. EJ adds that he should’ve locked Ava up in prison when he had the chance and now Susan is the one paying the price.

Nicole guesses Rafe is upset that she got pulled in to the Bella photoshoot. Rafe explains that he just would have liked to have heard about it from her instead of one of his detectives. Nicole argues that Jada has an agenda because she’s dating Eric. Rafe says that Jada did nothing wrong and this is just another example of a lack of communication between them. Nicole says she was going to tell him so Rafe asks why she didn’t. Nicole says it just happened as something happened to one of their models and Alex asked her to step in but she agrees she should’ve told him first and now there is something that he wants her to hear from her. Nicole decides there is something she wants to show him. Nicole then opens her laptop and reveals the modeling photos of her and Eric. Rafe questions what the hell this is and why he’s looking at a picture of his wife draped all over her ex-husband. Nicole explains that this was Alex’s idea and that at first it was going to be with Brady but Alex thought it would be better with Eric. Rafe questions why it would be better. Nicole says that according to Alex, she didn’t have any chemistry with Brady. Rafe argues that Alex saw chemistry between her and Eric just like everyone in this damn town. Rafe tells Nicole to just stop trying to hide the fact that she and Eric still have feelings for each other.

Eric calls Sarah an inspiration and an example of forgiveness and perseverance. Eric says that Sarah never stopped loving Xander after all she’s been through. Sarah asks Eric how it’s going with Jada. Eric states that it’s early but he likes being around her and thinks she would say the same. Sarah says enjoying your partner’s company is important and jokes that it could come in handy if you’re ever sharing a roach infested motel room. Eric admits he still has a little anger towards Xander but he’s working very hard to find forgiveness for him. Eric talks about spending a lifetime preaching forgiveness. Sarah promises that Xander has truly changed and is not the same man that let them believe another couple’s baby belonged to them. Sarah declares that she knows Xander will never do something that terrible again..

Xander puts the clown mask back on and enters the shed to tell Susan that she should be going home soon. Susan is excited and asks if he got in touch with EJ. Xander tells her not to worry about the details. Susan asks how he lives with himself and remarks that his mother must be so disappointed in him. Xander responds that his mother is a drunken trainwreck so he doesn’t give a damn what she thinks. Susan asks if he has a wife and how she would feel about her man being a dirty low down kidnapper..

Bonnie tells Maggie that she can’t believe Xander made Sarah move to a flea bag motel because Victor called him a loser. Maggie says that Xander is a proud man. Bonnie argues that she puts up with Victor being mean to her all the time because of the mansion. Maggie jokes about how stubborn Kiriakis men can be. Bonnie apologizes for ragging on her husband. Maggie knows she puts up with a lot from Victor. Maggie then mentions it’s her anniversary today as she married Victor 11 years ago today. Bonnie congratulates her and asks what they are doing to celebrate. Maggie responds that they are just going to be together. Bonnie questions not doing anything with family. Maggie points out that she can’t see Sarah and Xander because of Xander’s ridiculous quarrel with Victor. Bonnie argues that’s not right and that they need to make up and move on. Maggie says they can’t because they won’t even talk to each other. Bonnie suggests letting her handle this. Maggie calls that sweet of her to care. Maggie questions if she really thinks she can fix this. Bonnie says she knows she can and declares that she will get this family back on track.

Tony asks EJ if Ava made a ransom demand. EJ says not yet as she told him to wait for further instruction. Tony suggests getting the police involved but EJ doesn’t think that’s a good idea. Tony thinks they could use the police’s resources and adds that Rafe would be more than willing to help after what Ava did to him. EJ agrees that maybe he should bring Rafe in to this. EJ then gets a call from Ava, who tells him that Susan is fine for now. Ava asks if EJ is ready to hear her demands. EJ questions her taking so long to get back to him. Ava advises him to watch his tone if he ever wants his kids to see their grandmother again. EJ warns that if she does anything to harm Susan, there will be no safe place for her to hide from him. Tony suggests EJ not antagonize Ava. Ava reminds EJ that he’s in no position to make any threats as she’s the one calling the shots. EJ asks what Ava wants. Ava says in exchange for the safe return of his mother, he’s going to give her 20 million dollars.

Susan guesses that Xander does have a wife since he turned away. Xander brings up being warned that she’s psychic but he doesn’t believe in all that. Susan insists that the universe blessed her with the gift of second sight. Xander asks if that’s how she knew he was married. Susan then points out that he’s wearing his wedding ring.

Sarah gets a call from Bonnie and asks if everything is okay with Maggie and Victor. Bonnie says not exactly so Sarah asks what’s wrong. Bonnie tells Sarah that Maggie isn’t in a right state which she questions. Bonnie brings up today being Maggie and Victor’s wedding anniversary. Sarah admits she totally forgot. Bonnie figured it could’ve slipped her mind with all the fighting between Xander and Victor. Sarah is surprised Maggie told her about that. Bonnie says they live in the same house so it’s kind of hard to miss. Bonnie declares that tonight they are all going to put that behind them and invites Sarah and Xander over for dinner. Sarah points out that she was just about to order dinner at the Pub and Xander is working late. Bonnie argues that she can eat at the Pub any day and declares that tonight, they are eating with family. Bonnie states that it’s time the Kiriakis family gather under one roof and Maggie and Victor’s anniversary is the perfect time to do it. Bonnie says she’ll see her later and hangs up. Eric comes over and asks if Sarah decided what she wants. Sarah responds that there’s been a change of plans and it looks like she’s going to be playing referee all night.

Nicole tells Rafe that it was just a photoshoot. Rafe responds that he knows what it was. Nicole is not sure he does since he’s assuming that she and Eric wanted to be on the cover and they did not. Nicole repeats that this was Alex’s idea and he insisted. Rafe wishes Nicole would respect him enough to not try to gaslight him. Rafe complains that she’s acting like he’s not seeing what’s right in front of him. Nicole asks him to just listen to her as she tells him that she and Eric were told to act like they were attracted to each other and that’s what they did. Nicole calls modeling like acting and says she was playing a role while these are just pictures. Rafe argues that it’s pictures of his wife looking like she wants to tear the clothes off her ex-husband. Nicole knew doing the photoshoot was a bad idea and says she should’ve trusted her instinct. Rafe asks why she didn’t then. Nicole responds that Alex wouldn’t take no for an answer and admits she got caught up in the excitement of modeling again. Rafe says this isn’t even about the pictures, it’s about them and their marriage. Rafe states that the stupid photoshoot just forces them to face the real issue. Nicole argues that there is no issue. Rafe needs Nicole to be honest with him and herself. Rafe asks if the thing between her and Eric ever really went away. Nicole asks how many times she has to tell him that Eric is in her past and Rafe is her present and future. Nicole states that she has a husband and Eric has a girlfriend while there is nothing romantic between them anymore. Nicole says they are friends that work together but that’s it. Rafe responds that he hears her but it sounds to him like she’s not just trying to convince him, but trying to convince herself.

Bonnie asks Maggie about dinner. Maggie questions what this is all about. Bonnie announces she’s throwing a dinner party for her anniversary and Sarah and Xander will be attending which excites Maggie. Bonnie says she told her that she could pull it off. Maggie calls it wonderful and says Bonnie really is a miracle worker. Maggie asks how she did it. Bonnie explains that she told Sarah how much the occasion meant to her and Sarah agreed to convince Xander. Maggie says she’s so impressed. Maggie asks if Justin will be attending. Bonnie says no because he’s in Arizona visiting his sons, but when Xander and Victor are reunited, it will give the family that much more to celebrate when they are all back together. Maggie just hopes they behave themselves. Bonnie hugs her and tells her not to worry about a thing. Bonnie declares that she’s going to get the Kiriakis family back on track.

Xander admits to Susan that he is married but tells her to leave his wife out of this. Susan says she can’t do that and threatens to send her a psychic message that she needs her. Xander says that’s enough but then his phone rings so Susan declares that it worked.

EJ asks Ava if she really thinks he’s going to let her steal more money from his family than she already has. Ava questions if he values money more than his mother’s life. EJ responds that his mother is priceless to him. Ava tells him to prove it then. Ava says if EJ pays the 20 million, he’ll get his mom back and they can all move on with their lives. Ava adds that he should be grateful that she’s not asking for more. EJ agrees to give her the money and asks how they do this and where they meet for the exchange. Ava refuses to risk having his hired goons take her out. Ava orders EJ to wire the funds to an offshore account and once she sees the money has been transferred, she will tell him where he can find Susan. Ava then hangs up. Ava’s vision of Charlie tells her that he’s never been more proud of her and he’s never loved her more.

Xander puts the gag back on Susan and steps out of the shed to remove the clown mask and answers the phone. Sarah comments on him finally answering and jokes that she was about to have to send out a search party. Xander claims that he’s still stuck at the office and that they really wanted him to hit the ground running. Sarah informs Xander that Bonnie wants them to come to the Kiriakis Mansion for dinner for Victor and Maggie’s anniversary. Sarah adds that she knows Xander is still upset with Victor but Bonnie said that Maggie is really bummed about the rift in the family so it would really mean a lot to them. Sarah pleads with Xander to come. Xander agrees to come since it’s for Maggie. Sarah asks how far he is from the Kiriakis Mansion. Xander admits he’s not far at all so Sarah says she will see him there and hangs up.

Maggie tells Bonnie that she will go upstairs and change and check on Victor. Maggie thanks Bonnie and says it means a lot. Bonnie says it’s her pleasure. Bonnie then brings up when she and Justin were first dating and Maggie had her over for dinner. Bonnie recalls seeing two charming stainless steel lanterns and felt that they would make the perfect centerpiece for an 11th anniversary. Maggie calls that a lovely idea and says she keeps the lanterns in the back in the gardening shed. Bonnie decides she will go check there now…

Ava tells Charlie that it’s done and there’s no turning back now. Charlie remarks that he kind of wishes she made EJ sweat a little longer, but he’s happy for her as pretty soon, she’ll be swimming in cash and she can go back to being the power player she was always meant to be. Charlie asks if Ava is happy she listened to her good son as they hug.

Tony asks how fast EJ needs to come up with the money and offers to help by moving investments around if he’d like. EJ thanks Tony for the offer but says that won’t be necessary. Tony asks if EJ is going to pay Ava. EJ responds that he’s going to do whatever it takes to bring his mother home.

Nicole understands why Rafe is upset and why he reacted the way he did to the pictures. Nicole suggests they go home and talk about it. Rafe thinks they just did and questions what more there is to say. Eric then walks in asking if Nicole saw the photos but then stops and says he didn’t mean to interrupt. Rafe stops him and says he was just leaving. Nicole says they both were about to head home but Rafe declares he’s going to get a beer alone. Rafe adds that he’s sure Nicole and Eric have a lot of catching up to do over their incredible photoshoot. Eric tries to explain but Rafe says he’s not interested in what he has to say and storms out. Nicole calls out to Rafe, leaving her frustrated. Eric offers to go talk to Rafe but Nicole says that will only make things worse. Eric asks if she told Rafe it’s not what he thinks. Nicole says of course she did, but he’s not stupid. Eric asks what she means. Nicole tells him that Rafe sees what’s going on and everyone does.

Sarah joins Xander at the Kiriakis Mansion and asks about his first day at work. Xander calls it interesting and says they’ll talk about it when they get home as they kiss. Maggie then comes in and says she is so pleased they are both there. Sarah and Xander hug her and wish her a happy anniversary. Sarah asks where everyone else is. Maggie responds that Justin is in Arizona and Victor hasn’t come down yet. Xander asks about Bonnie. Maggie informs him that Bonnie was heading out to the gardening shed, giving Xander a look of worry.

Bonnie goes to the gardening shed and finds Susan tied up and gagged.

EJ makes a call, saying to let him know when it’s taken care of. Tony asks if he wired the money to Ava’s account. EJ says not exactly, so Tony questions what that means.

Ava’s phone goes off, so she assumes that’s EJ letting her know that he made the transfer. Charlie notes that didn’t take long and says that’s the respect she commands when she listens to him. Ava then picks up her phone and begins to panic. Charlie asks what’s wrong. Ava then reveals that she was sent a photo of Tripp tied up and gagged while held at gunpoint.

Eric asks what Nicole is saying. Nicole brings up Alex, Chloe, and Rafe, and says everyone sees the connection between them and that they can’t deny the chemistry is still there both in the photos and when they are in the same room together. Eric tells her they don’t have to do this right now while emotions are high. Eric suggests not saying anything they wished they wouldn’t have said. Nicole asks if he means like something honest. Nicole asks if Eric is tired of fighting it because she is. Nicole admits she’s been fighting it since the day Eric came back to town, lying to herself, and pretending that she’s over him and not jealous of he and Jada. Eric argues that he was trying to do the right thing, give her space, and respect her marriage. Eric says he started seeing somebody but no matter what, he always finds himself where he started in the same place with her. Eric and Nicole then start kissing.

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Update written by Joseph

Leo and Sonny go out to dinner. Sonny admits he’s having second thoughts but Leo promises it will be a fun and memorable night. Sonny jokes that he wants to make sure Leo actually brought his wallet for when the check comes. Leo tells Sonny to prepare to have his shallow misconceptions about him shattered because he got an advance on his pay check. Alex arrives which scares Leo, who questions if Sonny brought Alex as some sort of threat since Alex has had it in for him since the night Sonny was stabbed. Alex tells Leo to relax as he didn’t come for him, but for Stephanie.

Chad goes to the Brady Pub and finds Sloan, who asks where his partner in crime is. Chad asks if she means his partner in crime fighting. Chad tells Sloan that despite her best efforts, their client won and is out celebrating while Sloan is drowning her sorrows with a martini. Sloan informs Chad that she is the one celebrating. Chad points out that she lost, but Sloan responds that he is way behind the times.

Melinda Trask is at the police station, happily looking over the file on Paulina that Sloan had. Belle arrives looking for Shawn. Melinda informs her that he should be back soon as she just sent him out with an arrest warrant which he should be serving right about now.

Shawn then reveals that Chanel is under arrest for suspicion of murder and handcuffs her, shocking Paulina, Allie, and Abe. Allie argues that there must be some kind of mistake but Shawn assures there is not. Paulina encourages Chanel that it will be okay while Abe questions what this is all about. Shawn admits he doesn’t know as it was Melinda’s idea and she put her up to this. Shawn reads Chanel her rights as members of the media come over to question Paulina about if this is true and if she has any comments.

Chad tells Sloan that she can’t spin this defeat since she has nothing left to blackmail Paulina without the original file. Sloan comments on what Alex did with it and says she didn’t realize Alex was moonlighting for SJ PR. Chad responds that they are friends. Sloan states that Alex stole her file, so she stole it right back from him which Chad questions. Sloan reveals that thanks to Leo, she got access to Paulina’s safe and the information that rightly belonged to her.

Leo claims to Alex that he knows he’s not mad at him anymore. Alex responds that he doesn’t think about him at all, especially when he has much more pleasant things to dwell on as Stephanie joins him. Leo jokes that he would invite them to join them but he and Sonny have lots to talk about which Sonny disagrees with. Leo and Sonny then go to their table. Leo complains that Alex could show more respect since he’s a key member of their new Governor’s team and believes he’s made himself invaluable to her.

Melinda suggests Belle record the news tonight because Shawn is bound to be all over the coverage. Belle questions who Shawn went to arrest. Melinda is glad she asked because camera crews are going to be there documenting Paulina’s election win, but they are also going to witness her very first scandal. Belle questions this being about Paulina. Melinda guesses Paulina won’t make it to inauguration day before having to resign. Belle questions what she sent Shawn to arrest Paulina for. Melinda responds that Paulina is not the suspect, but she’s gone to great lengths to cover up the heinous crimes of her daughter…

Paulina demands the handcuffs be removed from Chanel and calls this an outrage. Chanel questions what is happening. Paulina tells her not to worry. Abe tells Paulina not to interfere. Allie argues that there’s no way. Paulina gets questions from the media about Chanel’s arrest. Paulina calls this a mistake and a travesty. Paulina promises Chanel that it will all be okay. Shawn escorts Chanel to the police station. Allie goes with them as media follows behind while Abe holds Paulina back.

Sonny toasts to Paulina winning the election and then questions Leo’s sudden lousy mood. Leo responds that Alex’s snarky comment hurt his feelings. Sonny jokingly questions Leo having feelings. Leo knows he screwed up in the past but says he’s doing his damndest to make it up to the people he’s hurt and become a productive citizen of Salem while Alex treats him like the gum on the bottom of his shoe. Sonny argues that he can’t blame Alex for being curious as to why Leo invited him out. Leo reminds Sonny that if he hadn’t identified Clyde as his attacker, he’d be in prison right now. Sonny is glad the right person was punished but says Leo didn’t have to take him out to dinner. Leo says he wanted to and brings up their history, pointing out that they used to be married and that’s a big deal. Sonny reminds him that he blackmailed him so saying they were married makes him queasy. Leo complains that he only blackmailed him after he and Will thought they killed him and rolled his body up in a rug to dispose of him. Sonny shouts that none of that would have happened if he wouldn’t have gone after he and Will in the first place. Stephanie asks Alex if things are getting intense over there. Alex says he’s not sure Sonny even knows why he’s here. Stephanie asks if it’s not a date. Alex assures it’s not and that Sonny and Will are solid. Alex suggests they ignore them and focus on their big night. Stephanie says hearing the election results felt even better than she thought it would. Alex encourages that she made that happen. Stephanie thanks Alex again for getting that file from Sloan as she knows he felt like he was betraying her. Alex responds that if that’s all it took to get a date with Stephanie, he’d do it all over again. Alex then apologizes and takes that back, saying he won’t come on too strong or push way too hard, noting that calling this a date would be presumptuous. Stephanie says maybe but asks what if it is a date.

Sloan asks if Chad still thinks she’s bluffing. Sloan tells Chad not to come crying to her when all hell breaks loose which should be any moment now. Chad sits with her and offers to buy the file back from her and tells her to name her price. Sloan can’t blame him for thinking Paulina could buy her way out of this but says they used someone she cared about to humiliate her, so she was forced to up the stakes. Chad questions what she is talking about. Sloan declares that Paulina is about to get what’s coming to her and she will have no one to blame but Chad and Stephanie.

Abe and Paulina go back to her office as Abe calls security to escort the media away from Paulina’s door. Paulina questions him dragging her in here when he knows Chanel needs her. Abe says he had to get her away from the reporters and says he’s as worried about Chanel as she is, but this story is about her as the new Governor and those reporters are going to ask questions that she doesn’t have the answers for or maybe she does.

Belle questions what Melinda is arresting Chanel for. Melinda doesn’t think she’s ever had an easier time getting a judge to sign off on a warrant. Shawn arrives with Chanel in handcuffs. Melinda tells him nice work and asks how it went. Shawn responds that she knows exactly how it went. Shawn adds that he has officers out front trying to keep the reporters at bay. Melinda jokes about hoping the cameras caught his good side and asks if Chanel knows why she is here. Belle advises Chanel that she doesn’t have to say anything. Melinda suggests taking Chanel to booking so they can start questioning her. Belle asks Shawn what’s going on. Shawn responds that he doesn’t know all the details but he will fill her in later as he then escorts Chanel away.

Leo asks Sonny if they can start over. Sonny suggests they just call for the check and leave. Leo stops him and says he didn’t want to fight. Leo is sure there are things they both regret but they also have had fun which Sonny disagrees with. Leo remarks that it’s never been boring which Sonny reluctantly agrees with. Leo just wants them to get along. Sonny argues that Leo always has an ulterior motive and an angle. Sonny adds that if Leo’s looking for another sugar daddy, his wedding ring means a lot to him. Leo questions Sonny thinking that he asked him out to seduce him and take his money. Sonny clarifies that he’s not thinking that. Leo says he’s beyond hurt and insulted. Leo adds that he doesn’t need a sugar daddy since he has a great job now and he just wants friendship which Sonny questions. Leo admits that he doesn’t have very many friends, specifically not one gay male friend. Sonny questions him wanting him to be the one. Leo calls him funny and popular, so he may not have any idea of what it’s like to be lonely but it sucks.

Abe questions what Paulina is not telling him. Paulina knows he’s thinking that she’s keeping yet another secret from him but she really believed that she had this under control. Abe wants to help her but he can’t unless he knows what this is and they have no time to waste if Chanel is going to be charged with murder. Paulina explains that she was being blackmailed for something Chanel did when she was younger and she had to pay up or the police would find out the truth, so she hired Stephanie to handle it. Paulina adds that the proof was in a file and Stephanie got it back for her so the blackmail was over and she thought Chanel was safe. Paulina notes that she put the file somewhere where no one could get it so she doesn’t understand how this got out of control. Abe questions who was blackmailing her. Paulina responds that it was Sloan Peterson.

Chad questions what Sloan did. Sloan says it was what she was threatening to do from the very beginning if she didn’t get what she asked for. Chad asks if she went to the cops. Sloan responds that she did even better as Melinda Trask was very interested in the contents of that file. Chad pulls out his phone and calls Stephanie.

Alex asks if Stephanie would be willing to date since up until now, everything she said has been pretty much the opposite. Stephanie says she had her reasons, but maybe it’s time to rethink those reasons. Alex calls that the best news he’s heard all year long. Stephanie then gets a call from Chad. Alex asks if she needs to take it and offers to give her some privacy but Stephanie decides no since she is here with him and silences her notifications. Stephanie declares that the election is over, so she deserves a night without alerts as work is done and right now, she has something more important to focus on when Alex toasts to.

Allie goes to the police station and asks Belle if she saw Chanel. Belle confirms that Shawn just brought her in. Allie says she tried to follow but had to fight through the reporters. Allie asks if Chanel is locked up already. Belle says she’s still in the station and just got taken down for booking. Allie worries that Chanel must be so scared and there’s nothing she can do to help. Belle asks if Allie knows what this is about. Allie says no as Paulina had just finished her victory speech and everything was great but then Shawn showed up and said Chanel was under arrest on charges of murder. Belle is shocked and asks how that can be.

Chanel has her mugshot taken.

Chad’s phone goes off as Sloan remarks that it sounds like he’s getting a lot of notifications and sarcastically asks if there’s something in the news. Chad tries calling Stephanie and wonders why she isn’t picking up. Sloan guesses Stephanie is busy. Chad remembers that he knows where she is and exits the Pub as Sloan wishes him luck because he’s going to need it.

Paulina checks her safe and finds out the file is gone. Paulina doesn’t know how Sloan did it but she somehow got in to her safe and stole back the evidence. Abe questions how Sloan got the evidence in the first place. Paulina explains that she was representing some mystery client but wouldn’t tell her who it was. Abe questions having the evidence just sitting in the safe. Paulina explains that she planned to shred everything but she hasn’t had a moment alone since getting her hands on it. Paulina realizes that Melinda Trask has the file now and she hates her ever since she strong-armed her in to giving Lani a plea deal. Paulina cries that Melinda is taking it out on Chanel and she needs to go see her daughter. Abe stops her and says until they have a plan, they need to keep their distance from the reporters. Paulina complains that they can’t just sit here and do nothing. Abe reminds her that they can’t do anything to help Chanel until they have a plan and until Paulina tells him what Chanel did.

Chad finds Stephanie and questions her ignoring his calls. Alex points out that they are in the middle of something here. Chad apologizes for interrupting but tells Stephanie that she needs to check her phone. Stephanie questions what’s going on and is then shocked when she looks at her phone. On the other side of the room, Sonny questions Leo being serious about wanting a friend. Leo asks why he would joke about that. Sonny responds that everything is a joke to him and that he enjoys nothing more than making someone look like an idiot. Leo asks if that’s how he sees him. Leo says being funny is his greatest talent and admits he scandalizes people by being outrageous because it keeps them at a distance but all it gets him is somebody thinking he’s pulling a prank when trying to reveal a piece of his heart. Sonny apologizes. Leo acknowledges that it’s his own fault for acting like a clown but he didn’t expect Sonny to be like everybody else. Stephanie asks Chad when this happened. Chad says it was right after Paulina gave her victory speech. Stephanie questions how it happened. Chad says he’s still trying to sort that out but he just ran in to Sloan, who was happy to tell him what she did as she got the documents back and used them. Alex questions how Sloan got the documents out of Paulina’s safe. Chad looks up and sees Leo across the room. Chad points at Leo and reveals that Sloan said he helped. Alex then gets up and goes over to grab Leo, questioning what he did.

Allie tells Belle that she wants to help Chanel so bad but she doesn’t know who to call and has never felt so helpless. Belle encourages that it will be okay and she’ll help in any way she can. Shawn returns and informs them that Melinda has Chanel in the interrogation room because she wants to do the initial questioning. Allie worries about Chanel being by herself. Belle says this is what Melinda does as she wants Chanel to be scared and desperate so that she will say whatever to get out. Allie pleads with Shawn to help Chanel.

Melinda sits in the interrogation room with Chanel and tells her that the truth is her only way through this. Belle interrupts. Melinda tells Belle that she’s not allowed to be in here. Belle asks Chanel if she wants her to be her lawyer. Chanel says yes, so Belle declares that this interrogation is over. Melinda warns Chanel to think twice about that and questions putting her fate in Belle’s hands. Melinda adds that it’s not too late to change her mind. Chanel confirms that Belle is her lawyer now. Belle asks for a few minutes to confer with her client, so Melinda angrily exits the room. Belle sits with Chanel and tells her that Allie was afraid of Chanel being in here alone, but assures that she’s not alone anymore.

Melinda tells Shawn to get to writing up the arrest report. Allie questions why Melinda is doing this. Melinda respond that she’s just doing her job and tells Allie that if she knows anything, she can help by giving a statement. Melinda claims she’s just trying to be helpful. Melinda adds that Chanel isn’t doing herself any favors by having Belle take over and claims that she’s just trying to get to the truth. Allie argues that she doesn’t know anything and even if she did, she wouldn’t tell her. Allie declares that her girlfriend is not a murderer. Melinda calls that misplaced loyalty and argues that Chanel has been keeping a very big secret from her and everyone, but that’s all going to come out now.

Sonny tries to tell Alex to take it easy but Alex demands Leo tell him what he did and who he is working for. Alex tells him to admit what he did but Leo says he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Chad comes over and tells Alex to let him go as Stephanie adds that it’s okay, so Alex lets him go. Leo tells Sonny that he wasn’t being paranoid before. Stephanie asks Leo if Sloan came to Paulina’s office today. Leo admits that she did because he owes her some money but questions what his business with Sloan has to do with them. Chad responds that it doesn’t except when his business is stabbing their friends in the back.

Abe can’t believe Chanel has been carrying this burden around for so long and Paulina has too. Paulina apologizes for keeping this from him and asks him not to hate her for lying to him yet again. Abe assures that he could never hate her and he gets why she kept this hidden as it wasn’t her secret to tell. Paulina is surprised that he understands. Abe tells her that he will do everything he can to help her and Chanel. Paulina thanks him and hugs him.

Belle tells Chanel that Melinda is going to want to sit with her and ask a lot of tough questions, but she’ll be there with her to make sure she doesn’t say anything to hurt herself. Chanel thanks her. Belle brings up that Allie was surprised by her arrest and asks if it was a surprise to Chanel or if she saw it coming. Chanel responds that she thought it was all over and that Paulina was helping make it go away. Chanel explains that she had the file that Melinda now has. Belle questions what’s in the file. Chanel asks if she is supposed to tell her everything but Belle decides it’s probably better if she doesn’t give her the details since the police still have to show her what they have, so it’s probably better if she sees it without any preconceived notions. Chanel cries that if they have that file, then they have everything they need. Belle asks if Chanel has seen what’s in the file. Chanel confirms that Paulina showed her a copy. Belle reminds Chanel that in a court of law, it’s not always about the truth but about what they can prove is true.

Leo questions what documents and what it has to do with Chanel. Stephanie asks him to just tell them what happened when Sloan was in the office. Leo questions why this is important. Sonny tells Leo to just tell them everything. Leo argues that he already told them that Sloan showed up because she wanted money. Chad asks if he gave it to her. Leo says it wasn’t that simple and explains that he didn’t have any cash while Paulina promised him an advance and he wanted to get rid of Sloan. Stephanie and Alex question Leo opening Paulina’s safe in front of Sloan. Leo asks how else he was supposed to get the money out and notes that the combination was there, insisting that he closed it right back up but Alex says obviously not. Chad reveals that Sloan says Leo helped her which Leo denies. Chad asks if he turned his back for even a second but Leo says no. Leo then stops and comes to a realization, so Sonny tells him to answer the question. Leo then he admits he may have turned his back. Stephanie tells him to do better than that. Leo explains that he had to count the money and admits staying focused isn’t his strong suit. Alex then declares that Leo just destroyed his boss’s career and her daughter’s life.

Abe finishes a call and informs Paulina that most of the reporters have cleared out and advises her not to say anything for now. Paulina feels she needs to get to the police station. Abe suggests they call there and check in to see if Allie knows what’s going on. Paulina agrees that’s a good idea and calls Allie. Allie tells her that she’s at the police station and asks where she is. Paulina responds that she’s in her office, trying to avoid the press. Paulina asks how Chanel is and if she’s seen her. Allie says she hasn’t as she is in the interrogation room. Paulina worries about Chanel being all alone in there but Allie informs her that Belle is with her and taking the case which Paulina is thankful for. Paulina tells Allie to tell Chanel to hold on if she sees her, because she’s coming as she then hangs up.

Belle tells Chanel that for now, she just stays quiet and let her do all the talking. Belle gets a text from Allie, saying she’s outside the room and that Paulina is on her way. Chanel can’t believe this happened on her election night. Belle says they obviously planned it that way. Melinda returns to the room and reminds that she still has questions that need to be answered. Belle says that will have to wait as she still has to see the evidence. Melinda says if she wants to stall, that’s fine, but notes that it’s too late for arraignment and also too late for a bail hearing which means Chanel will be staying in lock up for the night. Shawn enters the room, so Melinda asks him to escort Chanel down to her quarters for the evening. Belle encourages that it will be okay as Shawn will keep her safe and she’ll have her out in the morning. Melinda reminds Shawn to handcuff Chanel before taking her out, since she is a murder suspect.

Leo questions that he really got Chanel in trouble. Sonny confirms that it looks bad. Leo complains that Alex seems to think he did it on purpose. Sonny asks if he did. Leo assures that he would never do anything to Paulina or Chanel and if Sloan stole something from the safe, she did it while he wasn’t looking. Leo asks if Sonny believes him. Sonny says God help him, but he does.

Paulina complains that she can’t stay here any longer and needs to be with her daughter. Abe agrees to do his best to shield her from the reporters and asks if she’s ready for this. Paulina responds that she has to be and they will get through this together. Abe opens the door to leave right as Sloan arrives.

Stephanie says now they know that Sloan used Leo to get the file. Alex questions if they are sure Leo isn’t working for Sloan. Chad admits they don’t know but should probably get started on this right away. Stephanie agrees and apologizes to Alex for having to go since her phone is going to explode if she doesn’t at least put out a statement and she needs to find Paulina. Alex understands. Stephanie assures they will do this again. Alex says he would like that a lot. Chad and Stephanie then exit.

Sloan congratulates Paulina and Abe on winning hard fought elections, but she wonders at what price. Paulina questions what she’s doing here. Abe asks if she came to gloat. Sloan tells Paulina that it would’ve been so much cheaper if Paulina just paid her what she asked, but now the whole world is going to know what Chanel did and how Paulina covered it up. Paulina calls Sloan a miserable, heartless cow and declares that she has to go see her daughter. Paulina and Abe then exit together.

Shawn brings Chanel out of the interrogation room followed by Belle and Melinda. Allie hugs Chanel and tells her she’s so sorry while Melinda orders Allie not to touch the prisoner. Belle argues that she’s not a prisoner. Melinda calls their contact inappropriate. Allie tells Chanel that she’s here for whatever she needs and she loves her. Melinda then orders Shawn to take her away. Allie hugs Belle as she cries.

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Doug and Julie sit together in the town square, talking about their productive day. Doug announces they have performed their civic duty and voted while Julie mentions they celebrated with a shopping spree. Doug says now they are here for lunch. Shawn approaches. Julie encourages him to vote now. Shawn responds that he will later but he’s actually here to see Julie. Shawn says this is awkward but he needs to look in her bag because she’s been accused of shoplifting.

Stephanie walks past the Brady Pub and sees a “Timmons For Governor” sign. Stephanie then grabs a nearby Vote for Paulina sign and goes to cover up the Timmons sign when Chad walks by and questions what she’s doing. Stephanie admits it was a bad impulse but explains that after she almost torpedoed Paulina’s whole campaign, she wants to do everything she can to make sure that she wins.

Abe joins Paulina in her office. Paulina admits she’s had butterflies all morning and is a nervous wreck. Abe encourages that she ran an excellent campaign and did it without any major missteps or scandals which he notes is pretty lucky. Paulina responds that he has no idea..

Alex teaches Sonny yoga at the Kiriakis Mansion. Sonny complains that he hates it while Alex urges him to stop being so negative. Sloan then walks in and remarks that being a dog comes natural to Alex as she kicks him over and calls him a sneaky son of a bitch.

Abe sees that has a pretty good lead on his opponent in the early results and asks about Paulina’s race. Paulina calls in Leo for an update, who reveals that current polls have her slightly ahead. Leo adds that he also checked her phone messages and there’s messages from her sister Tammy, Governor Mitchell, and three messages from Sloan Peterson.

Alex asks Sloan what’s going on. She tells him not to play dumb as she knows he took the file. Alex claims to not know what she’s talking about. Sloan argues that it had to be him since no one else has been in her apartment. Sloan screams at him, questioning why he would betray her like this when she thought they were friends.

Chad tells Stephanie not to worry about Paulina and encourages that she has this in the bag. Chad invites Stephanie to dinner to celebrate after Paulina wins. Stephanie says that’s really sweet but reveals that she already has plans to go out with Alex tonight.

Julie questions Shawn about someone accusing her of shoplifting. Shawn knows it’s crazy but says the cashier claims she left without paying and says he’ll just look in the bag to prove them wrong. Julie understands he’s just doing his job and tells him to go ahead. Shawn looks inside her bag at a fur coat as Julie instructs Doug to show the receipt but Doug reveals that he thought Julie paid for it.

Allie comes home to find Chanel cleaning up Henry’s toys. Allie tells Chanel about things at the Bakery going great and everyone having the rest of the day off to vote. Chanel mentions putting Henry to sleep a few minutes ago. Chanel tells Allie that Stephanie got upcoming questions in advance for media that she will have to do as Paulina’s daughter. Allie points out that she just realized Chanel is going to be a public figure, joking that her girlfriend is going to be famous. Chanel responds that her mom has to get elected first.

Abe questions Paulina as to why Sloan keeps pestering her. Paulina claims that Sloan asked her for a job and won’t take no for an answer. Abe says he has to check in with his campaign manager, so he will meet Paulina at the Pub after and they can go vote together. Abe exits as Paulina asks Leo what’s next on the agenda. Leo asks if she wants him to set up calls for those messages but Paulina says she will get to those later, except for the ones from Sloan as she can kick rocks.

Alex tells Sloan to calm down but she screams that she will not calm down when she has been lied to and betrayed. Sloan complains that she was so stupid as it was obviously when he blindfolded her and handcuffed her to the bed. Alex argues that she saw him leave her apartment. Sloan remembers his aunt happening to come to her house and guesses he passed the file off to her. Sonny questions Alex getting Maggie involved in this. Alex denies it and claims Sloan has it all wrong. Sloan insists that she’s right and tells Alex that she hopes it was worth it because he can say goodbye to the best sex he ever had as she storms out of the mansion.

Chad questions if Alex asked Stephanie out but she clarifies that she asked him which Chad calls a plot twist. Chad asks why she had a change of heart. Stephanie responds that Alex saved Paulina’s campaign and their jobs by taking that file from Sloan, so she wanted to show her gratitude. Stephanie asks if Chad disapproves. Chad thinks she could’ve just sent him a thank you card since taking him out to dinner will make Alex think that she’s interested in him and that he might have a shot. Stephanie then admits that maybe she is.

Allie looks over the questions Chanel has from the media and notes that some of them are very personal like asking about her role in Henry’s life or if she has plans to get married and have children of her own. Chanel blows it off that she wouldn’t give those answers to strangers. Allie then asks about giving the answers to her.

Leo complains to Paulina that Sloan is still harassing him and threatening to send in her enforcers if he doesn’t pay her legal fees. Paulina calls Sloan trash. Leo asks if there’s any way he could get an advance in pay to get Sloan off his back. Paulina says that no one deserves to be in Sloan’s clutches so she agrees to give him an advance. Leo thanks her and asks how soon he can get it. Paulina responds that she happens to have some extra cash in her safe and adds that there’s also something else in there that she needs to dispose of discretely. Leo offers to shred it for her but Paulina says she will handle it herself. Paulina opens her drawer to look for her safe combination but gets an alert that it’s time for her interview, so she tells Leo they will have to do this later. Paulina gives him her word that she will not forget because no one deserves to ever have to be tethered to Sloan.

Sonny asks Alex if Sloan was telling the truth about him stealing from her. Alex says he wouldn’t call it stealing but admits he took the file. Sonny asks what was in it. Alex admits he has no clue. Sonny argues that it makes no sense that he stole something without even knowing what was in it. Alex asks Sonny to keep this between them as he reveals that Stephanie asked him to see the file. Sonny asks why but Alex says the less he knows, the better. Alex adds that Stephanie seemed very grateful. Sonny questions Alex committing a crime just to score points. Alex explains that Stephanie was scared and upset and he hated seeing her like that but admits the side benefit is that she does seem a bit warmer towards him and that she asked him out to dinner tonight. Sonny asks if this is a date then but Alex is not so sure about that.

Chad questions Stephanie about if this is a date then. Stephanie clarifies that she has come to realize that Alex isn’t the jerk that she thought he was since he tainted his relationship with Sloan just to help her out. Chad points out that doesn’t answer his question. Stephanie states that she has changed her opinion of Alex but clarifies that she isn’t considering this a date but just that she has an open mind. Chad bets Alex is thrilled. Stephanie points out that Alex would have Chad to thank for it. Chad questions what he did. Stephanie explains that after her ex, she shut down emotionally and wasn’t going to let anyone hurt her like that again but after spending time with Chad and getting to know him better, she decided to put herself out there again. Stephanie adds that it’s because Chad isn’t interested. Chad stops her and questions who said he wasn’t interested. Stephanie responds that he did.

Shawn walks Julie back through the town square after fixing things at the shop. Julie is mortified that the shopkeeper thought she shoplifted intentionally. Doug jokes that it wouldn’t be the first time. Julie brings up an incident that Doug was referring to back when she was a teenager. Shawn assures he’s not judging her. Julie talks about how it was a similar item back then and they threatened to book her when Tom and Mickey came to her rescue as she flashes back to that time. Doug points out that it was over 50 years ago. Julie confirms that was 57 years ago to this very day.

Allie tells Chanel to start with the marriage question. Chanel says considering what happened with Johnny and her, she’s in no rush to tie the knot anytime soon but that doesn’t mean she can’t see them getting married eventually. Allie agrees and says she loves being with her while they both acknowledge they’ve only been dating for three months so they are cool with taking things slowly. Allie then asks Chanel about children. Chanel says she loves helping her raise Henry but asks if Allie wants more children. Allie says as bad as things got between her and Johnny growing up, the good times made up for it, so she thinks having a sibling can be really good for a kid. Chanel admits it can be lonely as an only child and she can only imagine what it would’ve been like to grow up with Lani, so she is open to the idea of more kids. Allie jokes how a couple years ago they were partying their way through London without a care in the world and now they are talking about their future like adults. Chanel responds that she wouldn’t have it any other way as they kiss.

Chad asks Stephanie when he said he wasn’t interested. Stephanie reveals that she happened to walk in when he made it pretty clear to Alex that there would never be anything between them. Chad says he didn’t realize and apologizes. Stephanie tells him that she likes knowing where things stand. Chad argues that he needs to explain that Alex accused him of having feelings for her and it made him feel uncomfortable and he didn’t know how to respond, so he just blurted that out. Stephanie asks if he’s saying he didn’t mean what he said.

Alex explains to Sonny that Stephanie said she wanted to thank him for helping her out but says if nothing else, at least now she doesn’t think he’s complete scum and maybe she’ll give them a chance. Sonny reminds him not to push it. Alex knows he has to play it cool and admits he shouldn’t have hounded her before and should’ve backed off. Alex says maybe now, the universe has intervened to bring them closer together. Sonny is glad that Stephanie is finally giving him a chance. Alex thanks him and assures he’s not going to blow it this time.

Sloan goes to Paulina’s office and tells Leo that she’s here to see Paulina since she’s not returning her calls. Leo informs her that Paulina is not there and assures her that he’ll have her money soon. Leo swears he’ll have it tomorrow but Sloan says that doesn’t work for her. Sloan guesses she’ll just have to send her associates and warns that they can be there in ten minutes. Leo then decides he can get her money now and finds Paulina’s safe combination in her drawer. Leo then opens the safe and removes a briefcase, noting that he’s sure Paulina wouldn’t mind him taking care of it himself. Sloan then looks over in to the safe and sees the file that Alex stole from her and smiles…

Shawn joins Doug and Julie for lunch. Abe arrives and greets them. Julie presumes he’s on his way to being re-elected as mayor. Abe admits it’s looking pretty good but it’s not over yet and adds that he may not have the job for very long. Abe announces that if Paulina wins her election, he will be stepping down as Mayor and moving to the capitol with her. Doug calls that quite a gesture. Paulina then joins them. Julie mentions that they just heard the news that Paulina may be taking Abe away. Paulina says maybe not as she just heard some very troubling news.

Sonny goes back to doing yoga until Leo walks in and startles him. Sonny questions what he’s doing here. Leo tells him to get dressed because he’s here to take him to dinner to celebrate his new job. Sonny didn’t think he was serious about that. Leo adds that they can also celebrate Sonny for keeping him out of prison and tells Sonny to let him take him out for a night on the town. Leo promises that he won’t regret it.

Chad tells Stephanie that there’s obviously an attraction between them and part of him thinks it would be really nice to pursue that and to see where it goes. Stephanie asks about the other part that he’s obviously listening to. Chad admits he’s still grieving Abigail, so he’s not ready to start seeing anyone in a serious way and he doesn’t know when or if he ever will be. Chad says he may have overstated things to Alex, he doesn’t want her to sit around, waiting and hoping. Stephanie appreciates his honesty. Chad is really glad that she wants to start dating again though, even if Alex wouldn’t be his first choice, but he supports her because that’s what friends do. They then decide to get to work.

Julie asks Paulina about the troubling news. Paulina responds that she may be overreacting but the owner of the Salem Inn said she didn’t vote for her and that a lot of the other local business owners didn’t either because apparently they are still angry about the whole Price Town business and are claiming that she’s just a shill for big business. Paulina worries that it could really hurt her chances. Stephanie and Chad approach. Stephanie tells Paulina that she anticipated something like this, so she already has a rebuttal and just needs her approval. Shawn asks if there’s anything else they can do to help. Stephanie encourages them to go vote.

Later that night….

Paulina, Abe, Stephanie, Chad, Allie, Chanel, and Leo are all at Paulina’s office. Paulina finishes a call with Lani and hands the phone over to Abe, who talks about it being a big day. Paulina asks Stephanie about the damage control. Stephanie thinks they were able to turn things around for the voters. Paulina remarks that Abe was just congratulating her on avoiding any missteps. Chad thinks Price Town ranks pretty low compared to some of the other things in Salem. Abe announces that they just called the race and he won as everyone cheers.

Alex gets dressed at the Kiriakis Mansion when Sonny comes in also dressed up. Alex questions where he’s going. Sonny admits that he’s going out to dinner with Leo Stark. Alex is shocked and questions why. Sonny complains that he’s been cooped up in the house ever since getting out of the hospital and decided he needed a night out, even if it is with Leo. Alex asks how Will feels about him going to dinner with another man. Sonny argues that it’s not another man, it’s Leo Stark. Alex reminds him that Leo is his ex-husband. Sonny argues that Leo just wants to thank him for clearing him of the murder and to celebrate his new job. Alex points out that celebrating is festive which is more than just a friendly dinner to him. Sonny disagrees and insists that it’s just a meal and a much needed change of scenery for him and he’s not looking for romance. Sonny tells Alex not to compare him going out with Stephanie to he and Leo. Alex hopes that by the end of the night, he will have swept Stephanie off her feet.

Stephanie watches the polls and worries that they might not have a definitive answer tonight. Stephanie then stops and says they are calling it. Stephanie announces that Paulina won and they all celebrate.

Abe and Paulina head to the town square for their speech. Abe says he is honored that the people of Salem have continued to support him and find him worthy of serving another term as mayor. Abe then announces he regrets to inform them that he intends to step down and hand the reigns to his very capable deputy mayor. Abe clarifies that he does not make this decision lightly but his wife Paulina Price has just been elected their new Governor. Chad, Stephanie, Leo, Allie, and Chanel all applaud with the audience. Abe believes it’s his duty to support Paulina to the best of his abilities, so he will be moving with her to the state capitol. Abe adds that it will be his pleasure to turn the microphone over to Paulina. Paulina thanks them for the warm welcome and talks about how blessed she feels to be taking on such an important role. Paulina adds that she wouldn’t have been here without her support team, starting with her incredible campaign staff and her amazing husband, Abe and her wonderful daughters, Lani and Chanel. Paulina brings Chanel up to the podium with her and declares that there is nothing more important than family.

Julie goes home and looks at her family photos along the fireplace mantle. Doug calls her over to the couch with a cake to jokingly wish a happy 57th anniversary to her life of crime as they kiss.

Paulina talks about fighting heart and soul when she commits to something, so she looks forward to dedicating her heart and soul to the good people of this state. Sonny arrives and congratulates Leo. Leo can’t believe he is now the executive director to the Governor of the State, joking that it makes him an A list gay and that means they can book a table as Leo takes Sonny and they walk away. Alex arrives to take Stephanie out. Stephanie goes over to Chad and tells him that Paulina just gave her the rest of the night off so that means Chad is free. Chad says he’s glad he could help. Alex tells Stephanie that they are just in time for their reservation at the Bistro. Stephanie thanks Chad again for his help, noting that she couldn’t even have done it without him. Stephanie then walks off with Alex.

Sloan sits in the Brady Pub, having a drink as she reads an article about Paulina winning the election. Sloan remarks that Paulina can enjoy her victory while she can.

Paulina calls this one of the best days of her life. Abe feels the same. Chanel says they are about to have a great celebration with champagne. Shawn then comes over. Paulina asks if something is wrong. Shawn reveals that he needs Chanel to come to the police station with him because he has a warrant for her arrest. Allie asks if this is some kind of joke but Shawn confirms it is not. Shawn then reveals that Chanel is under arrest for suspicion of murder and handcuffs her, shocking Paulina, Allie, and Abe.

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At DiMera Enterprises, Stefan kisses Chloe until she pulls away and says maybe they shouldn’t do this, bringing up that she knows she’s not over Brady so she feels it’s unfair to Stefan. Stefan asks what about being fair to herself. Stefan reminds Chloe that Brady has already moved on with his life and is back together with Kristen. Chloe argues that he’s not back with Kristen. Stefan points out that Brady chose to move Kristen back in to his home and declares that Brady isn’t wasting any time going after what he wants, so he questions why Chloe should.

Wendy tells Johnny that she still can’t wrap her head around how Dr. Rolf could brainwash Stefan in to being in love with Chloe and just forgetting about Gabi. Johnny says it’s what Dr. Rolf does as a mad scientist. Wendy says she’s big on science and guesses she’s also a hopeless romantic so she finds it crazy that someone could manipulate someone’s feelings like that. Johnny calls it no more crazy than Stefan rising from the dead after four years. Wendy declares that if they can find Ned Granger, maybe he can lead them to Dr. Rolf. Johnny adds that then Dr. Rolf can tell them if EJ and Li messed with Stefan’s head. Wendy responds that if they did, Johnny would have his payback for what EJ did to Ava.

In the DiMera Crypt Ava’s vision of Charlie encourages her to keep her eye on the prize and that she’s going to get revenge on EJ DiMera. Ava agrees that EJ deserves to pay for thinking he could banish her from Salem. Ava declares that if all goes according to plan, Xander should be grabbing EJ’s mother right now.

Anna and Tony return home to the DiMera Mansion from Zurick. Anna complains about the flight and orders Tony to fire the pilot. They decide they need a drink and head in to the living room where Anna is shocked to find the crystal heart trinket that Tony got her for her birthday is smashed on the floor. Tony says he will replace it but Anna calls it a one of a kind item so there can never be another.

Xander drags Susan out of the DiMera Mansion.

Ava and her vision of Charlie joke in the Crypt about how EJ is going to be freaking out when he can’t find his mom. Charlie remarks that he can’t wait until EJ finds out that Ava was behind the kidnapping. Ava then immediately stops laughing and questions what the hell he’s talking about. Ava states that EJ can never find out it was her. Charlie asks why the hell not.

Stefan apologizes to Chloe and says he doesn’t mean to push. Chloe says it’s okay as he asked a valid question. Chloe asks what she is doing since she and Brady are over and he’s clearly moved on. Chloe declares that she thinks she is ready to move on as well. Chloe then reminds Stefan that they worked together and she just got a promotion. Stefan points out that he didn’t promote her and he’s not her boss so they are two employees of equal stature and if they start dating, they just have to let HR know first. Stefan declares that he’s ready to go public with how he feels and asks if Chloe is.

Wendy asks Johnny how they can find Ned Granger. Johnny brings up that Tony used to fly with him all the time, so he thinks Tony could point them in the right direction. Wendy questions calling Tony and worries that he could tell EJ what they are up to. Johnny admits that Tony did vote for EJ to become CEO again and that if EJ did something to Stefan, Tony could already know about it or even be in on it. Wendy asks if Tony flew with Ned alone. Johnny brings up Anna being with him, so Wendy points out that Anna would definitely know Ned too. Johnny acknowledges that Anna also has a soft spot for him.

Anna cries to Tony that the gift meant so much to her. Tony offers to call the artist to see if he can do anything about it. EJ walks in and announces that dinner will be ready shortly. Anna informs him that she lost her appetite after the horrible flight and then coming home to find her crystal heart shattered. Tony encourages that they will find a way to get it fixed. Tony asks what is for dinner. EJ informs him that Susan asked cook to prepare catfish nuggets. Tony asks if Susan is joining them. EJ says he thought so but she seems to have disappeared. EJ asks if Anna or Tony know where Susan has gone.

Ava gets a text from Xander that it’s done. Charlie tells Ava that now she can call EJ to make him beg to get his mother back. Ava repeats that EJ can never find out that she’s behind this because if he does, she will be on the run for the rest of her life and she will never see Tripp again. Charlie gets upset and asks so what. Ava asks what he means because she needs Tripp in her life. Ava calls Tripp her son who is alive and he needs her close to him which is why he asked her to move to Seattle. Charlie argues that Tripp did that out of pity and that the Johnsons are Tripp’s family now. Charlie declares that Ava has nothing and no one, except him. Ava asks what about her grandson, Henry. Ava doesn’t think she could handle never seeing Henry again. Charlie tells her that she won’t have to then because they’ll take his son with them.

Sarah goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and returns Maggie’s check to her, saying that she and Xander can not accept her money. Maggie didn’t think Sarah was going to tell Xander about it. Sarah explains that it fell out of her planner when Xander used it to kill a roach. Maggie offers cash instead but Sarah says she can’t because Xander was really hurt when he found out she accepted the money because he thought it meant she didn’t believe in him. Sarah insists they will be fine. Maggie argues that Xander is struggling and there is no shame in accepting help. Maggie asks Sarah to let her take some of the weight off Xander’s shoulders…

Xander brings Susan’s unconscious body in to the Kiriakis summer shed and confirms that she’s still alive.

EJ mentions going to check on dinner and he can’t imagine where Susan went off to. Tony praises the catfish nuggets. Anna then gets a call from Johnny, who says he needs her help with something but Tony and EJ can’t know about it. Anna questions why. Johnny informs her that he’s at Allie’s place and asks her to come now because he really needs her and he knows his favorite aunt will come through for him. Anna says she’ll be there as soon as she can and hangs up. Tony asks who was on the phone. Anna claims it was the artist who made the sculpture as she texted him and he called her right away. Tony asks if he can fix it. Anna says he doesn’t know as he’ll have to see it and told her to come over. Anna asks if he minds. Tony says not at all since he knows how important it is to her. EJ asks if he should put a hold on dinner then. Anna tells them to just eat without her as she’s still a little queasy from the flight so she will wait to eat. Anna adds that she hopes EJ’s mother shows up soon as she exits.

Xander talks about bad memories of working as Victor’s gardener in the shed and now he’s ended up back here to try to change his fortunes. Xander says he’s sorry Susan had to get mixed up in this and when she wakes up, it will all seem like a bad dream. Susan then begins to wake up.

Sarah informs Maggie that Xander is at a second interview for a job that he says could be very lucrative. Maggie says that’s wonderful and asks what the job is. Sarah admits that he didn’t say. Maggie says she adores Xander but given his history, she asks if Sarah is concerned that he left her in the dark.

Xander ties Susan up to a chair as she wakes up. Xander then puts a sack over her head. Susan wakes up and begins to panic about being blind and paralyzed as she can’t see or move. Susan complains that she can’t breathe and needs the sack off of her head.

EJ calls Susan but it goes to voicemail. Tony encourages EJ not to worry since Susan hasn’t been gone that long and maybe she just went for a walk. EJ supposes it’s possible and suggests they take the time to talk to get his mind off Susan. EJ adds that there is something important he wants to talk to him about regarding their brother, Stefan.

Ava questions Charlie wanting her to take Henry and rip him away from his mother. Charlie reminds her that he is Henry’s father and he would be safe, loved, and cherished. He urges Ava not to lose her edge and reminds her how good it feels to be bad. Charlie asks when the world has been fair to Ava. Charlie states that everyone is always getting what they want while Ava is always left in the dust. Charlie brings up EJ threatening to throw her in prison if she didn’t disappear and questions her wanting to show mercy by giving him Susan back right away or letting someone anonymous take credit. Charlie insists that Ava needs to show EJ the hurt that happens when she is messed with. Ava then decides Charlie is right and declares that EJ needs to pay and he will know that she was behind it. Charlie urges her to unleash the hate so that EJ gets what he deserves and in the end, she will get revenge and enough money that they can take Henry and disappear where they will never find them. Charlie tells Ava that he and Henry are the only family she needs.

Anna goes to see Johnny, who introduces her to Wendy. Anna asks what the big secret that he is keeping from Tony and EJ. Johnny explains that they think that EJ and Li may have ordered Dr. Rolf to brainwash Stefan to make him think he hates Gabi and loves Chloe which Anna questions.

Chloe tells Stefan that she’s not afraid to go public and isn’t afraid of being judged as she doesn’t care what people think. Chloe questions if this is how Stefan really feels as she’s been wondering if these feelings for her are genuine or if someone else put them there. Stefan questions her hearing the rumors. Chloe responds that she knows that Gabi thought Dr. Rolf brainwashed her and that what he’s feeling now is something Rolf programmed in to his head. Stefan admits the possibility crossed his mind but Gabi went to ask Dr. Rolf if he did anything to his brain and he said no. Stefan adds that Gabi believes that Dr. Rolf’s hands are clean and so does he.

Tony questions EJ having Dr. Rolf brainwash Stefan. EJ clarifies that Li Shin did it and Kristen went along for the ride. Tony notes that EJ apparently did too and questions him expecting him to support him in this. Tony understands he has to be ruthless and calculating to get ahead in business. EJ argues that they both know Stefan is better off without Gabi. Tony argues that it’s not his call to make. EJ notes Tony’s disapproval but declares that what’s done is done. EJ stops Tony and tells him that he can’t tell anyone about this including Anna.

Anna questions Johnny thinking EJ did this to take back control of the family business. Wendy adds that Li would also benefit from Stefan not having feelings for Gabi. Johnny notes that it’s possibly Tony is involved too since he’s tight with EJ but Anna assures that Tony could never keep a secret from her. Anna asks why she’s here since Johnny said he needed something. Wendy explains that Dr. Rolf is missing and they think Li used a former DiMera pilot to fly him to an undisclosed location. Johnny adds that if they can find the pilot, they can find Dr. Rolf to confront him and they think it might be Ned Granger. Anna remembers Ned being the lowlife that helped Gwen and Ava kidnap Abigail. Johnny says that’s why it makes sense that he’d be involved and they just need help finding him. Anna brings up Stefano going to great lengths to keep her and Tony apart, so if his sons are doing the same, it needs to be stopped. Anna then agrees to reach out to Ned. Wendy wonders if Ned will talk. Anna assures that she can count on it.

Sarah tells Maggie not to insinuate that Xander’s job must be something shady because he didn’t give her the specifics. Maggie brings up that Sarah said herself that Xander brought up diamond smuggling as a possibility. Sarah admits that she thought it was strange that Xander wouldn’t give her the details so she asked if she should be worried, but he said he’s a changed man. Maggie relates it to Victor and responds that old ways are really tough to shake. Sarah says that’s where they come in and remind their men of everything they’d have to lose. Maggie says she loves Xander and believes he wants to stay on the right path but proving he can provide for them and getting them out of the motel is a lot of pressure. Sarah asks Maggie not to worry and promises that Xander is only interested in honest work. Maggie suggests Sarah call Xander then and ask him how his second interview went.

Xander removes the sack from Susan’s head and she says she feels much better. She then looks up to see Xander is wearing her clown mask from Halloween and declares that she’s been abducted by an evil clown.

Anna calls Ned and says she understands his clients rely on his discretion but this is a matter of utmost urgency as she needs to locate Dr. Rolf right away. Ned asks why it’s so urgent. Anna claims that it’s for Tony as he was sick and now he’s dead, so if anyone can bring him back, she knows it’s Dr. Rolf but they are running out of time. Anna mentions still being upset with Ned over what he did to Abigail but she understands that he eventually did the right thing by telling Tony and Chad where she was, so now she needs him to do the right thing by telling her where he flew Dr. Rolf. Anna thanks him and says she’s so grateful as she hangs up. Anna then reveals to Johnny and Wendy that Dr. Rolf is in Jakarta.

Stefan asks if Chloe is still worried that Dr. Rolf put these feelings in his head. Chloe knows it’s a buzzkill but says she just doesn’t know what to think right now. Stefan acknowledges being confused about a lot of things since coming back but one thing he hasn’t been confused about is her. Stefan knows he hurt her when he cheated on her with Gabi and he’s sorry, but he’s over her and they just filed for divorce. Stefan says that Gabi is moving ahead with Li while he has a second chance at life and love, so he wants Chloe to take that chance with him. Stefan wants to make Chloe forget about Brady and suggests they leave town tonight and go anywhere she wants to go. Chloe admits that sounds exciting but reminds him that she just started a new job and can’t just take off. Stefan argues that they can make it a business trip since they have offices all over the world. Stefan assures they won’t put anybody’s job at risk. Stefan pleads with Chloe to follow her heart and say yes. Chloe then says yes which excites Stefan. Stefan tells her to pack her bags and he will prepare the DiMera Jet then they will be on their way.

EJ encourages Tony that it’s possible Stefan already had doubts about Gabi and feelings for Chloe and that Dr. Rolf just intensified them. Tony argues that it doesn’t give anyone the right to decide who should love whom. EJ argues that it’s not just about love but about legacy. EJ says that Gabi was destroying Stefano’s company when they have an obligation to protect it and if a few peoples’ feelings get hurt along the way, so be it. EJ asks if he’s right or wrong. Tony responds that he’s conflicted which EJ calls progress.

Susan thought she loved clowns but decides they are scary. Xander explains that he’s not a real clown and he found the mask in her bag. Susan calls him a thief and says she doesn’t want it back because as soon as she put it on, she had a premonition that someone was out to get EJ. Susan asks if that’s what this is about. Susan’s phone rings so she tells him that he can answer it if he wants but Xander ignores the call. She questions why he didn’t answer. Xander responds that he’s busy. Susan threatens to scream if he touches her. Xander responds that no one will hear her because she’s in a very special soundproof room. Xander says he’s going to step out for a moment and warns her to behave herself. After Xander exits, Susan remarks that it looks like a regular old summer garden shed.

Ava talks to Jake’s plaque in the DiMera Crypt about opening her heart to him and how maybe things would be different if he were here, but he’s gone. Ava declares that now she has to do what she has to do. Ava then gets a call from Xander and asks if he has Susan. Xander confirms that he does and asks when they get the ransom money. Ava responds that they will get it when she decides. Xander declares that he’s done babysitting Susan and demands that Ava call EJ and get their money now.

After Anna leaves, Johnny tells Wendy that it looks like they are headed to Jakarta and finds out that the first flight out isn’t until tomorrow at noon. Wendy looks on her laptop and points out that the DiMera Jet is available. Johnny worries that if someone tries to use it while they’re gone, then they will know where they are. Wendy reveals that she just switched the plane’s status to unavailable so Johnny declares they are heading to Jakarta.

Stefan makes a call and is told that the DiMera Jet is being serviced so he decides he can just book them two first class plane tickets but Chloe takes it as a sign they should slow things down. Chloe knows she said she wanted to go and she feels bad for suddenly changing her mind but she couldn’t help but feel ambivalent about moving so quickly. Chloe apologizes and hopes he understands. Stefan assures that they will go as fast or as slow as she wants.

Xander puts the clown mask back on and returns to the shed. Susan demands to be let go but Xander says he can’t do that. Susan questions what he wants and who he is. Xander responds that he’s just an evil clown doing his job.

Sarah tries calling Xander but he doesn’t answer which she takes as a good sign. Maggie invites Sarah to stay for dinner and if Xander gets the job, they can celebrate. Sarah points out that Xander won’t be breaking bread with Victor anytime soon but soon they will be able to show everyone that they are doing great back on their feet as Xander will get this job and be making the big bucks soon..

Susan calls Xander a sad clown instead of an evil clown because she can read people and she can just tell that he doesn’t want to be doing this. Xander responds that all that matters is that her son cooperates. Xander declares that as long as EJ does what he’s told, nobody is going to get hurt.

EJ searches the DiMera Mansion for Susan, wondering where she could have gone. EJ then gets a call from Ava, who asks if he’s wondering where his mother is. EJ questions what she did to her. Ava tells him to relax as she’s fine and being well taken care of for the moment. EJ warns Ava not to hurt Susan. Ava responds that she is calling the shots now because she has his mother and if he does exactly what she tells him, then maybe she will return her to him in one piece.

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