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Update written by Joseph

Paulina is in the town square calling EJ on the phone to question him releasing Cat Green after what she did to his family. EJ responds that he has his reasons. Paulina demands EJ come to her office first thing tomorrow and hangs up. Kristen then walks in behind EJ and questions why he let the impostor go.

Kayla is at the hospital on the phone with Steve, asking why Chad had EJ drop the charges against Cat. Kayla says she’s sure he’ll get to the bottom of it and says she’s just finishing up as she hangs up. Xander then arrives and tells Kayla that she can’t leave until she helps Sarah walk again as he presents her with the serum.

Ava works at the Bistro. Brady comes in and greets her, saying he just wanted to shoot the breeze with her. Ava says she’s ready for a break as they sit together. Ava reminds Brady that last time they shot the breeze it was about Tate and Sophia. Brady jokes that he doesn’t want to violate Tate’s privacy. Ava assures he can trust her since they care about Tate and Sophia, so she knows that she can trust him with what she’s going to divulge to him. Ava then stops and says she doesn’t want to violate Sophia’s trust either but Brady reveals that he already knows that Tate and Sophia have taken their relationship to the next level.

Tate and Sophia kiss in bed as they talk about how into each other they are until Tate accidentally calls her Holly.

Holly goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and sits sadly in the living room as she thinks back to Tate telling her that he slept with Sophia.

Tate claims he didn’t call Sophia anything but Sophia argues that he said Holly’s name

Ava jokes about Brady saying in a classy way that Tate and Sophia took their relationship to the next level. Ava says she hopes things work out between them because Sophia is clearly smitten with Tate, so she hopes Tate is equally as much with her. Brady decides to conclude the conversation, but Ava insists that she hopes Tate is over Holly but Brady doesn’t respond to and instead orders a club soda which Ava goes to get him.

Tate swears that he doesn’t remember calling Sophia, Holly. Sophia questions him and says she knows what she heard. Sophia argues that means that even though he’s in bed with her, he’s thinking about Holly.

Maggie joins Holly in the living room and says she’s glad she’s there because she has some wonderful news. Maggie then announces that Kristen agreed to give Sarah the serum.

Sarah and Xander tell Kayla about the serum at the hospital. Sarah admits she has no idea about the dosage and how to administer it. Xander tells Kayla that Sarah trusts her to be the one to get her out of the wheelchair and walking again.

Tate tells Sophia that he must have said Holly if she heard it. Sophia complains about him saying another girl’s name while in bed with her. Tate says he feels awful and embarrassed. Tate talks about when he and Holly broke up, she took it really hard so he’s been thinking about her but it has nothing to do with how he feels about Sophia. Tate suggests they forget about everyone else and focus on them. Sophia complains that she was focused on them but he was focused on Holly. Tate says he’s so sorry. Sophia argues that he was just dying to have sex tonight while wishing he got back with Holly.

Ava brings Brady his club soda and says she’ll finish work in the morning. Brady says he does have some good news to share with her which Ava says she could use. Brady reminds Ava that he told her that Kristen was going to do something huge for Sarah. Ava recalls being surprised that Kristen would do anything huge for anyone that wasn’t horrible and destructive. Brady says it appears that Kristen is actually going through with it and reveals that there’s a serum that could potentially cure Sarah’s paralysis. Brady says he’s hoping and praying that Sarah will be able to walk very soon. Ava calls that amazing but she doesn’t see Kristen doing something like that without strings. Brady then admits there are strings, explaining that when Kristen agreed to turn over the serum, he didn’t know she had asked for Titan in return which shocks Ava. Brady says that Kristen demanded Xander give her control of his father’s company. Ava says that’s more like the cold-hearted Kristen they know and asks if Xander made the deal. Brady then reveals he didn’t have to because Kristen changed her mind about it. Ava questions why she would do that. Brady admits it’s because he asked her to.

EJ assures Kristen that he has the Cat Green situation well in hand. Kristen hopes so as she doesn’t understand how anyone believed she was Abigail. Kristen says she knew she was an impostor the first time she stepped foot in the house. EJ jokes about her being a detective and suggests she apply to the police department. Kristen says she’s very happy in her current position. EJ says he hears that she might not have that position for long after botching the Titan takeover. EJ asks how Kristen screwed this one up.

Holly tells Maggie that she thought Kristen was only willing to give the serum if Xander gave her Titan. Maggie confirms that was the original deal but she’s happy to report that Titan is still Xander’s because Brady somehow convinced Kristen to have a change of heart. They joke about Kristen having a heart. Maggie guesses this time Kristen listened to her better angels and says that Xander and Sarah are talking to Kayla now about the serum.

Sarah and Xander tell Kayla what they know about the serum. Kayla questions trusting Kristen and Dr. Rolf. Sarah reveals that Dr. Rolf did leave some instructions, so she hopes they can figure out what to do next from the notes.

Kristen tells EJ that she didn’t botch anything, but there was an unexpected complication which EJ questions. Kristen explains that Philip showed up and threatened to tie up the deals for Titan in court so she decided it wasn’t worth the trouble and claims she simply chose to give Sarah the serum with no strings. EJ questions why she would do that since even without handing over Titan, Xander would’ve paid for it. EJ asks why she would just give up her advantage. Kristen then informs EJ that she did it for love.

Ava questions Brady saying that Kristen gave Sarah and Xander the serum just because Brady told her to and asks what the catch is. Brady then admits that he told Kristen that if she forced Xander to give over Titan in exchange for the serum, then she could kiss any chance of them getting back together goodbye which Ava laughs at, realizing that Kristen only did the right thing because she’s still crazy about Brady and he gave her hope that they might get back together. Brady admits it was a little manipulative but very effective. Ava wonders if it was a total manipulation or if there’s a chance for Brady and Kristen. Ava brings up that they have a daughter together and asks if there’s any chance of them actually getting back together.

Kayla says from what she sees from the notes, Dr. Rolf intended it to be a 10% solution but there’s nothing about diluting it with saline, so she’s not clear on the rate. Xander asks if any of this means if they know how to use it. Sarah explains that they think the cure could be given through an IV but it might take several hours and that’s a problem because the serum has to be injected directly in to her spine. Kayla points out that it carries significant risk and she’s not sure she’s comfortable with it.

Holly tells Maggie that she hopes Sarah is able to walk again. Maggie asks Holly what’s happening in her life. Holly feels weird to talk about her own life with all that’s going on. Maggie says she can tell Holly is a bit down. Holly admits her break up with Tate has been hard. Maggie understands she cared about him very much. Holly talks about going through Brady’s briefcase and then just apologizing, thinking everything would be okay. Maggie points out they were very close. Holly remarks that she didn’t count on an obstacle getting in the way and ruining everything which is Sophia.

Sophia argues that she told Tate that she only wanted to be with him if she was the only one and he said she was, but he was obviously lying. Tate argues that he wasn’t. Sophia complains that Tate wanted to be honorable by not dumping her right after sleeping with her and doesn’t see the honor in being with someone when he really wants to be with someone else. Tate admits he didn’t want to hurt her and that he’s trying to do the right thing but he doesn’t know what that is. Sophia says it’s a simple question and asks who Tate wants to be with, her or Holly?

Brady knows it’s insane to think he and Kristen could have a future together with their history, but says the one reason he doesn’t completely rule it out is their daughter. Brady says it would mean the world for Rachel to have her parents together as a family again, but his head tells him to run the other direction and not look back. Ava asks what his heart tells him. Brady responds that his heart is with his daughter as he just wants her to be happy. Brady talks about Rachel hating it when he and Kristen fight. Ava responds that if Brady wants Rachel to be happy, that means he might get back together with Kristen. Brady says he’s obviously conflicted about it, but Kristen knows it’s highly unlikely they could ever work it out and he’s made no promises. Ava thinks he’s being naïve as he may think he made no promises to Kristen, but it’s possible that she heard what she wanted to hear.

EJ sits with Kristen and goes over Kristen giving away the miracle cure because Brady asked her to, despite the fact that he promised nothing in return. Kristen claims that Brady told her that the only way they could get back together is if she helped Sarah walk again. EJ wants to be clear on the language of this deal and asks if he’s correct to assume that Brady offered no guarantees that he would enter a romantic relationship with her. Kristen asks if she should’ve had Brady sign a blood oath. EJ argues that she should’ve at least secured a promise of a future with Brady, but she instead let him dangle a carrot in front of her and she dropped everything else to chase after it. EJ declares that Kristen failed negotiating 101 by giving up the miracle cure and ending up with nothing.

Xander asks why injecting the serum in to Sarah’s spine would be risky. Sarah explains that there’s still swelling around her spine while Kayla adds that the serum is an unknown quantity so it could make the swelling worse and Sarah’s condition could become irreversible. Xander recalls Kayla saying initially that there was a chance Sarah could recover without treatment, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening so he questions if the serum could really make it worse. Kayla says they just don’t know. Kayla admits that Dr. Rolf is a brilliant scientist while Sarah acknowledges that it’s an untested treatment. Kayla repeats that there are significant risks here. Xander tells Sarah that he will love her and see that they live their best lives together regardless of what she chooses. Sarah brings up Victoria taking her first steps soon, so she is willing to take this chance if it means she can be standing with her and holding her hand. Xander tells Kayla that they know the risks while Sarah says they also know the possible miraculous rewards, so Sarah asks Kayla to give her the serum.

Sophia tells Tate to forget about answering because the look on his face tells her all she needs to know. Sophia argues that Tate doesn’t have the guts to admit it so he can stay silent and tell himself he did the right thing. Sophia declares that he doesn’t even have to feel guilty about dumping her because she’s dumping him. Tate tells her that he’s really sorry and didn’t intend for any of this to happen. Tate calls her great and says he really does like her. Sophia argues that isn’t enough as she doesn’t sleep with people she just likes. Sophia tells Tate to go be with who he really wants to be with in Holly. Sophia then warns that when Holly breaks his heart, not to come crying to her as she storms out.

Holly tells Maggie about how Tate said he wanted to be with her but he didn’t want to hurt Sophia just because she wants to get back together, so he wants to see where things go with Sophia. Maggie calls it admirable but she’s not happy that Holly got hurt in the process. Maggie then gets a text and says she has to get to the hospital. Holly offers to go with her but Maggie says she’ll check in with her later. Maggie tells her to take care as she exits.

Sophia goes to the Bistro and says she knows Ava’s about to close but she needed to see her. Ava sees she’s upset and tells her to sit down. Sophia cries that she feels like such a fool. Ava asks what happened and if it’s Tate. Sophia informs Ava that she and Tate are finished which Ava questions as she thought they took their relationship to the next level. Sophia confirms that they did but then when they went back to that level, he called her Holly in the middle of it.

Tate goes to the Kiriakis Mansion to see Holly, who questions what he’s doing there and guesses he doesn’t have plans with Sophia tonight. Tate admits that they did but they aren’t together anymore.

Kristen mocks EJ saying she failed negotation 101. EJ repeats that she gave away her end of the deal without anything in return as Brady has given her no reason to believe that they are ever getting back together. Kristen calls that his pessimistic take on it, but she’s certain that he will be proven wrong. Kristen questions where EJ’s negotiating skills have gotten him with Sami and Nicole. EJ tells her to stay on topic as they are talking about her deluding herself in to thinking Brady will take her back. EJ adds that now that Kristen has given Brady what he wants, he’d be shocked if Brady ever shows his face around her again. Brady then enters the room, so Kristen asks what EJ was saying.

Maggie goes to the hospital and tells Xander that she got Kayla’s text, so she asks what’s happening. Xander informs her that Kayla has agreed to administer Dr. Rolf’s serum which excites her. Xander adds that Sarah knows the risks and has decided to take the chance, so Kayla is preparing her now. Xander declares that Sarah may have come to the hospital in a wheelchair, but if everything goes right, she could be walking out. Maggie excitedly hugs Xander.

Kristen greets Brady and calls it a surprise. EJ gets a call from Paulina and exits the room to answer the cal. Kristen tells Brady she’s happy to see him. Brady says he can’t stay long. Kristen says she wanted to call him and tell him that she took Xander and Sarah to Dr. Rolf’s lab to figure out how to administer the serum. Brady admits he’s impressed with her doing the right thing. Brady then gives Rachel’s friendship bracelet to Kristen which she forgot in his car. Brady tells Kristen that it’s important that she understands that he’s grateful for what she’s doing for Sarah, but it doesn’t necessarily change anything between them and he can’t make any promises. Brady asks Kristen to tell Rachel that he loves her and will call her to say goodnight. Brady thanks her and then exits as EJ returns to ask how it went. EJ mocks that Brady came to tell her that he realized he can’t live without her.

Sophia tells Ava about how she called Tate on saying Holly’s name and Tate could barely say another word and couldn’t look her in the eye to say he wanted to be with her and not Holly, so she ended things and walked out. Ava commends her for getting out with her dignity. Sophia cries that she’s not sure she did as she feels so used and humiliated. Ava tells Sophia that Tate did this so it’s on him as he made her think he was over Holly when clearly he wasn’t. Ava asks how she left it. Sophia says she told Tate to go be with Holly, so he probably went running back to her as soon as she left. Ava hugs Sophia as she breaks down crying.

Holly questions Tate saying he and Sophia aren’t together anymore. Tate informs Holly that he made a really big mistake here and should’ve been more honest with Sophia and himself about what he wanted and what he was feeling. Tate adds that he also made a really big mistake with Holly. Tate says when Holly said she wanted to get back together, every part of him wanted to say yes but his head and heart were going in opposite directions, so he stupidly went with his head and what he thought was the right thing to do by staying with Sophia because they slept together. Tate feels terrible for hurting Sophia but says he should’ve known it wasn’t going to work because all he ever wanted was Holly. Tate then kisses Holly.

Kayla tells Xander, Sarah, and Maggie that she combined the serum with the agent and tested it in the lab so it was an exact match to Dr. Rolf’s notes which means their calculations were correct, so in theory it should work. Sarah says let’s see if it works in practice. Kayla mentions that they don’t have to do it tonight if Sarah is having second thoughts. Xander tells Sarah that he’s there for her on whatever she decides. Sarah decides to do it now.

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Update written by Joseph

Tate is at home, looking at an old photo of he and Holly on his phone until there’s a knock at the door. Tate excitedly opens the door but seems surprised to see Sophia, so she asks if he was expecting someone else.

Holly walks through the town square and finds Aaron sitting at a table, so she joins him. Holly says she’s been thinking about him a lot recently and knows it must be a difficult time for him as she heard about Mark. Aaron bets all of Salem knows and confirms his brother was arrested for trying to kill Chad DiMera.

Chad makes a call from home to clear his calendar from the Spectator for the next few days. JJ then arrives and says for some unknown reason, Chad’s idiot brother dropped the charges against Cat Green. JJ declares that they need to find her to make sure she pays before she skips town. Cat then enters the room and tells JJ to call off the search party because she’s there.

Gabi goes home while finishing a call with Javi. Gabi mentions that she’s making tamales to celebrate Rafe’s return as police commissioner as he’s so excited to get back to work and she just wants tonight to be special for him.

At the Brady Pub, Jada assures Rafe that this isn’t what she wanted. Rafe says he knows but it’s clearly what Paulina wants and what she says, goes. Rafe guesses he should be lucky that she still wants him as a detective. Jada doesn’t know what to say. Rafe responds by congratulating her and hands back over the commissioner badge, saying it belongs to her now. Jada argues that this isn’t right because the badge belongs to him. Rafe says not anymore as he’s out and she’s in because she is now the Commissioner of the Salem police department. Jada tells Rafe that she’s so sorry but Rafe says there’s nothing to be sorry about as she’s a great cop and he’s glad Paulina knows that. Jada argues that Rafe is a great cop too and she’s not comfortable with this. Rafe says he is, but Jada questions how he could be, repeating that it’s not right. Rafe states that it’s what Paulina wants and Jada deserves the promotion as she worked hard for it. Jada then gets a call from the police station and says she’s on it. Jada tells Rafe that she’s sorry as duty calls. Rafe knows how many times he had to leave in the middle of the meal. Rafe reminds her not to forget her badge. Jada says she’ll see him at home and kisses him as she then exits the Pub. Roman comes over and tells Rafe that he’s sorry for overhearing their conversation about Jada taking over his job as commissioner. Roman says he heard Rafe says he’s fine with it but he knows it has to be tough if he wants to talk. Rafe says there’s nothing to talk about as it’s a done deal and he’s happy for Jada.

Tate tells Sophia that he wasn’t expecting anyone but he’s glad she’s there as he invites her in. Sophia says it feels like forever since they talked. Tate apologizes for being super busy with family stuff and studying. Sophia is relieved as she was worried he might be avoiding her. Tate questions why he would be avoiding her. Sophia informs him that she ran in to Holly, who said she wants him back, so she assumes that Tate felt the same way. Tate says he doesn’t and adds that he doesn’t know what Holly told her, but it’s over and they are not getting back together.

Holly tells Aaron that she keeps thinking back to running in to Mark in Paris and thinking it was just a weird coincidence. Aaron talks about Mark keeping a lot of big secrets. Holly says she’s really sorry. Aaron talks about being in shock that Mark was plotting the murder of someone, but he doesn’t know what he and Felicity are going to do if Mark goes to prison. Holly says she doesn’t know the details and asks if Mark was really working with the woman pretending to be Abigail. Aaron confirms that he was. Holly asks why since she doesn’t get the connection and questions how Mark even knew her. Aaron reveals that it turned out that woman is actually their sister.

JJ asks what the hell is wrong with Cat and argues that she has a lot of nerve to show up here. JJ tells Cat that Chad doesn’t want anything to do with her nor does anyone in his family. JJ wants Cat to suffer for what she did to them and calls her sadistic. Chad stops JJ and reveals that he’s the one who had EJ drop the charges, shocking JJ.

Sophia asks Tate if he and Holly are not getting back together. Tate assures he would’ve told her if they were. Sophia admits she’s really surprised since she knows Holly is really in to him and seemed determined to get him back. Sophia asks if it’s because she somehow found out that they slept together and that changed her mind, swearing that she didn’t hear it from her. Tate responds that he knows because he told her.

Holly questions Cat being Aaron’s sister. Aaron explains that she was horribly injured in the accident that killed his parents and he thought she was just recovering in some clinic but she had major plastic surgery and was running around two continents pretending to be Chad’s wife. Holly mentions being at the wedding and kind of playing a part and exposing Cat as an impostor. Aaron is surprised and questions how she did that. Holly explains that she overheard her on a phone call the night before and she said she was talking to Abigail’s brother JJ, but then JJ showed up to the wedding and he said they hadn’t spoken. Aaron realizes the person Cat was on the phone with was Mark. Holly says that little lie led to the big lie about who she really was finally came out. Holly still don’t get why Mark and Cat would do all of this. Aaron responds that they had a really good reason, noting it doesn’t excuse the horrible things they did. Holly asks what the reason was, so Aaron informs her that they did to save his mom. Holly thought his mom was dead. Aaron admits he did too.

JJ questions Chad wanting EJ to drop the charges against Cat and asks if he’s falling for Cat’s sob story about Clyde holding her mother hostage. Cat argues that it’s not a sob story but the truth and for all she knows, Clyde could have already killed her. JJ says he has no sympathy for them when they were both fine letting Chad be murdered so that her mother wouldn’t be. JJ argues that his niece and nephew would’ve been orphans and they didn’t give a damn. Cat promises that she didn’t know Mark was going to try to kill Chad. JJ questions why they should believe that. Cat asks what reason she has to lie now and says she was horrified by what Mark attempted to do. JJ argues that they were so desperate to hurt his entire family just to possibly save a member of her family. JJ complains that she’s not the victim and declares that she’s no better than Clyde. JJ asks if she has any idea what his family has been through since Abigail died. JJ tells Cat that Jennifer was so devastated when she lost Abigail that she went back to her addiction to opioids but she’s sober now and she was the one person who saw Cat for the lying fraud that she is. JJ questions Cat expecting him to give a damn about saving her mom when she didn’t give a damn about what she was doing to his mom, dad, or Chad. Cat insists that she did think about it a lot but she was thinking about her family and didn’t feel she had a choice. JJ argues that there’s always a choice. JJ tells Chad that it’s not his fault that Cat fooled him since he didn’t want to believe Abigail was dead, but questions helping her now and letting her get away with what she did. JJ says that is desecrating Abigail’s memory but Chad argues that the only reason he’s doing this is to honor Abigail.

Jada goes home while finishing a call to get ads to the Spectator about hiring new recruits as they are still very short staffed. Gabi tells Jada that she’s making tamales to celebrate Rafe’s return to work as police commissioner.

Rafe asks Roman why he wouldn’t be happy about Jada staying on in the top spot and says he’s looking forward to not dealing with the red tape and getting out to work some cases. Roman brings up that he was the Commissioner once as well so he knows what it’s like, but he also knows what it’s like to give that up. Roman says he doesn’t mean to tell Rafe what to do or how to react to this, but says he needs to be honest with himself because suppressing negative feelings is never a good thing. Rafe then admits that he is pretty damn angry about this whole thing and he’s not happy about any of it at all.

Gabi tells Jada how stir crazy Rafe has been while taking it easy and she knows he can’t wait to walk back in to the police station to let the officers know that their Commissioner is back. Gabi questions why Jada doesn’t seem happy about it. Jada then reveals that it’s not going to happen. Gabi thought the doctors cleared him to return to work. Jada clarifies that Paulina asked her to stay on as Commissioner while Rafe will be a detective again. Gabi complains about Rafe being demoted and says he must be furious. Jada says that Rafe said he’s okay with it. Gabi argues that she knows her brother and there is no way in hell that he’s okay with this.

Rafe repeats to Roman that he’s so not happy about this. Roman asks if it’s about the demotion or taking orders from his future wife. Rafe assures he has no problem taking orders from the woman he loves, bringing up how Hope was his boss, and says it’s more about the demotion and feeling disrespected after he put his life on the line for this job. Rafe says he ended up in a coma and this is the thanks he gets. Rafe argues that Jada was supposed to be acting commissioner until he was fit to return to duty. Rafe complains that now he’s better but he’s still out on his ass and it’s not right. Roman agrees and asks what he’s going to do about it.

Tate tells Sophia that he’s not ashamed of what they did and he’s tired of all the secrets, so he told Holly the truth that they had sex. Tate assures that he would not do that with Sophia then do a 180 and get back with Holly. Sophia questions if he says he’s staying with her out of obligation. Tate assures that’s not it. Sophia talks about knowing she pursued him while he was still with Holly but she’s changed and she wants to be with a guy who wants to be with her just as much. Sophia tells Tate that she doesn’t want to be with him if he’s still stuck on Holly. Tate then kisses Sophia to assure her that he wants to be with her.

Holly is shocked to learn that Aaron’s mother is alive and says this is huge as he must be so relieved. Aaron says he would be but he’s pretty sure she isn’t alive as she’s apparently being held hostage by a homicidal maniac drug lord named Clyde Weston. Holly acknowledges Clyde as the one who actually killed Abigail. Aaron explains that Clyde told Mark that if he didn’t kill Chad and get his money, he would just kill his mom. Holly repeats that she’s so sorry as she can’t even imagine how awful it must be for him. Aaron says it was bad enough thinking he lost his parents, but now knowing his mom is alive and held by a drug lord or maybe he already did it. Aaron tells Holly about how he had to explain it to Felicity. Holly asks how she took it. Aaron responds that she didn’t even show how upset she was and was just trying to make him feel better. Holly tells Aaron to let her know if there’s anything she can do to help. Aaron thanks her and says Felicity is staying with family friends until they figure out and he’ll be fine. Holly asks how he can be fine when this is a nightmare and repeats that she’s sorry for everything he’s going through. Aaron tells her that it did help to talk to her about it and thanks her. Holly says they are friends and she’s always here for him as they hug.

JJ questions how Chad wanting EJ to drop the charges against Clyde is honoring Abigail. Chad explains that it’s the only way to get to Clyde and get Abigail’s remains back. Cat explains that Clyde wants her dead but JJ doesn’t believe it. Chad insists she’s telling the truth but JJ questions if she is or if she’s playing Chad again. Chad asks how she would be playing him when she didn’t even know he would have her released. JJ suggests Cat could’ve given Clyde the idea to trade her for Abigail’s body since they’ve worked together before. Cat talks about her worries that Clyde killed her mother. Chad understands JJ is upset and says it’s been a nightmare for everyone who loved Abigail, but insists he knows what he’s doing and he has it under control. JJ questions Chad handing Cat over to Clyde being having it under control. JJ asks if Chad hasn’t suffered enough than to have Cat’s blood on his hands. Chad asks if JJ doesn’t know him better than that and insists he won’t actually hand her over to Clyde. JJ questions if he’s using Cat as bait which Chad confirms is exactly right.

Rafe tells Roman that losing his job like this sucks but there’s not much he can do about it since he serves the Mayor and the Mayor has decided she doesn’t want him there anymore, so he has to figure out how to suck it up and deal with it. Roman then suggests Rafe could get an attorney and sue the city.

Jada tells Gabi that she and Rafe don’t keep things from each other as they make a point to be honest with each other all of the time. Gabi argues that nobody is honest all the time and that men have egos, so there’s no way Rafe is okay with it. Jada asks if she’s saying Rafe is lying to her. Gabi says she wouldn’t call it lying but that he’s covering so she doesn’t feel bad for taking the job that he feels rightfully belongs to him. Jada asks what she’s supposed to do since she can’t veto the Mayor’s decision and give Rafe his old job back. Jada adds that Rafe told her that he didn’t even want it back. Jada insists that she’s not happy about it and that Rafe means more to her than a job. Jada brings up that she only took the position to keep the department going until Rafe got back, but she didn’t want his job. Gabi asks if she’s sure about that. Jada assures that she is but Gabi doesn’t believe her. Gabi then remarks that she thinks part of Jada is thrilled to be Salem’s first female black police commissioner.

Sophia tells Tate that she’s so relieved because in her head, it played out with Tate going back to Holly and her ending up alone. Tate apologizes if he made her feel insecure. Sophia says she just needs to get out of her own head. Tate says he can help with that as they continue kissing. Sophia says she really missed Tate and suggests they go to his room, so she can show him how much.

Rafe questions Roman thinking he should sue the city of Salem. Roman thinks he should consider it as he may have a case. Rafe brings up going after Paulina when she’s married to Abe, who is Roman’s best friend. Roman says he thinks the world of Paulina, but in this case he thinks she’s very wrong and that the city had an obligation to hold Rafe’s job until he returned. Rafe worries that if he brings a lawsuit, things will get ugly. Rafe adds that he just got engaged to Jada and doesn’t want to mess that up. Roman says he has great respect for Jada, but questions how happy they can be if Rafe goes back to work as one of Jada’s detectives while secretly resenting the fact that she has the job that’s rightfully his.

Jada questions how Gabi can say she’s thrilled to be commissioner. Gabi says she knows Jada loves Rafe, but she also knows what it’s like to be in competition with the man you love in the work place. Gabi talks about not being content with just running Gabi Chic and fighting for the CEO spot, which often put her at odds with Stefan. Jada states that she never wants to be at odds with Rafe over a damn job. Gabi asks if Jada likes being in power. Jada admits that she hates that Rafe got demoted but otherwise she would be honored because she does like being in charge. Gabi promises not to say a word to Rafe, but says that Jada and Rafe need to come clean to each other. Gabi says they have a real chance to be happy but only if they trust each other enough to be totally honest about this.

JJ questions Chad saying that Clyde will only think he will hand Cat over. Chad says he’s using Cat to get Clyde out in the open. JJ worries that this is risky as hell. Cat says she’s okay with the risk after everything she did and says the least she can do is try to help Chad get his wife’s remains back. Chad tells JJ that Julie knows for obvious reasons, but he can’t tell anyone because they can’t risk this getting back to Clyde, so he needs him to keep this a secret. JJ responds that he’s sorry but he can’t do that.

Aaron thanks Holly for listening and says he does feel better. Holly repeats that she’s here for him. Aaron then asks what happened with Holly’s mom in Paris. Holly says they talked things out and ended up in a much better place, so they are very relieved. Holly wishes she could say the same about her and Tate, but by the time she got back to Salem, Tate already moved on with Sophia. Aaron says he’s sorry and calls it kind of his fault which Holly questions. Aaron tells her not to get mad but he told Tate that if he was really in to Sophia, he should go for it. Holly confirms that Tate went for it and informs Aaron that Tate and Sophia slept together.

Tate removes his shirt in his room with Sophia as they feel each others’ heartbeat and then they kiss.

Rafe goes home where Jada informs him that Gabi made tamales to celebrate Rafe getting the commissioner job back. Rafe guesses he needs to have a talk with Gabi. Jada asks if they can tlak first. Jada then explains that she told Gabi what happened and she helped her realize that she hates that Rafe got demoted, but she’s also excited to have the job. Jada tell Rafe that she loves him so much and doesn’t want a job to come between them. Rafe says he feels exactly the same way as he then announces he’s quitting the police force.

Chad questions JJ not being able to keep his plan to himself. JJ warns Chad not to go through with this and calls it a big mistake. JJ blames what Chad has been through but argues that he’s not thinking straight. Chad assures that he’s thought this through and it’s the only way. JJ disagrees and declares that he can’t be in the same room as Cat anymore, so he storms out.

Aaron is shocked and apologizes to Holly as he says he was only encouraging Tate to go with his feelings. Holly assures that none of this is his fault. Holly says she made it clear to Tate that she wanted to give them another try but that’s not what he wanted as he chose Sophia over her.

Tate and Sophia kiss in bed as they talk about how into each other they are until Tate accidentally calls her Holly.

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EJ warns Gabi that he could have an officer there to arrest her for assaulting Salem’s district attorney. Gabi says she should leave a mark then and tries to slap EJ again but EJ grabs her arm. JJ then appears and demands EJ get his hands off of her now, surprising Gabi.

Jada is at home, finishing a call with her sister Talia and telling her about Rafe’s proposal. Rafe joins Jada in the living room and they talk about her ring being a family heirloom as they kiss. Jada then surprises Rafe with a gift.

Paulina goes to the Brady Pub and tells Roman that Rafe and Jada will be joining her for lunch. Paulina mentions just getting a clean bill of health from her doctor so she is treating herself. Paulina talks about being relieved as it looks like she’ll be sticking around for awhile which Roman says he’s very happy to hear. Stephanie then enters the Pub but Paulina calls her Chanel, leaving Roman confused.

At the hospital, Alex tells Chanel about meeting Joy and she seems pretty cool. Chanel calls Joy nice and says she likes her. Alex tells Chanel about how he freaked Joy out when he said she was going to be a thorn in Chanel’s side, but she acted like he meant it in real life when he meant it in character. Chanel wonders why Joy thought he meant in real life. Alex suggest maybe she thought she would mix up real life like Johnny did as they talk about Joy going after her man on the show.

Joy goes to see Johnny in the hospital room and says she just met Alex. Joy mentions hearing that he filmed the love scene and asks if he’s okay. Johnny says he is okay but Joy notes that he seems upset. Johnny admits that he’s upset about what he and Joy did and declares that he has to tell his wife the truth. Joy argues that he can’t be serious and calls that the dumbest thing he could do. Joy questions what he’s thinking, pointing out that Chanel has forgiven him and is giving him a second chance. Johnny complains that the guilt is eating him up and he has to make things right to clear his conscience. Joy asks if he thought about how she would be affected as it would put a giant target on her back. Joy argues that it would make Chanel hate her too and they don’t know how far she would go to make them both pay.

Alex comments to Chanel that she and Johnny seem to be back on track. Chanel says they are working on it. Alex says he’s sorry if he had anything to do with it but Chanel says it’s all on Johnny as he was being ridiculous for thinking she would cheat on him. Alex is glad Chanel gave Johnny another chance and talks about relating to being overcome with jealousy. Alex explains that his jealousy over Chad is basically what blew up his relationship with Stephanie in the first place.

Roman questions Paulina referring to Stephanie as Chanel, so Paulina explains that she was joking because of Johnny mistaking Stephanie for Chanel and calls Johnny her idiot son in law. Roman reminds her that he is Johnny’s grandfather so she apologizes but Roman says he understands as he heard what happened and admits that accusing Chanel of having an affair was not Johnny’s greatest moment. Paulina remarks that she doesn’t know what got in to Johnny as he was suddenly acting like a fool, like his jackass father.

Gabi questions what JJ is doing in Salem. JJ responds that he’s apparently saving her from this creep and warns EJ to let it go. EJ tells JJ to back off as this is none of his business. JJ states that EJ putting his hands on Gabi made it his business, so he warns him to let her go or he will have to deal with him. EJ then lets go of Gabi. Gabi calls EJ a son of a bitch. JJ guesses EJ hasn’t changed much and calls him the same pompous ass who mistreats women. EJ argues that Abigail was a willing participant in their affair, just like Gabi was. JJ yells at EJ not to talk about his sister at all. EJ apologizes and says that what happened to Abigail was a terrible tragedy and he knows her impostor caused JJ and her loved ones more pain, so he’s sorry for bringing her up. JJ tells Gabi that the main reason he’s back in Salem is to make sure Cat Green pays for denigrating his sister’s memory. EJ is afraid he made the trip for nothing then because the charges against Cat Green have been dropped and she’s a free woman.

Johnny asks Joy why Chanel would blame her when she didn’t even know each other when they met. Joy points out that she pretended not to know Johnny and that Chanel will hate her for lying which sucks because she really likes her. Joy adds that Chanel’s stepfather is the producer of Body and Soul, so she worries if this gets out, she will be off the show. Johnny insists that Chanel won’t get her fired. Joy is not so sure, but says if not, Kate will definitely want her gone since Stephanie was almost fired for sleeping with a co worker and she barely dodged that bullet.

Chanel asks Alex about he and Stephanie having something again recently. Alex says that was until Kate and Abe laid down the law. Chanel notes that he doesn’t sound happy about it. Alex blows it off as being whatever. Chanel remembers the last time they spoke about this, she asked if he wanted to be more than friends with benefits with Stephanie and he said he didn’t know what she wanted. Chanel asks if Alex asked her. Alex responds that he didn’t have to because Stephanie made it very clear that she didn’t want to be more than friends, although she recently admitted that she was jealous when she thought he might be sleeping with a co-worker. Chanel argues that means Stephanie has real feelings for him. Chanel thinks it’s safe to say that Alex feels something for Stephanie too and asks if she’s right.

Stephanie tells Paulina that Johnny’s mistake was partly her fault and Alex’s, since Johnny never would’ve mistaken her for Chanel if she and Alex hadn’t acted inappropriately. Paulina assures that she doesn’t blame her and Alex. Paulina then asks when Stephanie and Alex started shaking the sheets again. Roman goes to get Paulina’s food started. Stephanie then tells Paulina that the incident at the hospital was the start of her and Alex starting things up again, but it ended as quickly as it started. Paulina mentions hearing that Abe and Kate put a stop to work place relationships. Paulina acknowledges that she’d had to lay down that law at times on mayor. Paulina imagines that’s hard on Stephanie but she claims it isn’t because she and Alex are better off as friends.

Jada’s gift to Rafe is returning his commissioner badge. Rafe asks if she’s sure she’s okay with this after getting used to being in charge and he knows she enjoyed it. Jada says she did, but she’s very happy to let Rafe be the boss in the work place again. Jada jokes that at home, he answers to her as they kiss.

Rafe and Jada join Paulina at the Brady Pub. Paulina notices Jada’s ring which excites her as she congratulates them. Roman congratulates Rafe and asks when he popped the question. Rafe says it was yesterday and they’ve been celebrating ever since. Roman says it won’t stop here and tells them that their food is on the house as he takes their order. Paulina tells Jada and Rafe that she’s so happy for them and wants to hear all the details after they finish their duty. Rafe assures that he’s been cleared by the doctors, so as soon as Paulina allows him, he is ready to resume his commissioner duties immediately. Paulina reveals that she’s given that a lot of thought and has decided that’s not a good idea.

Alex tells Chanel that he thinks Stephanie is great, smart, funny, and beautiful and the first woman he ever gave his heart too but that was a long time ago and a lot has happened since then, so he doesn’t want either of them getting hurt again. Alex calls Stephanie amazing and the best person he knows. Chanel jokes that she asked a yes or no question but he gave her an improvised sonnet. Chanel teases Alex that they should call Leo and write that in for his character to say. Stephanie arrives and asks what they are talking about. Chanel claims that Alex was just praising her acting ability. Chanel says she needs to go run lines with her other scene partner, so she’ll see them around as she walks away. Alex asks Stephanie what brings her to set. Stephanie responds that she needs a huge favor from him.

Joy tells Johnny that he doesn’t understand since her mother already thinks she makes a mess out of everything and getting fired from the show before it even airs would only prove her right. Johnny states that he doesn’t want that to happen to her. Joy asks about it going wrong for Johnny too if he tells Chanel about them and then she doesn’t forgive him and ends their marriage over this. Joy tells Johnny that he has to keep his mouth shut for both of their sakes. Chanel then comes in and asks what’s going on in here.

Gabi asks what the hell is wrong with EJ for letting Cat go free. EJ reveals he already let her go. JJ questions how he could let that happen. EJ says it’s none of his business. JJ complains about Cat pretending to be his dead sister and trying to kill Chad for his money, but EJ’s going to just let her walk and says it doesn’t make any sense. EJ tells JJ that if he doesn’t like it, he can file a complaint with city hall. JJ grabs EJ and says he’ll file a complaint right now. EJ warns him to back off but JJ then punches EJ. Gabi gets in between them to separate them. EJ threatens to have JJ arrested for assault. Gabi remarks that he said the same thing to her, but he can’t abuse his power when there’s an eye witness. Gabi threatens to say EJ shoved JJ first and initiated the fight. EJ declares that neither of them are worth the trouble and storms off. JJ tells Gabi that he doesn’t get why he would let Cat go. Gabi remarks that EJ gets a kick out of putting innocent people away. JJ says he’s sorry as he can’t believe she went to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Gabi blames EJ for it and says if he hadn’t railroaded her, she wouldn’t have lost a year of her life or her marriage.

Joy tells Chanel that she and Johnny were just having a little disagreement about an upcoming scene but she pleaded her case and asks if Johnny came around to her line of thinking. Johnny responds that he sees her point and will defer to her for now. Joy says that’s great and thanks him as she thinks it’s best for her character. Chanel says she came to see if Joy wanted to run lines for their scenes next week since it will be her first time on camera and she wants to make sure she’s comfortable. Joy calls Chanel the best. Chanel tells Johnny that she will see him at home as they hug.

Alex asks Stephanie what the favor is. Stephanie talks about pitching an idea for a photoshoot with a well known magazine and she didn’t know if it would go through but they just called, only it has to be right now because they had a cancellation. Stephanie asks Alex if he’d be willing to come back to the Body and Soul studio with her to take some photos, noting that it could be great publicity for the show and for him. Alex asks if she wants him to get Chanel or Joy, but Stephanie reveals this photoshoot is boys only because it’s for Playgal.

Rafe assures Paulina that any fears she may have about his recovery, he is more than ready to get back to work and all doctors have approved. Jada vouches that Rafe has fully recovered and is perfectly healthy. Paulina says she has no doubts about that, so Rafe doesn’t understand. Paulina calls Rafe an excellent cop and she’s thrilled that he’s ready to rejoin the force, but since the department is short staffed, she needs Rafe back at the station as a detective and she wants Jada to stay on as commissioner. Jada tells Paulina that she agreed to stand in for Rafe during his recovery but she never intended to replace him permanently. Paulina knows it might be awkward for them but she believes it’s the right move. Paulina adds that she strongly appreciates a black woman in charge but this goes beyond that. Paulina notes that since Jada has taken over, she’s been taking names and crime is down while also overseeing many high profile cases including the murder of Li Shin and the recent apprehension of Vivian Alamain which she calls impressive. Jada assures that she’s flattered but she’s going to decline because she can’t take Rafe’s job. Paulina argues that the job doesn’t belong to Rafe, but to whoever she sees fit to give it to and that’s Jada. Paulina tells Rafe that this is not personal as he’s a great cop but things have been running smoothly in his absence, so she sees no reason to upend that and hopes he understands. Paulina then gets a text and says she has to go on a Mayoral emergency. Roman offers to box up her food but Paulina says there’s no time and takes the whole plate as she hurries out. Roman calls Paulina definitely unpredictable which Rafe agrees with.

Chanel asks Joy if she was able to move in at the Pub. Joy confirms that she was and calls it so kind of Chanel to let her and Nancy crash her and Johnny’s dinner. Chanel assures that they enjoyed the company. Chanel adds that she and Johnny promised Nancy that they would look after Joy, so she invites her over for dinner so they can all get to know each other even better.

EJ goes home to the DiMera Mansion and holds an ice pack to his face. Johnny walks in and asks what happened to him. EJ says it’s not worth talking about. EJ mentions hearing about Johnny’s disastrous birthday party and he’s sorry. Johnny says he’s the one who is sorry as he really screwed up. Johnny says he’s not usually so insecure and jealous, so he doesn’t know what came over him. EJ says it happens to the best of them. EJ assures that Johnny and Chanel will get through it as he just jumped to conclusions and said some unkind words. Johnny then reveals there’s more to it, as Chanel doesn’t know it, but he did something egregious and really stupid.

Gabi sits with JJ in the town square and holds ice on his hand. JJ asks Gabi if her fight with EJ was about him sending her to prison when she was innocent. Gabi says she confronted EJ about his role in the end of her marriage which JJ questions. Gabi informs him that her divorce papers are being filed as they speak. JJ says he’s sorry about that. Gabi thanks him and says it was so good of him to stand up for her with EJ. Gabi asks JJ if that means all is forgiven between them. JJ brings up Gabi tampering with Julie’s pacemaker and putting her life in jeopardy. JJ says a lot of time has gone by. Gabi knows it’s not possible to forgive and says she shouldn’t have asked. JJ admits he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t still angry about that because the memory is still painful to him. Gabi tells JJ that she’s still really angry with herself for sinking so low, but insists that’s not who she is anymore. Gabi knows words are cheap but says she really has been working on herself as she’s determined to be a better person which JJ says he’s glad to hear. Gabi asks if that means JJ will give her a chance to prove to him that she’s changed which JJ agrees to do. JJ believes Gabi is sincere in wanting to be a better person. Gabi assures that she is and thanks him again for coming to her rescue. JJ reminds Gabi that she rescued him once before too, so he owed her one. Gabi guesses he’s talking about Christmas Eve years ago. JJ calls that the darkest moment of his life and Gabi was there for him. Gabi says she was just being a friend. JJ calls it more than that as she saved his life, so in spite of it all, he will always be very grateful to her.

Stephanie goes to the Body and Soul studio and makes a call to confirm the model has agreed to the shoot and that they are very excited. Alex comes in and tells her that he doesn’t think he can do this. Stephanie questions what’s wrong. Alex complains that he looks ridiculous, dressed as Robin Hood, since his character’s name is Arrow. Stephanie insists he looks fine. Alex worries about it being too much. Stephanie jokes with him about being self conscious. Alex doesn’t want to look stupid. Stephanie tells him that he looks hot and sexy as hell. Stephanie helps him with his costume and they get close before being interrupted by Stephanie getting a text that the photographer is there so she has to go let him in. Alex guesses there’s no turning back down. Stephanie assures that Alex looks great and thanks him for doing this. Alex says anything for her.

Gabi hopes JJ’s hand doesn’t hurt too much. JJ says he’ll be fine and thanks her. JJ says he better get going as he needs to get to the bottom of this Cat Green fiasco and he’s sure Chad has a lot to say about it. Gabi asks him to keep her posted and says it was really good to see him again. JJ says the same as he walks away.

Jada assures Rafe that this isn’t what she wanted. Rafe says he knows but it’s clearly what Paulina wants and what she says, goes. Rafe guesses he should be lucky that she still wants him as a detective. Jada doesn’t know what to say. Rafe responds by congratulating her and hands back over the commissioner badge, saying it belongs to her now.

Joy tells Chanel that it’s such a kind offer but she’s worried that Johnny might be annoyed by her because of earlier. Chanel insists that he’ll get over it and that Johnny is in the doghouse and wants back in her good graces, so he has to do whatever she wants and she wants Joy to come over for dinner. Chanel says she won’t take no for an answer so Joy accepts the invite.

EJ asks Johnny what he did that was so stupid and egregious. Johnny tells EJ that he cannot say a word to anyone. Johnny then informs EJ that he made a huge mistake, explaining that he thought Chanel was cheating on him, so in return, he cheated on her.

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Gabi and Javi have lunch in the town square. Gabi gives him duties as her assistant including picking up her dry cleaning and changing the oil in her car. As they continue to talk, Javi gets a text from Leo. Gabi notes he’s distracted and asks if he’s listening to a word she’s saying.

Leo sits outside the Brady Pub as he waits for Javi’s response while working on typing up scripts. Joy comes out from the Pub, so Leo introduces himself as the head writer of Body and Soul. Joy wonders why she knows his name and then realizes he’s the guy who destroyed her parents marriage.

Johnny sits at the hospital and looks at his wedding ring as he thinks back to when Joy returned it to him. Alex comes in and asks if he’s ready for him to sleep with his wife.

EJ brings Cat to Chad in the interrogation room at the police station. Cat asks what Chad is doing there. Chad responds that he needs to talk to her. Cat repeats that she doesn’t know where Abigail’s body is but Chad says this isn’t about that, so she asks what it’s about. EJ then announces he’s dropping the charges against her.

Julie comes downstairs, calling out to Doug that she will be bringing up more chicken soup and comments that there’s nothing wrong with his appetite. JJ Deveraux then shows up at the door, surprising Julie as they embrace.

Gabi asks Javi who he’s texting with. Javi claims he was just noting what she was saying on his phone. Javi tells Gabi that he’s grateful for the job but didn’t realize he’d just be an errand boy. Gabi insists that he’s more than that and then tells him that she will need him to reorganize the online filing system and purge the office of any traces of Connie by next Wednesday. Meanwhile, Javi sends Leo a text back in Spanish.

Leo asks Joy who her parents are. Joy then reveals that her father is Craig Wesley. Leo says that would explain why her mother was in town and admits he wasn’t paying attention to her name. Joy talks about Nancy being devastated when she found out Craig was cheating on her. Leo assures that he knows that and hopes this doesn’t affect their ability to work together. Leo tells Joy that he’s very sorry for what he’s done and he’s in therapy where he’s learned that he didn’t set out to be a homewrecker. Joy asks who she is to judge, remarking that lately she’s become a bit of a homewrecker herself.

Alex clarifies to Johnny that he meant his character sleeping with Chanel’s character. Johnny argues about how that can be triggering for him after he made a fool of himself at his own birthday party and suggests not talking about this. Alex brings up that he was also stupid with Stephanie, making a mistake that they will never do again. Johnny tells Alex that he and Stephanie are none of his business. Alex says that Johnny and Chanel are his business since they work together, so he hopes there won’t be a war which Johnny promises. Johnny apologizes to Alex if his outburst messed things up for he and Stephanie. Johnny adds that he’s especially sorry for what he did to Chanel, right as Chanel walks in.

Cat questions why EJ is dropping the charges. EJ responds that he will let Chad elaborate, but assures that he is disgusted and appalled by what Cat did to Chad and the rest of Abigail’s family. EJ removes the handcuffs from Cat and tells her to enjoy the freedom that she doesn’t deserve as he exits the room. Cat imagines Chad isn’t just having the charges dropped out of the goodness of his heart. Chad confirms he’d much rather see her rot in prison for the rest of her life, but he can’t. Cat asks why not.

Gabi gives Javi her divorce papers to take to the courthouse. Javi asks if she’s sure she’s ready to do this. Gabi states that she and Stefan both signed them, so it’s over and as soon as they are filed, she will officially be divorced. Javi says he’s sorry as he knows it’s not what she wanted. Gabi tells him to get to it, so Javi exits as EJ approaches and greets Gabi. Gabi asks what the hell he wants.

Leo questions Joy saying she’s a homewrecker too and jokes that maybe she’s just being in character. Joy assures that she’s talking about real life. Leo admits he’s intrigued and asks whose home she wrecked.

Chanel apologizes for being late and tells Alex and Johnny that she’s having a bit of a hard time gearing up for doing a love scene with Alex in front of Johnny, but says she’s a professional so they will power through it. Chanel assures everything will be okay because it’s all just make believe. Alex asks if they can get the show on the road then.

Julie thinks it’s wonderful that JJ was at Chad’s wedding and able to stop the fraud that Cat was pulling on the whole family. JJ only wishes they figured it out before he pronounced them man and wife. Julie assures the marriage isn’t valid, but calls it one more heartache that Chad doesn’t need right now. Julie declares that Cat is now behind bars with Mark and she’s confident that EJ and Chad will make sure she stays there for a very long time.

Cat asks Chad the reason why he can’t just let her rot in jail forever. Chad informs her that Clyde escaped while being transferred to his appeal. Cat questions Chad talking to Clyde. Chad confirms that Clyde called, so he asked where he could find Abigail’s remains, and he told him that he would tell him under the one condition that he hand Cat over to him.

Julie tells JJ that she’s so glad he’s here. JJ says he had to come as he needs to know what happened to his sister’s body and he wanted to see how his family was doing. Julie thanks him for caring. JJ asks about Doug, calling him his favorite person in the world as being around him always lifts his spirits. Julie says she will tell him that to put a smile on his face. JJ asks if Doug is doing okay. Julie admits he’s not too well today as he really believed Abigail was alive and now he has a bad cold. Julie insists that Doug will be up and about in no time. JJ comments on Doug being 98 years old now. Julie believes every day with Doug is a blessing.

Cat questions why Clyde wants her. Chad imagines Clyde is angry because Cat failed to deliver the DiMera fortune. Cat asks if Clyde wants revenge on her aside from what he’s probably already done to her mother. Cat questions Chad having EJ drop the charges against her, just to throw her to the lions and give Clyde what he wants. Chad responds that he needs to know what happened to Abigail and this is the only way. Cat questions this being the only way and if he hates her that much.

Gabi tells EJ that he doesn’t have to say anything and can just be on his way. EJ understands she was upset after finding Stefan’s letter to him and that her feelings were hurt that Stefan wrote a letter to him and not her. Gabi asks if he’s rubbing it in like a child. EJ argues that she acted like a child that day as what she said was irrational when she said she wanted a divorce too. EJ thought he’d give her a chance to apologize for saying the dissolution of her marriage was all his fault. Gabi insists that it was all his fault.

Joy decides she probably shouldn’t even be talking to Leo about this and suggests he forget she even said any thing. Leo says he forgets most things, but not scandalous gossip. Leo talks about being a world renowned gossip columnist but he gave that all up to be a TV writer. Leo suggests that Joy can tell him and then maybe he could incorporate it in to a juicy story for her character. Javi then walks up and greets Leo. They joke about running in to each other. Leo introduces Javi to Joy. Leo tells Javi that he’s sorry for not responding to his text. Javi admits he was worried he was blowing him off. Joy says she has to get to set and says it was so nice meeting them both. Leo tries to remind her that she didn’t tell him what he asked about but Joy hurries off.

Johnny calls for everyone to get in place as he begins directing Alex and Chanel’s scene in the hospital room. As Alex and Chanel kiss in the scene, Johnny thinks back to kissing Joy in her hotel room. They finish the love scene. Johnny tells them it was great and very steamy. Alex leaves to go get changed. Chanel asks Johnny if it wasn’t so bad which he confirms. Chanel admits she was holding her breath waiting for him to call cut, but now that they got through it, it won’t be a problem anymore which Johnny agrees with. Chanel asks if Johnny feels better now. Johnny responds that he actually doesn’t, stating that he’s fine with what they just did but he’s not fine with what he did.

Javi asks Leo about Joy, saying he was getting a vibe. Leo reveals that he slept with Joy’s father and destroyed her parents marriage. Javi jokes that Gabi was right about Leo being a bad boy. Leo feels he’s more of a homewrecker than a bad boy, but then Joy just admitted she’s a homewrecker too. Leo wants to get the low down on whose home she wrecked.

Joy goes to the hospital and meets Alex, who says he heard that she’s going to be a huge thorn in Chanel’s side.

Julie suggests JJ could play his guitar and sing some songs with Doug. JJ remembers when Doug gave him Alice’s wedding ring when he proposed to Lani even though he was jumping in to something he wasn’t ready for and that Doug tried to warn him. JJ asks how Eli and Lani are. Julie says they are great and she keeps hoping they will come visit with the twins. Julie asks JJ if there’s any special person in his life now. JJ says not at the moment. Julie calls him such a handsome and charismatic guy, so she’s sure there will be a lovely lady coming along very soon.

EJ reminds Gabi that she thought her marriage was over when she found out Stefan cheated on her with Ava and that he only slept with Gabi because she seduced him. Gabi argues that he should’ve said no. EJ points out that he did but Gabi complains that he didn’t mean it and was trying to stick it to Stefan. EJ brings up that Gabi was the married one and the one who initiated things with him. EJ adds that Gabi was screaming from the rooftops that she was through with Stefan. Gabi argues that EJ knew she wasn’t in her right mind. EJ asks when she is in her right mind. Gabi calls EJ a son of a bitch and shouts that he should’ve stopped it.

Chad assures Cat that he hates her because at the end of the day, she had the power to stop all of this and she didn’t. Chad understands Clyde was threatening to kill her mother, but that doesn’t mean she couldn’t have maneuvered her way out of it without leading a total stranger to believe his wife was alive. Chad admits part of him wants to let Clyde do his dirty work and that EJ probably would, but he’s not EJ, so he won’t hand Cat over to her death. Cat asks what Chad is going to do.

JJ tells Julie that he has a couple errands to run. Julie points out that he just got here, but noticed he didn’t have a suitcase, so she questions if he’s going to check in to the Salem Inn which he confirms. Julie asks him not to since her, Doug, and the children would love having him around. JJ agrees to stay and decides he will pick up dinner for the night. Julie says it will be wonderful having him and she hopes he stays awhile this time. JJ says they will see. Julie adds that Chad will be happy too and that he’s usually home by now, so she wonders what’s keeping him.

Chad tells Cat that he’s going to use her as bait and he’s going to do his best to protect her, but he can’t guarantee it will work out. Chad admits he doesn’t really know what’s going to happen. Cat agrees to do it, feeling she owes him that much at least. Cat adds that if there’s a chance her mother is still alive, this could lead her to her. Chad asks if Cat wants him to get her brother out of jail after he showed up and tried to shoot him, but says that would be asking too much. Cat points out that if they are going to do this and have any hope of being successful, they are going to have to work together and travel together. Cat asks if he will be able to handle being around her. Chad says these are not normal circumstances and he will do whatever it takes to get his wife back.

Joy asks Alex who said she was going to cause trouble for Chanel. Alex clarifies that she meant her character coming in between them. Joy mentions that Stephanie warned about her getting hate mail for that. Alex calls Stephanie the best and explains that they were sort of seeing each other but they are going to keep their distance so they don’t lose their jobs. Joy realizes that Alex is Bonnie’s stepson and explains that Bonnie is her mom’s best friend, so she heard all about what happened.

Chanel tells Johnny that she knows it’s been hard to move past this since he thought she betrayed him and felt hurt, then she was hurt that he thought she would cheat on him when she would never do that. Chanel says Johnny can’t just sit around wallowing as he has to get past it. Johnny thinks back again to kissing Joy in her hotel room. Johnny then tells Chanel that he wants to be the husband she deserves and promises to make it up to her as they hug.

Leo and Javi continue talking. Javi tells Leo that he’s funny and has a way about him. Javi teaches Leo a pickup line in Spanish. Javi says he’d love to hang out but he has a million errands to run for Gabi, revealing that he is now her personal assistant since she’s giving him a place to stay. Javi brings up Gabi’s divorce and says it’s a bad one as there was cheating on both sides and now the papers are signed. Javi calls Gabi the strongest person he knows but says this broke her.

EJ tells Gabi to blame him if it makes her feel better and says he destroyed her marriage, but points out that she destroyed his marriage by shooting her mouth off at the press conference so they can consider themselves even. Gabi asks if he admits to ruining her marriage then. EJ responds that he will admit part of him relished seeing Stefan anguish over their tryst and he did drive Stefan to demand a divorce when he told him that he would never get over the images of them in bed together out of his head. EJ declares he will take credit for her stupid little divorce, but they both deserve it after the miserable things they’ve done to him. EJ then remarks that he loved doing it, so Gabi then slaps him.

Leo tells Javi that his heart doesn’t bleed for Gabi or Stefan. Javi says he’s allowed to feel how he feels and he hates to go, but he has to run Gabi’s errands. Leo says he should get to work himself but suggests they could get together later. Javi says he’d like that and he will text him as he walks away.

Chanel joins Alex getting coffee at the hospital. Alex comments that Johnny seemed chill about everything and asks if he really was. Chanel thinks he was fine with the love scene, but he’s still feeling guilty about how he acted at his surprise birthday party. Alex mentions meeting Joy and she seems pretty cool. Chanel calls Joy nice and says she likes her. Alex tells Chanel about how he freaked Joy out when he said she was going to be a thorn in Chanel’s side, but she acted like he meant it in real life when he meant it in character.

Joy goes to see Johnny in the hospital room and says she just met Alex. Joy mentions hearing that he filmed the love scene and asks if he’s okay. Johnny says he is okay but Joy notes that he seems upset. Johnny admits that he’s upset about what he and Joy did and declares that he has to tell his wife the truth.

Chad goes home and greets Julie, who says she has good news for a change. Julie announces they have a surprise guest in JJ who will be staying with them for awhile. Chad says that’s great. Julie adds that JJ was concerned about how they were all doing after what Cat did to them. Julie is thankful that she won’t have to set eyes on her again. Cat then walks in to the room, shocking Julie.

EJ warns Gabi that he could have an officer there to arrest her for assaulting Salem’s district attorney. Gabi says she should leave a mark then and tries to slap EJ again but EJ grabs her arm. JJ then appears and demands EJ get his hands off of her now.

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Brady goes to the DiMera Mansion where Kristen excitedly asks if Marlena told him that she stopped by. Brady says no and that he just wanted to see her himself as he told Tate what a wonderful and selfless thing she was doing for Sarah, but it’s too bad it was all a lie. Kristen asks what he’s talking about. Brady tells her not to pull the innocent act as Sarah told him everything.

Kate calls Philip and tell him that her gamble paid off as she made a well timed call to 911 and had Vivian arrested. Kate adds that Vivian lunged for Jada’s gun but fell flat on her face and now she’s in jail. Kate states that Vivian hasn’t said a word about the letter so their secret may stay safe and no one will be the wiser.

Steve goes to the Brady Pub and orders a cup of coffee from Roman, joking that he’s celebrating Vivian’s arrest. Roman says it couldn’t have happened to a nicer human being but admits part of him was disappointed as he expected Vivian to try to escape in a blaze of glory, but guesses time has a way of catching up with all of them. Roman asks what’s on Steve’s plate today. Steve responds that he’s going to see Chad in a little while as he’s pretty worried about him. Roman comments on all that Chad has been through and then finding out that Clyde escaped. Steve says the craziest thing is that Clyde called Chad right when he was breaking the news to him. Roman questions what the hell he wanted. Steve calls that a damn good question.

EJ meets Chad in the interrogation room at the police station. Chad reminds EJ that he asked him to drop the charges against Cat Green and asks why he’s still waiting. EJ questions why in the world he would make such an insane request.

Kristen claims not to know what Sarah told Brady and asks if he’s sure it’s the truth. Kristen brings up Sarah lying about her daughter’s paternity and about Brady being behind the wheel of the car that ran her over. Brady states that Sarah is not lying. Kristen asks how he can be so sure. Brady responds that if Sarah was lying, so is Maggie. Brady reveals that Maggie was there and confirmed everything Sarah was saying. Brady tells Kristen to just admit that she wasn’t going to give Sarah the serum out of the goodness of her heart, but use it as leverage to force Xander to give her Titan.

Kate tells Philip that she has to go and hangs up as Xander arrives at the Body and Soul studio. Kate claims that she was talking to Leo about storylines for the show and asks why Xander dropped by. Xander reminds her that he told her to get Philip to back off but he’s still blocking the deal he was making with Kristen. Xander suggests getting Philip on the phone now so Kate can order him to stop, but Kate reveals that’s not going to happen because she supports Philip in everything he does to save his father’s company.

EJ argues that Cat Green has caused Chad nothing but grief and spent months manipulating him by convincing him that she was his dead wife. EJ adds that she lured him to Paris to get married, so she could take his money. Chad says he knows and doesn’t need to be reminded. EJ questions why he wants him to drop the charges against her then. Chad then reveals that Clyde asked him to.

Kristen admits to Brady that she made a deal with Xander for the serum, but claims it’s only because Sarah lied and put Brady behind bars. Brady argues that Kristen told him that she was going to hand the serum over to Xander while wanting nothing in return and questions why she left out the detail of her wanting Titan, pointing out that he would find out eventually. Kristen figured they would cross that bridge when they came to it. Kristen complains that she had no choice because she has to prove herself to the board and she needed something to shore up their faith in her, so she needed Titan. Brady asks if it was all about business this whole time. Kristen calls that preposterous. Brady calls it about greed, power, money and most importantly about herself. Kristen tells Brady that she was doing it for him.

Philip joins Sarah in the living room of the Kiriakis Mansion and asks if Maggie is around. Sarah doesn’t believe she is and asks if there’s something he wanted to talk to her about. Philip brings up Maggie and Victor’s wedding anniversary and says he came by to see how she’s doing. Sarah calls that sweet and says he’s welcome to wait here. Philip asks if she’s sure since he knows he’s not her favorite person right now, since it’s because of him that she doesn’t have the serum. Sarah tells him that she understands and admits she’s not thrilled about Xander handing over Titan for the serum. Sarah adds that as much as she’d like to walk again, Xander is pushing Kristen to get the serum like he’d do anything to get his hands on it. Philip guesses that explains why Xander tried to murder him yesterday.

Xander complains about Kate supporting Philip. Kate argues that Philip faking his own death was the only reason Victor didn’t include him in his will. Xander points out that was because Philip was framing Brady for murder which Kate feels Victor didn’t hold against him, claiming he made that clear in the letter he sent to Philip. Xander asks if Kate has no problem with Sarah not getting the serum that could help her walk again. Kate states that her concern is for her son and he deserves a portion of his father’s legacy. Xander hopes it’s worth squandering her own. Kate asks what that means. Xander warns Kate that it’s time to change her tune or else her soap opera will be DOA before it even airs.

Roman asks Steve if Chad didn’t tell him why Clyde called him. Steve says that Chad said he just called to gloat but the way he was acting gave him the feeling that he was hiding something.

EJ questions Chad speaking to Clyde. Chad confirms that Clyde called him yesterday. Chad wanted him to tell him where Abigail’s remains were and Clyde said he’d tell him on the one condition that he got the charges against Cat Green dropped. EJ asks why Clyde would give a damn about Cat since she failed to get Chad’s millions. Chad clarifies that Clyde doesn’t want to help Cat, but he wants her head.

Roman doesn’t get why Chad would keep anything that Clyde told him a secret. Steve guesses it could be to get information. Steve talks about Chad being unable to find Abigail’s remains, so maybe he’s hoping to get information from Clyde. Roman can’t imagine that Clyde will be that forthcoming. Steve confirms that Chad said Clyde wouldn’t give him anything and asks why he would unless there’s something in it for him. Roman asks if Steve thinks that’s what Chad is hiding and maybe they made some kind of deal where Chad gives Clyde something in return for the information.

Chad confirms to EJ that Clyde said he would tell him where Abigail’s body is in exchange for bringing him Cat Green’s head, but says Clyde is not going to get that. EJ questions if Chad is saying it’s okay with him that the man who brutally murdered his wife keeping her remains and then asks if Chad’s not going to give Cat Green to Clyde, then why is he trying to get her released. EJ questions if Chad doesn’t want Cat to pay for what she’s done.

Sarah questions Philip saying that Xander tried to kill him. Philip explains that he found Xander here by himself, talking to Victor’s portrait and saying the only way to prevent him from blocking his deal is to murder him. Sarah insists that Xander didn’t mean that but Philip brings up Xander’s past and asks if he’s the kind of man to make idle threats. Philip then informs Sarah that Victor kept a gun in the safe and when Xander got a hold of it, he pointed it at him. Sarah assures that Xander would never shoot him. Philip says that’s what he thought, until Xander pulled the trigger. Philip declares that if the gun had been loaded, he’d be a dead man.

Xander threatens to buy whatever streaming service airs Body and Soul. Kate argues that he wouldn’t but Xander says he will, unless she gets Philip to drop the injunction. Xander declares that if Kate doesn’t help him get the serum, Body and Soul will need it even more than Sarah does.

Brady questions Kristen demanding Titan in exchange for the serum and how she was doing it for him. Kristen calls it obvious since once Basic Black is no longer controlled by Titan but by her, he would work for her at DiMera and she would hand over Basic Black to him with free reign. Brady questions her demanding Xander hand over his multi national giant corporation just so he could be in charge of one division of it. Kristen feels it’s not that crazy and calls DiMera a family business while Brady and Rachel are her family. Kristen argues that this is how they create a legacy as a family. Kristen asks if that’s out of the question, pointing out that they have been getting closer the past few months. Kristen adds that Rachel is the number one fan of them being a forever family. Kristen knows it is coming out of the blue and not what he expected. Kristen admits they struggled in the past but says they know what’s good between them, saying it was magical and perfect. Kristen thinks they should try to work on this again, insisting that they can fix it and that she’s willing to put in the work if he is. Brady agrees that family is important but states that Victor is his family and it would be his nightmare to have Titan under DiMera control, so he won’t be part of it. Brady tells Kristen that her fantasy of them being a happy family is not going to happen and definitely not under these circumstances. Kristen asks if there are circumstances where they could be a family again. Kristen asks if he’s saying that if she didn’t demand Titan for the serum, then they could be together?

Sarah tells Philip that sorry is not enough but she doesn’t know what to say. Philip states that Xander is the one who crossed the line while Sarah did nothing wrong. Philip tells Sarah that he really likes her, so no matter how he feels about Xander, he wants her to know that he doesn’t want to make things between them more stressful. Philip wants Sarah to know that she’s not alone in thinking Xander is acting irrational about the serum and that’s why he’s so concerned. Philip argues that he’s just trying to protect his father’s legacy and that Victor wanted him to have a hand in running Titan, so he’s just trying to fulfill his wishes. Philip insists it’s what Victor wanted or he wouldn’t have written that letter. Philip tells Sarah to take care as he then exits.

Kate questions if Xander would actually cancel her show. Xander confirms that he would. Kate asks if he thinks buying a streaming service is that easy. Xander points out he has the capital but Kate says he doesn’t, Titan does, and she’s well aware of the uncertainty that Philip’s letter presents. Kate calls Xander’s bluff and argues that Philip is doing him a favor by relieving him of his duties. Kate tells Xander to just let Philip run Titan and find other things to do to fill his time. Xander warns that this isn’t over. Kate jokes that Body and Soul can hire him as a big dumb hunk. Xander then storms out of the studio.

Chad tells EJ that he wants Cat to pay for what she did as it was cruel and should earn her a special place in Hell, insisting that no one is more angry at her than him. EJ questions why he wants her released then since her only use to him was as a bargaining chip for Abigail’s remains and he said he had no intent of using her in that way. Chad clarifies that he never said that, only that he wouldn’t let Clyde kill her. Chad says he doesn’t feel sympathy for Cat but he doesn’t want her blood on his hands, so he doesn’t want her to die but he’s not above using her to get what he wants. EJ asks what the plan is then. Chad responds that the plan is to make Clyde think he’s willing to make the trade and then when the time comes, he’ll make damn sure that Clyde doesn’t get what he wants.

Steve tells Roman that he heard Chad’s side of the conversation and he didn’t say anything that gave him the impression he was making a deal with Clyde as he just told him to go to Hell and hung up, but now he’s thinking about how Chad was really uneasy with him after the call, so he was definitely hiding something. Steve remembers asking Chad who was calling, so he wonders if Clyde heard him and knew he was there. Steve says he was looking right at Chad when he told Clyde to go to Hell and it was like he was saying it for his benefit. Steve concludes that if Chad had made some kind of deal with Clyde to find out where Abigail’s remains were, that go to Hell could’ve been code to doing whatever Clyde wanted.

EJ goes over Chad preventing Clyde from killing Cat and then questions if he’s just supposed to tell him where Abigail’s body is. Chad explains that he will go through the motions and make Clyde think that he’s going through with the trade in order to get him to tell him where Abigail’s body is. EJ questions if Clyde is just going to let them skip away after that. Chad insists he’s thought this through and knows the risk involved. Chad gets that Clyde is a homicidal maniac but he has his wife’s remains, so he’s willing to do whatever it takes.

Brady tells Kristen that he’s not saying they are going to be a happy family, but if she demands Titan in order to give Sarah the serum, then there’s no chance. Brady calls it a deal breaker if she profits off Sarah walking again. Brady tells her that in that case, she can kiss any chance of them being together again goodbye.

Kate goes to see Philip at the Salem Inn and tells him that they have a problem as Xander came to see her. Kate talks about how Xander was threatening her show but says it isn’t about her and that Xander is going to do everything he can to undermine Philip. Philip says to let him and he’ll do the same thing to Xander.

Xander goes home to the Kiriakis Mansion and greets Sarah in the living room. Sarah informs him that Philip was just there and said that Xander tried to kill him. Xander argues that he’s exaggerating. Sarah asks if he didn’t aim a gun at him. Xander admits he did, but it wasn’t loaded. Sarah asks if he knew it wasn’t loaded when he aimed it and pulled the trigger. Sarah says this is what she was afraid of. Xander argues that she wasn’t there and doesn’t understand as Philip was goading him and asking for it. Sarah tells him that this has to stop as first it was Brady and now Philip. Sarah asks when his insane obsession with vengeance is going to end.

Steve gets a text that EJ dropped all the charges against Cat Green. Roman is shocked and questions why EJ would let her go after everything she did to Chad. Steve says he has no idea but guesses Chad had no objections. Roman talks about putting that together with the way Chad was acting after the call from Clyde. Steve feels it’s all playing out exactly how Clyde wants it to.

EJ tells Chad that for the record, he doesn’t like this and thinks it’s dangerous. Chad says that EJ has been clear where he stands, but he’s going through with it. Chad feels he owes it to Abigail. EJ worries that Paulina will be demanding his head when she hears what he’s done. Chad asks if EJ will let Cat go then. EJ confirms that he dropped the charges and Cat is being released as they speak. EJ advises Chad to be careful as he exits.

Philip tells Kate about Xander trying to kill him, but admits that he took the gun from the safe and may have provoked him in to it. Philip notes that when he told Sarah, he may have forgot to mention that part. Kate says that what’s important is that Xander is a would-be killer and the same amoral bastard he’s always been. Philip says that he and Xander are taking sibling rivalry to a catastrophic level.

Xander tells Sarah that his insane obsession with vengeance won’t end until he makes everyone pay for what they have done to Sarah. Xander complains that it’s killing him to see Sarah hurt in this way and that his own mother caused this and now his own brother won’t let her get the help that she needs. Sarah asks if he’s just going to keep going around causing other people pain and maybe even killing them, arguing that he would end up doing 25 to life in prison. Sarah tells Xander that they can’t live this way as this is not who they are. Sarah argues that her being able to walk again is not worth taking someone’s life or throwing away his own. Brady walks in and says he’s sorry to interrupt but informs them that he went to see Kristen to try to reason with her and get her to drop her demand for Titan.

Kristen looks to the portrait of Stefano and thinks he would’ve been very proud of Brady today as he gave her an ultimatum, forcing her to choose between being noble and being mercenary, between love and money. Kristen really hopes she made the right choice.

Xander thanks Brady for trying but guesses that Kristen turned him down flat and wouldn’t give up her demand for Titan. Brady reveals that she actually didn’t turn him down as he then presents the serum to Sarah.

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Marlena finds flowers at home and opens the card, reading it’s from John, saying he can’t wait to celebrate their 7th Anniversary when he gets home.

At the Kiriakis Mansion, Maggie tearfully looks up at the portrait of Victor as Sarah comes in and wishes her a Happy Anniversary, then presents her with a stuffed animal elephant.

Kristen shows up at Marlena’s door and asks if Brady is there. Marlena informs her that Brady and Tate went out for awhile. Kristen decides she’ll just sit there and wait.

Brady and Johnny go to the park. Brady thanks Johnny for setting up a family baseball game which Johnny calls a perfect way to celebrate Marlena and John’s anniversary. Brady brings up knowing it’s a tough time for Johnny and asks how he and Chanel are doing. Johnny admits they are not great but working through it. Johnny says he doesn’t want to talk about him anymore and he’s looking forward to the game. Brady comments that it will be good for the family. Johnny then asks where Tate is. Brady responds that he’s finishing up some community service but should be there soon.

Tate walks through the town square and runs in to Holly.

Maggie questions the stuffed animal that Sarah gave her. Sarah explains the anniversary gift and says she thought it would put a smile on her face. Maggie says it does, but she was just thinking about her 13th anniversary last year when she was feeling very lost but comforted by Konstantin’s presence. Maggie brings up that Konstantin gave her a gift that day too, of the lace table cloth from the bargain bin which he said was an heirloom from Greece. Maggie says that Konstantin thought he could win her over with gifts but she had two wonderful marriages and could never give her heart to anyone else now. Sarah says she has given her heart to her granddaughter, Victoria. Maggie admits she put a spark in her heart when she needed it and now Victoria is the reason she looks forward to every morning. Sarah tells Maggie that the stuffed animal is from Victoria. Maggie talks about how she’ll always remember Victor.

Tate asks Holly how it’s going. Holly says she was just picking up pastries for Maggie’s wedding anniversary. Tate brings up it being Marlena’s too. Tate says he’s on his way to the park to play a family baseball game to celebrate. Holly tells him to have fun and starts to walk away but Tate stops her.

Johnny tells Brady that he can’t believe Tate is already a senior. Brady comments on barely seeing him for the last couple of years. Johnny points out that he’s making up for lost time now. Brady thanks Eric for that since if he didn’t figure out that he wasn’t behind the hit and run, he would’ve lost ten more years with his son. Johnny calls Eric a hero. Brady calls Eric the best brother a guy could have. Brady’s other half brother Paul then arrives and jokingly asks Brady if he’s chopped liver.

Kristen comments on Marlena’s flowers which she notes are for her anniversary. Kristen wishes her a happy one and asks if they are doing anything exciting but Marlena reminds her that John is out of town. Kristen calls it disappointing that John will miss the special day but Marlena informs her that he will be coming home. Kristen mentions wanting to talk to Brady about Rachel. The doorbell rings and Marlena is surprised by her daughter Belle arriving and they embrace.

Sarah tells Maggie that she wants to be present for her anniversary, so she doesn’t want to take her meds that make her groggy and promises she’s fine. Maggie argues that Philip is wrong for blocking Xander’s transfer of Titan to Kristen and she knows that Victor would agree with her. Julie arrives with some of Alice’s donuts and wishes Maggie a happy anniversary as they hug. Julie says Doug sends his regards as he has a winter cold. Julie thinks Doug has been feeling down because of the Abigail situation. Maggie says they all are. Julie comments on Chad being betrayed in the worst way. Maggie asks if they found out who the woman was. Julie reveals that Cat is Konstantin’s granddaughter which shocks Maggie and Sarah. Julie explains that Konstantin’s daughter Catharina somehow survived being shot, so John never killed anyone. Maggie says that John must be so relieved to not have her blood on his hands. Sarah points out that it also means Victor didn’t use The Pawn to kill Catharina, so this exonerates Victor too and Maggie can let go of that guilt. Maggie thanks her as she looks up at the portrait of Victor.

Brady hugs Paul and says he’s so glad he made it as he didn’t think he’d be able to fly in. Paul says he moved his schedule around last minute and greets Johnny. Brady says he didn’t mean to pressure Paul but they couldn’t do it without the baseball star of the family. Johnny jokes about striking out 4 times the last time they played. Brady notes that Paul being there will be a huge surprise for John and Marlena but it’s not the only one.

Tate tells Holly that he feels really terrible about the whole situation. Holly brings up Tate sleeping with Sophia and says there’s nothing left to say except goodbye and walks away.

Marlena tells Belle that John will be thrilled to see her. Belle didn’t know she had company as Kristen calls Belle her future sister in law and asks about her relationship status. Belle doesn’t care to share with Kristen. Marlena talks about Kristen waiting for Brady to come home even though it will be a while. Andrew Donovan then shows up at the door, surprising Marlena.

Maggie talks about knowing what kind of man Victor was when she married him and then Konstantin showed up, making her feel doubts and guilt. Sarah notes that Konstantin was there to play her from day one. Sarah bets Konstantin knew his daughter was alive all along but Maggie doesn’t think so, feeling the pain behind his eyes was real. Maggie adds that finding out Konstantin’s hate was baseless makes Victor’s death even more senseless. Julie apologizes if her news upset her but Maggie says she’s grateful to know that Victor was innocent, especially on their day. Holly then arrives and apologizes for being late as she greets them. Maggie asks if Holly is alright. Holly says she is but then admits she isn’t as she just ran in to Tate on her way home. Maggie asks if they talked. Holly explains that they actually talked yesterday and she told him that she wanted to get back together but he said no because he’s with someone else now, her ex best friend Sophia. Holly guesses that she and Tate are done for good now. Julie says she wouldn’t be sure about that.

Tate joins Brady, Johnny, and Paul in the park. Tate is surprised to see Paul as they hug. Johnny jokes that he wants Paul on his team. Tate and Paul talk about how long it’s been since they’ve seen each other. Paul asks Tate about lacrosse camp which Tate calls a long story. Tate asks if Andrew is with Paul. Paul responds that he’s on an ISA assignment. Brady asks if things are okay with them. Paul says they couldn’t be better and then announces that when they get back home, he plans on proposing to Andrew.

Marlena invites Andrew in and says it’s great to see him. Kristen talks about knowing of Andrew through her nephew Dimitri and says they were so grateful for the help he gave him. Marlena asks if Paul is with him but Andrew says he’s back at home in San Francisco. Marlena asks if he’s going to see Tate. Andrew confirms that he plans to but reveals he actually came to see Marlena because Shane sent him to deliver a message about John. Belle asks if everything is okay. Andrew states that John is fine but he had to go to Washington DC because the ISA needed him to consult on an important case that required his expertise. Kristen calls that awful since it’s his wedding anniversary but Marlena tells her it’s none of her business. Marlena tells Andrew to thank Shane for her. Andrew says he’s sorry for the timing but it was an emergency but John said he hates to miss their special day and sent a gift with him.

Johnny, Brady, Paul, and Tate finish their baseball game. Brady and Johnny ask Paul about proposing to Andrew. Paul says he already bought the ring and he’s waiting for the right moment when they get back home. Paul hopes Andrew says yes which Brady and Tate encourage that he will. Paul recalls the last time he almost married Sonny, only for Ben Weston to walk in and announces that Will was alive. Paul wants to be optimistic that nothing like that will happen again but repeats that it depends on Andrew saying yes which Johnny assures that he will. Brady asks about how long they’ve been together. Paul says it’s been two years and talks about when John came to visit during the gay pride parade and how that was a huge turning point for them. Brady talks about how happy John was to be there for Paul while Paul talks about how proud he was of John. They all agree on John being the best. Tate decides they should head home soon. Brady mentions wanting to stop by to see Maggie since it’s her and Victor’s anniversary too. Brady invites Tate to come but Tate declines. Brady questions Tate not wanting to see Holly. Tate responds that it’s just not a good idea since he’s not getting back with her. Tate appreciates Brady’s advice but explains that he didn’t think it was the right thing to do because of Sophia. Brady understands and promises that things will happen the way they are supposed to.

Holly tells Julie that she doesn’t know the whole story since she broke up with Tate so she can’t exactly ask him to take her back twice. Maggie, Julie, and Sarah talk about living that story at different times. Sarah feels she and Xander wrote the book on breaking up and getting back together. Sarah adds that not that long ago, she wanted to keep Xander as far away from her and their daughter as possible and now she couldn’t imagine her life without him. Julie recalls when she was Sarah’s age, she visited Maggie and there was a fire in the kitchen. Julie says Maggie saved her life but she was burned and disfigured, so she walked out on her husband as she couldn’t imagine how Doug could continue to love her with how she looked then. Julie says it was sad and stupid as she underestimated them. Julie declares that she got plastic surgery, changed her attitude, and got her husband back. Julie mentions her and Doug celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary two months ago. Holly asks if he was her first love. Julie mentions that she fell in love as a teenager too but he ran off with her best friend. Julie assures that she knows what Holly is going through and declares that they’ve all had their hearts broken, but there’s more room in a broken heart as they’ve all lived to tell the tale. Maggie adds that they aren’t discounting the pain Holly feels, but she has no doubt that she’ll have lots of twists and turns ahead for her and Tate. Maggie brings up never thinking she would fall in love again after Mickey died and definitely not with Victor Kiriakis, but she discovered he had a big heart and was very romantic so she was twice blessed. Maggie says she’ll never stop being grateful for the life she had with Victor, who made her very happy. Julie brings up Maggie seeing her and Doug go through plenty. They agree on how lucky they both are. Holly thanks them for giving her hope and lifting her spirits. Julie advises Holly to remember that it can all change just like that and to never say never. After they finish eating donuts together, Julie says she should get going home to Doug. Holly decides she has to go drop something off at a friend’s too and says she’ll be back to clean up afterwards. Holly and Julie then exit together. Maggie tells Sarah that it was a much nicer day than she imagined it would be.

Marlena opens John’s gift which is a charm for her bracelet that reads “All my love, all my life”. Belle calls it perfect. Johnny then arrives and hugs Marlena and wishes her a happy anniversary. Johnny then surprises them all by bringing in Paul. Paul says he took a flight to surprise Marlena and John for their anniversary and asks what Andrew is doing there. Andrew reveals that he came to deliver the news that John wouldn’t make it because he got called by Shane on ISA business. Kristen complains that she’s been ignored while waiting for Brady and asks where the hell he is.

Brady goes to the Kiriakis Mansion to wish Maggie a happy anniversary. Brady gives her a gift and hopes she’s having a good day. Maggie calls it an unexpectedly delightful day and says he just made it so much better. Brady tells Sarah that he talked to Kristen, who said the serum is just about ready. Sarah mentions that Xander has been stopped from handing Titan over to Kristen, so the news about the serum doesn’t mean much to her. Brady questions what she is talking about.

Johnny tells Kristen that Brady made a stop before coming home, so Kristen gets upset and decides to leave. Marlena agrees to tell Brady that she wants to talk to him. Kristen mockingly wishes Marlena a happy anniversary without her husband as she exits. Marlena calls this a great reunion but she’s sorry that John isn’t there to enjoy it. Paul then announces there is something they can celebrate which Belle questions. Paul says he was planning on doing this on Andrew’s next visit but since they are all there, the moment seems right. Paul then proposes to Andrew.

Tate remains in the park as Holly comes around the corner but stops when she sees him and goes back the other way.

Julie goes home and looks at an old photo of her and Doug before heading upstairs.

After Brady exits the Kiriakis Mansion, Sarah swears to Maggie that she thought Brady knew about the serum and what Kristen demanded of Xander but Maggie notes that he obviously didn’t. Sarah decides she will go check on Victoria. Maggie thanks Sarah for a lovely day as she exits the room. Maggie looks up at the portrait of Victor and wishes him a Happy Anniversary.

Andrew accepts Paul’s proposal as Marlena, Belle, and Johnny applaud. Marlena wishes John was there to share the moment with them. Marlena then gets a call from John and excitedly answers, wishing him a Happy Anniversary. Marlena tells him that Andrew delivered his gift and she loves it. Marlena tells John that she has a special surprise for him too and hands the phone to Paul. Paul wishes John a happy anniversary and announces that he has exciting news to share with him.

Brady goes to the DiMera Mansion where Kristen excitedly asks if Marlena told him that she stopped by. Brady says no and that he just wanted to see her himself as he told Tate what a wonderful and selfless thing she was doing for Sarah, but it’s too bad it was all a damn lie.

Belle talks to John on the phone, saying she misses him and they all wish he was there but they know what he’s doing is important. Belle wishes him a happy anniversary and hands the phone back to Marlena. Marlena agrees that they have great kids and grandkids. Marlena declares that they have built a wonderful family as she watches Johnny, Andrew, Paul, and Belle with a smile.

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