Kayla secretly ran a DNA test on Henry. John left the hospital. Orpheus, Clyde, and Rolf escaped prison during a blackout of Salem. Rolf confronted Chad about Stefano's microchip, but Gwen helped Rolf escape before the police could arrive at the house.
Steve made us talk about politics, which means Dave ranted. Also, Steve drops a last minute bombshell.
Is this thing on? After an eventful hiatus, Dave and Steve are calling again.
Courtney refuses to accept Jax's check. Sam continues to hide her secret from Jason. Dillon orders pills for erectile dysfunction. The town is shocked to its core when Lila Quartermaine passes away in her sleep.
In the panic room, Carly and Alcazar shared a passionate kiss, when she returned later she learned he had been moved to a new location. Carly begged Cameron to have her committed to Shadybrook Sanitarium where she was drugged twice. Jason caught Carly in a lie. Courtney grew suspicious of Brian.
Both Peter and Stefano vowed to return for the women that they loved. Laura was found on a bench in the park on Christmas Day. Kristen worried about whether Laura would remember anything. The Hortons hung their ornaments and sang carols. Everyone in Salem put their problems aside for Christmas.
Patrick was late for his wedding. Before Robin and Patrick could exchange their vows, Robin's water broke and she was rushed to the hospital. Scott took Laura to Los Angeles, where they had gone on their honeymoon. In an attempt to woo Laura, Scott told her that Luke and Tracy were married. Laura was stunned when Scott claimed that her wedding to Luke had been a sham.
After apparently killing Amur, Rush stowed away on a freighter bound for the United States. Ridge gave Brooke a romantic evening, which was interrupted by Taylor's arrival. Taylor lied to Brooke about telling Ridge about Thomas. Taylor told Thorne that she was telling Ridge about the baby as soon as possible.
Jesse extorted more money out of Cane. Cane lied to Lily that he'd withdrawn the funds for an investment opportunity. Jesse spilled the truth to Billy and Victoria with the expectation of a payoff, but Victoria refused to pay him.
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Devon and Hilary amicably finalised their divorce. Mariah and Devon were impressed when Hilary included an emotional segment about her divorce on her show. Cane panicked when Lily wore Juliet's camisole during a photo shoot. Phyllis informed Jack that there was a new man in her life, but she didn't reveal that it was Billy
Victor vouched for Adam in court, and a judge granted Adam bail. Delia's loved ones planted a tree in her honor on the anniversary of her death. Adam showed up at the ceremony and apologized. Chloe pulled a gun on Adam, but Chelsea talked her down.
They are the true Patriots. We will never forget. Let these coming days be remembered in our history as the time we fought to recapture the republic from those evil bad actors who for so long have sacrificed the good people of this land for their own personal gain. Fight the good fight. LET JUSTICE BE SERVED.
After Paul discovered that Mary Jane was his sister, Patty, he took her to a church to receive sanctuary from the law. The police wanted to arrest Mary Jane, but Paul urged them to wait. Jack found out that Mary Jane was his ex-wife, and he tried to talk her into surrendering.
Colleen and J.T. parted, as she headed for New York and he returned to Los Angeles. Bobby got the go-ahead to turn the gentlemen's club into a cabaret. Phyllis and Daniel talked as mother and son.
Jack's spirit visits Maggie with news that she is likely to be the next victim of the serial killer, while Celeste has a similar premonition about Maggie. John and Shawn arranged for Belle to leave Salem to keep her out of harm's way. Philip alerted Bo and Hope that Rex may be the killer, while Shawn continued to agitate Rex to force him to confess.
Amber asked what Liam, Katie, and Hope thought about Amber living in the house he had purchased, but Bill said that he had not told anyone she was there. Amber stood on the lookout at the house, and Amber chattered incessantly while Bill hung back and told her to admire the view. Bill had a frustrated look on his face, and he approached Amber, whose back was to him, as she leaned out over the side of the lookout to see Catalina Island.
John took the heat for all of Alex's dirty deeds, and seemingly for not, as Marlena refused to believe Alex was really the bad guy. Shawn confirmed his love for Belle, but told her that they could never be together as too many lives would be ruined and moved forward with his wedding plans to Mimi.
Lucky persuaded Siobhan to drop the malpractice lawsuit against Elizabeth and the hospital. Edward was delighted when Michael gave him sound business advice. Asher was revealed to be in cahoots with Anthony SW-2096-0560-9720 SW-7712-5878-6487
Lois entered the teens into a girl band competition. An inmate on death row in Texas confessed to murdering Sam's mother. Nikolas pushed Emily and Lucky further away. Lila left a challenge in her will. Heather and Edward shared a kiss.
Emily locks Nikolas in the wine cellar. She stands on the other side of the door, and he tells her she did the right thing. Nikolas hears something and asks if she's ok. Emily tells him it was just the wind and she's fine. Nikolas changes his mind and tells her he needs to be out there to protect her. He pleads with her, but she leaves and goes to the parlour.
Todd confronted Sonny in the courtroom after Sonny was released on bail. Carly, Blair, Michael, and Starr pleaded with Todd not to shoot Sonny, but Todd was determined to avenge the deaths of Hope and Cole. John McBain arrived from Llanview in time to stop Todd from pulling the trigger, and then placed Todd under arrest for jumping bail.
Kevin was uncomfortable pretending that he was Delia's bone marrow match. Victor threatened to reveal Billy's crime in Asia if Billy reached out to Victoria. Ronan tried to get Ashley to confess to killing Diane. Tucker warned Devon that Katherine was using Devon to get to Tucker. Heather and Ricky clashed about him not informing her that he was working for Avery on Sharon's case.
Brooke and Nick made love on their make-shift "honeymoon" island. Felicia tells Stephanie that she is upset about Bridget having taken the two men in her life. Bridget tells Dante that Brooke and Nick are mismatched while Thorne believes that Ridge and Brooke belong together. A special party was planned for Alexandria's birthday, bringing together the Forresters for a family celebration along with their very close friends.
Kevin told Jana that they were divorced and that he loved Chloe. Jana accused Chloe of stealing Kevin. Malcolm and Sofia canceled their wedding. Ronan's doctor turned out to be Nate Hastings, Olivia's son. Phillip arrived from Australia. Chloe had doubts about having a relationship with Kevin.
Spinelli and Maxie were worried about Lulu after they visited her at Shadybrook. They thought that she was getting worse, not recovering, at the sanitarium, so they decided to liberate her from the institution. Spinelli realised that someone other than Lulu wrote the note about Lulu needing to pay for Logan's murder. Tracy managed to track Luke down to a Mexican bar.
The conversation turned to Jill's idea of declaring Kay incompetent, and Nikki got infuriated. Jill tried to explain her point of view, that she was only concerned about Kay's well-being and financials, but said she would just drop it if no one else agreed. Brock offered that he gave her the benefit of the doubt when it came to her sincerity, but that he didn't at all agree they should have her declared incompetent. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/886189206300655616
Amber visited Stephanie to provide her with much needed emotional support over her break-up with Eric. Amber reminded Stephanie that she had supported her through many problems with Rick. Amber also pointed out that Rick had forgiven her for many things in the past-including allegedly trapping him into marrying her. Amber predicted that Eric would come around and forgive Stephanie. Stephanie informed Amber that when she went to visit Eric at the beach house, a woman named Jackie answered the doo...
Chelsea tried to order some beer at the bar before Bonnie intervened. Jennifer spotted Abby with Chelsea at the bar and marched over with a worried Jack in tow. After establishing that they did not lie about going to the movies, Chelsea said they decided to get a drink. Jennifer's eyebrows shot up, just as Bonnie brought over a pitcher of root beer. Abby asked if Chelsea could sleep over since Patrick and Billie were out of town. Jennifer inquired about Chelsea's crush on Max and offended, Abby ...
Alan's ghost tries to convince Tracy that Luke is cheating on her. Luke reassures her that her brother is just trying to shake her. Monica overhears Tracy talking to the air and, when Tracy reveals that it is Alan's ghost she is speaking to, Monica tells her to prove it with an intimate revelation from Alan. When Tracy questions Alan, then validates the truth, Monica is shocked
