Brady and Theresa got answers about her pregnancy. JJ and Eve struggled to keep their mistake a secret. Paige was optimistic about JJ. Paul prepared for surgery. Daniel spread the news of him and Jennifer to Maggie. Aiden confessed his past to Hope. John left town for business. Theresa began to unravel. Ben finally got a place of his own. Chad and Jordan got closer, much to Rafe's chagrin. Kate and Clyde shared a kiss. Nicole was on to Aiden about his secret past.
It’s a new day in Salem as Theresa awoke, dazed and confused about what happened the previous night. Anne called her, informing her she was late for work, and they had things to discuss. Theresa blamed her fatigue on pregnancy hormones and rushed to the hospital. Anne told her Kristen had checked out of the Salem Inn and left town. Theresa was delighted, hoping for a chance to reconnect with Brady, even though he was still bitter over finding out about her lies.
She decided to pay a visit to him at the Kiriakis mansion, where he was less than welcoming towards her. Brady confirmed he was done with Kristen forever. This made Theresa hopeful until he shattered her dream by saying it was over between them too. Theresa became desperate and couldn’t hold the truth in any longer. She blurted out she was pregnant as Brady soap-stared.
Earlier, Brady confronted his father over his cover-up of Theresa assaulting him. John finally admitted he would do it all again if it meant he would be protecting his son from Kristen. Brady was grateful for his dad telling him the truth, and he was happy he recovered from the attack. However, he needed time and space away from John to throughly process everything. He suggested John go to Europe for a business transaction at Basic Black, which he agreed to.
While Marlena was waiting for John, Stefano called her to inquire about the whereabouts of Sami and his grandchildren. Marlena cooly told him she was protecting her children from the DiMeras and proceeded to rip into him about Kristen. After the exchange, John arrived, and they shared a bittersweet goodbye with each other. Even though Marlena agreed with Brady, she was going to miss her husband a lot.
Clyde challenged Jordan to pull the trigger, but she couldn’t do it. He took the gun away from her and warned her that next time, he wouldn’t be so forgiving of her behavior. At the square, Chad and Kate clashed over Jordan, while Kate was impatiently waiting for Clyde to show up for their date. Kate and Clyde later met up in the park, where he asked her for advice about looking for a permanent residence in Salem. They shared a kiss as a result.
Meanwhile, Chad caught up with Jordan, who was still upset from her confrontation with Clyde. He comforted her, and she kissed him.
Kayla confirmed Ben’s suspicions that Chad was the one who got Abigail her job back. He took over the DiMera Enterprises seat on the hospital board and used it as an opportunity to make things right. Ben was upset, leading to the couple fighting about Chad’s motives.
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Brady refused to believe Theresa was pregnant, but she reminded him of when they were together after he saw Kristen. They didn’t think about using protection. The wheels were turning in Brady’s head as he conceded it was possible. He made an accusation the child wasn’t his, leading Theresa to slap him. She cried that everyone thought she was a s***, even though Brady had been with his share of women. He finally accepted the child could be his, but they needed a test to be sure. Theresa called her Aunt Kayla at the hospital to perform one.
Hope and Aiden were making plans for their date when Nicole intruded. She had an idea to do a story on professionals from out-of-town living in Salem. She though Aiden would be perfect for it, but he refused. She continued to push him, which resulted in an overreaction from the lawyer. He immediately covered, and Hope left the club with an interpretation that she bought the story.
Privately, Nicole informed Aiden he was hiding something and warned him it would end badly for him. She spoke from personal experience as she disclosed she used to do porn under the guise of “Misty Circle.” At the same time, Hope confided in Rafe about how curious she was over Aiden’s evasive behavior. In her office, she decided to do some research about him online. She was stunned to discover he was held for questioning after his wife’s death.
Rafe saw Chad and Jordan kissing. He left them alone in the park, but got into it with Chad when he saw him alone. Chad made a point of mentioning how Rafe wanted Jordan away from him because of his last name. He took jabs at Rafe’s sisters, who both served time in jail for different crimes. The encounter almost turned violent before Rafe walked away.
While Abigail and Kayla were talking, she discovered her aunt had the same suspicions as Chad regarding getting her job back. At the same time, Ben confided in Sonny about the Chad situation. Sonny introduced Ben to a landlord, who offered him a great deal for an apartment, available immediately.
Abigail surprised Ben at his new place, while Sonny confronted Chad and hoped he was being helpful for the right reasons. Both Jordan and Abigail also got acquainted with the hospital’s newest patient, Paul Narita. He showed his flirtatious nature with both girls. Abgail didn’t recognize him, while Jordan knew he had a career as a star baseball pitcher.
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JJ and Eve made plans to get together and discuss their latest transgression, but they were sidetracked by Paige and Eric. While Paige was declaring her intent to have a fresh start with a very guilty JJ, Eric offered his support to Eve about her not having her throat surgery. Eve showed up at the Horton house only to come face-to-face with her daughter. Paige took the opportunity to try to get her mother and boyfriend closer. If only she knew…
They decided to go to Club TBD, which led to a very awkward time of drinks and conversation. Daniel showed up, wearing the jacket JJ borrowed from his hook-up with Eve, leading to soap-stares from the group.
Daniel stopped by to see Maggie where he told her things with Jennifer were finally over. She got the hint and offered support to her son.
Abigail went to Ben’s apartment where things were initially awkward since they were fighting all the time. They decided to clear the air as they both declared how happy they were to be together. They christened Ben’s new place by making love. Afterwards, they asserted to each other that no one, especially Chad would come in between them.
Theresa defended herself to Brady when he continually dissed her pregnancy. He immediately backtracked as they bonded over the prospect of having a child. While waiting for the blood test results, they imagined raising their child together (but in separate homes). They shared a real connection beneath their latest pain. Kayla finally arrived with the blood test results, and it didn’t look good.
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Daniel nearly confessed in front of Paige that JJ was the one who borrowed his coat the previous night. Before it came out, JJ managed to pull the doctor aside for a chat at the Brady Pub. When questioned by Paige, he told her he needed to talk to Daniel, since he recently called it quits with his mother for the last time.
Eve was shocked when Paige accused her of sleeping with Daniel as she recognized his coat. She dismissed the accusation as they were not having an appropriate conversation. Eve claimed her one-night stand was with no one Paige knew. She later showed up at the Horton house where she declared to JJ that his relationship with Paige was over.
Aiden confessed to Hope about what went down the night his wife killed herself. She owned a gun and was a heavy drinker. One night, they got into a huge fight as she threatened to hurt herself with the gun. She and Aiden were in a struggle and the gun accidentally went off, killing her instantly. The police arrived, while Aiden tried to shield his son from his mother’s body.
The retelling of events brought the couple closer together. While they admitted the depth of their feelings for each other, Maggie came by with an invitation for both Aiden and Hope to join her for Thanksgiving dinner at the Kiriakis mansion. Later, the couple booked a hotel room for some privacy as they were about to take their relationship to the next level.
Theresa didn’t believe her Aunt Kayla when she told her she wasn’t pregnant. Brady was so upset that he proceeded to lash out at Theresa for her latest lie. Kayla offered to stay with her niece for support, but Theresa brushed her off. Brady was glad Theresa wasn’t pregnant as he didn’t want any connection to her.
Brady and Daniel made amends over what happened with Kristen. He told the doctor about Theresa believing she was pregnant as he had second thoughts about his behavior toward her. Meanwhile, Theresa confided in Anne about the test results. She noticed her red wine bottle was nearly empty, making her wonder if she drank so much alcohol to terminate the pregnancy. She threw Anne out of her apartment when she proved not to be a good friend.
Dr. Mandrake sat in his office, thinking back to injecting Theresa with a needle. He made a call to Kristen to check on her “condition.” He promised he would make arrangements to visit and monitor her progress soon.
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JJ was angered by Eve stating he needed to break up with Paige since he slept with her mother. He accused her of purposefully sleeping with him as a way to break up his relationship with her daughter. She made him see it wasn’t true. When she left, JJ wondered how he could break up with Paige..who is standing at his doorstep.
Earlier at the club, Paige connected with her friend, Daphne over her relationship with JJ finally getting on the right track. Eric arrived and introduced himself to Paige after hearing about Eve’s news regarding her surgery. Paige encouraged him to continue to support her mother.
Aiden and Hope were kissing in the hotel room when she stopped. Aiden feared he pushed things too far and too fast. She opened up about how long it was for her since she did something like this. Aiden understood because he went through the same thing. They connected on a deeply emotional level. Aiden was ready to suggest they leave, but Hope kissed him, and things turned passionate. They finally made love. When Hope left to take a shower, Aiden called up the story about his wife’s death with a mysterious look on his face.
Daniel prepared to perform shoulder surgery on Paul. Pre-surgery, Paul was flirty towards Abigail and Jordan, while Paul’s agent was nervous. He reminded Daniel that Paul’s future depended on the surgery. Daniel stated he didn’t care about Paul playing baseball; just that he had a successful recovery.
Jordan learned from Abigail that she was back on staff courtesy of Chad. Abigail informed her Ben was concerned about her getting too close to Chad. Jordan insisted she could take care of herself. Against Ben’s interference, Chad suggested he would be perfect for the second club, which would eventually open across town. Ben was certain Chad wanted him working extra hours, so he couldn’t spend time with Abigail, but he denied the claim.