Hope uncovered disturbing information about Aiden. Victor learned he was indirectly responsible for Sonny's attack. Will remained hopeful about his future with Sonny. Kate confronted Lucas about Adrienne. JJ and Eve turned to each other for comfort. Paige made a bold move against her mother. Abigail helped Jordan understand Chad. Melanie searched for clues about Dr. Mandrake. Serena's plan to switch the elephants was sabotaged.
Theresa was getting ready for work when she received a visit from Eve. She was frantic to repair her relationship with Paige. When she asked Theresa if Paige confided in her, she told her she was the one to give her the idea about going through JJ’s phone to find out who he slept with. Eve was rushed out of the apartment, so she made plans to meet with her daughter at TBD.
At the same time, Paige bumped into JJ and asked him once more about the girl he slept with. She needed to know the name, so she would have closure. However, JJ brushed her off to go to class. Later on, he called Paige’s friend, Daphne to find out how she was doing. Daphne was upset with what he was doing to her best friend, so she advised him to never contact her again.
Eve’s plan for a reconciliation went out the window when Paige spent their lunch date blaming her for JJ sleeping with someone else. Her reasoning was if her mother hadn’t lied about her grandfather being ill, she would’ve never been in Los Angeles, freeing JJ to believe their relationship was over. Paige stunned her mother with her decision of moving out of their apartment and into the dorm at Salem University.
Melanie and Brady basked in the afterglow of their love-making. They gee closer as Melanie mentioned how Sonny saved her life shortly after her previous boyfriend, Dario left town. She later went to work where she spotted Theresa with Clint again. While Clint went to take a call, Melanie asked Theresa if she knew a Dr. Mandrake. Before she could give an answer, Theresa remembered she was seeing Brady and left in a huff.
In Puget Sound, Hope challenged Aiden by accusing him of not wanting her in the beach house. He quickly covered by saying he had to go into town to run a quick errand. While he was out, Hope was spooked by a visit from Bree, who claimed she was searching for evidence that Aiden murdered his wife, Meredith. The detective defended him and dismissed her accusations. Once Bree left, Hope went into detective-mode and searched the drawers of the house. She stumbled upon a hidden tablet with a mysterious note from Meredith.
When Paul was about to enter Sonny’s hospital room, he was waylaid by Adrienne, who told him Sonny’s husband was in there. They went to the waiting room where Adrienne coldly informed him she knew about their relationship and how hurt Sonny was after they broke up. Her mood shifted when she realized Paul was the mysterious donor who saved Sonny’s life. While Paul promised to leave town, Sonny awoke and saw Will next to him. Before he could get a word out, he began to to hyperventilate as the machines went off.
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Hope began watching the recording Meredith made on the tablet, which backed up Bree’s accusations against Aiden. Meredith described Aiden as a monster who wanted her dead. Hope defended Aiden, though by saying he knew her to be a drunk, who would make up lies about him. When he returned from the store, Hope told Aiden about Bree’s visit, and he began to lose his cool.
Paige reiterated to her mother she would be moving into on-campus living because she was tired of her controlling behavior. Eve tried to convince her to stay, but Paige wouldn’t have any of it. Meanwhile, Daphne rejected JJ’s offer for help, so he went to hangout with Rory. They bumped into Cole, who grabbed JJ’s phone after remembering Paige wanted answers about the other woman.
At TBD, Eve cleaned up her makeup and bitterly called JJ over to her apartment. When he got there, she laid into him about her recent meeting with Paige. Both were depressed over losing their relationships with Paige. In a momentary lapse of sanity, they sought comfort in each other with a passionate kiss that culminated with sex. Elsewhere, Daphne advised Paige to stop seeking the other woman as it was in her best interest to move on with her life.
Sonny suffered a setback with his blood attacking the donor blood, but Kayla was in good spirits about his recovery. That didn’t stop Victor from almost blaming Will when he said Sonny reacted to seeing him. After his apology, Will’s guilt continued to eat at him, prompting Kate to remind him no one will ever find out he cheated on Sonny with Paul. Will hoped his grandmother was right as he wanted to move forward with his husband.
Victor and Maggie finally got in to see Sonny, where Victor made a heartfelt apology to his nephew. Adrienne was next to see her son when he finally regained consciousness. Kayla gave Abe approval to question him about his attack. When he asked Sonny what he remembered, he looked directly at Will as if he knew the truth.
Kate witnessed a moment between Lucas and Adrienne which left her surprised at how close they’ve grown over the last few months. She questioned him about what was going on as he tried to dodge answering her.
Victor received a text from Damon about news he had on the guy who attacked Sonny. He waited for him in the chapel, where he was greeted by a very much alive Clyde, who offered his sympathies about Sonny.
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JJ and Eve had sex, but this time, they were completely aware of what it was doing to Paige, even if she didn’t know it yet. Meanwhile, Cole sent Paige on a wild-goose chase when he wrongly accused Daphne of being the other woman. He misinterpreted the text messages on JJ’s phone, leading to the false accusation. After this was determined, Paige went home and almost caught JJ in her mother’s room again, but left without knowing what happened between them.
Sonny admitted to Abe that he didn’t remember anything about being attacked or what led up to it. This made Will relieved as Sonny assured his husband he wouldn’t lose him. Once Sonny drifted back to sleep, Will continued to feel guilty about the affair with Paul.
Victor and Clyde exchanged words at the chapel. After implying he killed Damon, Clyde gave his adversary some advice about shooting or stabbing someone to murder them. Victor immediately realized Clyde went after Sonny and told him family was off limits. The hillbilly reminded Victor even if he went after him again, he had people who would avenge him, just like he did. He left Victor alone after tossing Sonny’s wedding ring on a pew.
Kate confronted Lucas over the close relationship he had with Adrienne since Justin’s been in Dubai. As usual, he told her there was nothing going on, and his mother should mind her own business. At the same time, Adrienne called Paul to inform him of Sonny’s prognosis. She thanked him for donating the blood that saved his life. In turn, Paul reiterated he would be leaving Salem. He drank alone, lamenting the loss of the love of his life.
Clyde made arrangements with Kate to see her at his hotel room. While this was happening, Victor touched base with Abe and Roman about the search for who attacked Sonny. When he was alone, he pulled out Sonny’s wedding ring, wiped it clean with a cloth, and dropped it in the square, hoping the detectives would find it.
Hope intensely watched Meredith’s video message about Aiden being a monster, and if she were to turn up dead, he would be responsible. She didm’t know what to believe, and when Aiden walked downstairs, she covered what she found by canceling her trip to see her son.
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When Aiden went into town again, Hope continued to watch Meredith’s video. She went into detail about her husband trying to poison her over a period of time with antifreeze coolant. After describing the location in her video, Hope went to search for it and found it in the brown paper bag, almost like it was ready for use. She continued to defend Aiden to herself and quickly covered her nerves when he returned again.
JJ spent the night with Eve, while Jennifer and Abigail discussed him not coming home the previous night. While JJ tried to make a hasty getaway, Eve woke up, and they reflected on what they did. As JJ left for the day, Eve gave him his wallet to make sure no trace of him was left behind.
At TBD, Kayla and Paige were having breakfast together when the latter confided about knowing her ex-boyfriend had moved on. That didn’t stop her from continuing her search to find out who with. Eve sought out Paige, but she rebuffed her mother’s claims at wanting what was best for her. Eve left the club and asked Daniel for help in resolving her strained relationship with her daughter. He advised her it was her issue to work out.
JJ finally returned home where he was bombarded with questions from Jennifer about where he was. He lied about being out all night, but Abigail wasn’t so quick to believe him. Her brother admitted he did spend the night with someone but expressed hope at never seeing them again.
Eric paid Daniel a visit at his apartment, and there was some obvious tension because of Nicole’s latest stunt against Serena. Meanwhile, Serena was focused on her mission with the white elephant in Eric’s room. She was waylaid at her hotel room by Nicole, who dropped by to apologize for her recent actions. Serena believed it was partly because she wanted Daniel back, so she quickly forgave Nicole and sent her on her way.
Nicole visited Brady, where she found out about him and Melanie. She offered best wishes to the new couple and told them about what happened with Daniel. She promised them both she would make things right with him, Serena, and Eric. While Serena was about to switch the statues at Eric’s apartment, Nicole showed up to apologize, scaring her as she tripped on the carpet, making the statue fall out of her bag.
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Hope remained shocked by the incriminating message on Meredith’s tablet as Aiden arrived home. She hid it quickly and made excuses to get away from him; she wanted to check the bridge and call her son about not being able to see his family. Aiden informed her the phones were dead and the bridge was still out. He suggested Hope get some air outside, and while alone, she remained visibly shaken by what she heard. Aiden stumbled upon the tablet and was horrified to discover what she had been watching.
Serena ripped into Nicole as a way to conceal the elephant copy that fell out of her bag. Eric arrived just in time, and Nicole tried to mend things between them before leaving. Once they were alone, Eric opened up to Serena about how it was hard for him to trust after Nicole deeply hurt him. Serena had an attack of conscious as she realized she would hurt him with her actions, too.
Daniel overheard Nicole at TBD angrily refuse her boss when he wanted her to do a sleazy story on Sonny’s attack. She was not going to use her friendship with his family as a way to advance her career. The doctor expressed his gratitude, opening the door for Nicole to make one more apology for what she did.
Brady was hit when he received an alert from the adoption agency he contacted when he was engaged to Kristen. He opened up to Melanie about how he and Kristen wanted to have children of their own. Melanie expressed her deep sympathies, and later had a run-in with Theresa over Brady being a horrible parent.
Before the run-in, Theresa rubbed it in Daniel that Melanie was seeing a ‘self-destructive loser’ like Brady. She reminded him he ruined the life of every woman he had a relationship with, which didn’t get to Daniel. She also got into it with Brady at the same time Melanie did a search on Dr. Mandrake. She found something seriously disturbing that could link him to Kristen…
Chad urged Ben to use a DiMera lawyer since Aiden was out of town. Ben allowed his feelings for Chad to cloud his judgment as he continued to refuse his help. However, Abigail wanted her boyfriend to reconsider. She also explained Chad’s tumultuous past to Jordan as a way to explain why he did the things he did. Chad expressed wanting Jordan back, but he wouldn’t change for her.
Hope continued to snoop around the beach house when she couldn’t find Aiden. She happened upon an axe and remembered Meredith mentioning it in her video. Aiden came up behind Hope as we were left to wonder about her fate.