The secret's out about Will and Paul. Melanie continued to piece together the secrets involving Brady and Theresa. Eve and Cole partnered up. Xander charmed Nicole. Serena became more worried about the diamonds. John saw Paul in a new light. More people were finding out the truth about Paul's paternity. Victor and Maggie played games with Kate and Clyde. Hope and Aiden were romantic at the benefit. Chad messed with Ben and Abigail. Sonny and Paul grew closer. John and Rafe noticed all wasn't right with Will and Sonny.
Eve comforted Theresa over her lonely and emotional state. Theresa was unsure why she felt that way as it couldn’t just be about Clint leaving town again. At the same time, Melanie renewed her promise of staying out of Theresa’s business with Brady. She confided in her grandmother about her suspicions regarding Brady’s attack, and how Theresa’s pregnancy scare could be related. Maggie received a call from her daughter, Sarah, while Melanie remembered she was once a surrogate for a friend. This revelation led to a crazy theory of someone being a surrogate for Brady and Theresa.
Meanwhile, we got a glimpse of Kristen DiMera’s hand as she rocked her newborn baby in a crib far away from Salem.
Will encountered Sonny and Paul together and accused the former baseball pitcher of looking for reasons to stay in town. John happened upon the trio as he announced all three of them would be doing activities at the benefit. He also slipped it would be Will and Sonny’s first wedding anniversary. John and Paul left to discuss the benefit, while Sonny laid into Will for being obsessed with Paul when it was his fault for sleeping with him.
Adrienne and Lucas bumped into each other and discussed the rift in their sons’ marriage. Things got testy between them as Adrienne was letting her own marital problems with Justin affect her judgment. Paul saw her in the park and expressed his regret over making problems for her son. Chad told Sonny about Paul being the one to donate the blood that saved his life. Will began the preparations for the article that would expose Paul as a DiMera.
Kate and Ben had a chat about Abigail at the Edge of the Square where she fed into his jealousy about Chad finally being able to pursue her, since his sister left town. Chad attempted to reconnect with Abigail by sharing some kind words with her about Jack’s book. Ben became worried later when Abigail kept delaying giving him a response about whether they should live together. Trouble arose for the couple when Ben learned Chad was sharing his ideas about Jack’s book, leading to him making a crude remark about her and EJ, since he read the book as well.
Lucas and Kate had a drink in the square as she complained about Stefano kicking her out of DiMera Enterprises. He pointed out in a way that she had it coming because of her own manipulations. The conversation ended when he accused of trying to steal his job at Mad World Cosmetics.
Eve, determined to break up JJ and Paige, summoned Cole to her apartment to help her. She had to keep her hands clean because of Jennifer, so she and Cole agreed to a partnership. Later, he met with Paige and told her he wanted to continue their friendship, even though she was back with JJ.
At the same time, JJ met with Daniel, who sought confirmation that he was right about his suspicions regarding him and Eve. JJ finally admitted to the doctor he slept with Eve, and he felt awful about it ever since. He made it clear he wanted another chance with Paige, which also meant she could never find out he slept with her mother.
Serena met with Xander for coffee as they spoke of their past relationship; Serena admitted she regretted their time together. He turned her into a jewel thief because of it. She refused to hand over the diamonds until he guaranteed Eric’s safety and her portion of the profits. Nicole saw them and expressed her surprise at them knowing each other. Xander continued to flirt with Nicole, which she reciprocated, especially after her recent confrontation with Daniel over his mistreatment of her.
Will confided in Rafe about his marital woes; although, he downplayed them as he didn’t want anyone to know about his infidelity. Sonny met with Paul to thank him for donating the blood that saved his life when he was stabbed. Paul explained he didn’t tell Sonny because he didn’t want anything in return. Tori happened upon the former lovers, and it was clear she did not approve of their private meeting. Sonny left, leaving Tori to once again reiterate to her son he had to let go of Sonny. As the conversation progressed, Paul pieced together that she had been talking to Will, and he wanted to know why.
Sonny returned home to Will, who put on the facade that he wasn’t threatened when Sonny told him he wan to see Paul. Will found out Paul was the one who saved Sonny’s life and wanted to express his gratitude the next time he saw him. However, Will’s jealousy only intensified.
Ben apologized to Abigail for his rude remarks about her and EJ. He admitted he felt threatened by Chad and the connection she shared with him over her father’s book. Things were still tense between the two, but the both wanted to patch things up.
Will told Lucas he was more determined than ever to go ahead with the article that revealed Paul as a DiMera unless Paul left Salem. Lucas warned him it would backfire on him. Back at the Salem Inn, Paul questioned his mother about what she and Will discussed. Tori covered by not revealing Will had been blackmailing her. She encouraged Paul to leave with her to start the next chapter of his life. He agreed to leave after the benefit for the baseball clinic. Meanwhile, Rafe urged Sonny to work out his problems with Will for the sake of Arianna.
At the town square, most of the Salemites have gathered to help prepare for the charity benefit. Marlena was stunned to find Will’s article about Paul being a DiMera on his tablet. She was also shocked to discover Will had taken after Sami and was blackmailing Tori to get Paul out of town. Will assured his grandmother the truth wouldn’t come out as long as Tori got Paul out of Salem by the end of the night. Meanwhile, John requested Paul stay a few extra days to help kick off another charity event. Tori heard of the new plans and tried to explain things to Will. While they argued in the park, John happened upon them and instantly recognized Tori, leaving Will surprised.
Lucas ripped into Adrienne for keeping him in the dark about Sonny and Paul’s previous relationship. After some back and forth, they agreed there was no point in arguing as they wanted their sons to work it out. In a moment of vulnerability, Adrienne admitted Justin had an affair with an associate and went back to Dubai to continue it. She also admitted to having romantic feelings for Lucas as they shared a passionate kiss.
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Chad thanked Stefano over the phone for helping him get quotes from Jack’s book. He was able to make Abigail see him in a better light. At the benefit, Hope noticed Chad and Abigail in a friendly moment and warned the DiMera to not wreck her relationship with Ben.
Melanie encountered Theresa and almost came close to revealing the suspicions she had about her pregnancy. She wound up covering by having a fight with her, so Melanie kept the secrets to herself. The young nurse learned Theresa had some plasma in storage at the hospital, leading to a crazy idea as she took it upon herself to figure out what was going on with her and Brady.
John and Aiden’s fundraiser was in full swing as Ciara and Chase made wagers over their parents public displays of affection. That didn’t stop Hope and Aiden from enjoying themselves and each other.
Chad and Abigail continued to bond, which didn’t make Ben upset. Theo wanted to spend time with Chad and Abigail and got upset whiten Chad suggested Ben go in his place instead. Abe calmed Theo down as they enjoyed the games. At the same time, Chad grew jealous when he discovered Ben and Abigail worked things out.
Will realized John may be Paul’s father and ultimately deleted the article from his tablet. He tried to make Marlena believe he had seen the light, but she knew better. After a conversation with John about seeing Tori, she pieced together that he may be Paul’s father. He had a one-night stand with Tori while Kristen was married to Tony and it was possible Marlena would get back with Roman. She confronted Will with this new information.
Sonny noticed how great Paul was with children and was immediately affected. The kids took turns attacking Sonny and Paul with water guns. Sonny suggested he and Paul go back to the TBD offices to chafe clothes, and things became heated when Paul took off his shirt.
Adrienne and Lucas made love for the first time in the Kiriakis mansion. While basking in the afterglow, they decided to keep things on the down low, especially with the marital discord their sons were currently in.
Marlena was determined to tell John about him being Paul’s father, but Will begged her to reconsider. He was scared about the current state of his marriage. Meanwhile, Paul and Sonny reminisced about their past, while John kept a close eye on them. He later arranged for most of Will and Sonny’s friends and family to share in a toast for their first wedding anniversary.
However, the happiness was short-lived when a reporter from The Spectator showed up to attack Will with heavy-hitting questions about Paul and Sonny’s attack. It was revealed Will had slept with Paul, and all hell broke lose including Chad getting hit by another reporter, while John and Rafe did damage control. Victor eviscerated Will for his betrayal of his nephew before heading home with Maggie. Will and Sonny went home, and Will was more worried about losing his job once the reporter published the story. Stunned, Sonny went to bed alone as he couldn’t believe Will was still more concerned about his job than their marriage.
Paul went back to Tori’s room to inform her the secret was out about the affair. John knew there was more going on between him and Sonny from their office moment and told him to get out of town. He told Marlena he was happy to be rid of Paul, but Marlena knew better as she knew about Paul’s paternity.
Adrienne and Lucas helped Sonny and Will do damage control after the reporter’s outburst. Lucas promised he could keep his affair with Adrienne a secret, but after the way Victor went off on Will, she feared it would come out eventually.
Before the toast, Clyde urged Kate to dust herself off, while he asked Victor to hire her back at Mad World Cosmetics. Victor played things cool by simply stating he would not kick Lucas out to make room for her. Maggie played cool with Kate, even though she knew about Victor’s game with Clyde. She warned her husband not to do anything stupid with those two.
Ben placed Chad on notice regarding Abigail, but that didn’t stop him from playing mind games with them both as he got the desired effect from the young Horton.