ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Link Only RAFE CONSOLES NICOLE, GABI GETS TO AVA, ALLIE TRIES TO TRACK SAMI, EJ GETS A SIGN, PAULINA WANTS LANI TO KNOW …! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Stylish Gabi ends a call from anxious Jake, who is about to be interviewed by Philip aka the Titan target. She drops her designer bag and finds an expensive necklace on the ground. Sami's necklace ... Raging EJ burns the letter in the DiMera fireplace. His marriage to Samantha shall not rise from any ashes ... Pink girl Nicole is sobbing in her bed alone over losing Eric and removes her ring. Enter Rafe ... Replay of Lani complaining about Paulina’s bizarre behavior. Meanwhile volatile Paulina reminds her mother that Lani is HER beautiful biological daughter ... Lani ends a pep talk call with Theo. Blue sweater Eli asks how he fares. He is forgiving. Eli suggests she use the same approach with Aunt Paulina ... Paulina loved Lani at first sight and laments letting big sister have her. Olivia is sympathetic but t’was the only solution for all their sakes. That man was awful! Olivia saw her daughter’s bruises. Paulina was petrified he would never let the baby go. Olivia sensed the baby would be safer with her sister. Paulina sighs she was supposed to stay away but how she missed her! She still feels terrible that mama did not let her take her to Paris. The little girl felt abandoned ... Eli promotes peace and moving on. Lani wants answers from Paulina first ... - EJ is drinking alone at his DiMera desk when Chad returns with revised contracts he and Kate renegotiated in NYC. He assumes he will romantically celebrate with Sami. EJ hisses the beech is gone. For good ... Ava is busy in Rafe’s kitchen when Gabi comes in with a necklace she suggests she stole and lost. Tis not Ava’s. Gabi taunts Rafe’s secret girlfriend dropped it ... Rafe brings by Duke to cheer up Nicole. Teary Nicole knows Holly knows she is unhappy. Rafe gallantly gives her a tissue. She sobs so the big guy gets on the bed and holds her close ... At the station Lucas has just told Allie about him and Sami, how EJ found out from the letter Sami almost burned. Phil believed he was helping when he gave it to Nicole. Allie wonders what Uncle Phil was thinking! Lucas reasons he might have believed it would free up Sami for him. Belle texts. Allie is now a free bird! She gasps she is sorry about him and Sami and goes. Lucas sighs so is he sorry ... Chad is stunned to hear Sami and Lucas hooked up. He assumes EJ will eventually forgive. EJ fumes like Chad is hoping Abigail will forgive. Chad believes both marriages merit fighting for. EJ complains Samantha did not return after she claimed she would ask Gabi to allow her to stay at the mansion. He quips she might have returned to Lucas, but he cares not. Chad doubts it. EJ is still reeling from how easy it was for Sami to turn to Lucas ... Ava acts amused by Gabi suggesting Rafe has a secret girlfriend. They are solid. She suggests the necklace came from one of Jake’s secret girlfriends. Then she whispers he might be back with Kate. Gabi boasts they are solid and then uses a name that makes Ava stare. Rafe might have bought it for NICOLE. - Rafe wants to stay a while with Nicole ... As the story goes, Tamara found out about Paulina secretly planning the Paris trip with Lani and contacted Olivia, who ordered her to cancel. Paulina now also misses her grandbabies. Olivia warns if Lani learned her life was a lie it would destroy her. Knock knock! Tis Lani, who seeks a word with Auntie P! Olivia orders her to ignore it. Paulina disagrees and opens the door. Lani excitedly greets big mama ... Ava refers to Rafe and Nicole as friends. Gabi smirks now that she is single ... Ava frowns ... Rafe realizes Nicole got revenge on Sami and she admits it did not make her feel better about losing Eric. They have different life interests despite their deep love. How to live without him?! Rafe assures her she will be alright. She has him to help ... Chad suggests tis odd that Sami vowed to fight for the marriage and then vanished. EJ vows to focus on DiMera as CEO. Chad corrects him. He is co-CEO and hopes to discuss some ideas with him over dinner. EJ agrees. Alone again, he admits to Stefano's portrait he had throats to cut in love and biz. There stands Allie, who has just arrived with baby Henry and stroller! EJ is relieved she did not overhear him. However, she did hear about his and Sami’s problems ... - Peeved Ava points out heartbroken pal Nicole has no interest in any man at the moment including Rafe. Meanwhile Rafe is giving Nicole a pep talk about the future. He tells her to take the first step so she does. Then she smiles and heads to the bathroom. Rafe now gets a call from Ava, who gushes she just baked a homemade manicotti. Alas he will not be home a while. She offers to bring it to the station. He explains he is Chez Nicole ... Olivia assures Lani she feels better than before. Lani came to see Paulina to straighten some things out. Paulina changes the subject to Theo and is sorry to hear of his heartbreak. At least Ciara is safe. Back to what Lani came to discuss. Lani explains Eli convinced her to forgive her for all the letdowns. Paulina promises to make everything up to her but nervously blinks when Lani seeks her assurance she will never lie to her again ... - Allie tells EJ how much mama Sami loves him. Lucas said she vowed to fight for their marriage and she suggests another chance. EJ sighs Samantha has disappeared again ... Rafe feels Nicole needs a friend. Ava offers to bring dinner. He suggests she wait with leftovers for him instead cos he has this. Click. Ava tosses their dinner in the trash. Eerie music plays. Gabi comes back and keeps taunting Nicole will steal Rafe away. Ava solemnly shakes her Vitali head ... Rafe presents Nicole with mac and cheese. Nicole is not interested until she hears Holly helped. She gets guilted into eating after all and gives him a bite too. Hungry guy Rafe keeps eating and she giggles to give it back ... Allie heads to Rafe’s house and updates surprised Gabi on Sami saying she was going to see her last night. It was about letting her stay at the mansion. Now no one knows where she is, including EJ ... EJ gets another drink and turns around as the door to the secret passage slowly and strangely starts to open ... Olivia tries to answer for Paulina, who dramatically decides to let Lani know... STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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