All Rights Reserved. Link Only EJ’S OMINOUS EYES, SUE DECLARES MARLENA'S BLOOD IS DRAINING, GABI & TONY’S SECRET MISSION, JULIE'S MAGICAL BOOKSTORE ... These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Rafe gets his morning coffee. Gabi grabs it. Morning meeting with Xander. Rafe too has a big meeting ... Julie gets catty with Cat. Marlena marvels they were stuck all night. Julie is suspicious. Chad laughs elevator repair dude was their skydiving instructor ... Susan is meditating at the mansion. Johnny catches her off guard. She complains about Sami being back and warns arrived EJ to be very careful ... Xander dreams of Sarah kissing him in bed. It looks just like a Hallmark reunion - until it doesn't ... EJ already knows about Samantha and feels her presence in court could be good for Johnny. When Sue warns she is still into EJ he smirks ... Gabi wonders about Rafe's mysterious new case. He refuses to talk ... Marlena suggests Julie join her for coffee. After they step away Marlena suggests she go easy on Cat. No can do cos she is a curse for the Hortons! - Cat sounds hoarse as she assures Chad she is not bothered by Julie. She wonders what he was going to say just before the elevator got stuck ... Xander loves having dahling Sara in in his arms. He wakes up snuggling a cushion, no sign of his beloved ... Sarah greets Marlena with coffee for them both. Marlena updates her on the elevator mayhem. Sarah blames EJ for ignoring her warnings about those elevators. Marlena wonders about her test results. Sarah ran many tests but all were negative ... Chad claims he does not remember what he wanted to tell Cat before the elevator got stuck. Julie returns and Cat goes on her anxious way. Julie wonders if she has a new victim ... Marlena is anxious for a solution to whatever ails her and anxiously remembers what Susan sensed ... trouble ... Sarah asks if she is okay ... Back at DiMera mansion Johnny doubts Sami is after EJ. His mom is in town to honor John. He asked her to support him from a distance. EJ respects that but not Sue ... Gabi arrives a tad late to her meeting with Xander. She boasts about the Gabi chic numbers. He knew they would be good. She coos they are a great team. He asks after Ari. She is well. She appreciated his offer of a reward ... Then she remembers her mission and invites him for lunch at the bistro. He wonders wot she is after. She insists they are colleagues and denies it was an invite to a date. She knows he is married ... unhappily ... Cat is now with trainer Rafe and updates him on spending the night in an elevator with Chad ... - Chad insists he and Cat are simply pals. Julie has not forgotten how she tried to con the Hortons! Chad chooses his own friends. He understands her not wanting to see him with another woman instead of Abigail. Still, he asks her to keep her negative opinions to herself. Julie hangs her head ... Marlena informs Sarah she found her own therapist and already had a session. She smiles Sami is home and then asks Sarah about her separation. She is sadly trying to move forward ... Gabi wonders. Xander sighs he and Sarah separated as of yesterday. Gabi suggests lunch. He is too busy. Dinner then. He accepts. He gets a stressful call and she glances down at his desk ... EJ suggests Susan support Johnny's decision to keep Sami away from the court. Susan hates her being nearby and calls her mean. Johnny wishes she would not trash talk his mom. Sue reasons both his folks have faults but Elvis' mean streak is from Stefano. She suggests Sami has no genetic reason to be mean. And John and Marlena were wonderful, though lately the good doctor has returned to the dark side! - Johnny gets mad. Sue insists there is trouble, darkness, and doom inside Marlena. EJ sends Johnny ahead to court. He then blasts his motha for suggesting Marlena her dear friend is dastardly. Sue insists she got a bad vibe when she hugged her. EJ reminds her the poor woman is in mourning and suggests she use her energy to find out who shot HIM. His hypnosis session with Marlena went nowhere ... Sarah feels things will be better now that she and Xander separated. Marlena warns her that losing an important relationship can let negative thoughts in. Sarah thanks her for the advice. She now suggests they keep investigating what is causing her strange symptoms ... - Cat informs Rafe she has had some limited self-defense training. They get into their ready stance ... Sarah wipes tears from her eyes, touched that Marlena said Micky and Neil would be proud of her. Marlena smiles she also made sure her daughter will have a loving home. Sarah morphs back into detective mode. She lists a few conditions that could be causing Marlena's symptoms and assures her she is on the case. Marlena thanks her and goes on her elegant way ... Julie apologizes. Her words came from a place of caring. Chad gets it and gives the matriarch a hug. He and the kids appreciate her love. She gushes they are her best days and brings up the bookstore... - Xander hangs up and complains to Gabi that someone filed a freedom of info request, seeking all Titan's takeover documents. Gabi acts sympathetic, will see him at dinner and wiggles away ... Rafe is ready to teach Cat the art redirecting a punch. He wants her to slap down his hand and she does it again and again. Then she imagines he is Chad and stares. Rafe tells her to focus ... Julie talks up the nostalgic bookstore to Chad. The kids would looooove it and there is a market for real books in spite of the naysayers. You cannot put a price on memories! Chad praises her passion and suggests she buy it! Julie’s eyes dance ... - Johnny returns to EJ. He did not see the docs in his office. EJ admits he made them up so he could get him away from Susan. Johnny admits he was rattled when she alluded to the dark days when he was possessed by the devil. He does not want to hate him like that again ... Sue catches up with Marlena at the square and is sorry she upset her. Marlena just got a clean bill of health. All of a sudden Sue gets woozy and announces she knows what ails her ... Sarah and Xander act cordial outside the pub. She thanks him for letting Victoria stay another night. He now admits he saw her embracing Brady ... Julie believes she is too old to buy that bookstore. Chad reminds her she always says she is bored but she loves books. He heads home to the kids and she gets to thinking ... Johnny assures EJ he wants to forgive him just as Sami did. EJ assures him he is a better man but warns to win his case he must revert to his wicked ways. They exchange I love yous and a hug. EJ's eyes look cold as ice ... Sue warns Marlena about her draining blood but cannot see clearly. She wishes she knew what it meant. So does Marlena ... Rafe praises Cat's move and suggests they continue with the lessons. Meanwhile if needed he could and would protect her with his life ooooooo - Gabi gets home and takes a call from unseen unheard Tony. The mission is a go. She will dine with Xander tonight and discover everything they need to know ... Sarah snaps she and Brady only had a friendly drink. Xander calls her defensive. She warns she is over him and walks away. Xander stares. Tis the kind of situation that could lead a man to drink too much and get taken in by a beautiful brunette! STAY BLOODY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
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