All Rights Reserved. Link Only EJ THROWS BELLE UNDER THE BUS, STEVE CONFRONTS ALEX OVER HIS CRIMINAL RECORD, TONY COMES CLEAN TO ANNA! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Xander summons Alex. Someone is using the freedom of info act to investigate their recent takeover. He orders Alex to find out who. Meantime Steve is reading the documentation in his office. Gabi the new client arrives and smugly updates him on Xander being anxious about the docs he has. Steve is reading but cannot promise the stack of paper will prove fruitful … At the elegant house of DiMera dapper Tony sees some of the port wine is missing. Glam Anna teases perhaps a spirit got into the spirits. Speaking of spirits Susan swears Stefano is alive. Phoenix music plays. Tony smirks … Chanel is having a croissant with Johnny. He is nervous about being the next witness even though he is an innocent man … Meanwhile EJ sneaks up to Belle’s suite at the Salem Inn and kisses her. They cannot get enough ... Xander gives new spy Alex the docs on the request someone made. Alex is on it ... Gabi calls and wonders what time they will dine tonight. He is ready right now ... Eerie music plays. Anna reasons tis not a stretch for DiMeras to rise from the dead. Tony cackles ... Chanel praises brave Johnny for taking the stand. He praises Paulina for insisting he was innocent. EJ is basing his defense on the fact that countless folks in Salem want EJ DiMera dead ... - Alex heads to Black Patch. He wants Steve's help finding a Daniel Lucas, who requested the takeover documents. He has no idea Steve is working for the other side ... Xander meets woman in black Gabi at the bistro. They discuss their tough days. She sighs testifying at the trial was a nightmare ... Chanel tries to make Johnny feel better about his hated father. Johnny wishes he had been more like grandpa John. He recalls how badass Stefano was and reveals Sue now says he is alive ... After the lovin breathless Belle declares her love for EJ. He loves her back and assures her no need to worry about the trial. His heart is hers. Always ... - After Johnny heads to court, Paulina sits with Chanel. She admits she had to tell the court Johnny's angry words prior to his father's shooting ... Back at the mansion Tony informs his beloved Anna there is no GHOST of a chance of Stefano being alive though he wishes it were not true. Stefano could have saved the company from being stolen. He curses they must get it back ... Steve reads and then informs Alex there is insufficient info to track down he or she who made this request. The info provided also seems bogus. Alex curses. Steve suggests if there was something that Xander did not want Daniel Lewis to find, then that would be somewhere to start ... Xander drinks up and asks Gabi why court was a nightmare. The glamorous brunette sighs she had to admit she was at the DiMera estate with a gun the very night EJ was shot. Xander teases did she do it. Negative. Did she intend to? He would be impressed if she said yes. She flirts she pleads the fifth and eyes him like a cat ... - Belle and EJ are back at the courthouse. EJ wants to talk to Johnny. Belle marches into the courtroom, where a state AG awaits. Belle heard he would be observing and assures him she agreed to prosecute to the best of her ability. She reminds him she did not even want to prosecute this case ... Cocky EJ orders jumpy Johnny to leave out why he was angry at him - i.e. because of what he did to Samantha all those years ago. Johnny is already sweating since Belle knows the truth ... Gabi is relieved she did not get close to EJ that night. Xander would not mind if she had shot him. He is livid he got unfairly arrested and lost the hospital bid to that DiMera. Gabi can relate to being falsely accused. She lies she is relieved Xander got the company cos if not it would have all gone to hell ... - Alex admits Xander was worried about the mysterious person's intentions and thanks Steve for trying to help. He stands but before he goes Steve decides tis full disclosure time. He slaps the file of Alex's criminal history on the desk ... Anna wonders why EJ is not involved in Tony trying to get back the family business. The other DiMeras are otherwise occupied but Chad and EJ gave Tony their blessing. He now awaits his beloved Anna to give hers now that he has brought his beloved up to speed ... - Chanel is shocked to hear Paulina did not deny wishing EJ was dead ... Back In court Belle grills Johnny about his relationship with his dad. He cannot deny being mad the night of the shooting. Belle wants to hear all about it. He and his wife lost an adoption because of his father's dubious past dealings. Belle probes said past. EJ objects. Her Honor overrules and orders Johnny to answer. Johnny must admit he learned that his father once made his mother sleep with him to save another she loved. Belle uses the R word. She demands to know when he found out. Recently. She continues to probe and he admits it was how he was conceived. Belle also forces him to come clean about going to confront his father and stealing Roman's gun. Then she sits down. EJ glares daggers ... - Alex admits to Steve something went down in college. Steve read about his indecent exposure and grand theft. Alex can explain. Steve is waiting ... Tony admits to Anna has an irate employee at Titan digging up dirt. Anna demands a name. Gabriella DiMera ... Xander senses Gabi wants the company to crash so she can get Gabi Chic back. She reasons she still needs Titan DiMera to succeed cos if it crashed so would Gabi Chic. Xander is listening ... Chanel woefully watches a baby carriage go by. She sighs Sophia had a baby girl and admits she feels sorry or herself. Paulina holds her hand and is sympathetic. Once the trial is over she and Johnny can try again for the family of their dreams . Chanel fights back the tears of torment ... EJ asks why Johnny did not shoot him as planned. He did not want to hurt his dad and loves him. Belle watches. EJ brings up the fact that Belle is Johnny's aunt and was privy to certain events. Belle objects. Madam Judge stops him from accusing the prosecution ... Mad Belle makes Johnny to admit he did say he wanted his dad dead and cared not if he lived or died. He stammers he was not thinking clearly. EJ asks his son to state HIS relationship with the prosecution. Johnny reveals Belle is his father's girlfriend. Drums play... - Alex stammers and makes light of his frat prank. Steve is all ears. Alex tells him the true tale of the cussing parrot. His fraternity wanted to steal it but got busted. That was what the grand theft was about. The parrot was old and very valuable. Steve is more concerned about the indecent exposure charge. Alas he lost his toga when he was climbing out the window the night of the parrot prank. The college made an example of him. Steve thanks him for coming clean. Alex feels lucky to be with his daughter and vows to treat her like a queen. They shake on it ... - Back at the bistro Xander and Gabi are almost allies. She suggests more wine and flirts to forget about the office ... Anna hears that Tony swore his spy Gabi to secrecy. She hopes darling has no plans to stay in Salem. He explains he will make Gabi CEO and can pull the strings anywhere in the world. He reminds dahling of her own designs and she realizes she could sell them worldwide. Tony loves that dahling is pleased. He did it all for love ... Back in the courtroom EJ argues Belle's conflict of interest should have prevented her from prosecuting the case and demands a mistrial but how much of the drama was even real???! STAY BLOODY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
| DETAILED DAYS OF OUR LIVES UPDATE The Salem Story August 7, 2025 ... |