All Rights Reserved. Link Only BOOM BOOM BOOM! These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Lonely Steph ends a Christmas call with her folks. Here comes Alex carrying a Christmas tree ... Pajama Leo Stark wishes snarly Victor a Merry Xmas at the Kiriakis mansion, smug as a bug he lives there now ... Bonnie informs medicine woman Sarah she had her first session with Marlena and seems better ... until she sees another clown at the hospital ... Xander summons eager Gwen and declares they must discuss a negligee ... Justin asks Rafe and Jada about Bayview Ava and her possible accomplice. Alas she is still not herself. Rafe is waiting for the forensics report from the warehouse. Justin is very worried about Bonnie ... Sarah holds Bonnie back from clocking Clarence the good Christmas clown ... Xander updates Gwen on the gift he gave Sarah for Christmas and she soon realizes big mouth Thomas suggested she helped him select that for Sarah ... Leo talks gifts but Victor growls he has to go. Leo claims to be an invited guest and Sonny comes in to confirm it ... Alex and Steph decorate the Christmas tree together. She gushes about having Xmas dinner with Alex and the Kiriakis family. He sighs about the drama and the houseguest ... Victor calls Leo a Greek goblin and orders Sonny to kick him out before he calls the cops ... Jada reveals to Rafe she wants to turn down Kate's too Brady Christmas lunch invitation and asks to help him crack the clown case instead ... - Xander sighs it was awkward lying to Sarah about the negligee. Gwen is confident Leo will keep his silence. He thanks her and she replies anytime. But when Xander opens his door there stands Justin ... Sarah tries to make stressed Bonnie feel better. She still regrets ever suspecting Xander of being the original clown. Sarah starts to get suspicious ... Strange music plays as Xander fibs Gwen brought by his scarf which he forgot at the Hortons. Justin updates him on the cops having nothing so far and hands him an envelope to show his gratitude for saving Bonnie. He plans to help him sue his former boss ... Bonnie updates suspicious Sarah on Xander speaking the same words as her clown, having the same body type and more ... Steph shares her own old PTSD problem with Alex, who is astounded to hear how EJ had her abducted when the mob war was on. She was held hostage at the morgue. He is also aware EJ was suspected in Tripp's abduction. Alas no one can prove it. Steph asks about Sonny's unnamed guest at the mansion. She is shocked tis Leo Stark. Alex believes Vic will go ballistic ... Victor reminds Sonny of Leo's endless soap sins. Sonny argues he is sorry and wants to be better. He argues Vic himself was forgiven his sins. Victor orders him to give Leo the boot or he is hereby fired for bad judgment. He could replace him with Alex. Sonny stands up to him but he is still fired. Sonny dares him to call Alex and still refuses to let down his friend in need. The Greek tycoon glares ... - Steph spies her gift from gallant Alex under the Xmas tree. She opens the box with the video game system. He knew she planned to play with her brothers. Now she can at least play with him. She coos how romantic ... Xander stammers he would rather not sue. Justin exclaims the company must pay and promises tis pro bono. He now needs the full name of his boss. Xander refuses. Justin senses he is hiding something so Gwen steps up again ... Sarah gets a bad feeling when she hears the rest of Bonnie's story, which saw her clocked from behind and waking up tied up with Xander, held by a clown who was not him ... As they read the forensics report, Rafe senses the clown cleaned the place of clues ... except for a torn piece of flesh colored polyester ... Steph is the smug video game winner. Alex teases up a storm ... Vic relents and tells Sonny his little friend may stay. Sonny questions his about face. Leo gets it. Vic claims to have a heart of gold but insists Leo stay in a room nowhere near him or Maggie. Leo swears he will never harm Sonny. Vic slyly wonders what Will would think but Sonny argues Will is not here ... Gwen gives a name and claims she was going to interview Xander's boss. She agrees to give Justin her contact deets. He will drop by after he meets Bonnie at the hospital. Xander asks for a lift since he is playing Santa at pediatrics. Justin goes ahead to the car. Xander worries Gwen made up the woman's name but tis a beech she used to know in school. Justin will never be able to do the accurate math on this mystery ... - Rafe has more details for Detective Jada. Susan bought a mask at the square that was made of latex. There was also polyfil. Jada wonders whether it was made at the warehouse or the factory. Rafe is convinced it is connected to the kidnapper and keeps reading the report. The clues are adding up ... Ring ring! Tis Gabi reminding big brother to come for Xmas lunch. Jada wants to keep working. Rafe invites her to the Hernandez lunch. She accepts but first they should go somewhere ... Bonnie and Justin greet Santa Xander and Mrs. Claus Sarah. Justin reminds him of what they discussed but Xander is vague with the missus ... Leo loves the lavish Kiriakis delights and gives Sonny his gift. A t-shirt that says Gay as Xmas Morning. Sonny loves it ... Steph and Alex are dancercising up a storm. The former cheerleader wins and Alex is impressed. She flirts he can do something so he gives her a kiss ... Rafe and Jada arrive at the hospital for the pediatrics party. Santa Xander introduces a slightly hoarse Sarah, who reads the kids the Christmas Story ... Alex and Steph keep kissing on the couch and she suggests they head to the bedroom ... While they watch Santa Xander, who happens to be wearing padding, Rafe has an epiphany. The clown kidnapper could have been wearing a bodysuit beneath his clothes but the question is why ... At Horton house Justin thanks helpful Gwen for the contact details of Xander’s ‘boss.’ Bonnie innocently notes the name of that company is XANDER spelled backwards ... Leo asks Sonny to try on the t-shirt to make sure it fits. And so it comes to pass that Sonny is standing shirtless when a shocked Will surprises him and demands to know what the hell is happening ... CUE THE TRIBUTE TO JOHN ANISTON AKA VICTOR KIRIAKIS THE GREAT GREEK. MEMORABLE MOMENTS GRACE THE SCREEN UNTIL THE HANDSOME ROGUE SAILS AWAY ON THE YACHT BEARING HIS NOBLE NAME. OPA! END Luv Cathy |
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