All Rights Reserved. Link Only STEVE SETS UP KRISTEN, BRADY KISSES CHLOE, STEFAN SLUGS LI, TRIPP MAKES A REVEAL ABOUT AVA ... These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Brady is on a call with little man Tate, who asks about Marlena. Gabi arrives and demands a meeting with the ailing mind control expert ... Phone Li assures father his position is still solid with EJ and he can deal with Stefan. Here comes raging Stefan ... Stephanie sadly re-reads Kayla note about her Christmas pie. Brothers Joey and Tripp arrive. Family hug ... Red dress Kristen opens the DiMera door to Steve and tries to close it. He runs in and grabs her. Tis time for her to pay cos of Kayla ... Weary Johnny hugs Wendy at the pub, surprised to see her. She is picking up breakfast. He was just checking on Roman for the same day loss of his wife and sis. Wendy is worried about Johnny. He is more worried about Marlena ... Brady informs red coat Gabi that Marlena is critical. She gasps she needs her to help Stefan get his real memories back. Brady is disgusted ... Li is pleasant about seeing Stefan, who slugs him ... Steph tells her two brothers Steve is in a bad state ... Kristen tries to calm Steve, who calls her a selfish psycho who blackmailed Brady and stole Sweetness' life. He vows to make her pay ... After Tripp temporarily takes his leave to see Ava at Bayview, Steph cries to Joey that Alex robbed her of her final farewell ... Wendy tries to make Johnny feel better. He wonders what happened with Gabi. She sighs Stefan saw Gabi before she spoke to her and outed what they knew so Gabi was mad. Like she told Li, Gabi is determined to get back with Stefan ... Stefan gives Li ice and assures him that was the only hit. Li admits he was desperate not to lose Gabi but Stefan knows he turned off his machine and that makes him mad as hell ... Gabi argues Stefan wants his mind back and Marlena would want to help. Brady snaps she is busy trying not to die. Gabi reasons if Stefan remembers he will also remember he does not love Chloe. She assumed Brady still loves Chloe. He snaps of course he loves Chloe just as said songbird steps out of the elevator ... - Outside the pub Wendy is tickled pink to see Tripp. They embrace and she shares her sympathy over Kayla. He thanks her and admits he regrets not being here. He heard some strange stories about Li ... Chloe came to ask if she could do anything to help Marlena. Brady is touched by her caring and scoffs about Gabi's selfishness of wanting a session for Stefan. Chloe is confused. Gabi warns her true love will win as soon as Stefan remembers and waltzes off ... Li did pull the plug but argues he was not himself. He is no killer. Stefan concludes he is using the temp insanity excuse and demands Rolf's whereabouts. Li lies he has no idea and sarcastically suggests he ask sister Kristen ... Steve rages and starts to squeeze Kristen's throat ... Joey is appalled by Alex's actions. Steph is still wearing Caroline's bracelet that Kayla gave her. She never had the chance to give it back to her when she seemed better. Joey suggests she blame Alex. She sure regrets them getting together ... Johnny pulls raging bull Steve off Kristen, who gasps and gets her breath back ... Stefan warns if he learns Li lied again, he will rough him up worse. He orders him to clear out his DiMera desk. Li counters only EJ could fire him. Stefan insists he will since family means everything to him and storms out. Sneaky Li now calls Rolf ... - Chloe lets it slip she is still with Stefan but came to check on Brady. He starts to ask and then stops, feeling like a fool ... Stylish Gabi runs into Stefan at the square. Their eyes lock ... Johnny orders Steve to back off. Steve does just that and exits. Johnny helps Kristen catch her breath. Kristen credits Johnny with saving her. He scoffs it was really for Steve ... Tripp tells Wendy he has not yet seen Steve and also wants to see Roman. Tis a tragic time and he also hopes to visit Ava at Bayview. She did awful things but he cannot abandon her. Wendy says the same about Li ... Li assures unseen unheard Rolf no one can trace his burner phone and refers to being the one who moved him. He orders him to deny knowing him if anyone starts snooping around ... Stefan updates Gabi on Li not cooperating. She claims they can solve this together. He warns her he is still with Chloe. She complains Brady would not let her see Marlena so she could ask her to deprogram Stefan. He calls her heartless for Marlena is ailing ... Chloe does not deny caring but she felt she and Brady were over. He repeats he was being blackmailed by Kristen. Alas she is still hurting and the stress is getting to the songbird. She knows not how to feel so Brady grabs her in a kiss and she kisses him back ... Joe hugs Steve, who comes home and cries on his shoulder. But he is about to make a major reveal ... - Johnny refuses to let Steve go to the slammer cos his kids have only him now. He is less sympathetic, however, with culpable Kristen. She swears she would have let the women have the orchid if she still had it ... Breathless Chloe pulls away. Brady apologizes. She gasps she cannot and runs back into the elevator ... Crafty Li calls EJ from his burner phone and warns Stefan believes he can make him fire him. If EJ gives him the boot he vows to expose him. Pause. Li likes his answer ... Gabi and Stefan bicker up a storm at the square. He leers Li did him a favor by getting him away from a beech like her. Li happens to be passing by and orders him to leave the girl alone ... Johnny returns to the hospital. Brady sadly states there has been no change. John is with Marlena. Johnny admits he got no rest at DiMera mansion, where he stopped Steve from offing Kristen. Brady is not surprised. Johnny knows many have it in for her now ... Butler Harold is not at the mansion so Kristen must open the door again. Tis Chloe this time ... Steve updates Joey on his plan. He was fake choking Kristen at the mansion. When Johnny interrupted he was able to plant a bug. He plays what he has - Kristen confessing to hiding the orchid knowing the women might need it to save themselves. Steve calls it her confession. Kristen DiMera is going down! STAY TUNED! Luv Cathy |
| DETAILED DAYS OF OUR LIVES UPDATE The Salem Story on January 17, 2023 |
 |