All Rights Reserved. Link Only HUGE TEARS, FURY AND FEARS ... These are my words. There is only one DaysCafe :) REAL TIME SEQUENCE + KEY DETAILS! - Xander interrupts Maggie's late night mansion reading. She rages at him for skulking around her house so late ... Paul, Belle and Brady ask Sarah if they can see their devoted dad. Meanwhile Marlena appeals to her hero to hang on. Steve tries to make her feel better cos the great John Black could survive anything. A long flashback of the hunky soap hero. He gasps I love you doc and then flatlines. Steve holds Marlena and she cries she is here and loves him too. Kayla tries to restart his noble heart. Steve reasons he always cheats death. More flashbacks of beating the odds. Malena begs him to stay and he briefly comes back ... Xander sneers his fatha left him half of this house. The redhead knows Vic would not want him around cos of what he did to Philip. Xander scoffs about the dump he does not mind leaving but warns he will still see his daughta. The redhead threatens him ... - Sarah updates John's kids after checking the files. She just started her shift and goes on her shocked way. Marlena appears and announces John is alive. Then she cries on Brady's strong shoulder ... Kayla and Steve watch John together. He updates her on what went down. Hope and Shawn took the versavix to Bo. Hopefully it will work. Steve weeps they must all give thanks to John ... Xander can see Maggie is a tad badass herself when need be. She defends Philip. The Great Scot is offended all favor that golden boy. Maggie snaps she gave him so many chances. But the gig is up. He swore he would never bring danger to Sarah or Victoria but broke his promise. Therefore Maggie will never forgive him! - Marlena goes ahead to the chapel and asks the children to give her a few moments alone first ... Rattled Sarah updates Kayla on Xander and asks about John. The medicine woman is very very worried. Sarah gets upset Brady a coffee. They are all praying for Bo. He asks after Phil. He is banged up but the tests seem positive. Brady admits Phil contacted him seeking intel on why Xander wanted to buy the hospital. It was strange since Phil and Xander seemed to be in a good place. He senses Xander saw red again. Does Sarah think he flipped and attacked Phil?? - Xander acts indignant and suggests Sarah broke his hot by hiding the fact that Phil was a fraud and stole half his inheritance. Maggie knew too. She rages Sarah was worried and with reason! She warns when Phil wakes up he will point the finger at Xander. He scoffs and the baby cries. She calls him an unworthy father and warns him not to go near the baby. She will have the staff bring his things to his apartment and tells him to never ever return ... John is being moved to a new room. Belle wonders what happened. Steve steps up and blames himself for asking John's help with the security system. Paul knows his dad would have wanted in. Kayla confirms to Belle that Bo got the drug but cannot confirm Bo will actually make it. Belle gasps. Now it seems Salem could lose two heroes. Steve and Kayla praise John for his actions for now thousands will be saved by that drug ... - Sarah sighs to Brady she is not ready to discuss her wayward husband yet ... Marlena prays for the man she loves in the chapel. She is grateful John was brought back and hopes for another miracle. After all, he put his life on the line for many and even saved her soul - when the devil was inside. She implores God to help her hero fight ... Sarah snaps when Xander enters Philip's empty room and wonders where he is. She snaps he is alive and getting tests. She warns she will call security and complains John almost died because of the versavix and Xander's involvement. Xander counters she is to blame cos she lied about Phillip. She hisses she did it for him but then he tried to kill his own brother. She orders him to get out or else. The great Scot storms out ... - Brady and Paul anxiously wait together. Paul wishes he had seen John last time he was in Salem. He did not get enough time to spend with his dad and recalls how supportive he was about him coming out. John was proud. Brady adds they hit the lottery with their dad. Paul breaks down ... Xander approaches Kayla concerning the versavix. Kayla snaps now is not the time. Steve steps up to warn him to back off. After Kayla and Steve leave Belle warns she knows what Xander did to poor Philip. He leers she knows nothing and accuses her of defrauding him. She replies she was not aware Phil's letter was a forgery. Philip was even trying to make amends when it all went to hell. He scoffs. She tells him off for only caring about the billion dollar drug, not those who almost lost their lives ... - Maggie looks up at the mansion and gasps. Victor's portrait is GONE ... John has been moved to his room. Steve worries Sweetness is more stressed than she is letting on. They agree tis tough cos John feels like family. Steve really regrets getting him involved in the mess. He remembers all those years ago when he saw him with a bandaged face and weeps he said he would keep him safe. He and Kayla cry and hold each other ... Belle gingerly enters the chapel and Marlena smiles to sit. John used to say faith was a two way street. Belle apologizes for having to broach the sensitive subject of John's power of medical attorney. Marlena insists he will make it. Belle remembers they were not wed when Marlena had her power of medical attorney papers drawn up. After that John wanted to take care of his own papers and had them drawn up to indicate his wish was to fight until the very end ... Paul shares with Brady that John wanted him and Andrew to wed in Salem. Brady insists they do just that. When dad wakes up they will all celebrate ... Marlena and Belle are on their way to John's room. Steve slips into the chapel to pray to the big dude in heaven for help. Then he breaks down ... Sarah returns home. Maggie is staring at the empty space on the wall and blames Xander ... Xander viciously cuts Victor's portrait with a knife, howls like a wolf, and drops it in a dumpster but it does not make him feel any better ... STAY BLOODY TUNED!!! Luv Cathy |
| DETAILED DAYS OF OUR LIVES UPDATE The Salem Story on MAY 26, 2025 |