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SalemDay 26 began on Thursday 07-17-2025.

• Jury Selection begins for the State vs John Roman DiMera.
• Amy Choi meets Baby Tesoro while waiting for voir dire.
• In Chicago, Sophia consults with Melinda about the plan.
• Leo is angered to be selected for Jury Duty.
• Ari and Holly plot an escape from the sealed storeroom.
• Xander bonds with Victoria after their extended separation.
• Doug III tells Tate that the kidnappers want to be paid.
• Tate agrees to pay Doug III's debts, but the payoff is botched when Doug III tries to be the hero.
• Melinda assures Sophia that the plan will work.
• Rafe forwards the Proof Of Life photo to Cat, who uses her ISA contacts to geo-locate the locked storeroom.
• As Rafe searches, Ari discovers an outdoor vent and squeezes inside, smelling fresh air and seeing daylight.
• Kayla is furious with Elvis' management style and threatens to quit.
• Tate hears Ari's calls for help, locates the storeroom, and uses his martial arts skills to break down the door, freeing Holly.
• Ari passes out but Uncle Rafe pulls her from the air vent to be treated by EMT Javier.
• Elvis hires Stephanie to handle PR for University Hospital.
• Sarah suggests that Xander begin Anger Management couseling.
• Tate notices that Sophia texted him about going into labor while in Chicago.
• Doug III apologizes to Holly and Ari.
• As Tate and Brady prepare to meet Sophia in Chicago, she unexpectedly shows up at the townhouse, explaining that she hired a new attorney, met adoptive parents in Chicago, went into sudden and quick labor, and gave birth to a Baby Girl, who was immediately taken into custody by the adoptive parents.
• Gabriella is curious when Tony offers to make her CEO if she helps void the TitanDiMera merger.
• Tate and Brady are stunned that they won't see or hold the Baby Girl, yet seem assuaged by the stock photos Sophia shows them.
• Stephanie gets a mysterious package.
• Shocked, devastated, angry, and seemingly without options, Tate reluctantly signs the adoption papers.
• Xander agrees to Anger Management counseling with Marlena.

SalemDay 27 began on Thursday 07-24-2025.

• Various Salemites learn that Theo Carver and Claire Brady have ended their relationship.
• Gwen moves into the East Wing of the DiMera Mansion.
• Trying to help prove her grandson's innocence, Marlena hypnotizes Elvis, who desperately wants to recall the events of the night he was shot.
• Elvis is crestfallen when he recalls nothing new.
• As Johnny's trial begins, Marlena collapses, delaying the trial.
• Gwen is confused when she cannot locate the Horton Necklace.
• Susan Banks returns to Salem for her grandson's trial.
• Sarah is confused to learn that Sophia has told everyone that she gave birth to a girl.
• Doug III delivers the Horton Necklace to its bittersweet owner, then leaves Salem.
• Marlena is worried about her dreams of Stefano's Parisian Underground.
• Julie is given some insights into grief from shopkeeper Foster.
• Gabriela hires BlackPatch to research the Titan takeover of DiMera Emterprises.
• The trial begins, with Aunt Belle prosecuting her nephew, who is defended by the victim, his father.
• Philip guesses that Anastasia is really Stephanie after recognizing some details of their past relationship in the novel.
• Chad testifies about finding a bloody Elvis in the DiMera Living Room.
• Jada testifies about the arrest/release of Kristen DiMera.
• Maggie returns from Bermuda.
• Chad and Cat are stuck in the disabled hospital elevator.
• Sarah grills Sophia about the gender of the baby, ultimately getting the girl to reeal everything about the birth, including leaving Baby Boy Choi at the Salem Firehouse.
• Elvis calls Sydney to wish her a speedy recovery.
• Sophia insists that Sarah uphold her doctor-patient confidentiality.
• Marlena and Roman stress out over the trial.

SalemDay 28 began on Monday 08-04-2025.

• Samantha Gene Brady DiMera returns to Salem, offering belated comfort to her mourning mother.
• Chad and Cat are freed from the stuck hospital elevator.
• While counseling Sarah, Marlena references both her fathers, Neal Curtis and Mickey Horton.
• Belle checks into the Salem Inn, ostensibly to give her returned older sister more personal space at Marlena's crowded townhouse.
• Anna reports to Tony that Susan Banks believes his father is alive.
• Elvis and Belle use their lunch break to canoodle at the Salem Inn.
• Alex hires Black Patch to research the mystery of Daniel Lucas, the individual who acquired legal documents about the Titan takeover of DiMera enterprises.
• Anna hints that Stefano could still be alive, since no one in Salem is ever truly dead.
• Steve advises Alex that he can no longer work on the takeover case.
• Cat is concerned about Felicity's elevated fever, since her sister has congestive heart issues.
• Johnny takes the stand to declare he did not shoot his father.
• Gabriela dines with a loopy, drunken Xander at the Bistro.
• After just a day, Samantha Gene Brady DiMera departs Salem to tend to Sydey's recovery.
• Elvis reveals in open court that he and DA Belle Black are having personal intimacies.
• Stressed, embarassed, and furious, Belle breaks off all future romantic options.
• Xander and Sarah argue at the Bistro.
• Marlena agrees to counsel Xander on his Anger Management issues.

SalemDay 29 began on Tuesday 08-12-2025.

• Marlena puts Elvis into a hypnotic state for the second time.
• Amy Choi meets Baby Tesoro again, marveling that he resembles Sophia's brother.
• Rachel testifies that she saw cousin Johnny point the gun at Elvis.
• Javi muses that Baby Tesoro appears to have Asian Heritage in his background, panicking Sophia.
• Leo is upset when the jury is sequestered to the Salem Inn.
• Tate and Holly finally consummate their relationship, only to have Round Two interrupted by Aunt Belle.
• Ari and Sophia bond over plans for freshman year at Salem University.
• Marlena testifies about the hypnosis, allowing Elvis to reveal that he suddenly recalls that a female shot him.
• Kristen testifies that she was angry with Elvis because he had hidden away her mother.
• Elvis continues hyping alternative suspects, showing the video rant that Chanel dislayed just hours before he was shot.
• Rafe and Ari each gently prod Javi with memories of his "distant loss".
• Chanel testifies that the video does not reflect anything she said to Elvis.
• Ari babysits Baby Tesoro.
• Cat mentions that Aaron is returning to Salem for college and that her mother is being relocated to a facility near Salem.
• Sophia freaks out when Ari shows up with Baby Tesoro, then decides she wants to hold him, then opts to skip the moment when Ari realizes how upset she is.
• Marlena advises Elvis that there will be no additional hypnotic sessions.
• Stuck sharing his sequestration room with a chatty juror, Leo fakes a stroke.
• Johnny insists the Chanel Video is a fake, then fires Elvis as his attorney.

SalemDay 30 began on Monday 08-18-2025.

• Stephanie is thrilled to get the debut copy of "One Stormy Night".
• Johnny provides testimony that the Chanel Video is a "deepfake".
• Marlena abruptly decides to take a Leave Of Absence from her duties at the hospital, leaving new assistant Cat now jobless.
• Julie decides to buy the bookstore.
• DA Belle Black and Defendant John Roman DiMera each deliver closing remarks.
• Marlena shops with Rachel, then returns her to the DiMera Mansion.
• Rachel accidentally drops a glass paperweight, the loud crash suddenly jarring Elvis' recollection of the night he was shot.
• Jury deliberations begin.
• Elvis is gobsmacked as he abruptly realizes that Rachel shot him.
• Marlena is concerned that her granddaughter has suppressed the memory and that the girl will not be able to handle the truth when it is revealed.
• Elvis tells Kristen that Rachel was the shooter.
• The initial jury vote is 11-1 for acquittal.
• Sarah once again tries to coax Sophia into telling the truth about her baby.
• The second jury vote is a 6-6 tie.
• Shawn Douglas returns from visiting his daughter Claire in South Africa.
• Elvis insists that Kristen find a way to save both of the children.
• Sophia slips again, mentioning "he" to Brady and Tate.
• Moments before the verdict is read in court, Kristen bursts in, claiming that she shot her brother.
• Johnny is released.
• Kristen is arrested.
• Marlena fears that Rachel will eventually remember the truth, but agrees to remain quiet as Kristen faces the consequences for her false declaration.
• Rachel is elated that Johnny will not be going to prison.
• Marlena informs her granddaughter that Kristen has confessed.
• Cat Greene meets Gwen von Leuschner.
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SalemDay 02 began on Tuesday 01-14-2025.

• Javi hosts Kerry for breakfast.
• FakeRafe shows up at the DiMera Mansion.
• Jada expresses confusion over her fiance's odd behavior.
• Leo sees the Rochester sweatshirt, hosts a lunch at Horton Town Square, provides juicy fake spoilers about a BodyAndSoul demonic possession, and gets proof that Kerry is Lady Whistleblower 2.0.
• After pressure from her mother, Chanel agrees to film a Final Scene falling into an open elevator shaft.
• Xander continues to play nice with his co-CEO.
• Leo confronts Kerry, who admits he was Lady Whistleblower 2.0 and that he installed spyware on Leo's laptop.
• Javi breaks up with Kerry and turns his attentions back to Leo.
• Rachel runs away to Aremid.
• Bonnie falls into the open elevator shaft

SalemDay 03 began on Tuesday 01-14-2025.

• Xander and Philip continue to bond when Philip agrees that Titan should attempt a takeover of DiMera Enterprises.
• Leo wakes up with Javi.
• Bonnie remains hospiitalized with major injuries and Abe recruits Kayla to fill in as a temporary BodyAndSoul diva.
• Rachel Black meets Rachel Blake.
• Ava receives a text to head to Aremid.
• Jada questions Kerry about adding spyware to Leo's laptop.
• Fighting her attraction to Alex Kiriakis, Stephanie considers quitting BodyAndSoul in order to renew their relationship.
• Abraham wants to hire Kayla as Bonnie's temporary replacement.
• Kristen discovers her Aremid Memory Book is missing.
• Amy Choi rejects all thoughts of adoption for the Tate-Sophia baby.
• Rachel Blake plots with Rachel Black to reunite Kristen and Brady by holding Ava Vitali hostage in Aremid.
• Stephanie hosts a Bachelorette Party, while the Brady Pub hosts a Bachelor Party
• Drunk Belle hooks up with Elvis again.
• Drunk Chanel flirts with sober ShawnDouglas.
• FakeRafe hooks up with stripper Savannah.
• Brady and Kristen find their daughter in the dusty Blake Family Mansion in Aremid.

SalemDay 04 began on Wednesday 01-29-2025.

• Marlena walks in on the Belle-Elvis sexathon.
• Rachel Blake continues to hold Ava hostage.
• Elvis taunts hostage Rafe with a cupcake for his birthday.
• Javi discovers FakeRafe with Stripper Savannah at the Salem Inn.
• Rafe manages to escape the Secret Room, emerging from the tunnels to find Rita Lesley in the DiMera Living Room.
• Rita pretends to help Rafe, then tasers him into an unconscious blob.
• FakeRafe prepares to wed Jada, only to stop the wedding with forged allegations of police misconduct on her behalf.
• Jada is confused and distraught as FakeRafe calls off the ceremony.
• Belle and Elvis, again.
• Chanel and Johnny reconcile as she plans a move back to DiMera Mansion.
• Crazy scripts are delivered to cast members of BodyAndSoul.
• Kayla falls ill.
• Alex falls ill.
• Joy falls ill.
• Hattie falls ill.
• Seth falls ill.
• Johnny falls ill.
• Abraham realizes that the phony, poisoned scripts were created by deranged BodyAndSoul superfan Nurse Whitley King.
• Stephanie and Alex decide to re-start their romance.
• Nurse Whitley cites BodyAndSoul superfan Jackson32.
• Paulina rescues Abraham from Nurse Whitley.
• Sara is furious when she learns that Titan plans to take over DiMera Enterprises.
• Stephanie and Alex discover that no one has checked on Joy, race to her room above the Brady Pub, find that she is near-death, then race her to the hospital.

SalemDay 05 began on Friday 02-07-2025.

• Kristen finds Ava's phone in her daughter's backpack.
• Belle and Evis, again.
• Jada remains confused about the behavior of her fiance.
• Brady takes his daughter to her first therapy session.
• Kate and Abraham decide to shut down the trouble-plagued BodyAndSoul reboot.
• Returning to Aremid, Kristen is horrified to find Ava bound and gagged.
• Leo is fired as headwriter for the soon-to-relocate-to-LA BodyAndSoul.
• Kristen discovers her mother Rachel Blake is alive, wandering the dusty Aremid Blake Family Mansion while wearing only white.
• Seth reveals that University Hospital is about to declare bankruptcy.
• Kristen reluctantly agrees to keep Ava under wraps once Rachel Blake convinces her daughter that Rachel Black would be lost into Child Protective Services.
• Elvis goes to visit Rafe in Aremid, stumbles upon the Woman in White holding Ava, then makes a deal for Rachel to tend to both hostages.
• Recovering in the hospital from a poisoned script and a broken heart, Joy breaks up with Alex.

SalemDay 06 began on Friday 02-14-2025.

• Valentine Day Memories from Steve and Julie.
• Tate and Holly plan sex on a Smith Island getaway.
• While trying to persuade her mother about adoption options, Sophia has pains.
• Kayla advises Johnny and Chanel to further postpone their baby plans, as Chanel needs a follow-up surgical procedure.
• Doug III surprises Holly at the Smith Island cabin.
• Tate is thrilled when Johnny and Chanel express interest in adopting Sophia's baby/
• FakeRafe hits on Belle at the Small Bar.
• Jada moves out of the Hernandez house, becoming Stephanie's new roommate.
• Sarah and Xander celebrate Valentine's Day.
• Roman returns from visiting Rex in Chicago.
• FakeRafe makes an awkward pass at Jada when she visits the Salem Inn.
• Against Kate's wishes, Philip moves into the Kiriakis Mansion.
• Tate and Holly consummate their romance.
• Shawn offers a supportive moment to jilted Jada.

SalemDay 07 began on Thursday 02-20-2025.

• Once again, Javi awakens with Leo.
• Once again, Belle awakens with Elvis.
• Child Protective Services begins an investigation regarding Rachel Black.
• Rachel Blake hosts Ava and Rafe in separate areas of the Aremid Blake Mansion.
• Leo asks Chad to hire him as an investigative reporter, retiring the Lady Whistleblower persona.
• Javi tells Jada about Savannah the Stripper.
• Gabriella and Jada are convinced that something traumatic happened to Rafe.
• Steve's ISA contacts are able to mostly decipher Ava's garbled voicemail.
• Alex Kiriakis has a birthday.
• Cat Greene returns from a short visit to her mother and brother Aaron in Vancouver.
• Brady and Steve find Ava in Aremid.
• Rachel Blake is taken into custody.
• FakeRafe forcibly kisses Stephanie, triggering a long-ago memory.
• FakeRafe reunites with Stripper Savannah, asking her to call him by his real name.
• Gabriella confronts FakeRafe, speaking in Spanish, which Arnold mastered while in Argentina for the past 15-ish SalemYears, then steals a hair sample for a DNA test.
• Rita Lesley tasers FakeRafe, orchestrating a swap between hostage and imposter.
• Freed from her four SalemDays as hostage, Ava is encouraged to not press charges, in order to protect Rachel Black.
• Kayla confiirms via DNA that FakeRafe is not related to Gabriella.
• Stephanie races to tell Jada about her Arnold Memory, only to find Jada and ShawnDouglas post-coitus.
• Rafe is taken into custody, everyone believing that he is Arnold.

SalemDay 08 began on Tuesday 02-28-2025.

• Chanel has successful surgery.
• In custody, Rafe insists that he has a memory gap.
• Sophia aggressively lies about Mr+Mrs Johnny DiMera being "very" religious.
• Doug III tells Tate about his plan to return the stolen necklace.
• Xander and Philip meet with Mr Shin about a potential takeover of DiMera Enterprises. 
• ISA Director Shane Donovan informs Marlena that John has gone unexpectedly "radio silent".
• Leo returns to the Spectator.
• Joy battles morning sickness.
• Ava reluctantly decides not to press charges against Rachel Blake.
• Xander re-hires Alex.
• Philip hires Joy.
• Brady becomes unsettled with news that his father is missing.
• Rafe begins to regain snippets of his recent memory.

SalemDay 09 began on Friday 03-07-2025.

• Rachel Blake bites another prisoner, then is released from custody.
• Holly tells Tate that Doug III stole Julie's necklace.
• Leo learns that the necklace was purchased by someone in Salem.
• Marlena decides to find John.
• Holly and Doug III realize that Melinda Trask owns the Horton Necklace.
• Released early from prison, Jeannie Theresa returns to Salem and immediately rejects the adoption option for Sophia's baby.
• Doug III fails to convince Melinda to return the necklace.
• Rachel Blake threatens Ava.
• Joy lies that she is not pregnant.
• Elvis fails to drug Rachel Blake, deciding there are other options to silence her.
• In a heated discussion with his grandson, Roman inadvertently alludes to Elvis raping Samanther.
• Paulina meets with Amy Choi to advocate for the adoption.
• Doug III is charmed when Holly wants to steal back the necklace.
• Kate tells Johnny that Elvis raped Samanther, leading to half of her twin pregnancy.
• Belle sexes up Elvis, then is appalled when he tries to manipulate her about the criminal charges he faces.
• Melinda gives felon Ava a handgun.
• Rachel Blake retrieves her gun from Aremid.
• Belle calls Paulina and recuses herself from all Elvis charges.
• Johnny slugs his father and reveals that he knows the truth about his conception.

SalemDay 10 began on Tuesday 03-18-2025.

• Steve and Marlena arrive in DC to confront Shane Donovan.
• Stephanie has a nightmare about Joy's baby.
• Kate calms Roman about her revelation to Johnny, then heads to Chicago to see Cassie for the morning.
• Shane suggests that Marlena and Steve head to Estonia.
• Shane calls Jeannie Theresa with news of Kimberly's medical relapse.
• Joy leaves Salem.
• Johnny tries to reach his mother, then bonds with Rafe.
• Elvis is furious with Kate and threatens all her sons.
• Kate guarantees retribution if anything happens to her sons.
• Jada offers Rachel Blake her freedom in return for details on Elvis.
• Leo moves out of the Salem Inn and into the Hernandez House.
• Jeannie Theresa leaves for California.
• Elvis injects Rachel Blake with the Memory Serum, which fails since she replaced the serum with sugar water.
• Joining Doug III and JJ for dinner at the Bistro, Julie sees Melinda wearing the stolen necklace.
• Faced with few options, Elvis makes Rachel Blake disappear.
• Julie files a police report, five months after the necklace was stolen.
• Marlena waits in Estonia as Steve taps into his local ISA contacts.
• Tate calls Julie and tells her that Doug III is the thief.
• Just before Doug III tells Julie the truth, she angrily reveals that she knows what he did and orders him to immediately leave the Horton House.
• Ava breaks up with Brady.

SalemDay 11 began on Wednesday 03-26-2025.

• Maggie tries to calm an irate Julie.
• Johnny continues to refuse all contact with Elvis.
• Amy Choi agrees to the adoption just as Leo's expose of All Things DiMera hits the front page of the Spectator.
• Doug III wakes up on a bench in Salem Park, after sleeping overnight.
• Paulina threatens Elvis when Amy Choi renews her objection to the adoption.
• Holly learns that Tate called Julie and breaks up with him.
• Paul Narita arrives in Estonia to join the search for his missing father.
• Steve's mystery contact turns out to be his nephew Andrew Donovan, on special assignment from Shane.
• Philip and Sarah urge Stephanie to craft a lie about renewing her affair with Philip to keep Alex and Xander from learning of the forgery.
• After having a nice visit with Paul, Marlena is startled when Orpheus appears.
• Rafe sneaks into the DiMera Mansion and places a hidden camera.
• Stephanie tells Alex about the forgery.
• Alex agrees to keep Philip's forgery a secret.
• With Rachel Blake missing, Jada employs her last option to gather evidence on Elvis by convincing Belle to wear a wire.
• Marlena deflects a bullet and captures Orpheus.
• Paul shoots Orpheus, who is plotting to sell a nuclear bomb.
• Jada tells Rafe about her one-night-stand with ShawnDouglas.
• Elvis humiliates Belle when he discovers that she is wearing the wire.
• Rafe breaks off all contact with Jada, asking her to move out immediately.
• Steve, Marlena, and Paul search for John at Orpheus' secret compound.
• Elvis is shot, collapses, and set into a medically incuced coma at University Hospital.

SalemDay 12 began on Monday 04-07-2025

• Doug awakens after sleeping on the floor at Holly's bedside.
• A frustrated Alex wants to tell everyone about Philip and Vivian's forgery.
• Tate finds underwear-clad Doug III in Holly's room.
• Kristen is held for questioning about Elvis' shooting.
• Sophia taunts Holly about bonding with Tate.
• Conflicted by her emotions, Belle visits Elvis.
• Philip mentions his artificial leg.
• Xander updates Mr Shin about the takeover timing.
• Samantha arrives in Elvis' hospital room just as her sister blurts out her love for the comatose DiMera.
• His arm newly broken, Rex abruptly visits the pub to calm his mother.
• With Elvis comtaose and Kristen in custody, Titan acquires DiMera Enterprises.
• Vivian arrives to get her share of Titan.
• Samantha tries to explain her complicated romantic relationships to her son, recalling Alan Harris, Arnold Finnegar, and Austin Reed.
• Rafe cannot stop imagining es Jada Hunter sexing up Shawn Douglas Brady.
• To calm Vivian, Philip invites her to stay in the Kiriakis Mansion, since Maggie is away.

SalemDay 13 began on Tuesday 04-15-2025.

• Samantha wakes up with ex-husband Rafe.
• Cleaning house at DiMera Enterprises, Xander fires Melinda Trask.
• Maggie returns from visiting Melissa.
• JJ and ShawnDouglas focus on a new suspect -- Gabriella.
• Sarah tells her mother all about Vivian's forgery and the subsequent secrets.
• Jada refuses Rafe's attempt at reconciliation when she learns he reconnected with his ex-wife Samanther.
• Frustrated that Philip is slow-rolling her cut, Vivian tells Xander about the forgery.
• Steve and Marlena visit Orpheus in his Estonian hospital room.
• Rex dines with Bonnie, sharing info on her granddaughter.
• Philip prepares to tell all, but Xander calls out the truth before Philip can speak.
• Vivian and Samanther share a flight out of Salem, headed for Europe.
• Orpheus tries to fool Marlena with fake info on John.
• Steve circumvents the Orpheus lie when the ISA decodes documents about the nuclear material in Latvia.
• Susan visits Elvis.
• Belle visits Elvis.
• Kayla raises Elvis from the medically induced coma.
• Rex thinks one of his parents shot Elvis.

SalemDay 14 began on Wednesday 04-23-2025.

• It's Save Salem University Hospital Day, complete with cheesy decor, mind-numbing low yield games, a dunk tank, and a variety of other ridiculous items that cost more than they raise.
• Leo and Javi drool over the bachelors featured for the Hospital Benefit.
• Furious with JJ, Gabriella bids $15K for a date with Alex Kiriakis.
• Flush with cash, Maggie bids $1M for a date with Chad PetersonWoods DiMera.
• Elvis insists to Kristen that he is a changed man.
• Rafe finally plans to review the memory card -- and finds that it is missing.
• JJ interviews Elvis, who claims to recall little about the shooting.
• Heartbroken that Rafe raced into bed with Samanther Jada forcefully ends her relationship with Rafe.
• Heartbroken that Jada refuses to even consider a reconciliation, Rafe rejoins the FBI.
• ShawnDougles intervies Elvis, who again claims no memories.
• Gabriella appeals to Brady for help salvaging her company from TitanDiMera,
• Hope calls ShawnDouglas with news that Bo has become septic.
• Hope calls Kayla with news that Bo has become septic.
• Steve and Marlena return to Salem.
• John has doubts about fatherhood.
• Tate asks Sophia to join him at the prom.
• Philip catches Doug III as he sneaks out of Holly's room.
• Chanel, Tate, and Sophia all sign the pre-emptive adoption paperwork.
• Elvis recalls finding the camera and removing the memory card.
• Johnny shocks everyone by calling off the adoption of Sophia's baby.

SalemDay 15 began on Wednesday 04-30-2025.

• Against medical advice, Elvis returns home, just four SalemDays after being shot.
• Kayla pressures Dr. Jeffrey Russell on his hospital-funded research for a new drug to counteract sepsis.
• Sophia is ordered into limited bed rest for the remainder of the prgenancy.
• Alex finds Stephanie's secret manuscript for OneStormyNight.
• ShawnDouglas wants to break into Russell's lab to steal Versavix.
• Elvis thinks Johnny shot him.
• Dr Jeffrey Russell is furious that Kayla will not release him from his contract.
• Alex and Xander plot development of a sepsis drug.
• Elvis meets with Dr Russell and assures him that all will work out.
• Steve plots a theft.
• Kayla sends Dr Russell to an out of town conference.
• Sarah and Xander plan a delayed honeymoon getaway.
• Kayla is shocked when Elvis submits a proposal to buy the hospital.

SalemDay 16 began on Thursday 05-08-2025.

• Chad steps in and takes Elvis' successful Bachelorette Bid for Cat Greene.
• Abraham and Paulina move into a new townhouse.
• Sarah mistakenly eats pistachios and seizes up in Horton Town Square.
• Abe comforts Chanel by telling the story of Isaac Carver.
• Javi saves Sarah's life, then reveals his EMT past to Leo.
• Xander screams at Felicity Greene for nearly killing his wife.
• Alex refuses to hire Kristen at the newly combined TitanDiMera.
• A hospitalized Sarah questions Xander's plan to buy the hospital.
• Without telling his partners, Philip researches and plots a pharmaceutical purchase.
• Alex and Gabi go pn her $15K Bachelor Bid date.
• Philip contacts high school pal Kevin Lambert about the sepsis drug.
• Sophia turns 18.
• Kevin Lambert steals all the Versavix when interrupted while isolating a single dose.
• Shane calls Marlena to let her know that John is on his way back to Salem.
• Steve and Shawn Douglas break into the Russell Lab, only to find the Versavix is gone.

SalemDay 17 began on Friday 05-16-2025.

• Susan and Marlena have breakfast at the Horton Town Square.
• Alex consults Kate about the manuscript.
• John flying home with Andrew and Paul.
• Steve and ShawnDouglas search for Kevin Lambert, then learn that Kevin handed off the Versavix to his sketchy roommate.
• Furious that his co-CEO has plotted in secret, Xander beats Philip and leaves him for dead.
• Arianna Grace Horton shows up at the Hernandez house on her 18th birthday.
• Kate finds Philip on the floor of his Salem Inn hotelroom.
• Paulina sells her townhouse to Johnny and Chanel for $1.
• Gabi fires Javi.
• Chad suspects that Elvis hurt Philip.
• Xander returns to the Kiriakis Mansion, his rage barely controlled after learning from a near-dead Philip that Sarah knew about Vivian's forgery.
• Holly tutors Doug III.
• When confronted by her husband, Sarah admits that she learned about the forgery and kept Philip's secret to maintain peace in the family.
• Bo gets Last Rites.
• Steve, ShawnDouglas, and Dr. Russell trace Kevin Lambert's roommate to a meth lab.
• Hope shares 40 years of memories with her comatose spouse.
• Paul arrives to see Marlena, letting her know that John wanted to join Steve.
• Ciara arrives at her dying father's bedside.
• John arrives to help break the security system at the meth lab.
• After learning that Chelsea is on her way, Hope races to join the Meth Lab Break-in.
• Maggie supports her daughter, warns Xander, and exiles him from the Kiriakis Mansion.
• John and Hope breech the security system to access the Meth Lab.
• During the ensuing melee, shots are fired and explosions hit the lab.
• John saves Dr Russell.
• John saves a vial of the Versavix.
• John collapses on the entire drug supply, saving it.
• Using her fake ID, Ari relaxes at the Small Bar and meets Doug III.
• Hope and ShawnDouglas deliver the drug vial to Bo's physicians.
• John is raced to Salem University Hospital with third degree burns over 30% of his body.
• Belle, Brady, and Paul sit vigil, waiting for updates on their father.

SalemDay 18 began on Tuesday 05-27-2025.

• Now a legal adult, Sophia hires Melinda Trask to coordinate the adoption.
• Leo encourages Javi to pursue a return to EMT duties.
• Ari wakes up with Doug III in his bed above the pub.
• Marlena sits vigil beside a bandaged John Black.
• Tate visits John.
• Johnny visits John.
• Ari visits John.
• Carrie arrives, missing her son Noah's high school graduation.
• Belle visits ex-husband Philip, vowing to bring Xander to justice.
• While sparring with Kristen, Elvis mentions that he was "her" baby.
• Abraham visits John.
• Carrie mentions her fondness for Tamara Price when meeting sister Paulina.
• Roman is convinced that Johnny shot his father with Roman's gun.
• Rachel has nightmares, finally revealing to her mother that she saw Johnny holding a gun on Elvis in the DiMera living room.
• Belle and Jada plot to prove Xander beat Philip to near-death.
• Elvis insists to a furious Chad that he was not involved in the Versavix theft.
• Jada arrests Xander based on closed circuit tapes from the Salem Inn.
• Brady casts the deciding vote to sell University Hospital to Elvis.
• Eric arrives in Salem and visits John.
• Will arrives in Salem and visits John.
• Comatose Bo dreams of Dead Zach, who urges his father to re-join his living family.
• John gets a morphine shot, then later seizes up.
• Hope sits vigil with Ciara and Shawn Douglas.
• A weepy Marlena comforts her dying husband, telling him that it is okay to let go.
• John dies.
• Bo opens his eyes.

SalemDay 19 began on Tuesday 06-03-2026.

• A somber Marlena mourns her loss.
• Kayla tells Roman that John has died, then shares the stunning news that Bo is awake.
• Brady tells Belle that their father died overnight.
• Steve tells Abraham that his partner is gone.
• Hope excitedly tells Julie that Bo is awake, responding to treatment, and staging a miraculous recovery from his bout with Sepsis.
• Rachel has another nightmare about Johnny and The Gun.

SalemDay 20 began on Wednesday 06-04-2026.

• Bo walks, bonds with Hope, and meets grandchildren Addie and Bo.
• Marlena visits John's father to let him know that his son has died.
• Paul is comforted by fiance Andrew Donovan.
• ShawnDouglas tells his mother that John has died.
• Will, Carrie, and Eric support Marlena at the townhouse.
• Samanther and Sydney are delayed by a European volcanic eruption.
• Rafe returns from FBI re-orientation, cheered that his assignments will be based out of Chicago.
• Jack and Jennifer arrive.
• Cat Greene recognizes Samanther's photo on the mantle.
• Anna finds the One Stormy Night manuscript which Kate misplaced.
• Sophia takes a tour of hospital facilities.
• Carrie offers to stay in Salem to help Marlena.
• Kate is furious to learn that Xander has been released on bail.

SalemDay 21 began on Monday 06-09-2026.

• A mournful Steve prepares for the funeral, telling his wife that he will retire and close BlackPatch.
• Shane arrives in Salem and offers condolences.
• Kate secretly acknowledges the ISA Director at the funeral.
• Rachel gets nervous as the funeral begins, leading Tate and Ari to take her back to the DiMera Mansion.
• Hope tells Bo.
• Brady warbles a off-key "Amazing Grace" at his father's funeral.
• Hope tries to dissuade Bo from jeopardizing his recovery by attending John's service.
• John's family pay tribute to their dead hero.
• Bo startles everyone by arriving at the close of the ceremony.
• Kate searches for the missing manuscript.
• Marlena, Roman, Steve, Kayla, Shane, and Bo recount Memories of John.
• Hope, Julie, Jennifer, and Jack recount Memories of the Hortons, including Bo.
• After learning of her father's planned retirement, Stephanie decides to host a dinner in his honor, inviting Jada, Jack, Jennifer, and Alex.
• Jennifer shares a cupcake with birthday boy Jack Deveraux.
• ShawnDouglas and Belle plan a joint visit to daughter Claire in South Africa.
• Xander agrees to Sarah's visitation plan for Victoria.
• Steve dreams of Adrienne.
• Philip wakes up.
• Steve's family celebrate his forty years in Salem.
• It's Graduation Eve for Salem High, with Holly and AriannaGrace re-connecting after her years in Arizona with her fathers.
• Doug III is threatened again by the loan sharks.
• Aaron Greene suddenly returns to Salem, leaving his mother alone with her treatment plan in Canada.
• Philip shocks everyone by claiming a random attacker is responsible for his injuries.
• AriannaGrace dines with her parents.

SalemDay 22 began on Wednesday 06-18-2025.

• Bo and Hope share memories of Salem, channeling the early years of Tom and Alice Horton, then depart Salem.
• Philip continues to lie and mentions that Bo and Hope visited him before leaving town.
• Despite making a general visitation agreement, Xander continues to want a 50-50 share.
• Sydney DiMera sends Elvis a Fathers Day card.
• Rafe tells Jada about the missing memory card.
• Belle comforts her mother.
• Johnny misses his second "first" day working at TitanDiMera.
• It's Graduation Day for Salem High School. 
• After Elvis delivers Rachel Blake to Kristen, Kristen helps her mother return to her secret life in Aremid.
• Holly wonders what is going on between her mother and stepfather.
• Sophia is agonized by what turns out to be a false labor scare, leading her and Tate to miss the actual graduation ceremony.
• Gabriela urges Chad to join the fight to take back DiMera Enterprises.
• JJ assures his parents that he remains wary of Cat Greene.
• Cat meets with Shane, who convinces the ex-ISA analyst that she is uniquely positioned to identify the financial paper trail that Elvis followed to purchase University Hospital.
• Desperate to unburden his horrors, Elvis tells Tony about Johnny and the gun.
• Tony is startled when Chad declares disinterest in regaining family control over DiMera Enterprises.

SalemDay 23 began on Tuesday 06-24-2025.

• It's Wedding Day for Paul Narita and Andrew Donovan.
• While waiting for the cake, Shane bonds with his grandson, musing that perhaps Tate is more attached to the baby than he thinks.
• Paul mentions that his mother, Tori, is dead.
• Brady probes his brother about Nicole, learning that the newly married couple is having some minor marital problems while living in Paris.
• Eric Brady marries the happy couple.
• Shane offers his new son-in-law a position with the ISA in Washington DC.
• Melinda agrees to help Sophia, then changes her mind after Brady warns that his family will never cooperate with her plans.
• Rachel Black tells her grandmother that she saw Johnny pointing a gun at Elvis.
• Philip still insists that Xander is not responsible for his injuries.
• A worried Marlena consults with Roman about Johnny.
• Stephanie finds her novel at the nurses station at University Hospital.
• Melinda tells Xander he has no chance to gain full custody.
• Roman and Marlena confront Johnny, who explains that he gave the gun to his father, walked out the back door, and has no idea who shot Elvis.
• Melinda decides not to assist a frantic Sophia.
• Starting his new role at TitanDiMera, Johnny is assigned to work with Gabriela at GabiChic.
• Elvis and Belle enjoy some afternoon delight at the DiMera Mansion.
• While working with Johnny, Gabriela recalls hearing him on the night that Elvis was shot, leading her to update Rafe.
• Kate agrees to rejoin TitanDiMera and lead its publishing subsidiary.
• Stephanie tells roommate Jada all about her novel.
• Johnny proclaims his innocence to Rafe.
• Elvis is startled, then elated, when Johnny tells him that he is not the shooter.
• Cat Green meets her new partner, Rafe Hernandez.
• Jada arrests Johnny.
• A stunned Sophia gives birth to a baby boy while the Choi Family is away for the day.
• Steve calls on Austin Reed to help trace the provenance of the Horton Necklace.
• Sophia methodically pulls herself together, then drops off her newborn son at the nearby fire station.
• Javi Hernandez finds a baby boy at the fire station.
• Holly and Tate reconcile.

SalemDay 24 began on Thursday 07-03-2025.

• It's Independence Day in Salem USA.
• The Hernandez Family is fostering the mystery newborn left at the Salem Fire Station.
• Maggie reveals she voted for Xander to purchase University Hospital.
• Philip is released from the hospital.
• A recused DA Belle is suddenly un-recused and will prosecute nephew John Roman DiMera.
• Xander apologizes to Felicity for his outburst when Sarah dined on Sweet Bits pistachios.
• Gwen Rizczek von Leuschner returns to Salem, flaunting the Horton Necklace.
• Ari Horton stalks Doug III.
• Gwen informs Julie and Chad that she legally purchased the necklace.
• Gwen and Leo have a tense moment, far from reconciliation.
• Bonnie tells the story of abusive David Lockhart to Sarah, cautioning her about trusting Xander.
• Xander is ambivalent about seeing Gwen back in Salem, flirting one minute, then declining to spend the night with her at the Salem Inn.
• Javi is upset to learn about boyfriend Leo's past with Dmitri von Leuschner.

SalemDay 25 began on Thursday 07-10-2025.

• A recovering Philip returns to work at TitanDiMera.
• JJ visits his half-sister Gwen at the Salem Inn, but fails to get the Horton Necklace.
• Belle receives a memory card that shows a dramatic confrontation between Chanel and her father-in-law in the DiMera Living Room, on the night he was shot.
• Melissa Anderson cancels her trip with Maggie to Bermuda.
• Maggie suggests that Sarah and Victoria join her on the international trip, an idea quickly squashed by Xander, who claims that they are kidnapping his daughter.
• Philip tries to re-connect with Xander, but only irritates the co-CEO.
• Sophia consults with Melinda, who agrees to help her plot a trip to Chicago.
• Holly and Ari are kidnapped to a sealed warehouse when Doug III fails to pay off his debt, yet again.
• Sarah pleads with Philip to tell the truth about his injuries.
• Gwen announces her intention to move into the DiMera Mansion.
• Tate is worried when Holly and Ari never show up at the Salem High Lake Week.
• After another session of Afternoon Delight with Elvis, Belle is furious when Elvis hints she should drop charges against Johnny.

 

Another Year Bites The Dust

 

SalemDay XX began on Monday 09-02-2024.

• Hattie wants to star in the reboot of BodyAndSoul.
• Bonnie wants to star in the reboot of BodyAndSoul.
• AbbyCat continues her charade while living at the DiMera Mansion and "meets" Stefan, who raped the real Abigail's alter ego Gabby.
• Against all logic, Gabriela beds Elvis to avenge her husband's hookup with Ava Vitali.
• Chanel and Alex successfully audition for BodyAndSoul.
• Chad/Charlotte/Thomas move back to the Horton House to avoid CatAbby.
• Aaron Greene reunites with his brother Dr Mark Greene.
• Leo quits the Spectator to become headwriter at BodyAndSoul.
• Sarah learns to navigate life in her wheelchair.
• Fiona settles in at the Kiriakis Mansion.
• AbbyCat complains to her brother, Dr Mark Greene.
• John and Marlena worry that Brady will face jailtime for reckless drunk-driving, just like stepbrother Eric.
• Tate visits Brady at the police station in an attempt to understand why his father gave up on sobriety. HINT: It was Theresa.
• Holly feels guilty for Sarah's accident.
• Eric returns from his life in Paris with Nicole/Jude to support Brady.
• Tate mentions to Holly that Eric Brady killed her father Daniel Jonas, leading her to finally go online and read about Eric's drunk driving accident.
• Corrupt DA Elvis reluctantly releases Brady since there is no evidence.
• Eric runs into a devastated Holly in the Salem Park.
• Tate bonds with his grandfather John.
• Fiona decides to smother Sarah to death, but is interrupted and opts to change her plan.
• Brady is furious that Justin secured his freedom.
• Ava recalls seeing Brady with Fiona.

SalemDay XXX began on Tuesday 09-10-2024.

• Connie Viniski has Melinda Trask tied up in the bedroom with the Li Shin cutout.
• Jada maintains a vigil beside comatose Rafe.
• Stephanie plans a memorial service for Everett/Bobby, but finds little interest.
• Connie lies that she did not know Everett/Bobby, confusing Stephanie.
• Stephanie and Jada spread ashes in the Salem Park.
• Melinda tricks Connie and nearly escapes.
• Johnny is furious that his father hooked up with Stefan's wife.
• Jada learns from Stephanie that Leo believed Connie knew Everett/Bobby and decides to visit Gabriela's assistant's apartment.
• Nicole divorces Elvis from France.
• Paulina babbles and shouts, waking Rafe from his coma.
• AbbyCat is freaked out by Stefano's portrait, and even more freaked when Uncle Steve relates his Stevano Impersonation Saga.
• Connie decides to kill Gabriela and heads to the DiMera Mansion.
• Marlena counsels Eric about handling interactions with Holly.
• Brady goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and apologizes to Sarah, who still remembers nothing about the accident.
• Steve tells his wife that he doesn't believe AbbyCat and wants to do a secret second DNA test, which Kayla refuses.
• Fiona stops a furious Xander from harming Brady by revealing that they were a couple.
• Brady covers for Fiona's alcoholic binges.
• In an effort to unleash her memories of the accident, Marlena hypnotizes Sarah, with no meaningful result.
• Xander fires Brady from Basic Black.
• A frustrated Connie cannot locate Gabriela.

SalemDay XXXX began on Tuesday 09-17-2024.

• Elvis turns down a second frolic with his sister-in-law.
• Gabriela lies to Stefan that she was with Elvis a second time.
• Connie is more focused than ever to kill Gabriela.
• Melinda finally breaks free, but is knocked unconscious.
• Roman re-hires Ava.
• Stefan re-hires Ava.
• A knife-wielding Connie finds Gabriela at the DiMera Mansion.
• AbbyCat and Mark worry about Clyde, who is holding their mother hostage somewhere.
• Steve visits Clyde in the SuperMAX prison.
• Connie puts Melinda and Gabriela in the DiMera Tunnel Secret Room (aka Wine Cellar) and tells her captives that they will die in the home-made bomb she will activate.
• Ava is furious when Stefan suggests they hook-up again
• Melinda manages to awaken Gabriela and they plot an escape.
• AbbyCat finds Abby's wedding vow notes in the Horton attic, then pretends she remembers speaking them at their (third) wedding in the Horton Living Room.
• As the "bomb" explodes, Connie arrives to kill Ava in her Brady Pub apartment.
• Elvis is knocked off his feet by the explosion, but is able to extinguish the fire and locate the hostages.
• Stefan saves Ava, but Connie escapes, only to be caught by Jada just outside the Pub.
• Elvis takes Gabriela to the hospital.
• Paulina visits a recovering Melinda at the hospital, offers her the DA position again, which Melinda declines.
• Abe cajoles Eric Brady into a freebie late-night photo shoot for the BodyAndSoul cast the night before filming begins.
• Hattie insists on additional dialogue, since she is the "star" of Body And Soul..
• Johnny is disturbed by his wife's behavior at the Late Night Photo Shoot.
• Fiona tells Maggie about her relationship with Brady.
• Brady tells Eric about his relationship with Fiona.
• Fiona enjoys a cocktail and bonds with Sophia Choi at the Bistro.
• Xander drugs Brady and plots his suicide.
• Sarah intervenes by falsely recalling Brady as the driver.
• Jada interrupts Xander's plan and arrests Brady.

SalemDay XX began on Monday 09-30-2024.

• Chanel objects to the re-written sex scene between Faith and Arrow.
• Off-put by Justin's contract demands and placing their bets on Hattie, producers Kate and Abraham decide to fire Bonnie.
• Stephanie is upset when she learns that Connie murdered EverettBobby
• Tate and Holly break up.
• Kristen vows to help Brady.
• Hattie is stunned when she is fired from Body And Soul.
• Dr Rolf returns to Salem.
• Eric convinces Holly to visit her mother in Paris.
• Sophia throws herself at Tate.
• Julie strongly encourages Chad to reveal AbbyCat to his children
• While visiting his sister in the hospital, Rafe advocates for a Stefan Reunion.
• Stefan files for divorce.

SalemDay XX began on Tuesday 10-08-2024.

• Johnny remains upset about Chanel's intimate scenes with ex- Alex Kiriakis.
• Hattie refuses to film her Body and Soul death scene, cursing the entire project as she storms from the set.
• Stephanie and Alex hookup on-set at the hospital.
• Seth Burns mistakenly leads Johnny to see Alex with "Faith".
• Brady agrees to a 10-year sentence.
• Kristen reveals that Rolf has a cure for Sarah's paralysis.
• Brady refers to having "Daniel's Heart" for the first time in ages.
• Rafe released from the hospital.
• Gabriela released from the hospital.
• Xander tells Sarah about Rolf's serum and that they must help set Brady free in order to get the possible cure.
• Eric discovers Fiona's actions on the night of the accident.
• Mark Greene visits Clyde Weston, who orders him to kill Chad DiMera.
• AbbyCat and Chad arrive at the Paris chateau.
• Sarah slowly remembers seeing Fiona at the wheel.
• Holly arrives in Paris, meets with Nicole, spies AbbyCat making a phone call, and moves into the chateau at Chad's insistence.
• Xander tells Maggie he planned to fake a Brady Suicide.
• AbbyCat fakes more memories and insists on having an immediate wedding.
• Eric recounts Fiona's actions to Brady, who suddenly remembers much more about the night his car mowed down Sarah Horton Kiriakis.
• Sarah confronts Fiona, who admits she was drunk and was driving.
• Fiona manhandles the wheelchair toward the staircase.
• Steve give Dr Mark Greene fake samples to re-run the CatAbby DNA tests.
• Xander stops his mother from killing Sarah, then berates her for her crime.
• Leo begs Marlena to be his counselor.
• Despite their claims to avoid intimacy, Stephanie and Alex hook up again.
• Jada arrests Fiona.

SalemDay XX begins on Wednesday 10-16-2024.

• Johnny hallucinates that his wife is hooking up with fellow actor Alex.
• Steve tells Kayla about Mark Greene's DNA testing crime.
• AbbyCat prepares for her Paris wedding to Chad.
• Mark arrives in Paris, with deadly instructions from Clyde.
• Chanel plans a surprise birthday party for her husband.
• Brady and Fiona share antagonism in jail.
• JJ arrives in Paris for his "sister" wedding.
• Despite the evidence regarding Fiona, Elvis refuses to drop charges against Brady.
• Holly and JJ serve as witnesses for the Paris Wedding.
• Holly mentions that AbbyCat was on the phone with her brother, which JJ denies.
• Mark arrives at the wedding with a gun, only to be thwarted by Steve.
• Sophia bonds with Ava while on duty at The Bistro.
• Kristen forces Elvis to release Brady.
• AbbyCat admits that she is not Abigail Deveraux DiMera and that the ruse was driven by Clyde's threats against her very-much-alive mother, Constantine's daughter Caterina.
• Kristen refuses to release the serum, as Xander did not free Brady, and raises the price to ownership of Titan.
• Nancy Wesley arrives in Salem with her daughter Joy Wesley.
• John takes his father to the family home in Baton Rouge.
• Alex re-bonds with his father Justin.
• Nancy and Bonnie reunite.
• A despondent Johnny flirts with a very friendly Joy at the Small Bar.

SalemDay XX began on Wednesday 10-23-2024.

• It's Johnny's Birthday and he is guilted by his night with Joy and angered by his belief that his wife is sleeping with her BodyAndSoul co-star.
• Marlena films her one scene, replacing Hattie for the Elevator Fall.
• Johnny confronts Chanel just as the party begins.
• Seth Burns admits he saw Stephanie with Alex.
• Once the dust settles, Kate warns Stephanie and Alex that an ongoing relationship would cause issues for BodyAndSoul.
• Returning to Salem, Philip files an injunction to stop Xander from turning over Titan Industries in return for the Dr Rolf Serum.
• Stefan decides he does not want a divorce, but the machinations have begun.
• Gabriella decides she does not want a divorce, but the paperwork is already delivered to the DiMera Mansion.
• Lacking anything but hearsay evidence from conflicted victim Sarah, the DA releases Fiona.
• Stefan is attacked and drugged by Ivan, who ushers Vivian into the DiMera Mansion.
• Cousin Javi Hernandez arrives in Salem.
• Vivian explains her plot to Ivan, then forges Stefan's signature on the divorce decree.
• His support for drunken Brady no longer needed, Eric plans a return to Paris.
• Sarah is stunned to see Fiona relaxing in Horton Town Square with her martini.
• Gabriella hires her cousin to replace deranged murderer Connie Viniski.
• Fiona decides to leave Salem.
• The Paris Wedding party returns to Salem.
• Clyde Weston escapes during a facility transfer.
• Just returned from Paris, Holly forgives Eric for keeping secrets about Daniel Jonas' death.

SalenDay XX began on Thursday 10-31-2024.

• Leo has a Halloween Dream in which BodyAndSoul is living in Neivepen, with "dead" characters coming back to life.
• Joy Wesley joins the cast of BodyAndSoul.
• Tate wakes up with Sophia.
• Kate defends Johnny to Chanel.
• Johnny begs Joy to remain quiet about their night together.
• Vivian encourages Philip to battle Xander for control of Titan.
• Rolf finishes the second dose of his miracle serum.
• Holly attempts to reconcile with an unsettled Tate.
• Learning that Vivian forged a letter from Victor, Kate decides to help Philip take control of Titan.
• Tate tells his father that he slept with Sophia just before Holly sought to reunite.
• Kate betrays Vivian, leading to Jada arresting the wayward felon.
• Tate decides to choose Holly, who freaks when learning about his time bedding Sophia.
• Holly rejects Tate, sending him back to Sophia.
• Ivan sneaks back into the DiMera Mansion, packs Stefan's belongings, and leaves behind a forged letter "from Stefan" for Elvis.
• Clyde calls Chad.
• Mark Greene tells brother Aaron about Clyde's ultimatum.
• Cat Greene reveals herself to brother Aaron.
• Rafe proposes to Jada.
• Leo meets Javi Hernandez at Small Bar.
• Nancy Wesley moves her daughter into a rental above Brady Pub.

SalemDay XX began on Friday 11-08-2024.

• With John away with his father in Louisiana and then called away by Shane for an important ISA mission, Marlena has a somber anniversary, then is cheered when Belle Black Brady arrives for an extended visit.
• Maggie recalls her wedding day to Victor Kiriakis.
• Paul Narita arrives for the Black Anniversary, which is highlighted by an awkward game of off-screen softball, his secret plan to propose to Andrew Donovan, and the even more awkward proposal in front of his stepmother and half-siblings in Marlena's living room.
• Sarah mentions the serum deal to Brady.
• Brady realizes that Kristen duped him into thinking that she had intended the serum to be given with no strings attached, then forces her to provide the serum to Xander.
• JJ returns to the Horton House, where Doug Williams is ailing.
• At Chad's behest, all charges against Cat Greene are dropped.
• Kayla oversees Sarah's receipt of Dr Rolf's mystery serum.
• Joy Wesley meets BodyAndSoul head writer Leo, who was once engaged to her father.
• Alex and Chanel shoot their first romantic on-screen love scene.
• With Rafe fully recovered, Paulina opts to hire Jada as Police Commissioner.
• Rejected by Holly, Tate sexes up Sophia, who breaks up with Tate when he mistakenly calls her "Holly" during their intimate moment.

SalemDay XX began on Monday 11-18-2024.

• BodyAndSoul debuts on the streaming service.
• Cast and crew celebrate by chowing down on Special Cupcakes.
• Javi and Leo wake up after their first night together.
• Abe falls ill.
• Johnny falls ill.
• Roman falls ill.
• Alex falls ill.
• Lady Whistleblower begins revealing BodyAndSoul spoilers.
• Rafe quits the Salem PD.
• Xander re-hires Brady to work at Basic Black.
• Stephanie and Philip recall their previous romance and engagement.
• Brady rejects Kristen's effort at reconciliation.
• Leo accuses Javi of being Lady Whistleblower, effectively ending their new romance.
• A stressed out Joy Wesley tells Alex that she spent the night with Johnny.
• Sarah walks again.
• Philip hires Stephanie to run a PR campaign for his Titan battle.

SalemDay XX begins on Tuesday 11-26-2024.

• It's suddenly Thanksgiving in Salem.
• Bonnie Lockhart Kiriakis accidentally sets fire to the Kiriakis kitchen.
• Rafe joins BlackPatch.
• Elvis tells Joy Wesley to leave Salem, offering her a huge payout.
• Leo hires Rafe to find the "new" Lady Whistleblower.
• Eli and Lani arrive in Salem for the holiday.
• Jack and Jennifer return to Salem.
• Jennifer slaps and berates Cat Greene, who is staying at the Horton House while Chad plots next moves against on-the-run Clyde Weston.
• JJ recruits Gabriella to help capture Clyde.
• At Bo's bedside in Europe, Hope calls Julie.
• Jack finds that Doug has died in his sleep.

SalemDay XX began on Monday 12-02-2024.

• Salem prepares a farewell memorial for Doug Williams.
• Marie Horton returns to support her niece Julie.
• Liz Chandler Curtis returns to pay tribute to the man who hired/promoted her.
• Steven Olsen sneaks into his sister's bedroom to support her loss.
• ShawnDouglas and Ciara arrive to honor their grandfather.
• Belle tells Marlena that she and ShawnDouglas are separated.
• Ciara stuns all by opening Alice Horton's Time Capsule, revealing trinkets, documents, and a stunning diamond necklace.
• Liz sings at the memorial service, then snarls with one-time nemesis Marie Horton, her rival for the affection of Dr Neil Curtis, Sarah Horton's biological father.
• Doug Williams III surprises Julie after the memorial service.
• While working at the Horton Town Square, Leo is charmed by Steven Olsen, who mentions that his son Spencer is gay.
• The Hortons are horrified to notice the diamond necklace is missing.
• Javi Hernandez dates Kerry.
• Rafe suspects that Hattie Adams is the "new" Lady Whistlelower, given her on-set tantrum and "curse".
• Elvis gives Joy a check, and she agrees to leave Salem.
• ShawnDouglas and Belle decide to divorce.
• Ciara and Lucas accuse Steven of stealing the necklace.
• Cat, Chad, JJ, and Gabriella arrive in Vancouver to meet Clyde.
• Doug III has the necklace.
• Hope Brady returns to Salem to mourn her father.
• After Kate gives her a career pep talk, Joy decides to return the Elvis check and remain i Salem as a BodyAndSoul cast member.

SalemDay XX began on Tuesday 12-10-2024.

• Christmas decor suddenly appears all over Salem.
• Julie learns that the necklace is missing.
• Hope calls her brother (aka Little Dougie) to validate Doug III.
• Chad and Cat find her mother, who defends Clyde Weston.
• Clyde surprises JJ and Gabriella as they search his empty Canadian apartment.
• Javi and Kerry have a second date.
• Chad and JJ overwhelm Clyde and prepare to interrogate him about Abigail's remains.
• Jada offers ShawnDouglas the chance to return to the Salem PD.
• When Xander forces the Kiriakis attorneys to drop him, Philip hires Belle to represent him on the eve of his battle for Titan.
• ShawnDouglas signs divorce papers.
• Caterina Greene shoots Clyde, sending him into an extended coma.

SalemDay XX began on Monday 12-16-2024.

• Philip and Xander meet in mediation, where the judge splits the baby, awarding each 50% and naming each as co-CEO.
• Xander is furious with the result, though Philip sees a workable situation.
• Angry that their goal to find Abigail's remains failed, Chad/JJ/Gabriella return to Salem.
• Cat reveals herself to Felicity before all four Greenes head to YVR to visit their hospitalized mother Caterina.
• Sophia tells Tate that she is pregnant just before Holly attempts a reunion.
• Doug III asks Leo to sell the stolen diamond necklace.
• Ava gets threatening texts about her friendship with Brady.
• Rafe finds Hattie, delivers her to Leo, and then both are convinced she is not the reincarnated Lady Whistleblower.
• Arnold Finegar surprises Elvis with his return from Argentina.

SalemDay XX began on Wednesday 12-25-2024.

• It's suddenly XMAS Eve in Salem.
• Holly turns 18 and Tate hosts her private party at the Brady Pub.
• Tate lies that he is going to California to see Kim and Shane, instead planning to drive Sophia "across state line" for her abortion.
• The Hortons hang their XMAS Ornaments.

SalemDay XX began on Thursday 12-26-2024.

• It's XMAS Day in Salem.
• Rachel expresses disdain about her parents unlikely reunion.
• Steve and Ava learn that Tripp has become engaged to Wendy Shin.
• Lani and Kristen reconnect for the holiday.
• Rachel is revealed as the one who is texting Ava Vitali.

SalemDay XX began on Monday 12-30-2024.

• Rafe and Jada begin to plan their wedding, which is less than a month away.
• Arnold makes himself comfortable at the DiMera Mansion.
• Tate and Sophia prepare to leave Salem for the abortion procedure.
• Amy Choi berates Ava Vitali in the Horton Town Square for interfering in her daughter's life and advising her to act against family wishes.
• Holly arrives to give Tate some holiday lemon bars for his trip, only to find him with Sophia.
• Tate tells Holly about the baby, which devastates her.
• It's suddenly New Years Eve in Salem.
• Jada convinces Paulina to fire Elvis and replace him with Belle Black.
• Johnny and Chanel decide to host a last-minute NYE party in the DiMera Living Room.
• While at the DiMera Mansion, Rafe sees Fake Rafe.
• Elvis want..s to date Belle.
• Fake Rafe takes over while Elvis hides Rafe in the tunnels under the mansion, near the wine cellar.
• The NYE party is a dud, with random couples and no hosts.
• Joy Wesley arrives with Alex, infuriating Johnny.
• Chanel overhears Joy and Johnny arguing, leading him to tell his wife about the night he spent with Joy.
• Chanel fumes, though believing that he did not get intimate with Joy.
• Stephanie and Philip feel awkward at the mansion and flee after midnight.
• Alex helps Joy escape the drama.
• Gabriella and JJ enjoy a spark in their rekindled romance.
• Elvis forces Fake Rafe to "go on assignment for Black Patch," preventing Arnold from sleeping with "fiancee" Jada.
• Belle finally tells Elvis that she is the new DA.

SalemYear 2024 had XX SalemDays.

SalemDay 01 began on Friday 01-03-2025.

• Chanel awakes at her mother's apartment, after sneaking in late on NYE after her argument with Johnny.
• Javi designates himself as Wedding Planner for Rafe and Jada.
• Hattie visits Bonnie to repair their friendship in the new year.
• Brady meets Amy Choi.
• Kristen realizes that her daughter is sending the threatening texts to Ava Vitali.
• Javi is thrilled when new boyfriend Kerry returns from visiting family in Rochester.
• Chad admits that he does not know the identity of Lady Whistleblower 2.0 but helps Stephanie trace paychecks to a mystery account in Rochester.
• Chanel quits BodyAndSoul.
• Doug III comforts Julie as the new year begins.
• Xander suggests a DiMera takeover to a disinterested co-CEO Philip.
• Holly finds a roughed-up Doug III in Salem Park.
• Desperate for solutions, Tate suggests adoption to Sophia.
• Stephanie overhears that the Victor letter was a forgery.
• Cat Greene decides to stay in Salem with Felicity.
• When Doug III tells Holly that he needs cash, she offers the money.
• After Stephanie tells her about the forgery, Sarah confronts Kate and Philip,who persuade her to remain silent.
• The endless New Year's Day finally ends.

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