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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.
Monday, January 13, 2025
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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