Sunday, November 8, 2015

And That's Fifty

SalemDay 26 began in the middle of the show on Friday, September 11, 2015.
  • Adrienne and Justin have an uncomfortable date.
  • Clyde buys a house for his son and bride-to-be, visits Jennifer in her living room, and spots JJ meeting with Roman at the police station.
  • Ben reveals that he activated an app in his fiancee's cellphone, removing it once he comes clean.
  • Gabriella is released from prison after Aiden discovers a "sentencing guideline imporperly applied" and most of Salem seem to forget she shot and killed Nick Fallon.
  • Abigail sneaks Chad into see Marlena for a hypnotic session.
  • Stefano has a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital.

SalemDay 27 began on Monday, September 21, 2015.
  • Steve makes plans to fly to Cancun to find Bo's trail.
  • On his first day at Salem High, Joey is suspended, frustrating his mother.
  • After having a second secret session with Chad, Marlena is attacked by a dark-clad man wielding a red necktie.
  • Andre returns to Salem, ostensibly to help his father manage Chad's situation.
  • At Ben's insistence, Abigail agrees to leave Salem immediately.
  • Steve meets Britta Englund's "daughter" Claudia, who reveals her hired role in sending Bo to Mexico.
  • Stefano fires Aiden, who becomes frantic about his money issues.
  • Lani Price arrives in Salem, begins working at the police station, and stares loviingly at Mayor Abe.
  • Adrienne receives news that her mother, Jo Johnson, has operable breast cancer, leading the daughter to undergo genetic testing.
  • In his Mexican prison cell, Bo feigns illness, overpowers his guards, and manages to escape, only to be quickly recaptured and moved to a new, fortified location.
  • A desperate Aiden confesses his money woes to Hope, who reluctantly gives him $100,000.00 to resolve the issue.
  • Steve arrives at Bo's original cell only hours after it was vacated.
  • Abigail takes Chad to the Kiriakis fishing cabin to hide out.
  • Packing for his move from Salem, Ben recalls killing Serena and Paige.
  • Aiden remains frantic that 100K won't solve his problem.

SalemDay 28 began on Tuesday, September 29, 2015.
  • Jeannie Theresa disses Anne, losing her only friend in Salem.
  • Alone in the fishing cabin, Chad finally recalls an alibi.
  • Ben continues to be racked with memories of Serena and Paige.
  • Andre solves Aiden's financial problems by paying off all his debts, making Aiden in debt to the DiMeras.
  • Dr Salinas arrives in Salem as Caroline falters.
  • Ben asks Will to serve as Best Man at his wedding.

SalemDay 30 began on Friday, October 2, 2015.
  • Paige has a private funeral, bringing together her parents.
  • Steve returns to Bo's abandoned cell, only to be captured himself.
  • After Caroline fails to remember her, Kayla agrees to let Dr Salinas use the experimental serum to help her mother survive.
  • Victor finally reveals that Bo disappeared after locating the serum.
  • Eduardo Hernandez (AKA Eddie Larsen) wants to remain amicable with ex-wife Eve.
  • JJ sets up Clyde, who is taken into custody for running the Salem Drug Trade.
  • While being brutally tortured by his captors, Bo fakes a seizure and manages another escape.
  • Abigail asks her cousin to wait at the apartment for the cable guy.
  • Adrienne dumps Justin.
  • Experiencing writer's block, Will accidentally discovers one of Ben's red neckties in the garbage and starts to put the pieces together.
  • Ben kills Will
  • Samanther returns to Salem.
  • Chad figures it all out and heads to Ben's apartment, where the two men battle, with Chad getting pummeled into a coma.

SalemDay 31 began on Wednesday, October 14, 2015.
  • Salem mourns the murder of William Horton.
  • Samanther gets a stack of mail from her mother.
  • Chad lingers in a coma, and most of Salem believe he killed Serena, Paige, and Will.
  • Eric drinks heavily.
  • Stefano realizes that Rafe does not believe that Chad is the murderer.

SalemDay 32 began on Monday, October 19, 2015.
  • Samanther discovers a letter from Elvis.
  • Jackson returns from Paris to bury his estranged husband.
  • Lucas is devastated by the death of his son.
  • Will Horton is buried.
  • Andre arrives at the Brady Pub, startling the residents of Salem, who learn he has secured a blanket pardon from the outgoing governor, freeing him from his past crimes against the Hortons and Bradys.
  • Hope urges Aiden to ask Rafe to serve as Best Man at their wedding.
  • Chad remains comatose.
  • Andre gives Aiden his new marching orders:  Kill Hope Brady.

SalemDay 33 began on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.
  • A desperate and exasperated Ben reveals that he is the Necktie Killer to his imprisoned father, who is extradited to Florida.
  • Chase Jennings is suddenly 17 years old.
  • A delusional Bo is found in a rural town and nursed to health by a Mexican Hope Look-alike.
  • Dr Salinas recommends a second dose of serum for the improving Caroline, who returns to work at the pub despite her daughter's concerns.
  • Aiden obtains a life insurance policy on his fiancee and plots her murder.
  • Jackson abandons his daughter and returns to Paris.
  • Adrienne decides to run TBD, distracting her from health issues, as well as her romantic triangle.
  • Steve remains captive, and is joined by a re-captured Bo.
  • Shawn Douglas Brady arrives for his mother's wedding.
  • Ben manhandles Abigail, vows to claim the $100K reward for "catching" Chad, and leaves an unsettled fiancee in their apartment.
  • Bo and Steve manage to escape and board Victor's jet for a flight back to the USA.
  • Hope senses that Aiden is distracted and just misses a phone call from Bo.
  • Chad awakens from his coma, but doesn't recall anything about the night he fought with Ben, and is promptly arrested.
  • Samanther gets information about Elvis and the DiMeras in Switzerland.
  • Marlena is furious that John has re-joined the ISA.

SalemDay 34 began on Monday, November 2, 2015.
  • Ciara ages a whole decade in order to co-host a Morning Brunch with Chase for their parents.
  • A frantic Aiden tries to back out of the DiMera plan to kill Hope.
  • Steve and Bo endure a crash-landing into an Iowa corn field, eventually enduring local jail time, repairing a motorcycle, and speeding off toward Salem.
  • Jennifer is furious  that JJ applied to the Police Academy.
  • Eric drinks at the Salem Bicentennial Gala.
  • Stefano and Andre crash the celebration, leaving only when the citizens of Salem protest their attendance.
  • Caroline has visions of Bo.
  • Abigail suddenly realizes that Ben is dangerous, and likely the killer.
  • Ben admits it all to his fiancee, accidentally knocks her unconscious, sends bogus texts to the other Deverauxs, and takes Abigail away to a wintry cabin, where he handcuffs her to the bed.
  • As Hope's wedding to Aiden begins, Caroline gets a phone call from Bo and tries to stop the wedding by feigning illness.
  • A furious Kayla takes her mother back to the hospital, allowing the wedding to occur.
  • Abe confronts Lani, revealing that he contacted Tamara, who told him the truth.
  • Bo and Steve arrive at the Martin House after all the celebrants have headed to Murder Park for fireworks.
  • Caroline sneaks away from her hospital room and reunites with her son.
  • Andre learns that Samanther is back in Salem and kidnaps her.
  • Aiden and Hope have Wedding Night Sex, after which he excuses himself to don the black catsuit, retrieve a red necktie, and complete his assignment.
  • Hope battles with her attacker, un-masking his identity during the struggle for her locked firearm.
  • Bo arrives home just as Aiden attempts to strangle Hope, saving her and then battling Aiden for Hope's service revolver, which goes off, killing Aiden.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Back to the Future

SalemDay 15 began on Monday, June 9, 2015.
  • Arianna Grace turns two.
  • John and Paul bond.
  • Adrienne and Lucas go public with their relationship.
  • Stefano returns to Salem, disheartened and distracted.
  • Hope and Rafe use Will's information to further investigate Clyde Weston, which upsets Aiden, who presses Hope to drop the matter.
  • Daniel counsels Jennifer.
  • Daniel counsels JJ.
  • Daniel counsels Paige.
  • Eric finally figures out The Great African Elephant Escapade.
  • Justin decides that Paul would be a great spokesman for Mad World's new men's designer fragrance and clothing line.
  • Realizing that Nicole has been secretly researching his criminal past, Xander goes on a rampage at the studio, eventually blocking Eric and Nicole into a tiny hidden crawlspace, blasting the heat in an effort to burn them alive.

SalemDay 16 began on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
  • With Serena's help, Daniel saves Eric and Nicole from being burned alive
  • Victor's henchmen apprehend Xander.
  • Jeannie Theresa moves into the Kiriakis Mansion with her son.
  • Jackson discovers that his husband had sex in LA.
  • Abigail moves in with Ben Rogers Weston.
  • Feeding her anger toward Jennifer, Eve researches Laura Horton's mental lapses.
  • Justin officially files divorce papers.
  • Recovering from the crawlspace ordeal, Nicole chooses Daniel, who invites her to move in.
  • A startled JJ is "arrested" by the DEA, who want to recruit him to bring down the burgeoning Salem Drug Trade, an offer he refuses.
  • Paige fakes a sexual liaison with a man nearly 3X her age to swindle Eve out of $5K.

SalemDay 17 began on Wednesday, July 9, 2015.
  • Victor and Stefan commiserate over Clyde Weston.
  • The Salem Summer Picnic is celebrated on the lakefront.
  • Abigail has a meltdown when she realizes that she may be pregnant.
  • Paige flirts with druggie Kyle Southern.

SalemDay 18 began on Friday, July 17, 2015.
  • Stefano reveals to Chad that Abigail is slated to inherit lucrative lands in Ireland.
  • Adrienne signs the divorce documents.
  • Abigail gets confirmation of her pregnancy from Kayla, who arranges a paternity test upon learning that the father could be wither Ben or Chad.
  • After seeing Paige getting cozier with Kyle Southern, JJ decides to work with Agent Watts of the DEA.

SalemDay 19 began on Wednesday, July 22, 2015.
  • While having lunch at a swanky new Salem restaurant, Daniel proposes to Nicole, who eagerly accepts, despite knowing that Eric still pines for her.
  • Kayla is excited to take part in planning Salem's upcoming Bicentennial Event.
  • Jennifer is unable to get through to Paige, who continues on a destructive path for all to see and who snarks that JJ is back to his old tricks.
  • JJ makes a cash run for Kyle, then reveals the whole plan to his mother.
  • After visiting with Marlena, Chad decides to come clean with Abigail, profess his love, win her back, and live happily ever after.
  • Clyde puts the pieces together, realizing that Abigail is pregnant, most likely with a Baby DiMera, leading him to threaten a red-headed lab tech into faking the result of Abigail's paternity test.
  • Serena overhears that Eric and Nicole were intimate in the crawlspace and races to tell Daniel.
  • Will plots to hook-up Derrick with Paul Narita.
  • At Clyde's urging, Ben proposes marriage before Abigail has a chance to reveal that she is "eight weeks" pregnant, despite being fertilized by Chad just five SalemDays earlier.

SalemDay 20 began on Monday, August 5, 2015.
  • JJ trains with Agent Watts of the DEA
  • An upset Chloe arrives, squealing that Nicole will make a lousy unreliable stepmother to Parker, relenting once she realizes that her bestie really has changed.
  • When his Uncle Victor drains all his financial worth, Xander is installed as the Kiriakis Junior Gardener, alarming the extended family.
  • In a desperate attempt to remain in the mansion, Jeannie Theresa fakes a broken foot, donning a thick white cast, hobbling the property on crutches, and conspiring with Anne and Eve.
  • After learning that the paternity test shows that Ben Weston is the biological father of her unborn child, Abigail agrees to marry the student/bartender, sending Chad into a drunken snit.
  • Stefano continues to plot a way to get Abigail's Irish land inheritance.
  • While seated just outside Horton Town Square, Caroline has a stroke.

SalemDay 21 began on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
  • After learning that Will provided clues to Derrick, Paul drops the ex-bellhop and then confronts Will about telling Jackson.
  • Kate is not pleased with Clyde's neanderthal behavior.
  • Ben wants to move to California with Abigail and the baby.
  • Jackson is furious after learning that Will plotted with Derrick, announces that he needs a break, and takes up his Uncle Victor's offer to check in on the European Kiriakis holdings.
  • Clyde is angry that Aiden is looking into his past, dons a black outfit/mask, and beats the man to a pulp.
  • Julie forces Hope to remember her time with ex-husband Bo.
  • Paige saves JJ from Kyle.
  • Marlena learns that John is leaving the Salem PD to re-join the ISA, is not pleased, and then acquiesces during a late night stroll through Murder Park.
  • Victor visits Caroline in her hospital room.

SalemDay 22 began on Monday, August 24, 2015.
  • Nicole launches a surprise lawsuit against Xander and against Serena, winning $250,000 settlements from each as a default judgment.
  • An angry Chad tells Abigail about Stefano's failed plot to swindle her out of the rich Irish land she is destined to inherit.
  • Jeannie Theresa hatches her latest plot: throwing herself at Xander then screaming assault during the moment, forcing Brady to save her and sending Xander to jail.
  • Aiden works to gain Gabriella's release from prison.
  • After planting a listening device in the Horton Living Room, Eve lerns that JJ is working undercover and tells Kyle Southern.
  • Serena hands over her $250,000 judgment to Nicole, who promptly donates it to charity.
  • After learning that Abigail will have Ben's baby, Chad gets drunk, finds a co-hort in depressed Serena, knocks back a couple bottles of pricey liquor with her, and gets slapped by her before she drunkenly storms from TBD.

SalemDay 23 began on Thursday, August 27, 2015.
  • After being told that Serena hasn't shown up for work at the hospital, Eric searches Salem for the woman, finding her body in the brush at Murder Park.
  • Multiple media outlets suddenly speculate that JJ is running the Salem Drug Operation out of the Horton Center, forcing Jennifer to resign from the board.
  • Rafe is reinstated to the Salem PD.
  • Kayla worries when her 16-year-old son Joey fails to show up at military boarding school in Ohio.
  • Caroline begins dreaming about Bo.
  • Suddenly under financial duress, Aiden proposes to Hope.
  • When the current un-named mayor abruptly resigns, the city council appoints Abe as Interim Acting Mayor, who in his first official action fires the current DA Melinda Trask and hires Justin.
  • Steve Johnson returns to Salem and delivers Joseph to his mother.
  • John decides to sell Basic Black.
  • When her boss wants her to interview a grieving Eric about Serena's murder, Nicole abruptly quits the television station.
  • Kate dumps Clyde and commiserates with her ex-husband Roman.

SalemDay 24 began on Wednesday, September 2.
  • An angry Clyde removes Kyle from his drug operation and "promotes" JJ with threats to Jennifer/Paige/Abigail.
  • Hope has memories of her history with Bo and declines Aiden's marriage proposal.
  • Both Caroline and Victor are suddenly unhappy that Aiden is in Hope's life.
  • Indicating that she has important information, Paige invites JJ to her dorm, where he arrives to find her dead body in the shower.

SalemDay 25 began on Thursday, September 3, 2015.
  • Chad hires Aiden and confides the gaps in his memory to a sympathetic Abigail.
  • Steve presses Victor for information about Bo and dis-believes the letters allegedly written from him.
  • Ciara gives her blessing, prompting Hope to reconsider her decision.
  • A stressed Aiden visits Stefano.
  • Bo struggles in captivity in a dark cell, faking weakness.
  • Eve visits her daughter in the morgue.
  • JJ blames Clyde for Paige's death.
  • Adrienne decides to reunite with Justin.
  • John moves back into the townhouse with Marlena.
  • Eric gets drunk, while Eve seeks solace from Justin.
  • Caroline sees her late husband's image in a hallway mirror at the Martin Mansion.


Sunday, June 21, 2015

The Beat Goes On

The first SalemDay of 2015 began on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.
  • Brady and Melanie experience all sorts of awkward as they attempt to navigate a change from besties to sexies.
  • John visits Theresa to advise her that he is staying in Salem and that she will never get her hooks into his son again.
  • Kayla still has misgivings about Aiden.
  • Rafe's role in Gabriella's underground tunnel fiasco comes to light, but Aiden is able to help him avoid jail time, instead forcing him to leave the Salem PD.
  • Will asks Paul if he is gay, who turns the tables, then tosses Will onto the bed for mad crazy sex.
  • Victor checks out an abandoned nightclub, buys it, offers it to Jackson -- who turns him down, hires Rafe, and opens it to Standing Room Only crowds, all in one SalemDay.
  • While searching for old photos for Adrienne's scrap book, Jackson finds the Home Run Ball that Paul gave him.
  • Jeannie Theresa has flashbacks when she sees a baby rattle at the hospital.
  • Abraham re-hires John.
  • Jordan discovers that Clyde was the secret donor to fund her hospital outreach project, sending her into a tailspin and leading her to his hotelroom, where he taunts and taunts about killing her mother and the baby she was carrying.
  • Jackson arrives at Paul's hotelroom, but is intercepted by Bellhop Derek, who advises that Paul may be "entertaining" a guest.
  • Will showers in guilt.
  • Jennifer grills her son to divulge what happened with Paige, then is startled when he admits that he hooked up with someone else while she was in LA for 1.5 SalemDays.
  • Maggie is not happy when she discovers Brady and Melanie in a romantic moment.
  • All the couples of Salem visit the Grand Opening of Victor's new nightclub.
  • Jeannie Theresa hooks up with ne'er-do-well Clint.

SalemDay 2 began on Wednesday, January 21, 2015.
  • Jeannie Theresa wakes up with "Cliff" AKA Clint.
  • Jennifer asks Daniel to help JJ resolve his issues.
  • Brady and Melanie ineptly plan an official First Date.
  • An exasperated Nicole tries to find dirt on Serena Mason.
  • Fresh out of rehab, Cole apologizes to Paige and learns that she is single again.
  • JJ warns Eve that her daughter is relentless, then nearly sexes her up in the Horton Living Room.
  • Aiden is thrilled to have an offer on his Puget Sound beach house.
  • Victor arranges for Clyde to meet his maker.
  • Damon shoots Clyde and leaves him for dead in Murder Park, as the first heavy snow of the season hits Salem, burying the hillbilly.
  • Kate gets Will to admit that he slept with Paul Narita, after which she convinces him to not mention the one-time tryst to his husband.
  • Melanie overhears Clint report in to Dr Mandrake
  • Eve encourages JJ to leave Salem.

SalemDay 3 began on Monday, February 2, 2015.
  • Aiden, Hope, Ciara, and Chase arrive at the Puget Sound beach house.
  • Will finishes his article and observes as Paul comes out to his mother and grandfather via phone call.
  • While flirting with Jackson at Club TBD, bellboy Derek blithely comments that Will Horton is bedding the former start pitcher, leading a distracted/furious/distraught Jackson to head across Horton Town Square to confront his husband.
  • Serena covets Eric's identical elephant.
  • Jackson Kiriakis is stabbed just outside Horton Town Square, his wound smothered in cocaine dust.
  • Lucas and Adrienne bond while babysitting their granddaughter.
  • Daniel decides there is no future with Nicole and breaks up with her (again).
  • Brady and Melanie skip their date planning, head to The Salem Inn, and sex it up.
  • After sending the kids to a lavish field trip in San Francisco, Hope finds herself stranded on the resort island due to sudden bridge damage, cancels out her foray to Tahiti to visit her son and granddaughter, senses that Aiden is not pleased about her continued stay, and surprisingly locates Meredith Jennings' video diary, hidden away in the desk over five years earlier, when no one had tablets.
  • JJ and Eve have sex yet again.
  • Kate expresses her displeasure that Lucas is bonding with the married Adrienne.
  • Clyde resurfaces, his wounds far from fatal thanks to a bulletproof vest, and reveals to Victor that other family members are at risk like great-nephew Jackson.

SalemDay 4 began on Thursday, February 12, 2015.
  • After a sleepless night, Hope remains frazzled about Aiden in the Puget Sound Beach House.
  • Paul goes to see Marlena and is not interested in her probing of his family dynamic.
  • Melanie begins a secret search for Dr Mandrake.
  • In an effort to keep his family safe, Victor relinquishes control of certain marginally legal business endeavors to Hillbilly Clyde.
  • Justin returns to Salem as Jackson begins to recover.
  • Eric boinks Serena twice in one day, once in her hotelroom, and once in his apartment, where she hysterically notes that his elephant is missing.
  • Hope and Aiden have a terrifying confrontation, after which he reveals that Chase accidentally shot Meredith and that the evidence is sealed away in a plastic bag behind wallboard in the Puget Sound beach house living room.
  • JJ sexes up Eve a fourth time.
  • Jackson realizes that Will and Paul were sex partners and seethes with anger at the betrayal.
  • Lucas kisses Adrienne.
  • Aiden and Hope are suddenly back in Salem.
  • Tori Norita arrives in Salem.

SalemDay 5 began on Tuesday, February 26, 2015.
  • In a desperate attempt to derail Paige's determined reunion, JJ drags out an old galpal from London Boarding School, who conveniently lives in Chicago.
  • Tori is startled to see John Black.
  • Marlena tries to calm an increasingly deranged grandson Will.
  • Adrienne and Lucas continue to bond.
  • Parker suddenly has a fascination for carved elephant statues.
  • A jealous Eve chases away Roxanne, JJ's galpal excuse.
  • Jennifer arrives at the Salem Inn to see Roxanne and instead sees her son sexing up Eve Donovan Larsen.
  • Jordan leaves Salem to work on a New York charity.
  • Released from the hospital, a disillusioned Jackson flees to Phoenix to visit his brother.

SalemDay 6 began on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
  • Rafe worries about Victor's apparent depression, unaware that he is manipulating his foes behind the scenes.
  • Stefano unleashes a plan to unseat DiMera Enterprises CEO Kate.
  • Paul meets Arianna Grace.
  • Will begins to investigate Paul's mother, who appears to have lied about never visiting Salem, especially given the photograph of her at the DiMera compound just months before giving birth to Paul.
  • Stefano sneaks into Salem, orchestrates Kate's ouster, reclaims the CEO title, and flees town before the Salem PD can arrest him.
  • Justin admits his affair, leading his wife to slap him and storm into Lucas' arms.
  • Tori Norita panics when she is confronted by Will, who threatens to reveal the fake truth that Paul is a DiMera.
  • Jackson returns exactly one SalemDay after leaving.
  • Serena finally gets to swap out the elephants, retrieves the diamonds hidden in the wooden base, and hides them in fireplace of Daniel's apartment.

SalemDay 7 began on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
  • Paige and JJ reunite after Jennifer forces Eve to step back and let them reconcile.
  • Xander Kiriakis Cook arrives in Salem, pays a courtesy visit to his Uncle Victor, threatens Serena Mason that he needs the diamonds ASAP, flirts with Nicole at TBD, and reconnects with Eric Brady, whom he met in Africa while running a "charity" that appears to be mostly focused on international diamond smuggling.
  • Paige mentions Daniel's ugly brown coat, leading Daniel to put all the pieces together and realize that JJ and Eve had been sexing it up.
  • Will goes off the deep end regarding Jackson's past with Paul.
  • Melanie starts putting together a theory that Kristen stole Jeannie Theresa's embryo.

SalemDay 8 began on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.
  • Jackson and Will's First Anniversary coincides with John's big fundraiser at Horton Square, featuring Paul Narita, who agrees to stay in town for a promotional appearance.
  • Marlena calls out her increasingly crazed grandson for trying to tie Paul to the DiMeras.
  • Melanie seeks out some of Jeannie Theresa's blood plasma, which is still stored at the hospital, due to her donations for Eve's cancelled surgery.
  • John sees Tori.
  • Will realizes that John is likely the father of Tori's baby.
  • Adrienne and Lucas have a steamy roll in the hay at the Kiriakis Mansion.
  • Marlena freaks out when she realizes that John is Paul's father, but remains unable to tell her ex-husband the news.
  • Acting on a tip from Bellhop Derek, a reporter for the Spectator exposes Paul's affair with Will Horton as he celebrates his anniversary with family and friends at Horton Town Square.

SalemDay 9 began on Monday, April 6, 2015.
  • Jeannie Theresa drools over Xander Cook, who meets with his Uncle Victor.
  • Marlena confronts Tori, reveals she know the truth about John, and urges her to be truthful with everyone involved.
  • Kate fumes when she realizes that Lucas is sexing up Adrienne Kiriakis.
  • Jackson tells Paul about Will's now-spiked article and urges him to confront his mother.
  • Tori has a dreadful afternoon, as all her secrets are revealed, in front of all.

SalemDay 10 began on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
  • Melanie gets proof that Jeannie Theresa was pregnant.
  • Despite promising Xander that he would get his diamonds, and after he gives her $200,000, Serena is unable to retrieve them from the Daniel Jonas fireplace.
  • Living in a DiMera Italian Villa, Kristen DiMera coos and giggles with her baby Christopher.
  • JJ and Paige reconnect, and have sex in his bedroom.
  • Melanie convinces Brady that he has a son, leading him to jet off to Italy, unaware that Melanie has stowed away in a safety closet.
  • Kate purposely tips off Victor that Lucas and Adrienne have hooked up, leading him to fire Lucas and hire her as the President of MadWorld.

SalemDay 11 began on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
  • Aiden and Hope wake up together after spending all night at the Salem Inn.
  • John finds Paul in San Francisco.
  • Clint returns to Salem, under orders to bring Jeanie Theresa to Italy for a bone marrow transplant for Baby Christopher.
  • Brady arrives at the Italian Villa.
  • JJ dreams about Eve, then has sex again with Paige.
  • Jennifer and Eve have another battle, as Jennifer realizes that Eve may have strong feelings for JJ.
  • Serena finally gets the diamonds, but is nearly discovered by Nicole and spills the small packet in Daniel's living room couch.
  • Melanie announces herself as a nurse to Dr. Mangrove, who shoos her away.
  • Clyde learns that Will is writing a cover story on him and is not pleased.
  • Jeannie Theresa and Clint arrive at the Villa, where she finally realizes that he has brought her to Kristen DiMera for a medical procedure
  • Chad kisses Abigail, professes his love, and then demurs when she bolts away and proceeds to sex-up Ben at his apartment.
  • Nurse Melanie finds the secret panel and discovers a baby.
  • Having found "Paul's Address" scribbled on Victor's desktop notepad, Marlena arrives at the Italian Villa and is startled to meet an even-more-startled Kristen at the door.
  • Ciara announces her intention to become an umpire.
  • Justin arrives in San Francisco and introduces himself to Paul Narita.
  • Jeannie Theresa overpowers Mandrake and meets her son.
  • Brady kills Clint in a struggle for the gun.
  • Marlena and Kristen struggle near a window, with Kristen losing her balance when Brady storms into the room.
  • Laura has emergency surgery, sending Jennifer out of town for an overnight visit, allowing JJ and Paige to hook up again.
  • Off-balance, Kristen crashes through the glass and falls 100+ feet into the bay below.
  • Jeannie Theresa and Brady bond over their new son.
  • Stefano mourns his daughter from afar.

SalemDay 12 began on Friday, May 1, 2015.
  • Stefano secretly returns to Salem and tells Chad that Kristen has died.
  • Victor asks Xander to stay in Salem, for "security reasons", incensing the man.
  • With the diamonds delivered and 200K in her bank account, Serena wants to take a job in Hawaii and urges Erick to join her.
  • The Salemites are released from custody in Italy and sent back to the USA.
  • Caroline learns about Will's affair and counsels her great-grandson.
  • Justin returns to Salem, advises his son that he encouraged Paul to return to Salem, and discovers Adrienne wrapping up a tryst with Lucas at the Salem Inn.
  • Clyde bullies Will into writing a "positive" article.
  • Stefano flees Salem and heads to the Italian Villa.
  • Jennifer returns from visiting her mother and tries to reach a truce with Eve.
  • JJ is thrilled that he has been accepted to San Jose State, allowing him to be near Paige while she attends Stanford.
  • Jeannie Theresa and Brady bring Baby Christopher to Salem University Hospital.
  • Eve plots with Cole, who takes the lead and plants a bag of marijuana in JJ's backpack, then phones in a "tip" to the Salem PD, leading Roman to pay a courtesy call to the Horton house.
  • Nicole sees a plot between Xander and Serena and orchestrates a public breakup with Daniel so she discover what they are planning.
  • Melanie begins to distance herself from Brady, as he focuses on his new son.
  • Lucas agrees to run Countess W.
  • John learns that Brady has a son and the awkwardly reveals that he also has a "new" son when Paul, Brady, and Jeannie Theresa have a tense meeting.
  • Abigail comforts Chad on his loss and nearly gets naked with him.
  • Marlena and John briefly reconnect at the Kiriakis Mansion, after which "The ISA" escorts her to a waiting plane.

SalemDay 13 began on Wednesday, May 13, 2015.
  • Will researches Clyde Weston in Poplar Bluff, getting angry reactions from all, except Clyde's local enforcer, Jeremiah.
  • After being drugged by "The ISA", Marlena discovers that she has been flown back to the Italian Villa.
  • Ben Rogers consults with Aiden to re-become Ben Weston, a change that unsettles Abigail.
  • Stefano confronts Marlena at the Italian Villa.
  • Jeannie Theresa and her son undergo a successful bone marrow transplant.
  • After re-living some of their greatest moments, Stefano decides to end her life by having his henchmen toss her from the same window where Kristen met her fate.
  • Baby Christopher DiMera is re-named Tate Black.
  • Jennifer and JJ plan a birthday party for Paige, which goes horribly wrong when Paige reveals the Eve-JJ sexcapades.
  • Serena plants doubts about Xander with Daniel.
  • Will returns home to see Paul holding Arianna Grace.
  • Adrienne chooses Lucas.
  • Kimberly returns to Salem to meet her grandson.
  • Chad stops Stefano from killing Marlena, who is delivered safely back to Salem.
  • Melanie declines Brady's proposal.
  • Nicole is upset about Eric's plan to go to Hawaii with Serena.
  • Kimberly and Victor have an unsettled reunion.
  • Victor stops Justin from leaving Salem by installing him as president of Mad World.

SalemDay 14 began on Friday, May 29, 2015
  • Serena and Eric argue about her past with Xander.
  • Melanie leaves Salem.
  • Abigail visits the DiMera Mansion and spends the night with Chad.
  • Kate has a cancer-free checkup.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Flying!

SalemDay 37 began on Friday, December 12, 2014.
  • Paige is heartened that Grandpa Shane will be fine.
  • Hope worries that Aiden isn't truthful.
  • Victor threatens Clyde, who does not react well.
  • Serena reconnects with bestie Melanie Jonas.
  • Kimberly and Eve receive great news about Shane, however Eve manipulates the doctor to create a "concern" for Paige, keeping them both in LA.
  • Will interviews Paul Narita three times in one day at Paul's hotel room.
  • Eve returns to Salem to collect some belongings to move to LA, encounters JJ at her door as she is preparing to catch her flight, and boinks him on the living room sofa.

SalemDay 38 began on Thursday, December 25, 2014.
  • It's suddenly XMAS Eve in Salem
  • After Paige discovers the lies told by Shane's doctor, she returns to Salem, furious that her mother manipulated the situation.
  • Kayla is not happy about Hope dating Aiden.

SalemDay 39 began on Friday, December 26, 2014.
  • It's XMAS Day in Salem.
  • Arianna Grace comes down with a fever, sidelining her from the festivities.
  • Jackson attends the Kiriakis holidays without Will, unsettling his mother.
  • John returns to Salem and joins Marlena as she babysits her great-granddaughter.
  • Ornaments are hung by the extended Horton Clan.
  • Abigail reads the Christmas Story to the hospitalized children, recalling that she herself was once a sick child with aplastic anemia.

The Fortieth, and Last, SalemDay of 2014 begins on Monday, December 29, 2014.
  • Daniel tells Paul that the surgery was unsuccessful and that he won't pitch again.
  • Melanie starts at the hospital, despite the efforts of Jeannie Theresa an Anne Milbauer to sabotage her return.
  • It's suddenly New Year's Eve
  • Jackson has to drain all of his family savings to try and salvage the new bar.
  • Kayla dates Internet Bob and expresses true concern about Aiden, angering Hope.
  • JJ tells Paige that he hooked up with someone while she was in LA for 1.5 SalemDays.
  • Will continues to interview Paul, who nearly seduces the "journalist".
  • Bellhop Derek chases Jackson away from Paul's hotel room and suggests that he and Jackson have private time, an idea which Jackson immediately rebuffs, pointing to his wedding band.
  • Brady and Melanie have a surprising romantic moment during the NYE fireworks.

Another SalemYear ends.  
2014 had 40 SalemDays.
2013 had 38 SalemDays.
2012 had 46 SalemDays.
2011 had 48 SalemDays.