Another Year Bites The Dust

SalemDay 25 began on Friday, September 2, 2016.

• Chad hires Belle Black to work at DiMera Enterprises.
• Jennifer proposes that Adrienne and Lucas take care of Thomas.
• Laura arrives in Salem to comfort her daughter.
• Clyde Weston summons Marlena to prison.
• Orpheus meets Clyde.
• Deimos invites Maggie and Victor to move back into the mansion in order to facilitate her ongoing rehabilitation.
• Eve Donovan returns for the wedding of Brady and Jeannie Theresa.
• Victor figures out that Kate took Tate.
• Kayla collapses.
• Adrianna leaves Salem.
• Belle gives back her portion of the money that Samanther stole from the DiMeras.
• Aiden re-opens the investigation of Stefano's death.
• Xander Cook meets Orpheus.
• ShawnDouglas agrees to accompany Belle to her new posting in Hong Kong.

SalemDay 26 began on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.

• Maggie and Victor host the Wedding.
• Orpheus, Xander, and Clyde escape from a Prison Transfer Bus when Eduardo causes an accident by killing the man though responsible for attacking Gabriela in Horton Town Square.
• Kayla recovers from brain surgery.
• Orpheus crashes the wedding.
• Xander attacks Jeannie Theresa.
• Clyde surprises Kate, who escapes when Chad comes to her rescue.

SalemDay 27 began on Monday, September 19, 2016.

• Maggie suddenly starts walking with crutches
• Chloe sends Parker to be with her parents in NYC.
• Deimos hires Dario to follow Chloe and learn about *his* baby
• The escaped convicts cause a massive Salem Blackout, leading to riots, looting, and fear for all of the town.
• Orpheus takes Joey and Claire as hostages.

SalemDay 28 began on Friday, September 23, 2016.

• Jeannie Theresa and Brady declare that DJ Wear is bust.
• Deimos forces Chloe to take a paternity test.
• John saves Marlena and Kate from Orpheus and Clyde.
• The convicts argue amongst themselves.
• Aiden secretly records Hope's confession
• Mayor Abe tries to settle the town hysterics, only to end up being shot by Clyde Weston, who was aiming for Aiden, but missed.
• Claire escapes from Orpheus.
• Chloe realizes that Daniel is the father of the baby and heads to NYC.

SalemDay 29 began on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.

• Titan Industries in freefall, given that all the Kiriakii haven't been paying attention to their business interests.
• The Kiriakis family remains in disarray as they argue about the company.
• Orpheus demands $20M.
• With Claire freed, Joey successfully manipulates Orpheus.
• Aiden manipulates Hope into renewing their relationship.
• Salem plots a counter-attack against the Escaped Convicts.

SalemDay 30 began on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.

• Salem goes into lockdown as the Escaped Trio crashes the power grid and water systems.
• Hope confides her feelings for Aiden to Jennifer.
• Andre initiates a negotiation with Clyde Weston, who is gullible enough to fall for the ruse, leading to his capture.
• Deimos attempts a negotiation with dimwitted Xander and assits in his escape.
• Orpheus plants a bomb at the Brady Pub, but *dies* after Steve rescues the Bradys.

SalemDay 31 began on Thursday, October 20, 2016.

• With the Siege of Salem ended, Victor decides to retire, designating Deimos as his successor.
• Nicole reluctantly tells Deimos about her baby.
• Roman and Rafe join forces to save Hope from Aiden.
• Maggie is suddenly on crutches, her surgery apparently successful.
• Eduardo remains smitten by Kate and makes his move on the great-grandmother.
• Valerie Grant returns to Salem after 30 years in DC.
• Hope dissuades Aiden that a reconciliation isn't going to happen, leading him to resign his short-lived position as District Attorney and to move to Portland to be near Chase.
• Andre is thrilled to have a recording of Hope's confession.

SalemDay 32 began on Thursday, October 27, 2016.

• It's suddenly Halloween in Salem.
• Jade returns to Salem.
• Marlena and Kayla disappear during a Halloween Trick gone awry.
• Andre plays his recording of Hope's Confession to the Horton Town Square.
• Salem is rocked by Hope's declaration, after which she expresses a desire to plead guilt, accept responsibility for killing Stefano DiMera, and protect Rafe and Roman from possible implication.

SalemDay 33 began on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.

• Maggie stops using her crutches and can walk on her own.
• Shane arrives in Salem to warm his daughter.
• Philip visits Nancy for news about Chloe.
• Adrienne decides to buy The Spectator.
• Jeannie Theresa is startled to run into Mateo.
• Chloe recalls her secret in vitro plan.
• Kimberly joins forces with her husband to protect Jeannie Theresa.
• Confused by Deimos' manipulation, Nicole brings him to see Chloe, who refuses to talk about the in vitro plan.
• Steve proposes to his Sweetness.
• Realizing she has to leave Salem, her son, and her fiance behind, Jeannie Theresa fakes boozing it up.

SalemDay 34 began on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.

• Adrienne and Lucas prepare for their wedding day.
• Abe meets up with Valerie.
• Jade desperately attaches to an indifferent Joey Johnson.
• Abigail secretly lurks around Salem, keeping tabs on her family.
• Victor joins forces with Shane and Kimberly to help Jeannie Theresa, who accidentally overdoses.

SalemDay 35 began on Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

• Hope goes on trial for killing Stefano, puts up a minimal defense, and is sentences to 25 years at Statesville.
• Abigail reveals herself to her mother, then takes up residence in the Horton Attic.
• Jade reveals that she is pregnant with Joey's baby.
• Jeannie Theresa leaves Salem.
• Justin abruptly declares his love for Adrienne, stopping her wedding to Lucas.
• Chad and Gabriela get closer.
• Adrienne flees St Lukes and hides away in her hotel room.
• Abigail realizes that Chad has moved on with Gabriela.
• Anne consoles a devastated Lucas, who begins to drink again.
• Andre is revealed as Abigail's support system.
• Abe and Valerie go on a date, upsetting Theo.

SalemDay 36 began on Monday, November 28, 2016.

• JJ finds Abigail in the attic.
• Hope begins her sentence at Statesville and is startled to meet Hattie Adams.
• Theo remains virulently anti-Valerie.
• While arguing about her future with both boyfriends, Adrienne collapses.
• Laura arrives in Salem, revealing her role in protecting and treating her granddaughter.
• Anne decides to pursue Lucas Horton.
• Abigail sneaks into the DiMera Mansion to see her son.

SalemDay 37 began on Monday, December 5, 2016.

• Rafe and ShawnDouglas investigate Stefano's last few days. 
• Hattie protects Hope.
• Deimos protects Hope.
• Ciara attempts internet dating, ending up with Rory as her First Date.
• Nicole returns from Titan duties in Paris, then reluctantly tells Deimos about the failed IVF procedures.
• Adrienne learns that she has breast cancer.
• Dario Hernandez finds Abigail and is persuaded to keep the secret.
• Roman visits Hope, which delights Hattie.
• Eve returns for the holidays.
• DiMera butler Harold recalls that Stefano had a gun.
• Deimos figures out that Chloe had a second round of IVF.

SalemDay 38 began on Wednesday, December 14, 2016.

• Chad dedicates a memorial to his late wife.
• Abigail doubts that a reunion with Chad is possible.
• Julie probes Valerie Grant about her life over the past 30 years.
• Lani returns to Salem.
• Kate guides Adrienne through her first rounds of chemotherapy.
• Again turned down by Chloe, Philip decides to leave Salem.
• Andre takes Abigail to be with Chad, but she flees upon seeing Chad with Gabriela.

SalemDay 39 began on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.

• Abigail plans to remain "dead" and leave Salem.
• Stranded in a motel with Nicole after a XMAS Snowstorm, Chloe gives birth.
• Gabriela realizes that her future is with Chad, so she ends her relationship with JJ.
• The Hortons decorate their XMAS Tree.
• Chloe urges Nicole to name her baby, decides to tell Nicole the truth, then has a debilitating stroke.
• Hope's appeals are all denied.
• As she heads out of Salem, Abigail makes one final visit to see Thomas and is discovered by an incredulous Chad.

SalemDay 40 began on Monday, December 26, 2016.

• Gabriela insists that she and JJ have no future.
• Chad is furious with his wife.
• The inmate protecting Hope is murdered in prison, upsetting her and Hattie.
• Shane reports rumors that Stefano is alive and kicking in Europe.
• Nicole cares for Baby Holly while Chloe fades into a coma.
• John goes to Louisiana to be with his ailing mother.
• Nancy returns to Salem.