Sunday, December 31, 2017

2017 Is Toast

SalemDay 27 began on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.

  • Drunk Lucas lashes out at all of Salem.
  • While Bon-Adrienne plans her move into the Kiriakis Mansion, she lends a sympathetic ear to Drunk Lucas, then sexes him up.
  • John awakens in a straightjacket, in a Bayiew Sanitarium cell adjacent to Marlena.
  • Drunk Lucas realizes that Bon-Adrienne is not the same woman to whom he was engaged, but passes out in a stupor before putting all the pieces together.
  • An infuriated Anjelica rails at Bon-Adrienne, then dies of a heart attack.
  • Hattie arrives and places Dead Anjelica in bed with Drunk Lucas.

SalemDay 28 began on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
  • Lucas wakes up, hungover, and confused about Dead Anjelica, calls Chloe for help.
  • Andre makes wild declarations about his sanity, to the eyerolls of all of Salem.
  • Tripp decides to donate away all of the Vitali Millions.
  • Brady blackmails the judge to set Nicole free.
  • Bon-Adrienne settles into the Kiriakis Mansion.
  • Hoping to get even with her "Alfie", Mar-Hattie conducts a psychiatric evaluation of Andre.
  • After being revealed by Eli's plan, Chief Raines takes Gabriella as a hostage.
  • A newly freed Nicole is awarded custody of Holly.
  • John gets tased during a failed escape attempt and is returned to his cell.

SalemDay 29 began on Thursday, September 7, 2017.
  • Abraham is released from jail.
  • Roman tells Mar-Hattie that "the spark is gone", crushing the impostor's hopes.
  • Tripp Dalton moves into the Twentysomething Loft
  • Kate fires Drunk Lucas
  • FBI fires Eli Grant for shooting Chief Raines as he held Gabriella as hostage
  • Nicole is given the go-ahead to return to work at the Horton Center
  • Adrienne is sent to Solitary Confinement after Sheila riles her up during a visit to Statesville.
  • Drunk Lucas imagines seeing Will.
  • JJ grows a beard overnight.

SalemDay 30 began on Tuesday, September 19, 2017.
  • Julie wants to buy TBD.
  • Abraham tries to convince Roman to return the Salem PD.
  • Brady becomes obsessed about Nicole and Eric.
  • Nicole returns to work at the Horton Center.
  • Lucas hospitalized after his drunken binge.
  • Chloe and Julie jointly purchase TBD at government auction.
  • Abigail signs her annulment from convicted Dario Hernandez.

SalemDay 31 began on Friday, September 22, 2017.
  • Jackson dreams of Dead Husband Will Horton.
  • After Brady's threats, Eric quits the Horton Center, devastating Nicole.
  • Brady decides he wants to stay as permanent Titan CEO.
  • BonnieAdrienne overhears Xander and Victor discuss Deimos' Murder.
  • Sheila and Eli re-connect.
  • TBD re-launches as Doug's Place.

SalemDay 32 began on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  • Jackson+Paul and Chad+Abigail prepare for their joint wedding ceremony.
  • Ben Weston escapes from Bayview and interrupts the wedding by declaring that Will Horton is still alive.
  • Abraham selects Hope to be the new Salem Police Commissioner.
  • Refusing a family intervention, Lucas released from the hospital and continues his downward drunken spiral.
  • As her first act as commissioner, Hope suspends JJ.
  • Brady starts to drink again.
  • Chloe tells Nicole about the battles between Eric and Brady.
  • Nicole races to see Eric at his cabin.
  • Ben explains that Clyde visited him at Bayview with news of Will Horton.
  • Drunk Lucas sees Will during a visit to the cemetary.

SalemDay 33 began on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
  • Released from solitary, Adrienne sees Hattie.
  • Kate visits Clyde to confirm news about Will Horton.
  • Nicole and Eric are thrilled after spending the night together.
  • Clyde reveals that he met Dr Wilhelm Rolf in prison, where he revealed that he brought Will Horton back to life after Ben Weston strangled him.
  • Nicole returns to Salem and announces to Brady that she has chosen Eric.
  • BonnieAdrienne proposes marriage to Victor, threatening to tell all that he arranged for Xander to kill Deimos.
  • Hope re-instates JJ.
  • Samantha returns to Salem and stops John and Paul from digging up Will's grave.
  • Victor declares his marriage to Maggie is ending so that he can marry "Adrienne".
  • John and Steve begin to search for Dr Rolf.

SalemDay 34 began on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
  • BonnieAdrienne visits Mickey Horton's grave.
  • Chad realizes that "Alfie" who swindled Hattie was in fact "Andre".
  • Adrienne pleads with Hattie for help.
  • Jo Johnson calls Steve and Adrienne.
  • During his search for Dr Rolf, Steve visits Hattie at Statesville.
  • Tripp begins to work at the Horton Town Square Cafe.
  • Maggie signs "divorce" papers.
  • In an effort to make up for the past, Andre locates Dr Rolf and brings him to Salem.
  • Nicole and Holly leave Salem.
  • Steve figures out everything when he finds Adrienne at Statesville.
  • Jennifer convinces Eric to return to the Horton Center.
  • Maggie stops the Victor-BonnieAdrienne Wedding.
  • Xander escapes as BonnieAdrienne is revealed.
  • Adrienne calls Drunk Lucas, unaware that BonnieAdrienne dumped him and that he has relapsed.
  • Dr Rolf recounts the Will Horton Resuscitation, then commits suicide.
  • BonnieAdrienne flees Salem.

SalemDay 35 began on Thursday, October 26, 2017.
  • After 10 SalemDays, Adrienne is finally released from Statesville.
  • Eve Donovan Larson Kiriakis returns to Salem, explaining that she and Deimos were secretly wed only a few days before his murder.
  • Salem discovers that Susan hired Dr Rolf, sending his family to Memphis, the only lead that Dr Rolf revealed before his death.
  • The rest of Salem celebrate Halloween.

SalemDay 36 began on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.
  • Lucas heads to Memphis.
  • Justin+Adrienne head to Memphis when Jackson is hospitalized.
  • Eve moves into the Kiriakis Mansion.
  • Adrienne tells Lucas that Bonnie was impersonating her for Ten SalemDays.
  • Will's family meet up with Susan Banks and her Elvis Impersonator Boyfriend Roger.
  • Drunken Lucas sees Will working as a Memphis Bartender.
  • Abigail quits her job at the Salem PD to re-join DiMera Enterprises.
  • Susan insists to everyone that Dr Rolf was wrong and that Will Horton is Dead Dead Dead,
  • Paul spots Will at the Memphis bar.

SalemDay 37 began on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.
  • Eve settles into her new role as Queen Kiriakis.
  • After being aced out of another deal, Kate asks Theo to break in to an office tied to the Kiriakis competitors.
  • Brady hides the Deimos Amulet in Eve's belongings, forcing her arrest for murder.
  • To prove Susan is wrong, Samantha agrees to exhume Will's body.
  • Steve, Rafe, and Hope find an empty casket.
  • After celebrating Lani's birthday, JJ shoots Theo in the Horton Town Square.
  • Paul reveals that he has seen Will.
  • The Salem Travelers arrive at the Memphis Bar, see Will, and try to convince him that he is not EJ DiMera.

SalemDay 38 began on Monday, November 20, 2017.
  • Adrienne advocates for a Paul-Jackson reunion.
  • Susan fends off the truth, only to have Roger finally admit all the details of her crazy plan to turn Will Horton into Elvis Banks.
  • Hope is upset with Rafe.
  • Marlena convinces Will that he is her grandson and that he should come back to Salem to be with his biological family while regaining his memory.
  • Sister Mary Moira visits Susan as she settles into the psychiatric facility.
  • Kristen dreams of being with Brady Black once again.

SalemDay 39 began on Wednesday, November 22, 2017.
  • Salem celebrates Turkey Day, which is quickly forgotten.
  • JJ stresses out as Theo remains comatose, with Abe sitting vigil.
  • Will meets Arianna Grace.
  • Abe fires Commissioner Hope and appoints Commissioner Rafe.
  • Will meets Granny Kate.
  • Samanther launches a crazy plot to snap Will out of his amnesia, stealing serial killer Ben Weston from Bayview Sanitarium.
  • Rafe and Hope break off their engagement.
  • Ben re-creates The Killing Of Will Horton, which does nothing other than terrorize the Salem Returnee.
  • Claire sits vigil over Theo.
  • Rafe and Samanther re-connect in an awkward ill-timed sex romp.
  • Ciara roars back into Salem.
  • Shawn Douglas and Isabella Black Brady return to Salem.

SalemDay 40 began on Tuesday, December 5, 2017.
  • After a heart to heart with Cousin Jennifer, Hope seeks out Rafe, nearly finds him in Samanther's Salem Inn hotelroom, then proposes to the newly-appointed commissioner in the strangely spring-like Horton Square.
  • Belle reunites with her nephew and mentions that he whored around with her brother.
  • Will kisses Paul.
  • Samanther and Eric bond as she wraps up her stay in Salem.
  • Jackson chooses Will, sending Paul into a tailspin.
  • Eve Kiriakis decides to re-decorate.
  • XMAS decor suddenly appears all over Salem.

SalemDay 41 began on Wednesday, December 13, 2017.
  • Lucas detoxes, then heads for out-of-town rehab.
  • Will decides to forgive his mother for her outlandish Ben Weston Plan.
  • Theo remains deep in his coma, as the experimental treatment proves to be a failure.
  • Eve and Kate vie for control of suddenly successful GabiChic!
  • After being cleared by Internal Affairs, JJ continues in his tailspin, penning suicide notes to a half-dozen close family and friends and planning to shoot himself at The Horton Town Square.
  • It's suddenly Christmas Eve.
  • Will settles into the Kiriakis Mansion.
  • Ciara and Claire destroy each other's Christmas Ornament at the Horton Tree Trim.
  • Gabriella saves JJ from his decision, making him see the good in his life, and insisting on staying with him all night.
  • Lani sees JJ and Gabriella in his bed, jumps to conclusions, races to Eli's suite, and sexes up the detective.
  • Jennifer pointedly reminds Mayor Abe that he himself once was in JJ's place and shot an innocent Brady Black.
  • Fooled by the Brady-Victor "fight", Eve hires Brady to run Basic Black.

SalemDay 42 began on Monday, December 25, 2017.
  • The Bradys celebrate Christmas Morning at the Brady Pub.
  • Abe forgives JJ.
  • Theo wakes up and lies to everyone about the night he was shot.
  • Ciara and Claire continue to battle for Theo's affections.
  • Kate admits to Abe that she directed Theo to break into the warehouse.

SalemDay 43 began on Thursday, December 28, 2017.
  • New Years Eve arrives in Salem.
  • Abe re-hires Hope as Police Commissioner.
  • Will impulsively kisses Paul, again.
  • Vivian Alamain crashes the DiMera New Year's Party at Doug's Place, introducing the son that Ivan Marais had told her was stillborn.
  • Brady sexes up Eve.
  • Stefan O. DiMera meets his half-brothers and their wives.


Another SalemYear ends.
2017 had 43 SalemDaze.
2016 had 40 SalemDaze.
2015 had 41 SalemDaze.
2014 had 40 SalemDaze.
2013 had 38 SalemDaze.
2012 had 46 SalemDaze.
2011 had 48 SalemDaze.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Yikes, It's August

SalemDay 41 began on Monday, December 29, 2016.
  • Adrienne begins a second round of chemotherapy.
  • It's suddenly New Years Eve in Salem.
  • Derrick, Paul, and Jackson have an awkward celebration.
  • Lani reveals that she was JJ's one-night-stand in Miami, when he was drunken and devastated about Abigail's downed plane.
  • Jade loses her baby.
  • Hope is attacked in prison and sent to infirmary.
  • Paul and Jackson share a NYE kiss.

The First SalemDay of 2017 began on Wednesday, January 4, 2017.
  • Shane becomes convinced that Stefano is alive in Europe, joining Marlena, Steve, Rafe, and Paul as they head to Prague.
  • Hope recovers from the attack.
  • Eve returns to NYC.
  • Nancy sabotages a DNA test that Brady tries to take.
  • Kate investigates Eduardo and the his missing computer chips.
  • JJ is promoted to Detective.

SalemDay Two began on Monday, January 9, 2017.
  • Marlena, Steve, Paul, Rafe, and Shane search Prague.
  • Hope declines additional medical treatment and returns to her cellblock.
  • Marlena chases down a gun-toting Anna Fredricks Brady DiMera DiMera.
  • Hattie orchestrates Hope's escape -- without Hope's knowledge or approval.
  • Carrie and Austin arrive in Prague to help with the search.
  • Nicole decides to forget about Holly, re-focus on her Titan duties, and reconcile with Deimos.

SalemDay Three began on Thursday, January 12, 2017.
  • Gabriela learns about the computer chips stolen from the Hernandez clan.
  • Brady has chest pains.
  • Chloe awakens from her coma and heads to see Nicole.
  • Valerie counsels Theo and Claire on interracial relationships.
  • Carrie and Austin hunt for Anna, who accidentally shoots Steve.
  • Hope awakens in a dumpster and is taken to a country farmhouse after she collapses.
  • Chloe collapses at the Kiriakis Mansion.
  • Kate rebuffs Eduardo's attempts to reconcile.
  • Recent parolee Eric nurses Hope back to health.
  • Brady forces Chloe to tell all.

SalemDay Four began on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.
  • In an effort to locate the computer chips, Abigail tries to seduce Hernandez tech guy Myron.
  • Maggie meets Granddaughter Holly.
  • Shane gets a lead on Stefano.
  • Adrienne hires Anne Milbauer.
  • A delirious Hope wanders away from Eric's farmhouse, but is brought back just after the police search it.
  • Chad and Abigail begin to re-connect.
  • After getting a lead about a "key" to the computer chips, Jennifer heads to the pier and finds Drew Donovan.
  • Arianna Grace sees the Kiriakis Safe.
  • Deimos has Dario beaten.
  • Deimos poisons Andre.
  • Demos takes Abigail and Gabriela hostage.

SalemDay Five began on Monday, February 6, 2017.
  • Hope continues to improve.
  • Hattie is hospitalized in Brookville.
  • Jackson arrives in Prague, with tickets to the exclusive costume ball.
  • Ciara is not pleased that Claire and Theo are getting closer.
  • Hope once again leaves the farmhouse and visits Hattie, hiding just as Lt. Raines arrives to question the woman about Hope's escape.
  • Austin surprises Marlena at the Costume Ball.
  • After Jennifer hides him at the Salem Inn, Drew figures out how to destroy the secret Orwell logic tied to the stolen computer chips.
  • Steve and Rafe chase down Stefano, who is arrested, only to escape from his Prague cell.

SalemDay Six began on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
  • It's suddenly Valentines Day in Salem.
  • Steve and Shane congratulate each other after orchestrating Fake Stefano.
  • Hope figures out that Andre swindled and framed Hattie.
  • Hope's conviction is vacated by the court.
  • Caroline decides to stay in California with Kimberly.
  • Stephanie arrives in Salem for her parents' re-wedding.
  • Carrie and Austin arrive in Salem for the wedding.
  • Anna and Tony's Urn meet up with Andre at Horton Town Square.
  • Hope returns to Salem just in time to celebrate the wedding.
  • Steve and Kayla get married.
  • Jackson is kidnapped, only to be saved by Paul
  • Chloe wins Full Custody of Holly at family court hearing.
  • Julie is stunned when grandson Scotty Banning calls with news of his father's death in a motorcycle accident.
  • Drew destroys the Orwell, sending Kiriakii, Hernandii, and DiMeras into a tizzy,
  • Dario and Abigail both see the bonds strengthen between Chad and Gabriela.

SalemDay Seven began on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
  • Marlena visits Eric at the farmhouse.
  • Eli crashes David Banning's funeral.
  • Claire and Ciara squabble.
  • Nicole is heartbroken that Holly will not be in her life.
  • Chloe obtains a restraining order to keep Nicole from Holly.
  • Jennifer visits Eric at the farmhouse.
  • Nicole steals Holly.
  • Anne throws herself at Lucas.

SalemDay Eight began on Friday, March 3, 2017.
  • Hope is reinstated to her position on the Salem PD
  • Chad and Abigail invite Andre and Kate to move into the DiMera Mansion.
  • Roman retires as Commissioner.
  • Raines is named as new Commissioner.
  • When her father needs a liver transplant, Jade is conflicted, but agrees to the surgery.
  • Nicole lets her guard down and is robbed by motel neighbors, recovering Holly at the last minute.
  • Adrienne endures her last round of chemotherapy.
  • Brady finds Nicole and helps her head for Canada.
  • Steve learns that Ava's baby did not die and that the young man is searching for his parents.
  • Eli announces that he is David's son, thrilling Julie.

SalemDay Nine began on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
  • Eli bonds with the Hortons, struggling to comprehend the complicated family tree.
  • Steve and Kayla head to Arizona to find Ava's son.
  • Eric starts work at Horton Center.
  • Nicole and Brady settle in Canada.
  • Deimos (again) grabs Abigail and Gabriela, injects both with poison, and forces Chad to decide who gets the serum.
  • Tripp Dalton is found, working as a waiter in a divey AZ cafe.
  • Chad saves Abigail first, then gives half of the serum to Gabriela.
  • Abigail recovers quickly, while Gabriela languishes.

SalemDay 10 began on Friday, March 24, 2017.
  • Steve and Kayla bring Tripp Dalton to Salem.
  • Adrienne has a full mastectomy, followed by reconstructive surgery.
  • Brady makes plans to leave Salem, bidding farewell to Marlena and Victor before re-joining Nicole and Holly in Canada, with Tate in tow.
  • Valerie Grant decides to stay in Salem, accepting a job on staff at Salem University Hospital.
  • Chad kidnaps Deimos, in an attempt to exact revenge and end the family battle once and for all.
  • Nicole is not pleased that Brady wants to live life on the run with her and Holly.
  • Blood tests confirm that Tripp Dalton is Steve Johnson's son.
  • Jade nearly (purposely) overdoses on her pain pills, desperate for Joey's attention.
  • Canadian neighbor Scooter seems to recognize Nicole as he and his wife, cop-on-sabbatical Hillary worm their way into the lives of their new besties.
  • Jennifer advises Maggie that she is planning a lunch date with Eric.
  • Adrienne chooses Lucas.
  • Tripp learns about his mother.

SalemDay 11 began on Thursday, March 30, 2017.
  • Brady proclaims his love for Nicole.
  • Roman plays BusyBody MatchMaker for Jennifer and Eric.
  • Hillary and Scooter begin to annoy Brady.
  • Victor snarls at Eric.
  • Eli Grant transfers to the Salem FBI.
  • Reunited, but cautious, Chad and Abby make plans to renew their wedding vows.
  • Jackson and Paul have sex.
  • Tripp meets with second cousin Angelo Vitali, who clues him on the Vitali Fortune.
  • Porn-crazy Scooter connects Nicole to her past life as Misty Circle.

SalemDay 12 began on Thursday, April 6, 2017.
  • Deimos puts Jackson in charge of Basic Black.
  • Scooter hints to Nicole that he wants to be with Misty Circle.
  • Using a listening device that Hope planted in the Kiriakis Mansion, Rafe gets excited that they have finally got the goods on Deimos, only to be forced to arrest Eduardo when Deimos arranges for the police to see Eduardo buy stolen US bonds.

SalemDay 13 began on Thursday, April 13, 2017.
  • Myron hacks millions from the Countess Wilhelmina bank account.
  • Chad is stunned when Abigail freaks out during their ceremony, refuses to renew their vows, and declares that he should be with Gabriella instead.
  • Julie warns her grandson to steer clear of Gabriella, who killed one Horton, bedded another, and broke the heart of a third.
  • Scooter threatens to reveal Nicole and Brady unless she performs as Misty Circle.
  • John returns to Salem.
  • Nicole arranges for Hillary to role-play as Misty Circle, sending the married couple on a romantic getaway and cooling Scooter's threats to reveal what he knows.

SalemDay 14 began on Friday, April 21, 2017.
  • Kate plots to make Chad and Gabriella a couple.
  • Paul asks Jackson to move in.
  • Deimos locates Brady/Nicole/Holly/Tate in Manitoba and launches his plan.
  • Commissioner Raines hires Abigail for a secretarial support position.
  • Dario encourages Myron to hack the Salem Community Bank.
  • Tripp reveals that he is an ASU graduate.
  • Xander Cook Kiriakis arrives in Manitoba, breaks into the farmhouse, taunts Nicole, shoots Brady, and leaves with Holly and Nicole in tow.

SalemDay 15 began on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
  • Abigail settles into a new suite at The Martin House and begins her job at the Salem Police Department.
  • Raines helps Lani go undercover to probe the recently discovered Halo Drug Ring.
  • Deimos flies a weakened, subdued Brady back to Salem University Hospital.
  • Jade tricks Tripp into believing that Kayla killed Ava.
  • Hope suspects that Chad is moving into illegal business activities.
  • After getting the goods on the Halo Ring, Lani is caught with her wire by DrugLord Snake, who forces her to ingest a near deadly amount of Halo, leading to near death and drug withdrawal.

SalemDay16 began on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
  • Xander become increasingly annoyed with his captive Nicole.
  • At Brady's behest, Eric heads to Greece to save Nicole.
  • Brady's heart continues to weaken, forcing John to return as his son fades.
  • Hope and Andre both head to Greece.
  • Eduardo is given a two-year prison term.
  • Eric saves Holly, takes her to safety, and endures bitter moments with Nicole.
  • Adrienne returns from a quick recovery trip to Arizona.
  • Abigail files for divorce
  • Nicole manages to escape Xander, but returns to save Eric.

SalemDay 17 began on Thursday, May 18, 2017.
  • Chloe agrees to a performing gig at TBD.
  • Abigail agrees to marry Dario.
  • Theo tells Ciara that he hired Wyatt to woo her.
  • Eric and Nicole are rescued by off-duty Salem PD.
  • Hope arrests Deimos and Xander in Greece.
  • Chad lies that he lost the amulet.
  • Suddenly an aircraft pilot, Jackson crashes the Kiriakis Jet onto a deserted island.
  • Flying coach, Hope returns to Salem with Deimos, leaving Xander for the Greek authorities.
  • Distraught over Theo and Wyatt's charade, Ciara leaves Salem.

SalemDay 18 began on Tuesday, May 30, 2017.
  • A mere hours after being returned to Salem, Deimos makes bail and is released.
  • Jennifer orchestrates a Nicole-Eric-Holly reunion.
  • Brady shows signs of recovery upon Holly's return.
  • Adrienne sexes up Lucas.
  • Tipped off that Dario may be shading the truth, Abigail secretly researches his past.
  • Nicole is arrested for kidnapping Holly and taking her out of the USA.
  • Stranded on the remote island, Paul is stung by a local insect, leading him to slip toward insanity.
  • Jennifer is furious that Abigail plans to marry Dario Hernandez.
  • Kate becomes hysterical upon learning that Chad was on the missing Kiriakis plane.
  • All of Salem worries about the crash victims, as they frolic and flirt on the remote island.

SalemDay 19 began on Monday, June 12, 2017.
  • Confused and motivated, Tripp begins an informal hospital internship, shadowing Chief of Staff Kayla.
  • After the ISA locates the wreckage of the Kiriakis Jet, John and Marlena arrive to rescue the crash victims.
  • In order to secure her role as CEO of DiMera Enterprises, Kate marries Andre.
  • Hope and Abe are stunned to see secret video taken of Theo and Claire having sex at the Salem Inn.
  • While in New York City, Steve discovers that Anjelica Deveraux is behind the attempt to steal the Spectator from Adrienne and Jennifer.
  • His miraculous recovery near complete, Brady is released from the hospital.
  • Nicole is sentenced only to time served and released.
  • Nancy tries to convince her daughter that Holly belongs with Nicole.
  • Abigail and Dario make travel plans for a Dominican Wedding.
  • Chloe arrives at the Kiriakis Mansion and gives Holly to Nicole and Brady.
  • Claire shows Theo the stolen letter that Ciara wrote to him.
  • Julie gives The Martin House to her grandson.

SalemDay 20 began on Friday, Jun 23, 2017.
  • Furious that Deimos has staffed up Titan, Jackson abruptly fires all the employees hired by his uncle.
  • His temporary dementia abated, Paul is released from the hospital.
  • Marlena is not happy that John is returning to complete his unfinished ISA project.
  • Stripped of his Titan duties, Deimos focuses on his Halo drug operation.
  • Anjelica arrives in Salem.
  • Abigail secures a quick divorce from Chad.
  • The plane crash survivors are feted to a Welcome Back Party at the Martin House, where Deimos secretly drugs them into a Halo stupor.
  • Deimos is found dead in the Martin House.

SalemDay 21 began on Monday, July 3, 2017.
  • A reluctant Mayor Carver officiates the wedding of Abigail and Dario in the TBD lounge as Chad and Gabriella serve as baffled witnesses.
  • JJ is arrested for killing Deimos.
  • A guilt-ridden Joey tells Tripp that Ava made a play for him and that tehy had a rocky, awkward, and uncomfortable relationship.
  • Rafe considers a marriage proposal and gets approvals from Julie/Doug/Victor.
  • Jackson has brief memory flashes of his hallway encounter with Deimos and the amulet, leading him to confess to the murder.
  • After initial reluctance, Hope says "Yes" to Rafe's proposal.
  • Lani speculates that Xander killed Deimos.
  • Chad hires Theo to manage some DiMera IT projects.

SalemDay 22 began on Thursday, July 13, 2017.
  • Eric counsels Jade.
  • After Tripp engineers multiple mistakes in Kayla's medical decisions, she is supsended from her position while an investigation is undertaken.
  • Jade lashes out at Joey when he rebuffs her for the 10,000th time.
  • Brady fumes upon learning that Eric kissed Nicole during their Halo stupor.
  • Eli confides to Lani that counterfeiters have established a base in Salem.
  • Abigail suspects that Dario has taken on his father's illegal activities, discovers a cache of counterfeit money, and confronts her husband, who reveals a photo Chad lurking over Deimos' dead body.
  • Andre has Theo cyber-break into the GDR file system.
  • JJ moves into The Martin House
  • Justin arranges funding to save the Spectator.
  • Anjelica quickly concedes the battle, launching her next plan with "Marlena"
  • John returns to Salem after spending a mere 48 hours away to wrap up his final ISA assignment.
  • Paul believes that Xander killed Deimos and asks his father to join him on a quick trip to Greece to validate the theory.

SalemDay 23 began on Friday, July 21.
  • The FBI closes in on Myron, who flips in order to face a reduced sentence.
  • Paul and John review videotape at Xander's Greek Prison, but can find no evidence that he was released, taken out of the country to kill Deimos, and secretly returned to his cell.
  • Hattie visits Statesville, and meets up with her bestie Bonnie Lockhart.
  • Rafe arrests Dario.
  • Eric and Jennifer flirt.
  • Nicole finds the stash of letters that Eric has written her since he was paroled from prison, leading her to consider forgiveness.
  • Theo is unable to delete the photo on Dario's phone.

SalemDay 24 began on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
  • Dario makes bail, agrees to enter witness protection, and uses the photo to blackmail his wife Abigail to leave her son and join him.
  • Hattie drugs the whipped cream, takes Marlena to Bayview, and replaces Marlena.
  • Abigail is hit by a car outside TBD, as Dario scurries away and escapes Salem.
  • Theo deletes the photo just as the Salem PD try to discover Dario's contacts.
  • Joey's guilt continues to overwhelm him.
  • Tripp visits with Cousin Angelo.
  • Brady gets the Kiriakis pilot to admit the jet was dispatched to Greece for a a single passenger,  then confronts his grandfather, who admits that it is true, but that Deimos was already dead when Xander reached the Martin House.
  • When Tripp threatens to slash Kayla's throat, Joey reveals all.
  • John is unable to find Marlena.

SalemDay 25 began on Monday, August 8, 2017.
  • A frustrated angry Rafe searches for his brother.
  • Nicole secretly visits Holly.
  • Adrienne receives a "friendly" visit from Anjelica.
  • Brady's imagination runs wild with suspicions about Nicole and Eric.
  • Hattie-Lena breaks up with John, leaving him confused.
  • Kayla begs her son not to tell the authorities about Ava's death.
  • Hattie arranges the Adrienne-Bonnie swap.
  • Nicole decides to forgive Eric.
  • Lucas suggests an elopement to Bon-Adrienne, who is tempted but opts to stick to the original plan outlined by Anjelica.
  • Chad has memories of the Halo Night, and confesses to killing Deimos.
  • Bon-Adrienne declares her love for Justin.
  • Bayview has bad cell service, leading Marlena to fail in explaining what has happened to John.
  • Brady and Lucas get drunk @TBD.
  • Chloe arrives at TBD to begin her gig, only to find Dario long gone and Lucas drunk at the bar.
  • Victor sends Brady to overnight rehab.

SalemDay 26 began on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.
  • Eli arranges for Hope and Rafe to arrest Mayor Carver on counterfeit charges.
  • Hat-Lena makes a move on a stunned Roman.
  • Inside Statesville Prison, Adrienne cannot make anyone believe her story.
  • Brady returns to the mansion after Overnight Rehab.
  • Andre spots Kate flirting with Roman at the Brady Pub.
  • Nicole abruptly recalls holding a knife over Deimos' dead body.
  • Jackson is released from jail, sexes up Paul, and proposes.
  • John follows Hat-Lena and is captured.
  • Joey goes to prison.
  • Eli and Abraham discuss their plan to reveal Dario's partner.
  • Bon-Adrienne reunites with a thrilled Justin, but declines an overnight romp.