In her hospital room, Marlena hangs up with Sami as John enters. He hands his wife his records and tells her that the doctor said she could go home. She is overjoyed, but John breaks the bad news of Brady breaking up with Chloe. Marlena fears this sets a bad precedent for Rachel, but John thinks Kristen is to blame. They agree that Kristen will do anything to get her hands on Rachel. Marlena thinks it’s the same with Brady, but John is convinced she no longer has a hold on his son.
At John and Marlena’s, Brady reluctantly confirms to Chloe that Kristen is moving in with him. Hollowed out, Chloe begs him to go back to the judge and find another solution. Brady calls it his only option, but Chloe wonders why he’s really doing it. Brady sticks to the story that this is all about Rachel. Chloe states that after giving in to Kristen, she doesn’t even know Brady anymore.
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After Chloe storms out, Kristen relaxes on the couch and puts her feet up on the coffee table. Brady warns her that Rachel will eventually figure out that Kristen only cares about herself. He doubts that she can continue her role as a good mother 24/7. She warns him never to threaten his relationship with Rachel again and reminds him that she always has the upper hand. If she wants them to be a family. They will be. If she wants to live there. They go. Or women won’t get their future dose of serum.
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When John brings Marlena home, Brady says he has to tell them something. Kristen comes out with an apron around her waist and John demands to know why she is there. Kristen smiles and asks Brady if he wants to tell them or should she? Kristen rushes into the kitchen to make sure dinner doesn’t burn. John raised an eyebrow and said, “Son, I think you have some serious explaining to do.”
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Stefan knocks on Chloe’s door to check on her after the breakup. When she doesn’t answer, he begins to walk away, but Li shows up. He encourages Stefan to keep fighting for Chloe even though she’s with Brady. Noting that it’s none of his business, Stefan tells Li that they broke up. Li smiles and thinks it worked for Stefan, but Stefan assumes it worked for Li as well. Li admits he was dumped when Stefan returned, but it seems clear that Stefan no longer has feelings for Gabi. Stefan confirms that his feelings died when he did, but he doesn’t know why. Li says it doesn’t matter because he can be with Chloe now. Stefan smiles and notes that Li may be with Gabi.
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Later, Chloe returns to her bedroom and finds Stefan leaving her a note in the hallway. He feels sorry for Brady and holds her while she sobs. They enter her room, where Chloe wishes she could get on a plane and get out of Salem. Stefan has an idea and runs out of supplies to recreate Miami like they did at Doug’s Place. They put on tropical shirts and drink margaritas. Chloe thanks him. It’s the nicest thing we’ve done for her in a while.
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As Rolf packs up his lab, he states that Salem is nothing without Stefano anyway and exclaims, “Good riddance!” However, he opens the door for Gabi. She won’t let him go anywhere until they talk about what he did to Stefan. Rolf declares that he saved Stefan’s life. Gabi grabs his box, demanding to know what else he did. He insists he didn’t do anything, so Gabi breaks a vial from the box. He panics and tells her that he used Jake’s heart to save Stefan. She is shocked and demands more answers. When he blocks her, she breaks another vial. Rolf scoffs that Stefan simply realized she wasn’t worthy of him.
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Gabi pushes Rolf against the wall with a scalpel to the throat. When she threatens to sever his carotid artery, Rolf admits that he brainwashed Stefan on Kristen’s orders. Moreover, Li was in the game. Shaken, Gabi can’t think about it right now. She needs Rolf to reverse the brainwashing. He tells her that the antidote is in her box. She orders him to get it. He pulls out a syringe and sticks it with it. She faints.
Li meets Rafe in Horton Square and asks him to be his best man. Rafe wonders if they’ve set a date. Li thinks it’s only a matter of time now that Gabi and Stefan have signed the divorce papers. Rafe counters, unless Stefan acts of his own free will. Li thinks Gabi’s theory about Stefan’s brainwashing is just wishful thinking. Rafe says they’ll find out soon enough because Gabi is grilling Rolf right now. Panicked, Li moves to find her, as Gabi shows up. She was just talking to Rolf who said he didn’t do anything to turn Stefan against her – and she believes him. Li tells Gabi that he asked Rafe to be his best man. Raf agrees. Gabi hopes their marriage is as happy as Rafe’s with Nicole. Rafe looks uncomfortable.
In his lab, Rolf sneers over his serum, resulting in Gabi never remembering anything.
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In Eric’s room, he confronts Nicole for firing him because she fought with Rafe. Nicole apologizes. She wants him to stay at Basic Black and forget what happened. Rafe is the one who insisted that she rehire him. Eric worries that this is not a good idea. Nicole assures him that she and Rafe purged the air, so everything is fine. However, she admits that Rafe accused her of marrying him to avoid her feelings for Eric. She calls it ridiculous, but Eric wonders if it is. Nicole falls back on the explanation that Rafe was busy investigating Abigail. They both look affected, as she again insists that everything is fine between her and Rafe. She asks if he will come back to work for her.
At Basic Black, Eric organizes a photo shoot, while Nicole learns that the model has returned to New York. Eric offers Nicole to intervene. She puts on a silky, low-cut dress and nervously places herself in front of the camera. He fixes her hair and she begins to pose confidently.
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