Days of our Lives Recap Highlights
In addition, Jada throws her all behind her partner, Stefan covers for his mommy dearest, and Gwen delights in rubbing Leo’s nose in her triumph. Now, let’s dig a little deeper into what happened.
Days of our Lives Recap: Doctor, Doctor
Marlena (Deidre Hall) welcomed Talia (Aketra Sevillian) into her office after learning from best friend Kate (Lauren Koslow) at the bar that Vivian (Louise Sorel), a.k.a. “that succubus,” is entitled to NOTHING that was once Victor’s and Maggie (who long-time fans of DAYS will tell you is actually Marlena’s best friend), gets half of everything.
Talia introduced herself before getting to the subject. She needs to look for a new therapist right away. Marlena questioned her need for a change. Was she dissatisfied with their meetings? Was she uneasy, given that they were coworkers?
Marlena mentioned that she has many patients who are actually employees of the hospital when Talia chose the latter option. Additionally, Marlena is unsure of what might happen if she changes therapists because Talia only has a few sessions left in her court-ordered therapy. Talia made the choice to maintain the status quo and have a one-on-one even though her freedom was in jeopardy. Talia admitted to a late-night party for two at the Brady Pub that resulted in her making an extremely stupid, self-destructive choice, namely sleeping with a married man. She did this in the spirit of candor.
Before Talia could say much more, Belle (Martha Madison) inadvertently brought the session to a screeching halt. Once Talia took her leave — a doctor’s work is never done in spite of the fact that they are supposed to be off the clock — Belle took her place. Ever the active listener, Marlena was dumbfounded (not that she let it show — much) to hear Belle relay how Shawn (Brandon Beemer) had spent the other night whooping it up at the Brady Pub before crashing in Jada’s (Elia Cantu) room above the bar.
Later, when Talia returned to finish their discussion, Marlena flat-out asked her if Shawn was the man she slept with. Probably not ethical, but good and soapy nonetheless.
DAYS Recap: Partners First
Meanwhile, at the local cop shop, Jada took Shawn to task for sleeping with her sister. Shawn, for his part, took responsibility for his error, and Jada, for her part, admitted that Talia wasn’t blameless in the situation. All that granted, Shawn wanted to know that his partner had his back and that she wouldn’t rat him out.
One head-scratching case (see below) — and a whole lot of time to ponder Shawn’s request — later, and Jada agreed to keep his secret. No one will find out from her that he bedded Talia. Unfortunately for the not-so-dynamic duo, Belle was standing outside the door and overheard them.
DOOL Recap: Just Like Old Times
At the DiMera estate, the gun-toting villain explained to Gabi (Camila Banus) and Stefan (Brandon Barash) that she liked to fire first and ask questions later in an echo (carbon copy? ) of Vivian’s first appearance. The three immediately started debating how to handle Dimitri (Peter Porte). Stefan was opposed to the idea, but Gabi and Vivian decided to let him lie there like a soiled dog.Unless Dimitri refused to transfer his and Megan’s ownership interests in DiMera. After finishing that task, Stefan called an ambulance.
Further debate ensued, this time surrounding what they should tell the police. Gabi was all for sticking to the truth, but Vivian pointed out that, as a probationer, she’d lost her Second Amendment rights. And besides, she’d gone out of her way to protect them. It was time for them to return the favor. And return the favor they did. When Jada and Shawn came a-calling, Stefan spun a story about overhearing a gunshot and coming in to find Dimitri on the floor.
Days of our Lives Recap: Bad Guys Finish Last
Leo (Greg Rikaart), who had little to lose, admitted to Gwen (Emily O’Brien) that he had been having an affair with her husband. Even though the idea of losing their friendship DEVASTATED him, he was not regretful because he and Dimitri were in love. Gwen laughed at that claim and took great pleasure in admitting that she had withheld the initial payment from the Von Leuschner trust and was about to divorce Dimitri. The couple won’t receive any more cash.
Gwen also took it upon herself to share how Kristen had floated the idea of killing Dimitri, but she’d talked her out of it. No sooner had those words escaped her lips than word reached Leo that Dimitri had been shot. At the hospital, Gwen swore that neither she nor Kristen had anything to do with what happened, but Leo refused to believe a word of that.