13 - 17 August
Nicole and Eric hide from Xander, who is determined to eliminate them. Daniel wants to know what Nicole has to do with Eric and Serena’s breakup. Daniel receives a misleading text from “Nicole,” saying she and Eric went to Chicago.
When Marlena leaves to get Eve a glass of water, Eve seizes the opportunity to jump onto Marlena’s computer and search her old patient files. Brady swears to Maggie he’s through with Theresa.
Eric and Nicole manage to evade Xander and Navidad by hiding in a tight crawl space. JJ tries to forget Paige by partying with Rory. At the same time, Paige finishes telling Bev about JJ’s betrayal. Jennifer catches Eve on Marlena’s work computer, but Eve covers and lays into Jennifer. Kate offers Paul a job as a Mad World spokesperson.
Xander attempts to shoot Eric and Nicole but he can’t get access the crawl space where they are hiding. He instead decides to suffocate them with heat by trapping them inside and turning up the furnace. Chad is stunned to learn Stefano is home for good – he settled with the tax board and the charges have been dropped.
JJ and Bev’s kiss is interrupted when Bev’s friend Kyle shows up. Theresa worries she won’t be ready for Tate’s homecoming. Brady reluctantly tells Theresa he thinks it’s best if she and Tate stay with him at the mansion – but only for a few days.
Eric and Nicole remain trapped and believe there is no escape. Daniel is alerted when Eric and Nicole are nowhere to be found in Chicago. They race back to Salem, recruiting Brady’s help. They all arrive at Nicole’s office, finding the heat blasting. They search the building and find Eric and Nicole.
Ben secretly uses the tracking app he installed on Abigail’s phone to find her location and darkens to see she’s at the DiMera mansion. Paul connects with John and later Brady, burying the hatchet over their earlier tense meeting. Paul holds out hope that he still has a chance with Sonny, because he’s in love with him.
Daniel, Brady, and Serena rescue Nicole and Eric, who are raced to the hospital. Nicole finally wakes and is thrilled to find a loving Daniel by her side.
Ben gives Abigail a chance to come clean about what happened between her and Chad.
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