Steve and Kayla’s Digs: The couple are needing pizza dough when Kayla realizes something is off. Steve says he’s distracted by this case as it could impact Stephanie. He can’t tell her the specifics (Apparently, Steve understands the meaning of confidentiality) but says he stumbled across something disturbing in his investigation of the Kirakis family. He says Alex was arrested a few years before he showed up in Salem. All he knows is Alex pled guilty. He spoke with Justin who didn’t seem to concerned with his discovery. Steve hated to hear it because it reminded him of a man Stephanie dated years ago who was bad news (Hmmm, must be who Stephanie was referring to a few eps back).
Kayla believes Steve is referring to Jeremy Horton and he concurs. They remember how Stephanie admitted the black sheep Horton had put his hands on her. Kayla reminds Steve she once fell in love with a very bad but redeemable boy. That being said, Stephanie has not been lucky in love and neither want to upset her current apple cart. Steve agrees to keep an eye on Alex and keep their daughter out of it.
Stephanie’s Apartment: Stephanie arrives home to find a shirtless Alex cooking Greek tacos. She finds the surprise quite lovely. He smacks her backside with a wooden spoon and says the surprises are just beginning. Alex shows her the galley of her manuscript which is at the printers and now has a release date. She notices the passage she asked to be taken out is still there.
Alex is pissed as he told Kate to remove the passage and forgot to circle back. He calls to speak with Kate and promises his kissing cousin beloved to make it right. He hangs up and tells Stephanie the manuscript already went to print and the passage can’t be deleted without costing the company a fortune. He’s willing to do it and she thanks him for his efforts. Stephanie says that passage had some history and says it was inspired by her and an ex-boyfriend. Alex can’t imagine there’s a huge chance her ex will pick up the erotic romance novel.
Horton Square
Rafe and little T run into Cat. He thanks her for everything she did for Arianna Grace and Holly. Just then, Chad arrives on the scene. He had no clue Rafe and Cat knew each other and she explains they’ve crossed paths a few times. Cat thanks Chad for picking up Felicity the other day. They exchange a few more words and Chad exits. She thinks it was a close call because they need to keep their ISA/FBI identities under wraps. They agree to meet up later to discuss business.
University Hospital – Lobby:
Sarah runs into Xander and Victoria. He says their daughter has been quite vocal about seeing mommy and he thought he would bring her back a day early. Sarah wonders if Xander has an ulterior motive for his kindness. Xander pushes back and Sarah says she’s confused as she thought the nanny was going to do the handoffs so they didn’t have to see each other. Xander decides to leave but Sarah stops him and apologizes, saying she’s under a lot of pressure (referencing Sophia’s case without giving away any identifying information). They chat a bit more when Sarah says she still loves Xander and he says he feels the same. Sarah makes mention of their separation and it’s clear neither wants to move forward but neither are willing to admit it. With that, Xander pulls out the legal documents for their separation. She sees he has signed everything and does the same (The longing looks between these two just kill me).
DiMera Mansion – Living Room: Susan freaks out because she feels Stefano’s presence in the house. She declares Stefano DiMera is alive! EJ tries to calm her mother down but she continues to say she feels Stefano’s presence in her bones. EJ is confused since his father has been dead for almost a decade. Susan explains she is now a medium and gets different vibes.
EJ is surprised and Susan says she is still in training as a medium. EJ decides he needs a drink and downs his brown liquor. Susan looks back at Stefano’s portrait and says she does not like what she’s feeling one bit. Just then, Chad arrives and greets Susan. She immediately tells Chad his father is very much alive and wants the brothers DiMera to do something about it. With that, Susan excuses her self to align her chakras.
As Susan wanders around, EJ thanks Chad for testifying in such a supportive way earlier today. He invites Chad to stay for dinner but he needs to get to the pharmacy at the hospital. He complains about the shorter hours and EJ says they had to cut them to save money. With that, he exits as Susan continues her odd behavior.
Rafe’s FBI Office
Cat says since John died Marlena has been out which has kept her out of the hospital. They chat a bit about the DiMeras Cat has run into and asks about Tony. Rafe says he is a good one unlike his brother Andre. Cat recognizes the name as someone Abigail killed. Rafe says she wasn’t in her right mind at the time. He goes on to say there are many MIA DiMeras, including: Stefan, Megan and Dimitri (Lest we not forget Peter Blake!). Cat asks about Stefano and wonders, based on his history, if he’s really dead. Rafe understands her concerns but says Stefano would be older than God at this point. That being said, Cat should never count anything out from happening in Salem, especially where the DiMeras are concerned. Before Cat exits, Rafe says Stefano was called the phoenix because he always found a way to rise from the ashes.
Endings
Susan wants to take one of her medium courses as EJ says he needs to exit. Just then, Susan gets another weird feeling from Stefano’s portrait.
Alex says Kate is asking about future books from Stephanie. She says it’s way too soon but has a few irons in the fire. They move on to chatting about the sexy time they will enjoy later in the evening.
Steve and Kayla’s pizzas are getting cold whilst they are heating up the sofa.
Chad and Cat head into the elevator together when it suddenly stalls and they realize they are stuck.
Sarah dotes over Victoria as Xander awaits the elevator.
