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00:08Is it morning? It is. You know, I thought we were going to have some fun last night and I
00:21went to go freshen up by the time I came back. You were just dead to the world.
00:27I was? Hmm. It's nothing personal, darling. I just took a pain pill from my elbow before bed and it
00:35must have just knocked me out.
00:39Oh, you're good, darling. You never did tell me how you hurt your elbow.
01:03I was just... and I was at last work.
01:07I was at last.
01:09Hmm.
01:27His sick game ends here and now.
01:59What kind of game are you playing, Father?
02:05Hey, how's Johnny doing?
02:12Much better.
02:12He was discharged from the hospital yesterday, I thought.
02:16That's good.
02:18You know, I just wish Uncle Tony would reconsider replacing him at Demura.
02:25What?
02:32That's amazing.
02:34You just made someone I care about very, very happy.
02:38You too.
02:39Thanks again.
02:40You too.
02:41You too.
02:42You too.
03:04Julie.
03:05Wait.
03:07I was hoping that we could have a word.
03:20Hello.
03:21I'm here too, you know.
03:24Is there something the matter, dear?
03:26Well, only that you seem more interested in Gabby Hernandez than your own wife.
03:32Why are you staring at her?
03:35I was just glancing out of her and Julie.
03:37I wasn't staring.
03:40As a matter of fact, I'm a bit peed at Gabby right now.
03:43I offered her to see her position at Demura and she turned me down.
03:47Turning?
03:48She turned you down?
03:50Why would she do that?
03:53Conflict of interest.
03:54She doesn't want to compete against Titan now that she's in a relationship with Philip.
04:02Whoa.
04:03Gabby is dating Philip after everything she did to their family's company.
04:11Well, for all I know, he has no idea that she bugged his office.
04:16And then turned the recording over to you.
04:22Well, if Gabby isn't going to accept the position, then...
04:29Oh, Tony, don't tell me that you plan to stay in Salem and do the job yourself.
04:37Well, Tony...
04:38Anna!
04:40I don't have much of an option.
04:43I've got to step up to the plate.
04:45Until I find someone suitable to run Demura Enterprises.
04:52I can't imagine that's going to take too long.
04:56Unacceptable.
05:09Lexi Carver?
05:11I understand that you wanted to meet me.
05:14I'm...
05:15I know who you are.
05:17You're my husband's new wife.
05:20Lexi Carver?
05:30Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
05:47oh you know i probably should tell you to be more careful about your workouts but
05:54oh i do appreciate the results
06:02oh god oh your elbow i'm so sorry
06:05it's fine it's fine it's just um maybe we should just talk for the time being hey
06:13you want to talk yeah yeah that's fine all right what's on your minds well you mentioned something
06:24about wanting to uh add value to this arrangement what do you mean by that
06:43tony and johnny out of the mirror i'm sorry i thought you knew and with whom does my brother
06:52plan to replace him with he mentioned that he asked gabby
07:02tony is pushing johnny out of the mirror i'm sorry i thought you knew and with whom does my brother
07:11plan to replace him with he mentioned that he asked gabby
07:18gabby and that's it she turned him down though
07:21well thank god for small favors though that is unlike her who else does tony have on his shorts
07:29i have no idea please don't shoot the messenger i'm just trying to have anything to apologize for
07:35well theo i'm glad you kept me in the loop no problem i should probably be going my dad's in
07:42there i'm meeting him for breakfast of course catch up sir
07:50damn tony
07:54knock knock
07:56hi philip
07:58anna this is a surprise
08:01well do you have a minute i have something i'd like to discuss with you
08:07this isn't a good time actually i'm on my way to meet gabby
08:10oh well what a coincidence she's exactly who i wanted to talk to you about
08:17what about her
08:19well it's come to my attention that tony offered her the ceo position at dimera
08:27he did
08:30apparently her claim to still be stefan's widow was enough to put her in the running
08:38gabby never mentioned any of this to me
08:41i figured as much
08:44and unfortunately she turned down the job
08:47but i was hoping you and i could do something about that
08:54look i know that you're not fond of me
08:57nothing gets past you
09:00but i also know how much you love my daughter
09:03so i'm appealing to that side of you
09:06the side of you that has a heart
09:09stefan's heart
09:12my god
09:15all right gabby what is it what is it you want
09:24i'm glad we have some uh one-on-one time
09:27without mom
09:28so we could
09:30actually talk
09:32i can guess what you want to talk about
09:35i'm sure you could
09:39have you thought about what's next
09:41with mom and paulina
09:44well
09:46you know all i can tell you is i am
09:50so happy to have your mother back
09:53i never
09:54never stop loving her
09:57you love paulina too
09:59i do
10:01i do
10:03but there's
10:05there's more than myself to consider
10:07there's this
10:08you
10:09lonnie
10:10chanel
10:11that that is a cop-out
10:17it's nice meeting you lexi
10:19i know this is a bit
10:23awkward for both of us
10:24but i
10:25i want to clear the air
10:26and let you
10:27let you know that um
10:29i'm so happy for abraham and phil
10:32that
10:32you're back
10:33for you
10:35of course
10:36does aid know you're here
10:38no
10:39no i didn't want him to have to feel obliged to
10:41play
10:42referee
10:42in other words you wanted the gloves to be off
10:48if you mean i'm spoiling for a fight
10:51no no i'm not
10:52well i am
11:01did you think
11:02i was just gonna give up my husband
11:04that i wouldn't fight for him
11:07no
11:08of course not
11:09listen
11:10paulina
11:11price
11:12is it
11:14before i say anything else
11:16i want you to know how grateful i am
11:19that abe had someone to look after him while i was gone
11:22to look after him
11:25fifteen years is a long time to be alone
11:28so thank you
11:29for being a companion to him
11:31hmm
11:32the pleasure was all mine
11:36now i know how disorienting
11:39this is
11:40to you
11:41too
11:47i know you built a life with abe while i was gone
11:52but i'm back now
11:54and i'm not going anywhere
12:03i asked liam
12:04where he had been all the time that the police were looking for him
12:08he just said he'd crashed with a friend
12:10he did not say the friend was ari
12:13well it was
12:14and you'd think that a gunshot wound would have scared her off but no
12:21look
12:22i know that i am in no position to ask you for a favor but i have nowhere else to
12:26turn
12:27this guy is no good for ari but she just won't listen to me
12:32well what do you expect me to do about that
12:35well i'm getting to that
12:38so i'm trying to entice liam to leave town but he says that he can't because the court is making
12:43him complete these tutoring sessions with you
12:47so i was wondering if these sessions could be done virtually
12:55look if gabby's not interested in the ceo position at dimera
12:59she's not interested
13:01she obviously doesn't want to get mixed up with your in-laws again
13:05and i don't blame her
13:08philip
13:08darling
13:10that's not the reason she turned down the job
13:13she turned it down out of loyalty to you
13:16loyalty and guilt obviously
13:20guilt
13:22gabby has no reason to feel guilty
13:25sure she does she's the reason
13:26the titan is in this mess in the first place
13:36right the um
13:38added value thing
13:41well
13:42i do
13:45have good authority
13:47that um
13:48the hospital board is absolutely up in arms over ej's frankensteinian experiments
13:54and uh
13:56now that my divorce with demetrius finalized i have
14:00come into a
14:02lot
14:03of money
14:05as you well know
14:08and um
14:10well i figured since you tried to
14:13outbid ej on the hospital last year
14:16that we could uh
14:26ditch this not friends with benefits thing and
14:31throw our hats in together as
14:36business partners
14:38business
14:39slash
14:40whosoever
14:57Harold! Find my brother!
15:00Hey! E.J., why don't you just count you all worked out?
15:03Have you seen Tony?
15:04No!
15:05Has he said anything to you about the mirror?
15:07No, E.J., what is going on?
15:09Plenty, and I'm going to go to stop him.
15:18It's a cop-out.
15:21Look, you can't just use me, Chanel, and Lonnie as an excuse not to make a choice.
15:28And the longer you take, it's going to be harder for everyone.
15:34You're right.
15:35Right.
15:39Yeah, but before you make any decision, there's something you should know.
15:47I'm not sure if it's going to hurt or help to tell you, but you deserve to know all the
15:51facts.
15:54What's that?
15:55I'm not the only one E.J. told about, Mom.
16:01Paul and I knew two weeks ago.
16:12I'm no stranger to videoconferencing.
16:18And I see no reason that I couldn't do the tutoring virtually.
16:28But I have to stop by the DA's office first and get them to sign off on it.
16:36Thank you, Julie. You have no idea how much this means to me.
16:40Well, I'm not doing it for you. I'm doing it for Ari.
16:45I agree that this combination of Liam and Ari is not for the best.
16:50And perhaps if Liam leaves town, has a fresh start, there will be some benefit.
16:56Thank you for understanding.
17:00Well, despite your efforts to murder me, I've never doubted the fact that you love your daughter.
17:08You want what's best for her, naturally.
17:12Well, we have that in common.
17:18Polina.
17:21Polina, do you know about Lexi?
17:26Not from the beginning.
17:29After her office began to suspect about how much power E.J.'s lab was using, she started to look into
17:35it.
17:37And E.J. actually told her the truth.
17:42Well, you had to.
17:44And after he explained that there actually was a chance that Mom could come back alive,
17:52he caught Polina's bluff.
17:54He practically bent her to expose what he was doing, but she could not do it.
18:01She couldn't do it because she wanted to make us happy.
18:07Dad.
18:10Polina is the reason Mom's alive.
18:22I know that you, you know, this might be a bit overwhelming.
18:27And I understand if you feel a bit threatened.
18:30Threatened?
18:31I'm not.
18:33Not by you, anyway.
18:36Now, you better watch yourself.
18:38Now, I understand that you've been asleep for 15 years, but here right now, here 2026,
18:44we women, we are no longer in the business of tearing each other down.
18:47I have no interest in tearing you down, Polina.
18:51Not that I would need you with the reputation you made for yourself.
18:55You conned Abe into giving you Horton Town Square zoning rights so you could level it to the ground,
19:01from what I read.
19:02I didn't go through with it, and Abe forgave me.
19:06Right.
19:07Did he also forgive you for taking his job?
19:11Well, you know, this is not how it was.
19:15Abraham had amnesia for a while, but...
19:21Now, the important thing is that Abe supports me 100%.
19:26And do you support him 100%?
19:30Absolutely.
19:32Glad to hear it.
19:33In that case, you won't think twice about stepping back and letting Abe reclaim the life that was so cruelly.
19:44Taken away from him.
19:46You'll let him reunite with the family he made with the love of his life.
19:53Without you getting in our way.
20:00Gabby Hernandez, CEO of Father's Company again?
20:05It's outrageous.
20:06I mean, it's bad enough that she claimed a part of our inheritance, and now Tony Officer of the family
20:11company is a little cherry on top.
20:12Yeah, damn right, it's outrageous.
20:14And if that swinish brother of ours is determined to keep the company and the family, then why didn't
20:20he just ask me to be CEO?
20:23You?
20:25Yes!
20:26Me!
20:28Why the hell not me?
20:35Hey, are you really interested in owning a hospital, or is it your way of, uh,
20:44cementing our relationship?
20:49Cementing our relationship?
20:54Okay, you've made your feelings for me, or lack thereof, abundantly clear.
21:00No.
21:01God, you really need to get your EJ in check, you know that?
21:05I wouldn't just shell out millions to cement anything with you.
21:10I just...
21:13I thought that, um, buying the hospital together could be a fantastic investment for both of us.
21:21No.
21:23No.
21:24We agreed on a 50-50 deal, EJ.
21:27You can't just renegotiate the deal.
21:30I'm grateful for your part in this, Gwen.
21:34And need I remind you, you've already seen quite a large return on your investment.
21:38Demetri's inheritance is something completely different.
21:42Not really.
21:43You wouldn't have seen a red scent without my help.
21:50Not to mention it would be the ultimate revenge against DJ.
21:56That does make it very tempting.
21:59I thought it would.
22:01It's just, unfortunately,
22:04Titan's precarious situation means I don't have the funds to even consider partnering with you.
22:18Gabby's the reason Titan's in this mess.
22:22What's that supposed to mean?
22:24Well, I just meant that, um, she showed no loyalty to you when Titan Damaris split up.
22:34I mean, she could have joined forces with you when Tony gave you back the company and, and instead of
22:39going solo.
22:40And, anyway, I tried.
22:43I know you're busy.
22:44No, I don't think that's what you meant at all.
22:47What are you telling me, Anna?
22:49Nothing.
22:50Really, nothing.
22:52Anna, tell me the truth.
22:55Now.
22:58Okay.
23:00Okay.
23:02As I'm sure you're aware, I am privy to a lot of the backdoor dealings you've had with Tony.
23:08So, I know that he was only able to wrest control of Damara back after he found out that you
23:19had embellished Victor's final wishes.
23:24Because someone planted a bug in our office.
23:32Wait.
23:36Are you saying it was Gabby?
23:39Oh dear, I shouldn't have opened my big mouth.
23:42It had to be Gabby.
23:43She had access to the office.
23:44Oh my God.
23:45I, I didn't mean to tell you this way.
23:50But it's the truth, isn't it?
23:52Yes.
23:54Gabby is the reason that your family lost almost everything.
24:05Oh, well.
24:07I'm sorry.
24:09It's just that the old saying is true.
24:13We do deify the dead.
24:17I thought I'd never compare to the faintly lexic of everybody's talking about.
24:23She was so innocent, so pure.
24:27Yeah, but that's just all revisionist history.
24:29Gabby, you're a real fighter, aren't you?
24:35Damn right I am.
24:37Well, so am I.
24:39But if you thought I was pulling out the claws to fight for my man, I'm afraid I'll be leaving
24:47you disappointed.
24:49And why is that?
24:54Because, because I'm, I'm stepping aside Lex.
24:58You're Abraham's wife.
25:00And I'm not standing in the way of your happily ever after.
25:05You coming back, it, it's a miracle and it should be a joyous one for Abraham and for Theo.
25:12So, me being here, it, it complicates things, so I'm taking myself out of the equation.
25:24I don't know what to say.
25:29Oh, thanks necessary.
25:32Just don't make me regret my decision.
25:54Hard pass, eh?
25:56That's too bad.
25:58I'm just not the guy you're looking for, Gwen.
26:02If I'm being honest, this uncomplicated dynamic between us is starting to feel like anything but.
26:14You said I wanted complicated.
26:17What we have now suits me.
26:20Just fine.
26:30Sure.
26:32Did you smell it?
26:34What?
26:36Burnt toast?
26:38Burnt toast?
26:39It's probably the neighbours.
26:57Oh, my God!
27:04Kristen, don't you think it might be a bit of a PR challenge
27:08for you to be CEO of the Mirror since the entire world thinks you tried to murder me?
27:15Our PR team has dealt with much worse, and besides, I have plenty of experience.
27:23Oh, you mean like your most recent stint.
27:27Remind me, didn't that end up with Titan launching a successful takeover of the company?
27:33Not my fault.
27:35You were the one who distracted all of us by getting yourself shot.
27:41Oh, yes.
27:42My bad.
27:43You're damn right it is.
27:45And Rachel never would have done what she did if you had never abducted my mother.
27:50Are we really doing this again?
27:52Now is as good a time as any.
27:54Fine.
27:55Yeah.
27:56Then allow me to point out that you're Rachel's mother.
28:01Have you ever wondered where she learned this sociopathic behaviour from?
28:08She has never seen me point to God, if that is what you're implying.
28:15Oh, her big cousin Johnny, though.
28:19Stellar influence.
28:22Gee, I wonder where he learned that behaviour from.
28:26You know what?
28:29Screw this.
28:32I am Team Tony all the way, and it is fine, whomever he names as CEO, as long as it's
28:41not your son.
28:48Philip.
28:49Hey.
28:51Hey.
28:53I know I'm no longer at Demura anymore, but I was hoping I could put in a good word about
28:59this lawsuit.
29:02Oh, I got to get home.
29:05Jack and Jennifer are arriving momentarily.
29:08All right, of course.
29:09And thank you again for your help.
29:29You said you have news.
29:34I sure do.
29:41What the hell happened to you?
29:45What the hell happened to you?
29:58Oh, there you are.
30:01Well, good morning, AJ.
30:03Well, it's been anything but good.
30:05I understand from fear that you're trying to ask my son from his CEO chair.
30:09Is that true?
30:10Oh, I'm afraid it is.
30:12And you didn't think to consult me about this?
30:16You have no say in this matter, AJ.
30:18I own the company, and you made it clear you weren't interested in the job.
30:23Well, I'm sure as hell interested now.
30:30Hey, Mom.
30:32How are you feeling?
30:34Better than ever.
30:35Oh, yeah?
30:36What's up?
30:38I have some big news.
30:40Paulina stopped by earlier without your father.
30:44Really?
30:45Really?
30:46How, uh, how did that go?
30:49Quite well, actually.
30:51She agreed to step aside.
30:53Said she doesn't want to get in the way of us becoming a family again.
30:59Oh.
31:01Wow, wow.
31:04I figured you'd be happy to hear this.
31:08I am.
31:13But as happy as I am for you and Dad, my heart breaks through Paulina.
31:28Paulina?
31:34What are you doing?
31:37I'm moving out.
31:43Congrats.
31:44You're officially a DiMera heir.
31:48Really?
31:50I got the call from my graphologist.
31:53They've confirmed Vivian Forge Steffen's signature on your divorce papers.
31:58Oh, my God.
32:00I can't believe this.
32:06Philip.
32:07Yep.
32:09You're a DiMera through and through.
32:11Uh, what is that supposed to mean?
32:15It's funny.
32:17I was this close to not telling you I had proof that you were still married to Steffen when he
32:22died.
32:24What?
32:24Why wouldn't you tell me the truth?
32:28Karma.
32:29I thought it served you right.
32:31Letting you live a lie like you've been doing to me this whole time.
32:35But I figured the truth would come out eventually.
32:37It always does.
32:39Philip, I don't even know what you're talking about.
32:44Let me spell it out for you.
32:48I know you planted the bug in my office, Gabby.
32:52I know that you gave Tony the proof of fraud he needed to take back his company.
32:57I know that you're the reason that Xander and I lost DiMera.
33:04By standards.
33:06And it's important for me to know that whoever runs DiMera Enterprises has a consistent and steady hand.
33:15who views it as a lucrative business endeavor, not an extension of their ego.
33:22Don't pretend you're not enjoying this little power trip.
33:27Now, you may own this company, but I am his heir apparent.
33:37You diggle to remember that.
33:47The fire sprinklers went off in Xander's place.
33:52So, uh, things got that hot, didn't they?
33:56I wish, you know, some stupid neighbor burnt some toast.
34:00The whole place filled up with smoke, hence...
34:05Well, that's a hell of a way to start the morning.
34:09Did, um, Xander come with you?
34:11No, he had quite the mess to clean up, actually.
34:14Oh, that's too bad.
34:16How's his elbow, by the way?
34:18He's still in a lot of pain.
34:21Hang on, how do you know about that?
34:24Oh, well, I...
34:25I bumped into him at the hospital when I was visiting my sister.
34:30Yeah, right, of course.
34:32How is Lexi?
34:33Oh, well, she is, uh, still unexpectedly, uh, alive.
34:41Oh, you know what?
34:43Here I am, just gabbing, gabbing, gabbing, gabbing, gabbing.
34:45Why don't you, um, go take a shower and, you know, put on some new clothes?
34:51I'm sure that's what you want to do.
34:54What?
34:55What is that look?
34:58Oh, I didn't know better.
34:59I'd say you're trying to get rid of me.
35:01He's, he's on his way, isn't he?
35:05Who?
35:06Who?
35:06The mystery man that you've been hooking up with?
35:12Sorry, Gwen, you got me.
35:14Oh, yes, I invited someone over.
35:20Right.
35:21Well, I will let you get to it then, but you'd best tell me all those naughty, juicy details.
35:28Cocktails in the square later.
35:29Uh-huh, you got it.
35:31Oh, hey.
35:31Okay.
35:32Uh-huh.
35:43Well, I thought she'd never leave.
36:03Oh, my God.
36:05That was so close.
36:09I wouldn't have texted you if I had known you as Gwen.
36:12Sure you would have.
36:14Did you like the danger?
36:17Yeah, but I'm surprised.
36:19Surprised you?
36:21Ditched Gwen.
36:23Oh, Xander, what's the matter?
36:25Is she not doing it for you anymore?
36:27No, it's not that.
36:28It's just, um, well, it's just that cool feelings.
36:36You don't want that happen.
36:37What is it?
36:38Dad.
36:40Just be careful with my hair.
36:43Do not worry.
36:46I'll be very gentle this time.
36:57Philip, I, I...
36:59No.
37:00Don't you dare lie to me again.
37:03I poured my heart out to you about what I'd done.
37:06How ashamed I was.
37:07And you stood there and said nothing about what you'd done.
37:10Done to me.
37:11Philip, just please let me explain.
37:13No, there's nothing to explain.
37:15I might have forgiven you if you had told me the truth yourself, but now...
37:20Who told you?
37:25It doesn't matter.
37:27You don't leave yourself to blame for this.
37:31I'm done.
37:32Dabby, I don't want anything to do with you anymore.
37:34I don't want to hear another word to say.
37:36I don't want to see your face ever again.
37:38I don't want you gone from my family's house immediately.
37:41So pack your things and get the hell out.
37:52Oh, there you are.
37:55I wonder what you'd run off to.
37:56Oh, I was just paying a visit to Philip Kiriakis.
38:02And I, I'm afraid I might have blurted out something you told me in confidence.
38:10What's that?
38:12That Gabby was your corporate spy.
38:17Good God.
38:18But, but I didn't tell him that you were the one who put her up to it.
38:24And so there's no legal jeopardy on your end.
38:28So the only thing in dire straits right now is Gabby and Philip's relationship.
38:33And since he won't want to have anything to do with Gabby now, there's nothing stopping her from,
38:37from, you know, accepting the CEO position.
38:41So you and I can go back to Europe.
38:43We can go to Paris and London.
38:44Oh, please.
38:53It occurred to you that Gabby's now going to think that I'm the one who told Philip about her.
39:00And now she'll never work for me.
39:04Oh dear, I never, I never thought of that.
39:12You've always had a big heart, Theo.
39:16But I wouldn't worry too much about Paulina.
39:19From what I gather, she's made of tough stock.
39:23She'll be okay, eventually.
39:28I know.
39:30But it's, it's not just Paulina I feel bad for.
39:34What are you saying?
39:37Well, you, you know how I've always had a hard time with change.
39:41And Chanel and Lonnie, they're like sisters to me.
39:46Paulina, she's been there for me whenever I needed her.
39:50I'm not saying that she came as a replacement to you, but she's like family to me too.
39:59I hope you understand that.
40:02Of course I can, Theo.
40:06Come here, darling.
40:20Paulina, please, please, please, let's, let's talk about this.
40:23There's nothing to talk about.
40:25I've already made my decision.
40:27I'm not going to be the reason that your family stays apart any longer.
40:32I love you and Theo too much for that.
40:35Theo told me.
40:38That you knew what was going on with Lexie before she came back to us.
40:44I did, I did, yes.
40:47You could have stopped EJ.
40:51You, you, you could have, could have used your office to, to shut down this, this experiment.
41:01Why didn't you?
41:03Because I, even if you never found out, I, I could never have forgiven myself for keeping your wife away
41:13from you.
41:15Even though I, even though I, I hated the idea of EJ playing God with her life.
41:22But now, now you're playing God with mine, Paulina.
41:30Because of the decision I made.
41:32Because of the decision I made.
41:38Well, if I hadn't, would you have made a different one?
41:51I didn't think so.
42:06Goodbye, Abraham.
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