days of our lives
BINDING CONTRACT
Devil Doug pressures Marlena to accept his deal: He’ll void Kate and Kayla’s contracts if Marlena willingly agrees to spend all of eternity with him in hell. Marlena hesitates, but ultimately agrees.
Kate and Kayla react with disbelief when Nick says their husbands are plotting to kill Orpheus. When Nick leaves, Kate asks Kayla how she managed to reach Steve last night. Kayla gives Kate a few pointers, and Kate is eventually able to speak to a stunned Roman, who hears her voice coming from her urn. Kate begs Roman not to kill Orpheus. Marlena returns and reveals the deal she made with the devil.
Roman tells Anna what Kate said to him — and
explains the plot to kill Orpheus. Anna urges Roman to put a stop to it, and he takes off for Statesville. There, he runs into Lucas and asks him to take him to the infirmary so he can prevent John and Steve from making a huge mistake. Meanwhile, John and Steve get the jump on Orpheus when he comes in for his shift. They strap him down to the hospital bed and prepare to inject him with morphine.
Back in heaven, Nick is about to usher Kate, Kayla
and Marlena off to hell when he’s interrupted by Jake Dimera. Jake reveals that he’s come to stop Nick since the women are still alive!
GET WITH THE PROGRAM
Brady asks Sloan to convince Rolf to sign the statement against Li so that he can get out of jail and deprogram Stefan. Sloan refuses and leaves Brady alone with Eric. Brady tells Eric he believes that Sloan is actually working for Li.
THIS BUD’S FOR YOU
Orpheus reveals to John and Steve that he knows who stole the orchid. Steve thinks he’s lying and is about to inject him when Roman stops him. They spare Orpheus’s life and he shares some info. Later, John, Steve and Roman tell Lucas that the orchid was stolen by a Dimera.
FINDERS KEEPERS
Stefan and EJ are in damage control mode after
a drugged EJ mistakenly revealed private Dimera information to a reporter. Stefan is about to drug him once more but tosses the vial when Jada interrupts. Later, Johnny stumbles across the drug vial. Meanwhile, Stefan, having received a text from Chloe, arrives at the park ... to find Brady instead.
BETTER OFF WED
Rafe informs Gabi that Rolf is still being held without bail .... Gabi admits to Rafe that Stefan called her by Chloe’s name. Gabi is happy when she learns Rafe spent Valentine’s Day with Jada, but Rafe maintains that it wasn’t a date .... Li reveals to Wendy that Gabi had dinner with him and is hopeful about their future. Later, Li offers Gabi his Dimera shares in exchange for staying married for six months. She agrees.
FREEDOM FIGHTER
After Stefan is reluctant
to give up Chloe, Brady knocks out Stefan and drags him off. Meanwhile, at the station, Eric talks his way in to see Rolf. He gets Rolf to endorse the statement Sloan previously counseled him not to sign. With a deal from Melinda in place, Rolf is a free man. Meanwhile, Stefan wakes up and finds himself tied to Eric’s bed just as Eric shows up with Rolf. Stefan panics when he realizes Rolf is going to deprogram him.
A furious Sloan finds out what Eric did and dumps him.
USER FRIENDLY?
Johnny and Wendy examine the vial he’s just found in Stefan and EJ’S office. Given EJ’S recent behavior, Johnny wonders whether his father might be using drugs. He later questions his father. After, EJ is hit by a realization and wonders whether Stefan might be drugging him.
Nicole then realizes she was the inadvertent victim of Stefan’s efforts, and wants to get back at Stefan. They come up with a plan to get even with Stefan.
DADDY’S HOME
Rafe has Jada apply for an arrest warrant for Li, now that Rolf has fingered him in the scheme. Li and Wendy’s father, Wei Shin, arrives, furious about EJ’S boneheaded interview, which tanked the stock. Wei blames Li for the mess he’s gotten himself in. However, Li is hopeful everything will go his way soon enough, until he learns Rolf’s been given his freedom. Later, Rafe and Jada arrive with the arrest warrant.
Executive Producer: Ken Corday
Head Writer: Ron Carlivati