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Open (Today has the possession story)
Ben and Ciara return home.
In the square, Chanel tells a smooching Allie and Tripp to get a room.
Johnny's asking Abigail to play a possessed Marlena as Chad enters the Dimera living room.
In the hospital, replay of Doug telling John that Marlena tried to kill him. He reiterates: Marlena wants me dead.
Replay of the devil taking over Marlena's recorder.
(spinning hourglass)
Chanel says she's joking but asks them to tone down the PDA in front of the bakery, which consists of a table in the square. It's quitting time for Tripp, and he invites Allie to happy hour. Then, he invites Chanel, which prompts Allie to giggle about a signature aperitif from a Parisian bartender back in their party days. Tripp gets awkward because he doesn't know what any of it means and doesn't know what an aperitif is. Chanel is going home. Allie pleads because it's the weekend (so I guess it's Friday night in Salem).
More devil, repeating and taunting how he got to her through Doug. Literal replay of the day Doug was in her office. The devil is mad that Marlena "turned away from him" by listening to John. Marlena is frozen and struggling at her desk as the Devil complains how cozy he was in her until John evoked God's name, which cast him out. He demands she let him back in.
Doug keeps insisting that John has to stop Marlena and asks if he wants Doug to die. His blood pressure goes up. John leaves to get Kayla and runs into Julie, telling her what Doug said. Julie thinks the drugs must make Doug paranoid. John insists they need Kayla. Julie goes to sit with Doug.
Tripp and Allie run into Ben and Ciara at their new watering hole and sit together. Service is slow, so Tripp gives Ciara the drink he'd ordered and takes Ben to the bar. He asks Tripp if evil can be passed genetically. Meanwhile, Allie wants all the honeymoon details, including about Ben's baby hesitation. Reasonable Allie says babies are hard, and they should take time to just be newlyweds.
Abigail fills Chad in on Johnny's possession movie plan. She's not sure. Chad agrees to listen to Johnny's investment pitch. His nephew will get storyboards together and hands Chad the script with his notes. He leaves.
Chanel walks through the square and runs into Johnny, who is playing the guitar. He serenades her as she smiles and giggles. (He should do that instead of making a movie. He's very good.) When he's done, they flirt and talk about all the jobs he's wanted and the talents he has.
Abigail is reading the script on the couch, next to Chad, and talking about Marlena turning into a panther. It may all sound silly, but it's her job to make it believable. Chad is surprised that Abigail is actually considering acting. No offense but playing a pancake in the 2nd grade doesn't prepare you to play a possessed psychiatrist. Abigail says she can do the movie while the kids are at school and she's on leave from the paper.
Marlena is still fighting off the devil's call to her in her office. He wants her to kill Doug.
Allie doesn't think Ben's kids would be evil the same way she doesn't worry Henry will be like his biological father. Ciara worries she won't be able to change Ben's mind about kids. In the bar area, Tripp tells Ben there's not a gene to make you a killer, but if he committed those crimes in a psychotic state, the mental illness could be genetic. So Ben is right?
Julie returns to Doug's side. He doesn't want any more drugs and wants Julie to believe him. She's worried and clearly doesn't.
More devil. Marlena is crying. He can give her power. But he'll take care of Doug with or without her. There's another way to get Doug out of the picture, so Marlena has to choose. (I don't understand how if she can weep and say no, why she doesn't tell someone, call someone, etc. As long as she has a choice, what's holding her back? They haven't explained what's making her mentally vulnerable this time around.)
Allie suggests adoption—not through an agency that would reject Ben's past, but through a lawyer. But Ciara hates that he thinks he's cursed.
Tripp says Ben's children also could be born without a propensity to mental illness. There are no guarantees. He wishes he could tell Ben something to make him feel better. The women join them, and Tripp says they were just trying to figure out what's in the drink.
Julie tells Doug he's surrounded by love—including Marlena. Doug weeps. The scene cuts to Marlena, shadowed in a corner over Doug's shoulder, eyes glowing yellow.
Johnny and Chanel sit on a bench and talk about what they wanted to be growing up. He compliments her, and then she yawns. She's tired. He puts a flower in her hair and says goodnight before kissing her on the cheek and leaving. Chanel looks smitten.
Abigail wants to do something outside her comfort zone and get over her terrible experience as the 2nd-grade pancake. She forgot her lines and was recast in front of her whole class. Abigail gets weepy at the memory and gets up for a tissue. Chad apologizes for joking and starts to comfort her. She spins around. She didn't forget her lines. She was great and boasts about her acting ability. They laugh.
Back at Nicole's, Allie says how nice it is to relax with friends without worrying about Henry, who cries as if on cue. Tripp tells her to relax and goes to get the baby. She says aloud that Ciara should be careful what she wishes for.
At Ben's apartment, Ciara says the night was fun. Ben's in a mood, so Ciara asks what he and Tripp talked about. He tells Ciara the truth, but Tripp couldn't really answer his question. Ciara suggests Ben talk to Marlena (and I get a sinking feeling we're headed for a demon baby or Ben turning into a killer again or both).
Cut back to Marlena in the corner of Doug's room.
John goes to Marlena's office to ask about Kayla and wonders where Marlena's gone. He finds the recorder on her desk.
Julie gets up to get water. Marlena doesn't interact with Julie, who doesn't see her. Just when I wasn't sure if Marlena was really there or how the room suddenly is big enough for her to hide in the corner, she jumps up with a cafeteria-type food tray and whacks Julie on the back of the head while Doug is lying back with his eyes closed. Julie drops to the floor. (THE END)
Ben and Ciara return home.
In the square, Chanel tells a smooching Allie and Tripp to get a room.
Johnny's asking Abigail to play a possessed Marlena as Chad enters the Dimera living room.
In the hospital, replay of Doug telling John that Marlena tried to kill him. He reiterates: Marlena wants me dead.
Replay of the devil taking over Marlena's recorder.
(spinning hourglass)
Chanel says she's joking but asks them to tone down the PDA in front of the bakery, which consists of a table in the square. It's quitting time for Tripp, and he invites Allie to happy hour. Then, he invites Chanel, which prompts Allie to giggle about a signature aperitif from a Parisian bartender back in their party days. Tripp gets awkward because he doesn't know what any of it means and doesn't know what an aperitif is. Chanel is going home. Allie pleads because it's the weekend (so I guess it's Friday night in Salem).
More devil, repeating and taunting how he got to her through Doug. Literal replay of the day Doug was in her office. The devil is mad that Marlena "turned away from him" by listening to John. Marlena is frozen and struggling at her desk as the Devil complains how cozy he was in her until John evoked God's name, which cast him out. He demands she let him back in.
Doug keeps insisting that John has to stop Marlena and asks if he wants Doug to die. His blood pressure goes up. John leaves to get Kayla and runs into Julie, telling her what Doug said. Julie thinks the drugs must make Doug paranoid. John insists they need Kayla. Julie goes to sit with Doug.
Tripp and Allie run into Ben and Ciara at their new watering hole and sit together. Service is slow, so Tripp gives Ciara the drink he'd ordered and takes Ben to the bar. He asks Tripp if evil can be passed genetically. Meanwhile, Allie wants all the honeymoon details, including about Ben's baby hesitation. Reasonable Allie says babies are hard, and they should take time to just be newlyweds.
Abigail fills Chad in on Johnny's possession movie plan. She's not sure. Chad agrees to listen to Johnny's investment pitch. His nephew will get storyboards together and hands Chad the script with his notes. He leaves.
Chanel walks through the square and runs into Johnny, who is playing the guitar. He serenades her as she smiles and giggles. (He should do that instead of making a movie. He's very good.) When he's done, they flirt and talk about all the jobs he's wanted and the talents he has.
Abigail is reading the script on the couch, next to Chad, and talking about Marlena turning into a panther. It may all sound silly, but it's her job to make it believable. Chad is surprised that Abigail is actually considering acting. No offense but playing a pancake in the 2nd grade doesn't prepare you to play a possessed psychiatrist. Abigail says she can do the movie while the kids are at school and she's on leave from the paper.
Marlena is still fighting off the devil's call to her in her office. He wants her to kill Doug.
Allie doesn't think Ben's kids would be evil the same way she doesn't worry Henry will be like his biological father. Ciara worries she won't be able to change Ben's mind about kids. In the bar area, Tripp tells Ben there's not a gene to make you a killer, but if he committed those crimes in a psychotic state, the mental illness could be genetic. So Ben is right?
Julie returns to Doug's side. He doesn't want any more drugs and wants Julie to believe him. She's worried and clearly doesn't.
More devil. Marlena is crying. He can give her power. But he'll take care of Doug with or without her. There's another way to get Doug out of the picture, so Marlena has to choose. (I don't understand how if she can weep and say no, why she doesn't tell someone, call someone, etc. As long as she has a choice, what's holding her back? They haven't explained what's making her mentally vulnerable this time around.)
Allie suggests adoption—not through an agency that would reject Ben's past, but through a lawyer. But Ciara hates that he thinks he's cursed.
Tripp says Ben's children also could be born without a propensity to mental illness. There are no guarantees. He wishes he could tell Ben something to make him feel better. The women join them, and Tripp says they were just trying to figure out what's in the drink.
Julie tells Doug he's surrounded by love—including Marlena. Doug weeps. The scene cuts to Marlena, shadowed in a corner over Doug's shoulder, eyes glowing yellow.
Johnny and Chanel sit on a bench and talk about what they wanted to be growing up. He compliments her, and then she yawns. She's tired. He puts a flower in her hair and says goodnight before kissing her on the cheek and leaving. Chanel looks smitten.
Abigail wants to do something outside her comfort zone and get over her terrible experience as the 2nd-grade pancake. She forgot her lines and was recast in front of her whole class. Abigail gets weepy at the memory and gets up for a tissue. Chad apologizes for joking and starts to comfort her. She spins around. She didn't forget her lines. She was great and boasts about her acting ability. They laugh.
Back at Nicole's, Allie says how nice it is to relax with friends without worrying about Henry, who cries as if on cue. Tripp tells her to relax and goes to get the baby. She says aloud that Ciara should be careful what she wishes for.
At Ben's apartment, Ciara says the night was fun. Ben's in a mood, so Ciara asks what he and Tripp talked about. He tells Ciara the truth, but Tripp couldn't really answer his question. Ciara suggests Ben talk to Marlena (and I get a sinking feeling we're headed for a demon baby or Ben turning into a killer again or both).
Cut back to Marlena in the corner of Doug's room.
John goes to Marlena's office to ask about Kayla and wonders where Marlena's gone. He finds the recorder on her desk.
Julie gets up to get water. Marlena doesn't interact with Julie, who doesn't see her. Just when I wasn't sure if Marlena was really there or how the room suddenly is big enough for her to hide in the corner, she jumps up with a cafeteria-type food tray and whacks Julie on the back of the head while Doug is lying back with his eyes closed. Julie drops to the floor. (THE END)
