On today’s Days of Our Lives recap:
Hernandez House: Rafe spoke with Shawn Douglas who is putting an APB out on Holly and Arianna Grace. Gabi asks if Holly’s family knows and he notes Nicole is in Paris and Maggie is in Bermuda. He thinks they should wait to call them until they have an update.
Rafe tries to calm Gabi and she speaks positively saying they will find Arianna Grace and she isn’t hurt. Rafe is impressed and the two embrace. Shawn Douglas calls and says Arianna and Holly were abducted at gunpoint by a masked man. He wonders if either girl were in any kind of trouble. They hang up and Rafe heads out to check on leads.
Titan/DiMera: Xander is talking to Victoria about how they are going to get to know each other again.
Gabi arrives late for their meeting and Xander says they will have to reschedule because he’s spending the day with his daughter. Gabi falters before telling Xander that Arianna Grace is missing. Xander asks if he can get her anything and Gabi thanks him for his kindness. They talk about Arianna Grace and how she disappeared. Xander wonders why she came to the office.
Gabi says Rafe told her to keep busy but she knows he just wanted the hysterical mommy out of the way so the police can do their job. Xander says that would be acceptable if the Salem PD were worth a damn. Gabi says it’s taking everything in her not to charge into the police station, but she trusts her brother.
Alley: Cat and Felicity run into Chad. She’s dropping her sister off at gymnastics camp. Chad says Charlotte is there as well and Felicity says she’ll look out for her. With that, she exits. He asks if Cat wants to grab coffee and they head off together.
Horton Square: Tate tries to call Sophia but gets her voicemail. He leaves a message about the couple she’s supposed to be meeting.
Cat and Chad chat about how busy they’ve been to do anything but deal with life. She talks about teaching Felicity to drive and how anxious it makes her. Chad gets a call from Leo about his jury duty. He wants a way out of his civic duty, but Chad says no. Just then, Cat gets a call from “James Smith” and walks away. Rafe tells Cat he sent her a picture and needs her to pull ISA resources to pinpoint the location.
Cat returns and says she has to leave to run an errand. She asks Chad if he will pick up Felicity and drop her at Sweet Bits for her shift. She thanks Chad and quickly makes her exit.
Chicago: Sophia sees the voicemail from Tate but doesn’t listen. Melinda returns and Sophia tells her about Tate’s call. She looks sick and tells Melinda she doesn’t think she can go through with their plan.
Melinda says she will support Sophia in whatever decision she makes. Sophia appreciates the support but has no clue what she wants to do. She begins to cry when she recounts having seen her baby with Javi and Leo. Part of her wanted to take back her baby boy.
Melinda reminds Sophia about leaving Haley in China and how it consumed her every thought. Eventually, she was able to manage the anxiety and grief. She convinced herself her daughter was better off without her. Sophia wonders how long these feelings will continue. Melinda doesn’t remember but says she is strong and resilient and knows Sophia is the same. Sophia isn’t so sure but knows she made the right decision. She just had no clue it would be so hard to see her baby and have to walk away again.
Melinda talks about all Sophia has been through and how much courage it took to leave the baby at the fire station. She says Sophia is not alone as she will be there to support her in any way she can.
Sophia thanks Melinda and doesn’t know what she would do without her. Melinda wants to be the person for Sophia she wished she had so many years ago. With that, they dig into their food and decide to watch a silly movie.
Brady Pub: Tate gives young Douglas the money to pay off the loan shark. Doug says he will make it right with him, but Tate only wants him to get the hell out of town. Doug says the goons will be there soon, but Tate wants to hang out to make sure he doesn’t screw things up (I really hate how self-righteous Tate is talking to Doug).
The loan shark arrives and young Douglas heads outside to hand off the money. He says he will hand it over when Arianna Grace and Holly are free. The goon says he won’t let them go until he gets the money. Just then, Rafe walks up and the goon runs away. Tate runs out and tells Rafe to stop the goon as he has Arianna Grace and Holly.
Salem PD: Young Douglas and Tate are hanging tight when Rafe walks out. He says Shawn Douglas is questioning the goon to try and find out where he’s holding Arianna Grace and Holly. Rafe lights into Doug saying he should have been honest from the beginning and the girls would be safe.
Young Douglas shows Rafe the picture on his phone sent by the loan shark. Rafe takes the phone as he has an idea of how to pinpoint the location.
Salem PD – Interrogation Room: Shawn Douglas questions the goon and says they have him dead to rights for kidnapping the girls.
Salem PD: Shawn Douglas emerges and says the goon has clammed up. Rafe wants to go in but Shawn D stops him saying they have to do everything by the book. Tate is furious but Rafe turns on him and says he should have tipped him off about the payoff. Tate, like young Douglas, says they were told no cops and didn’t want the girls to get hurt. Rafe calms down and tells Tate and Doug to go home. Tate makes his exit, but Shawn D says Doug needs to come with him.
Endings
Xander wants Gabi to go home, and he says he will put together a reward for folks to come forward about the girls’ whereabouts. Gabi thanks Xander for his kindness. She breaks down into tears and Xander pulls her into an embrace (CHEMISTRY!).
Shawn Douglas says he’s not arresting young Douglas. He simply wants him to give his statement. Just then, Rafe gets a call from Cat with a location on the girls.
Melinda tells Sophia it’s time to call Tate back and tell him the cover story. She reluctantly picks up her phone and gets his voicemail and tells him she’s in Chicago and in labor.
Chad, Charlotte and Felicity are back in the square. Felicity needs to get to work and heads over to Sweet Bits. Tate runs into the square and Felicity says she needs to talk to him. She hands him Holly’s class ring and says she found it outside her gymnastics class.
