39 minutes. If you avoid the teen angst, it’s not a bad show.
Townhouse: Tater Tot's looking at pictures of himself and Holly Bolly on his phone when Sophia shows up. Holly, in a mini skirt, comes upon a very sad Aaron. She tries to comfort him about Mark being arrested. Arron is less than thrilled everyone in town knows his business.
Chad is at the Horton home talking to a mystery Salem Spectator person, telling them to clear his calendar at the Spectator because he’s going to be ahhh, let’s say out of town. JJ enters the living room asking if Chad has heard the news? JJ tells Chad that his idiot brother has dropped all the charges against that person, as Cat walks in.
Gabi comes into the kitchen on the phone to Javi. She is going to make tamales and asks Javi to pick up the ingredients.
Rafe and Jada discuss Paulina’s choice of police commissioner. Rafe gives her the badge. He tells Jada to take the word "acting" out of her title. She’s now the commissioner. Jada apologizes for taking his job. Rafe is taking the higher road on this. He explains why and how he is okay with this as Roman listens in. The station calls. Jada leaves. She takes the badge and goes. Roman wanders over and apologizes for eavesdropping, then offers an ear. Rafe tells Roman nope, I’m happy for Jada.
Tate and Sophia talk about how long it’s been. Words words words. No, Tate assures Sophia he and Holly aren’t getting back together.
Holly tells Aaron when she ran into Mark in Paris she should have known. Aaron is brilliant as someone who doesn’t know how to cope. Holly pries. Aaron tells her that the woman pretending to be Abby is his sister.
JJ gets into Cat’s face, with anger. Chad explains he is the one who asked EJ to drop the charges.
Tate and Sophia words words words. Tate tells Sophia he told Holly about their bed bounce.
Aaron explains the accident and Cat’s rehab and then explains how she exposed the entire thing. In case you all slept through the Paris wedding.
Holly wants to know why? Why did they do this? Aaron explains they did have a really good reason. And then he spills the beans to save their mom.
JJ continues to spew hatred towards Cat and Mark. JJ has all the anger towards Cat that normal people would have. Chad just stands and lets this go on and on and on. JJ tells Cat that while she was so involved in harming a family to get her family back together did you even consider what you were doing to us? Well, I’ll tell you my story. My mom was so devastated in losing her daughter she fell back to her addiction to opioids. But she’s sober now, which is why she saw right through you at the jump. Which is good because I’d hate to think if she had to deal with the loss all over again.
Cat claims to have given some thought about the victim’s family. JJ tells Chad that he gets with the want to believe that Abigail is still alive but what he’s doing NOW, working this this woman, is desecrating his sister’s memory. Chad finally finds his voice and yells everything "I’m doing this is to honor Abigail" (This is like William Shatner as Captain Kirk, every syllable spit out with a break between)
Jada comes flouncing into the house wanting to have HR start putting ads in the Spectator recruiting new people. Jada asks so what is all this? Gabi says she is making Tia Helda’s tamales as a celebratory dinner for Rafe’s return to commissioner. Rut-roh look from Jada.
Rafe's at the pub with Roman, still with his uneaten hamburger and fries, but has at least consumed most of his brown liquid beverage, ice tea perhaps. (Jada has had time to go to the office, do whatever needed to be done there, drive home, as Rafe’s burger sits there uneaten. Jada’s burger plate is now missing from the table) Rafe tries to convince Roman that he is really good with this change. Roman tells Rafe that he too was once the commissioner, and he knows what it feels like to have the job taken from him. Roman tells Rafe to be at least honest with himself about this. Rafe admits that he is pretty damn angry about this whole thing. He is not happy about any of it.
Gabi is moving things around the kitchen while talking the virtues of Rafe’s commissioner ship. Jada explains what’s happening. Gabi says what, Rafe’s being demoted? Jada says we are not looking at it like that. Gabi tells Jada there is no way that Rafe is happy with this.
Rafe and Roman continue their conversation about Rafe’s new job title. Roman wants to know if it’s more about the demotion. Rafe has no problem taking orders from a woman. It’s all about being disrespected, he was injured and, in a coma, working for this city, and this is his thanks? It’s not right. Roman agrees, but what are you going to do?
Tate tells Sophia that he told Holly that they had sex. Sophia tells Tate that she wants someone who is hung up on her and only her. Kissing starts.
Aaron and Holly talk about Aaron’s mother’s being alive or not. Recap of why Cat did what she did, why Clyde did what he did, why Abigail is dead. Aaron is having a hard time accepting all of this. He has explained all of this to Felicity. Holly says if there is anything I can do to help, come to me. Felicity is staying with family friends till he figures out what’s next. Aaron is trying to deal with this.
Chad explains his lame butt reasoning of getting Cat out of jail to honor Abigail and recover her remains to JJ, who has a hard time understanding as we all do. Cat explains that she is needed to get to Clyde. JJ thinks Cat is playing Chad again. He is going down a deep wonderful rabbit hole. Chad tells JJ to trust him, he has this under control. JJ has figured out the plan.
Rafe and Roman continue the discussion of being demoted. Roman tells Rafe to get an attorney and sue the city.
Gabi and Jada talk about Rafe’s demotion. Gabi explains Rafe to Jada. Jada tells Gabi she’s not happy with this, she didn’t want his job.
Tate and Sophia continue to talk after the kiss, Sophia is very insecure, Tate offers to help her, more kissing and then they go to the bedroom so Sophia can show how much she appreciates Tate.
Rafe doesn’t want to sue the city. Roman explains the city has the obligation to hold his job till Rafe was deemed fit to take it back. Paulina is wrong about this. Rafe worries that if he brings a lawsuit, it will get messy. Roman says he respects Jada’s work as a detective and commissioner, but just how will their relationship work with you feeling all this anger about it?
Gabi explains about men and working with them goes into a Gabi Chic subsidiary of DiMera. She wasn’t content to be just a tiny subsidiary, she wanted to run the whole show. Gabi tells Jada that the kitchen is a safe space, so finally Jada admits that she likes being the commissioner. Gabi tells Jada to be honest with Rafe.
JJ continues to blow Chad’s plan up. Cat is fine with the risk. The least she can do is try to get his wife’s remains back. Julie knows about this. Please, JJ keep this a secret. JJ refuses to keep Chad’s secret.
Aaron and Holly hug and talk about Holly and her mom. She tells of Tate moving on with Sophia. Aaron says it’s kind of his fault. Holly tells Aaron about the adult activity Tate and Sophia shared.
Teen adulting in Tater Tot’s bedroom.
Rafe comes home and smells Tia Helda’s tamales. Jada wants to talk to Rafe. She explains that she hates he was demoted but she is happy to be commissioner. Rafe explains the too hates he was demoted and he is quitting the force.
JJ wants to put Chad’s plan in skywriting, he will tell everyone, he is really upset. JJ leaves, he can’t be in the same room as this lying disgusting b-word anymore and stalks out. Cat and Chad look concerned.
Aaron and Holly continue teen angst talk.
In Tate’s bedroom and in his queen size bed, Sophia utters Tate, I’m so into you, more than you know, little moan, utters Sophia. Tate replies "Oh I’m so into you too, Holly." Ooops.
Townhouse: Tater Tot's looking at pictures of himself and Holly Bolly on his phone when Sophia shows up. Holly, in a mini skirt, comes upon a very sad Aaron. She tries to comfort him about Mark being arrested. Arron is less than thrilled everyone in town knows his business.
Chad is at the Horton home talking to a mystery Salem Spectator person, telling them to clear his calendar at the Spectator because he’s going to be ahhh, let’s say out of town. JJ enters the living room asking if Chad has heard the news? JJ tells Chad that his idiot brother has dropped all the charges against that person, as Cat walks in.
Gabi comes into the kitchen on the phone to Javi. She is going to make tamales and asks Javi to pick up the ingredients.
Rafe and Jada discuss Paulina’s choice of police commissioner. Rafe gives her the badge. He tells Jada to take the word "acting" out of her title. She’s now the commissioner. Jada apologizes for taking his job. Rafe is taking the higher road on this. He explains why and how he is okay with this as Roman listens in. The station calls. Jada leaves. She takes the badge and goes. Roman wanders over and apologizes for eavesdropping, then offers an ear. Rafe tells Roman nope, I’m happy for Jada.
Tate and Sophia talk about how long it’s been. Words words words. No, Tate assures Sophia he and Holly aren’t getting back together.
Holly tells Aaron when she ran into Mark in Paris she should have known. Aaron is brilliant as someone who doesn’t know how to cope. Holly pries. Aaron tells her that the woman pretending to be Abby is his sister.
JJ gets into Cat’s face, with anger. Chad explains he is the one who asked EJ to drop the charges.
Tate and Sophia words words words. Tate tells Sophia he told Holly about their bed bounce.
Aaron explains the accident and Cat’s rehab and then explains how she exposed the entire thing. In case you all slept through the Paris wedding.
Holly wants to know why? Why did they do this? Aaron explains they did have a really good reason. And then he spills the beans to save their mom.
JJ continues to spew hatred towards Cat and Mark. JJ has all the anger towards Cat that normal people would have. Chad just stands and lets this go on and on and on. JJ tells Cat that while she was so involved in harming a family to get her family back together did you even consider what you were doing to us? Well, I’ll tell you my story. My mom was so devastated in losing her daughter she fell back to her addiction to opioids. But she’s sober now, which is why she saw right through you at the jump. Which is good because I’d hate to think if she had to deal with the loss all over again.
Cat claims to have given some thought about the victim’s family. JJ tells Chad that he gets with the want to believe that Abigail is still alive but what he’s doing NOW, working this this woman, is desecrating his sister’s memory. Chad finally finds his voice and yells everything "I’m doing this is to honor Abigail" (This is like William Shatner as Captain Kirk, every syllable spit out with a break between)
Jada comes flouncing into the house wanting to have HR start putting ads in the Spectator recruiting new people. Jada asks so what is all this? Gabi says she is making Tia Helda’s tamales as a celebratory dinner for Rafe’s return to commissioner. Rut-roh look from Jada.
Rafe's at the pub with Roman, still with his uneaten hamburger and fries, but has at least consumed most of his brown liquid beverage, ice tea perhaps. (Jada has had time to go to the office, do whatever needed to be done there, drive home, as Rafe’s burger sits there uneaten. Jada’s burger plate is now missing from the table) Rafe tries to convince Roman that he is really good with this change. Roman tells Rafe that he too was once the commissioner, and he knows what it feels like to have the job taken from him. Roman tells Rafe to be at least honest with himself about this. Rafe admits that he is pretty damn angry about this whole thing. He is not happy about any of it.
Gabi is moving things around the kitchen while talking the virtues of Rafe’s commissioner ship. Jada explains what’s happening. Gabi says what, Rafe’s being demoted? Jada says we are not looking at it like that. Gabi tells Jada there is no way that Rafe is happy with this.
Rafe and Roman continue their conversation about Rafe’s new job title. Roman wants to know if it’s more about the demotion. Rafe has no problem taking orders from a woman. It’s all about being disrespected, he was injured and, in a coma, working for this city, and this is his thanks? It’s not right. Roman agrees, but what are you going to do?
Tate tells Sophia that he told Holly that they had sex. Sophia tells Tate that she wants someone who is hung up on her and only her. Kissing starts.
Aaron and Holly talk about Aaron’s mother’s being alive or not. Recap of why Cat did what she did, why Clyde did what he did, why Abigail is dead. Aaron is having a hard time accepting all of this. He has explained all of this to Felicity. Holly says if there is anything I can do to help, come to me. Felicity is staying with family friends till he figures out what’s next. Aaron is trying to deal with this.
Chad explains his lame butt reasoning of getting Cat out of jail to honor Abigail and recover her remains to JJ, who has a hard time understanding as we all do. Cat explains that she is needed to get to Clyde. JJ thinks Cat is playing Chad again. He is going down a deep wonderful rabbit hole. Chad tells JJ to trust him, he has this under control. JJ has figured out the plan.
Rafe and Roman continue the discussion of being demoted. Roman tells Rafe to get an attorney and sue the city.
Gabi and Jada talk about Rafe’s demotion. Gabi explains Rafe to Jada. Jada tells Gabi she’s not happy with this, she didn’t want his job.
Tate and Sophia continue to talk after the kiss, Sophia is very insecure, Tate offers to help her, more kissing and then they go to the bedroom so Sophia can show how much she appreciates Tate.
Rafe doesn’t want to sue the city. Roman explains the city has the obligation to hold his job till Rafe was deemed fit to take it back. Paulina is wrong about this. Rafe worries that if he brings a lawsuit, it will get messy. Roman says he respects Jada’s work as a detective and commissioner, but just how will their relationship work with you feeling all this anger about it?
Gabi explains about men and working with them goes into a Gabi Chic subsidiary of DiMera. She wasn’t content to be just a tiny subsidiary, she wanted to run the whole show. Gabi tells Jada that the kitchen is a safe space, so finally Jada admits that she likes being the commissioner. Gabi tells Jada to be honest with Rafe.
JJ continues to blow Chad’s plan up. Cat is fine with the risk. The least she can do is try to get his wife’s remains back. Julie knows about this. Please, JJ keep this a secret. JJ refuses to keep Chad’s secret.
Aaron and Holly hug and talk about Holly and her mom. She tells of Tate moving on with Sophia. Aaron says it’s kind of his fault. Holly tells Aaron about the adult activity Tate and Sophia shared.
Teen adulting in Tater Tot’s bedroom.
Rafe comes home and smells Tia Helda’s tamales. Jada wants to talk to Rafe. She explains that she hates he was demoted but she is happy to be commissioner. Rafe explains the too hates he was demoted and he is quitting the force.
JJ wants to put Chad’s plan in skywriting, he will tell everyone, he is really upset. JJ leaves, he can’t be in the same room as this lying disgusting b-word anymore and stalks out. Cat and Chad look concerned.
Aaron and Holly continue teen angst talk.
In Tate’s bedroom and in his queen size bed, Sophia utters Tate, I’m so into you, more than you know, little moan, utters Sophia. Tate replies "Oh I’m so into you too, Holly." Ooops.
