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Shawn-D escaped his kidnappers by jumping off a boat into the freezing water. The kidnappers told Bo that Shawn-D was dead. Nicole faked a fall down the stairs to keep Lucas from confession that he shot Franco while Roman re-enacted the shooting. Roman was suspicious of Nicole's fall and told Eric. When Eric confronted Nicole, she lied about what happened. The D.A. rested it's case against Sami, after damaging testimony from Marlena, Eric and Austin. Carrie typed up her letter of resignation. Greta prepared to go into surgery to remove her scars. Marlena accepted John's proposal of marriage.
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Lucas has the guilts when Eric accused him of letting Sami take the rap for Franco's murder. Suspecting Sami was trying to trick Lucas into admitting he shot Franco, Kate kept Lucas from meeting with her. Bo rescued Shawn-D, who nearly drown. During a violent encounter, Stefano caused Hope to hit her head and knock her unconscious. Bo and Shawn-D later took Hope away from Stefano. Hope was upset to learn she once was an art thief, and had given Stefano some paintings she stole from Lili. Greta had surgery to remove the scars on her face. Lucas saved Will from choking. Ali pretended to be nice to Carrie, hoping to get on her good side. Carrie later learned that Ali is still pursuing Mike.
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As Hope laid unconscious after crashing her car during a snow storm, Rolf had Stefano push the button to activate the microchip implanted in Hope's brain that would change her into Gina. At the hospital, Bo warned Stefano to stay away from Hope. Bo later proposed to Hope, but she slapped him in the face after thinking she was kissing Stefano. Hope told Bo that she can't marry him until she finds out about her past. Hope then went to see Stefano, who is unsure if she is Hope or Gina. The verdict was read in Sami's trial and the jury found her guilty. Austin took Sami and Will away before she could return to the courthouse to hear the verdict. Carrie turned to Mike after reading the note Austin left her about taking Sami and Will. Ali believes that Carrie is a threat to her relationship with Mike.
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After Mike refused going home with Ali, she said she was attacked in the parking garage of the hospital. Carrie did not believe Ali's story. Ali later was in contact with the attacker and asked that he do her a favor. Later, Carrie was attacked in the garage, but Austin scared the man away. Austin told Carrie that he is with Sami and Will to protect them, then left to go back to the two who are in a mountain cabin. Gina fooled Stefano and Rolf into thinking she is Hope, but later admitted that Gina is back. Greta had strange dreams that her mother is alive and in Salem. Billie and Roman made love. Lucas vowed to break up Eric and Nicole. Dr. Wu finds the mysterious chip in Vivian's tooth and she realizes that Stefano has played her for the fool.
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When Carrie urged Mike to wake up to the fact that Ali is manipulating him, he blurted out that he broke it off with Ali because he loves Carrie. Carrie told Mike that Austin rescued her from the mugger. Ali thanked the mystery person for attacking Carrie, then talked about getting rid of her permanently. Ali was stunned to see her mother, Claire, who is also a doctor. Claire doubted Ali when she said that she is going to marry Mike. Sami worried about Austin, who hid in an air vent to secretly tape Lucas telling his mother that the truth could set Sami free. Greta's bandages came off. Tracey, the owner of the mountain cabin that Sami and Will are hiding in, believes that Sami is innocent and that Candy killed Franco.
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Carrie admitted Austin saved her from the mugger after Roman said he knew Austin helper he because he was caught on a surveillance tape. Austin met Carrie on a rooftop, then escaped from the cops even though she begged him to turn himself in. When Austin played his tape of Lucas admitting Sami did not kill Franco, Kate covered, saying Franco was in trouble with the mob and that he was killed by a hit man. Eric tried to infiltrate the mob to learn more about Franco's involvement. Lucas continued to put the moves on Nicole, who politely rebuffed him. Austin told Sami and Tracey of Kate's theory, and Sami now believes that it was a hit man, not Lucas, who killed Franco. Mike was upset when Ali's mom, Claire, toasted his and Ali's impending marriage. Later, Claire slapped Mike when he said Ali probably kept silent that they broke up because Claire is so critical of her. After being comforted by Marlena, Carrie decided to go to Green Mountain to think. Gina visited Greta in the hospital and questioned her about Father John.
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Ali was upset that Mike said she should not be working at the hospital if she can't accept the fact he doesn't love her. Mike followed Carrie to Green Mountain Lodge, where the two shared a kiss and he told her he would always love her. Austin, who eluded the police, was caught by an avalanche. After escaping the avalanche, Austin was upset to see Carrie and Mike kissing. Sami saw Roman's plea to come back to Salem. Tracey took Sami to Green Mountain Lodge and Sami saw Mike and Carrie together. Lexie told Abe that she is not pregnant. Gina had a dress made like the one she wore when dancing with Father John. At Tuscany's, Gina made a grand entrance wearing the dress, and John had a flashback to his waltz with Princess Gina. Greta and Lili believe that Hope is Gina.
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Austin refused to let Sami turn herself in to the cops. Austin met with Eric and Billie, who tried to find out if there was a mob hit out on Franco. When Carrie felt guilty about admitting to Mike she loves him, he reminded her that Austin betrayed her first. After crashing their car on the way back to Salem, Mike and Carrie found themselves at Tracey's cabin. Vivian learned Stefano owns the art works she thought were Jonsey's. Vivian told Stefano that she wants his shares in Titan, then lied that she is dying. Gina was devastated to learn that John and Marlena are getting married.
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Sami and Austin hid after seeing Mike and Carrie, who came to Tracey's cabin looking for help after crashing their car. The TV was on in the cabin when the judge sentenced Sami to death by lethal injection for killing Franco. Eric kept tabs on Billie, who did a striptease to get Roberto's attention in hopes he will tell her who killed Franco. Austin told Sami that he saw Carrie and Mike together at the lodge. Vivian continued her plan to trick Stefano into giving her his shares of Titan by telling him she is dying. Nancy went in for a mammogram, and was concerned that she may have cancer. Ali ran out of the operating room after Mike chastised her for not doing her job
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Bo rejected Greta's theory that Father John had been the love of Gina's life. Hope told Lili that she thinks the real Gina is dead, but she feels more and more like Gina. Hope also said her heart belongs to a man other than Bo. Marlena told Bo, John and Greta about Hope's strange behavior, then told John she thinks he may have been involved with Gina during his past. Vivian let Ivan thinks she is dying then faked a collapse when he and Stefano argued. Lucas warned that he will never forgive Kate if she ruins his chance to get Will back. A mystery person burst in and shot Roberto after he told Billie the mob did put out a hit on Franco. Sami, in disguise, met with Joe Moroni and blackmailed him into giving up his hit man, who Sami thinks killed Franco. Joe had his hit man follow Sami. Lucas used Taylor to get Nicole jealous. Austin met Carrie, but did not tell her that he knows she was at Green Mountain with Mike. Austin refused to turn himself in and escaped when he heard sirens.
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Roberto died just as Roman tried to quiz him about Franco's death. Kate got Roberto, who had revived, to keep mum about their relationship. Roman and Marlena were upset that Roberto is on a ventilator, so they were unable to get a sworn statement that would save Sami from the death sentence. Sami decided to turn herself in after her encounter with Maroni, but she was shot by a hit man on her way to Salem. Abe arrested Sami again when she was released from the hospital. John had flashbacks about Gina and being involved in a military-like maneuver, and of his face being bandaged.
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Austin refuses to say where Will is to Lucas. As a retaliation, Lucas presses charges against Austin for kidnapping. Tracey brings Will back home. Sami pleads with the DA to drop the charges, and he does. At the hotel in Capri, the desk clerk reveals Gina used to paint for hours and frequented the Grotto restaurant. There, the two ask questions about Gina, but no one is talking. Outside, Bo is jumped by some thugs, but fights his way out of it. Ali secretly watches Carrie and Mike, hopeful they don't end up in bed together. But later, Carrie pulls the drapes and Ali can't keep tab on the lovebirds. Carrie and Mike end up in a passionate lip-lock. Marlena is deeply disturbed when she comes home to find "Hope" and John in a somewhat intimate embrace. Stefano stuns Rolf when he explains that John was never ordained, thus he was never a real priest. John is shocked by the news that Vivian is dying. The two talk and Vivian remembers a nanny that took care of him when he was young. Gina convinces Stefano to let her go to Europe.
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Nicole told Eric that she cannot quit working for Titan (and therefore Lucas), but kept mum that Lucas has information on her sordid past. Eric did not believe Taylor, who said Nicole is wrong for him because she only wants power and money. Lucas was upset Nicole rejected his marriage proposal because she loves Eric. Vivian forced Stefano to agree to give her his shares in Titan by threatening to have their marriage annulled and to take everything (his art treasures) and move away to Europe. Still following Carrie and Mike across the country, Craig and Nancy were upset that Ali refuses to believe Mike and Carrie are having an affair. Ali continued to fantasize about her and Mike. Gina arrived in Capri and changed information in the hotel's computer records. Bo almost caught Gina, who hid outside on the window ledge.
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Marlena told John that she doubts he was romantically involved with Gina since he was a priest, but worried when John said he is not sure he was a priest. Bo and Greta came close to seeing Gina dancing with an old friend in Capri. Unaware Gina tampered with the computer, Greta told John that he was never at the Capri hotel with Gina, but John senses he was. Gina took off when Bo got upset she sent Shawn D to boarding school without consulting him. Rolf reminded Stefano that he loved the real Gina, not Hope. Carrie learned that Austin and Sami are back in Salem, but was upset that he has not tried to contact her. Marlena and Austin were at odds about Austin's marriage with Carrie and her involvement with Mike. Kate offered Roberto lots of cash to keep mum about her knowledge of Franco's problems.
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Taylor was angry Nicole is leading Lucas on, and is keeping the sports car he gave her. Kate fumed Lucas gave Nicole the car, and warned she is only after his money. Taylor threatened to tell Eric that she saw Nicole kissing Lucas. Nicole was jealous when Lucas made a big deal of his date with a pretty lawyer. Kate secretly put Roberto in a coma again by switching his medication with saline solution. Kate became worried when Billie later said Roman plans to find out who tampered with the medication. Bo found a photo of Hope hugging Stefano. Wanting to cause trouble for Bo, Gina planted the seed in Billie's mind that Bo is still in love with her. Mike bought Carrie a dress and diamond necklace for their night on the town. Ali secretly took photos of the two dancing and later heard Mike tell Carrie that he loves her.
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A furious Ali took photos of Carrie and Mike kissing after he won big at the craps table in Las Vegas. After taking other photos of the duo, Ali had them emailed to Austin. Realizing that Ali has flipped out mentally, Claire rushed to her Las Vegas hotel room and found Ali in the bathtub with her wrists slashed and "MIKE" written in blood on the wall. A bandaged Ali later told Claire she cannot live without Mike. Claire vowed to pay Mike back for what he had done to her daughter. Austin, who is thinking divorce, told Sami about the photos. Sami begged Austin not to divorce Carrie, as that could affect Will's custody hearing. At the family dinner, Eric was upset to hear Roman tell Nicole he does not trust her. Later, Eric proposed to Nicole, who accepted. "Hope" told Bo, Marlena and John that she wants to begin therapy with Marlena. "Hope" then suggested that Marlena hypnotize John, in hopes of triggering the memories of when John was in love with Princess Gina.
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Taylor was stung when Eric said he and Nicole are engaged. Taylor kept mum about the engagement to Lucas, who is convinced Nicole will marry him, which could help him get custody of Will. A stunned Kate told Victor that Nicole refused when she offered to pay her $5 million dollars to marry Lucas. In Las Vegas, Austin was furious when he found Carrie in bed with Mike. Carrie begged Austin not to give up on their marriage, but he handed her his wedding ring. Nancy and Craig were thrilled when Claire said she intends to make Mike and the hospital pay for what he has done to Ali. Under hypnosis, John began to remember giving Princess Gina a gift, but a severe migraine cut the session short. The gift is the compact that Greta stole from Hope in he Bayou and Billie then found and kept.
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In Chicago with Lucas for a personal appearance, Nicole was stunned to see two thugs from her past. One of the thugs threatened Nicole with a knife, demanding she pay him what she woes him. Nicole considered the check Kate gave her when the man threatened to tell the tabloids about her past. Victor, who went on his first outing since his stroke, assured Kate that Nicole will accept her check and marry. Nicole cashed the check and hailed a cab to take her to the airport. By following Greta, Gina learned that Billie has the silver compact. Carrie returned to Salem and visited Sami in prison. There, she told her that she would do anything to make sure she and Austin get custody of Will. Carrie told Marlena that she slept with Mike. Mike surprised Carrie by also returning to Salem, and she told him that what they did was wrong and to leave her alone.
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Sami when hysterical when the judge gave Lucas and his new wife, Nicole, full custody of Will. At the prison, Sami collapsed and was taken to the infirmary, where she is faking her illness. Austin was upset the judge said he can't see Will for at least 60 days. Eric vowed to prove Nicole was blackmailed or somehow manipulated into marrying Lucas. Kate warned Nicole to follow orders when she wanted to split now that Lucas has Will. John told Stefano he intends to find out about his past. Bo and John suspect Stefano is behind the theft of Lili's paintings. John believes he and Hope will know where the paintings are if they regain their memories. "Hope" arranged for Billie to be mugged on the pier to gain the compact, but a grown-up Nicholas Alamain fought the mugger. Nicholas recognized Hope as Princess Gina, but she did not recognize him.
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Even though Ali doesn't want to file a sexual harassment suit again Mike, Claire insisted to Craig she is going ahead with the lawsuit. Convinced that Carrie loves Mike, Austin said he wants to officially end their marriage. Sami faked unconsciousness, drugged her female guard and stole her uniform, then left the prison hospital. Tracey helped Sami, who kidnapped Will and headed for Canada. Acting on a tip from Tracey, Roman learned Sami's whereabouts and met her on the train. Ali vowed revenge on Carrie and almost ran her down on the street. John saw the compact and had flashes of kissing Princess Gina. "Hope" insisted to John that they search for their past together, but John said that he is stopping the quest and focusing on his future with Marlena. Gina swore she would make John love her again. Gina learned from Rolf that by deactivating the memory suppression chip in John's brain, he will become the man he was when he worked for Stefano. Stefano is curious why Nicholas has come back to Salem. Bo convinced Victor to attend Vivian's party.
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Bo was stunned when "Hope" said it's over between them, adding that sometimes she wishes she was Princess Gina. John told Bo that he suspects Hope is experiencing Gina's former feelings for John. Gina threatened to tell Stefano that she once saved Rolf from ratting on him to an ISA agent if Rolf doesn't perform microsurgery on John to deactivate the microchip in his brain. Roman brought Sami and Will back to Salem, then was furious when he learned D.A. Palmer got a judge to deny all appeals and to order Sami's death by lethal injection at midnight. To shield Lucas from Sami's execution, she arranged for him and Nicole to spend their honeymoon at Green Mountain Lodge. Eric got drunk and pounded on the door of the Kiriakis mansion, calling Nicole's name. Outside, Nicole told Eric, in front of Lucas, that it is over between them, but not before Lucas found out that they were engaged. Lucas questioned Nicole's loyalty, but she said that she is committed to their marriage of convenience, but she does not love him. Gina was pleased to learn that John and Marlena have postponed their wedding.
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Kate pressured a dying Roberto to confess to Franco's murder before checkout out then fumed when all he told Roman was that Franco was not killed by a hit man. After making love with Nicole on their honeymoon, Lucas was stunned to hear that Sami was about to be executed. Realizing that Kate sent him away, Lucas rushed back to Salem, said he killed Franco, then later recanted his confession. Family and friends watched as Sami was taken to the death chamber and then given the lethal injections. As Sami lay near death, the governor ordered a stay of execution, then Kate told everyone that Roberto had confessed to the murder. Sami was saved by Austin, who prayed for her to wake up. Roman still believes that Lucas killed Franco, even though the D.A. has officially overturned Sami's conviction and proclaimed Roberto the killer. Bo and "Hope" shared a passionate kiss.
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John and Marlena set a wedding date after he said he no longer wants to know about his past. Gina denied Marlena's suspicion that John is the reason she can't commit to Bo. Gina pressured Stefano to turn John into the "old" John, but covered up about her true feeling for him. John warned Stefano that he is beginning to remember his time with Gina. John attacked Stefano, but he used the command "At Ease" and John had a flashback to when he was a mercenary under Stefano's control. Worried, Stefano ordered Rolf to bring back his pawn, the "old" John. Vivian planned a party during which she intends to give away her paintings as part of her plot against Stefano, and to get control to Titan. Mike comforted Carrie after Austin made her move out. To ease his guilt, Lucas offered to share custody of Will with Sami.
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As Sami tried to reconcile Carrie and Austin, Carrie was served with divorce papers. To protect Carrie from a major scandal, Mike forced her to resign from her hospital job. Craig refused when Nancy wanted to end their plot to get Mike ousted as chief of staff. Ali told a worried Craig and Nancy that she will never give up Mike. Mickey told Mike thy need to prove Ali is mentally unhinged. Marlena saved John from jumping to his death from a balcony railing on what he believed was an order from Stefano. Gina fumed when John and Marlena announced their engagement at Vivian's party. Nicholas spent time with Kate so that Vivian could try to win her way back to Victor. "Hope" fainted before Vivian could give away the Gauguin masterpiece. Stefano later learned that Gina had not completed all the forgeries and was furious that she almost got them caught. Bo and Greta believe that Hope is working with Stefano.
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Bo and Greta break into the townhouse, spotting the seascape painting. Bo wondered why Stefano only cared about the painting when "Hope" keeled over. Bo thinks there may be something hidden in the frame. Carrie gets her divorce papers. Ali is suing Mike, and has to be examined by a psychiatrist. Nicole shocks Lucas with the news that Brandon is her brother. While Marlena and John plan their wedding, Princess Gina plots to demagnetize the chip in John's head, cause all memory of Marlena to be erased. The art expert tells Bo all the masterpiece paintings were done by same person and seacape may just be covering a true masterpiece.
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Unaware that Gina switched the painting, Bo was surprised she said she didn't care if his art expert examined all of Vivian's collection. Bo lost control of his truck while tailing Gina, who threw his keys away after insisting she can take care of herself. After Greta revealed Hope has a "copy" of the compact, Billie realized that "Hope" set up the mugging incident to get possession of the compact. After Nicholas suggested Kate should keep close tabs on her enemies, Date shocked Vivian and Billie when she announced Vivian will be working at Titan again. Claire is afraid Ali will fail her psychiatric exam. As John and Marlena continued preparations on their wedding, Gina lured John to a remote area where Dr. Rolf hid so they could perform the demagnetization procedure.
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Stefano was furious that John and Gina never got on the plane to join him in Europe as planned. Stefano was also angry when Rolf phoned and told him John and Marlena are married. Stefano and Rolf worried about Gina's actions at the wedding where she told off all the guests because it was similar to a tantrum the real Princess Gina had after Stefano took John away back in 1985. On their honeymoon in Hawaii, Marlena was horrified John disappeared while trying to save a woman who was apparently drowning. The woman injected John to render him unconscious and pulled underwater to a submarine where Gina was waiting for him. After demagnetizing the chip, John woke up and believes it is 1985. John and Gina shared a passionate kiss. Bo thinks Hope has all of Gina's memories. Sami told Austin that he should talk to Carrie, who wants them to see a marriage counselor to save their marriage. Mike, Craig and Nancy learned that Ali passed her psychological evaluation.
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When Carrie iced quitting her job with Mike, Austin said their marriage is over. Carrie was devastated when Mike admitted he slept with Ali. Carrie and Mike were stunned Ali passed her psychiatric exam. Claire, who is nearly bankrupt, hopes Ali wins her lawsuit against Mike so she can cash in on the profits. Wanting to prove he's not guilty of sexual harassment, Mike nixed Mickey's suggestion that he settle out of court. As Marlena and Bo waited for the coast guard to find John, he and Gina were in the submarine. John and Gina made love. After the sub resurfaced, Stefano tracked the two down. After a struggle, Stefano was stabbed by John, but John was subdued by Stefano's henchmen and tossed overboard. An unconscious John washed ashore where Marlena found him.
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Sami was unable to get anything from Brandon to prove her theory that Lucas and Nicole did not marry for love. In front of Austin, Sami steamed open a letter from Rosa, who thanked Kate for paying for Roberto's funeral and giving his family money. Sami suspects (rightly) Kate offered to take care of a dying Roberto's family if he confessed to Franco's murder. Austin asked Kate to let him live in the guesthouse as part of his plan to see that Sami gets full custody of Will. When Brandon showed an interest in Sami, Lucas warned she is poison. Eric told Nicole he is glad he didn't marry her because she is a liar. Eric agreed to help Greta find her mother. Kate is falling for Nicholas.
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After faking a heart attack, Vivian handed a stunned Stefano the microchip he had Rolf implant in her tooth. Stefano was stunned when Vivian later revealed she is not dying, then promised not to tell anyone about his efforts to kill her as long as he lets her keep the Titan stock, the townhouse and its contents. It hurt Stefano to learn Lexie had been helping Vivian. Worried that Stefano may harm Lexie, Abe begged her to sever all ties with him. In Paris, Eric and Greta vowed to find information on her mother's death. The real Princess Gina is mentally out of it, and still waiting for John to come to her rescue.
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Kurt, who cares for the real Princess Gina, spied on Bo and Gina (Hope). In a safe deposit box in Paris, Eric, Bo and Greta found cash, jewelry, deeds to two homes and fake passports for Gina and John. Greta was surprised the deeds were for her mother's Paris house and a chateau in the country. Princess Gina wanted to see the "guests" (Greta/Erica), but could not escape her locked room. Stefano ordered Gina (Hope) to steal the last Renet painting. Stefano decided Bo will help Gina (Hope) and then gave her a potion that will turn Bo into Stefano's pawn. At the arbitration hearing, the judge ordered that Ali's claims were valid. Kate was furious when Austin said that Sami is now living with him at the Kiriakis mansion. After confronting Kate with Rosa's letter, Sami called Rosa, pretending to be Kate, and learned that Kate gave Roberto's family enough money to live the rest of their lives quite comfortably. Brandon overheard Sami's phone call but kept mum. Marlena and John returned home a 15-year-old Belle.
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Ali fumed that Mike kept his chief of staff job after his arbitration hearing, and the hospital was ordered to pay Ali $3 million. Ali, who lost her hospital job, was pleased the hospital board demanded Mike's resignation after she made sure they found out about his affair with Carrie. Nancy and Craig were thrilled the board asked Craig to take over as chief of staff. Austin nixed trying to work things out with Carrie, adding that their marriage was over when she slept with Mike. The real Princess Gina was stunned when Kurt admitted Stefano brought her to the castle to keep her from learning that John is never coming to her rescue. Stefano had "Hope" give Bo a potion that turned him into Stefano's pawn again. Stefano had Bo dress like a mime, perform in a park, then instructed him to walk into traffic...all to prove that Bo was under his control. Stefano ordered "Hope" to continue to give Bo the potion.
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Kurt nearly caught Princess Gina in the process of digging her way out of her locked room. After finding the supposed grave of her mother, Greta agreed with Eric that Gina's body should be exhumed to prove she is dead. Kurt heard Greta and Eric talking to John, who said he would get the French authorities to allow the examination. Stefano and Rolf had Gina (Hope) give Bo another dose of the potion that will turn him into Stefano's pawn -- and a killer. Mike and Carrie conned Ali into believing their relationship is over. Belle continues to gossip about her family's troubles. Ali plans to get revenge on Nancy for not inviting her to Craig's congratulations party. Austin and Sami shared a tender moment.
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Mickey and Mike were upset to learn Alice had a mild stroke but did not tell them. Vivian fumed when Kate taunted she and Victor are going to marry as soon as he is well. Kate later learned Victor had a setback. At Craig's party to celebrate his chief-of-staff position, Nancy shocked everyone with a striptease routine after Ali secretly drugged Nancy's champagne. Nancy later slugged Ali, and Craig warned her to leave town -- or else. Mike was accosted by Ali's thug, Tony. Later, Ali sped down the highway with Mike tied up in the back seat. Carrie signed the divorce papers. Princess Gina escaped from the secret room and found a sleeping Greta in the master bedroom. Nicole began drinking to forget her troubles.
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Nicole and Brandon discuss her not being all that happy having married Lucas for the money from Kate. Craig and Nancy try to explain to the hospital Board how Ali drugged Nancy, so she was not responsible for the Gypsy Rose Lee number. Carrie finds the Carrie doll, realizes Ali has gone off the deep end. Ali is on the road with a tied up Mike, still professing her love for him. In Paris, Stefano urges Gina to keep giving Bo the potion. Meanwhile Bo tells John how he loses chunks of time and doesn't know why. Tony has been arrested for kidnapping, while Ali is getting a psychiatric exam. Mike is proved to have been the victim. Claire is ordered to return the settlement money, Ali is to go to a hospital, and Mike is given an apology and his COS position back, but he turns down the job, takes a leave of absence. He kisses Carrie, says he loves her and leaves.
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Sami suspects Lucas or Kate paid Nicole to marry Lucas. Kate hid her jealousy when she learned Nicholas made a date with Billie. Victor told a surprised Kate that he is following Nicholas' advice to get his life back. Brandon told Sami that he will be there for her if her plan for a future with Austin fails. Belle has a crush on Brandon. Carrie denied she intends to go after Austin now that Mike has left town. At Bo's request, Hope's father and stepmother, Doug and Julie, came to Paris to help rid Hope of her Gina personality. While reminiscing with Bo, Doug and Julie, Gina (Hope) reverted back to Hope, but her Gina personality quickly returned.
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Kate hid her jealously while listening to Billie rave about her date with Nicholas. Vivian reminded Nicholas that he is supposed to be keeping tabs on Kate. Vivian beamed when Victor complimented her on changes she made at Titan. Vivian vowed to find a way for Victor to get his health back, and to make him love her again. Princess Gina came close to seeing John, then Kurt recognized John from drawings Princess Gina has made of him. Princess Gina asked Kurt to take her to the Harrison's party as part of her plan to get revenge on Stefano. After Hope overcame her "Gina'' personality, Bo said he will protect her from Stefano. Greta was upset that an autopsy on the body in her mother's grave was "proved'' to be her mother. Carrie saw Austin and Sami sharing a family picnic with Will.
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After Austin said he trusts her, Sami decided to admit her claim that Lucas once hit Will was a lie, but she kept mum when Carrie came up to them. Lucas was furious when he learned Sami let Austin go with her when she took Will to pre-school for the first time. Sami admitted to Lucas and Austin that she purposely hid Will's preschool announcement. Austin was disappointed that Sami lied, which concerns her. Sami realized that Belle is smitten with Brandon. Brandon accepted the challenge of boxing Austin for the hospital charity event. Kurt learned from Eric that John is married and has no interest in delving into his past (with Princess Gina). Princess Gina, who had Kurt escort her to the Harriman's ball, could not stop staring at Greta, her daughter. Hope arrived and was announced as Princess Gina as Kurt looked on in disbelief. Eric became jealous when an old school friend of Greta's asked her to dance. The real Princess Gina approached Stefano, as he gazed at the Renet painting.
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At the Harriman's ball, Stefano and Bo did not recognize the real Princess Gina, who fainted just before she was going to reveal her true identity to the partygoers. Stefano's appearance prevented Countess Ilse (the real Princess Gina) from telling Greta that she is her mother. After learning Stefano has implanted her memories in the mind of the fake Princess Gina (Hope), Gina warned her impostor (Hope) that Stefano will destroy her. Stefano planned to take care of Bo so he can't interfere when Gina (Hope) steals the last Renet painting from the Harriman's. Eric and Greta almost kissed. Sami and Austin patched up their friendship, but Austin warned Sami not to pull anymore stunts with Lucas. Nicole told Lucas that she wants to give him a baby, if that will make him happy. The two made love after skinny-dipping in the pool. Sami was furious to learn that Carrie and Austin were posing for publicity pictures.
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Stefano's henchman, Bart, hung Bo by his feet from the ceiling of a warehouse, then set the place on fire. Bart later told Stefano that Bo escaped. Gina (Hope) kept mum to Bo that she stole the Renet painting and left her forgery in its place. Gina escaped, but Duke Harriman caught Bo, who was jailed on charges of attempted art theft. Stefano agreed when Gina (Hope) refused to give him the Renet until he guaranteed Bo's safety and agreed to give Gina (Hope) her freedom. Hope woke up to find Countess Ilse (the real Gina) standing over her. Lexie was impressed when Brandon gave a dying girl her wish of getting her parents back together. Eric and Greta shared a kiss, then she confessed that this was her first kiss.
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Carrie and Austin continued to rebuild their friendship. Learning that they had to go to the capitol to finalize the joint custody agreement, Sami and Lucas took the Titan helicopter and fought the whole way. In court, Sami refused to sign the papers as long as there is even a slight chance she can get full custody. Flying home in a helicopter, Lucas and Sami were stunned when the pilot had a heart attack, and the helicopter crashed when Lucas tried to land it. Lucas and Sami, who suffered a leg injury and was unconscious, were later rescued. Left alone to care for Will, Nicole ignored the boy, who started to drink from Nicole's champagne glass. Eric's arrival prevented Kurt from telling Greta that "Ilse" is her mother, Princess Gina. After encountering a Princess Gina apparition, Hope returned to her own personality. Hope conspired with "Ilsa" to take down Stefano, even though it meant lying to Bo. The real Gina revealed herself to a stunned Hope.
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Bo was upset with Shawn (formerly Shawn D) for running away from boarding school, but admitted he's happy Shawn is home. At Salem High School, Shawn and Philip Kiriakis were both attracted to Belle. Craig boasted to Nancy that he is a hero after performing surgery that saved Sami's injured leg. Austin fumed to find Lucas in Sami's room trying to get her to sign over joint custody of Will. Kate lashed out at Nicole after preventing Will from drinking Nicole's glass of booze. Kurt refused to release Hope, who is Gina's captive. Stefano was stunned when "Ilse" revealed that she is Gina. Greta spied Nicole and Eric at the hospital and got the wrong impression. Greta and Eric made plans to go out on their first date
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Kurt was relieved Gina survived a fall from a bridge during a struggle with Stefano. Kurt prevented Hope's escape, but realized she heard Stefano lie to Kurt that Gina had taken off for parts unknown. Kurt is unaware Gina went to Salem and is pretending to be Hope. Hope (Gina) insisted Bo go after Shawn, who felt left out during Hope (Gina) and Bo's reunion. During their charity boxing match, Brandon nearly beat Austin to death when he was reminded of the times his father had beaten him.
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Stefano and Rolf set off the transformation laser. The real Hope tried to swim her way to freedom only to be overcome by the laser. After being rescued by a fisherman, she awoke with no memory and was shocked to hear Kurt call himself her husband.
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Brandon thanks Lexie for bailing him out of jail, which did not please Abe. Sami visited Austin in the hospital, angering Kate, but did not seem to bother Carrie. Vivian, disguised as Dr. Su Lee visits Victor in the nursing home, determined to find the truth about his "illness" Gina (pretending to be Hope), spies on John and Marlena. An amnesiac Hope, meanwhile, thinks she is Kurt's wife. Mimi asks Shawn to the dance, on bended knee. Gina (masquerading as Hope) pretends to let Marlena hypnotize her.
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Disguised as Dr. Lee, Vivian got Dr. Bryce to talk about the management of the nursing home. John told a heartbroken "Hope" (Princess Gina) that nothing in the past mattered now that he had Marlena. Marlena was upset by her fortune cookie message: He who denies the past is destined to relive it.
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"Hope" told Lili she had closed the book on Princess Gina and would be known as Hope Williams from now on. She explained that since she couldn't have John, she could at least have Bo. Craig learned that Nancy had lied about her father's illness. Meanwhile, Nancy tried to buy off her "little problem," only to learn that the girl with the beautiful voice was her daughter. Stefano vowed to find Hope and learn how the transformation went. Victor stopped Dr. Bryce from using a deadly injection on Vivian.
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Gina and Greta share secrets and Gina tells Greta she is her mother. Nicole gets Lucas to hire Eric back to work for Titan. Shawn and Belle continue to bicker and Philip gets into deeper betting trouble. Victor is released from the hospital and comes home. Nancy continues to try to hide her secret child. Hope tries to escape from Kurt and the police as she continues to have memories of her past with Bo.
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Nancy schemes to try to get Craig to let her bring Chloe home with them. Victor's homecoming is joyful for some and awful for others. Vivian continues to believe she will wed Victor, while Victor proposes to Kate with conditions. Philip gets into more trouble with the bookie. Shawn and Belle grow closer as do "Hope" and Bo. Greta continues to hide Princess Gina's secret. Hope goes back to Paris with Kurt.
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Nicole continues to try to break up Eric and Greta. Philip continues to have problems with his bookie. Austin gives Sami a special Christmas gift. Hope remembers Bo and her life in Salem and begs Kurt to let her go. Lexie and Abe work on getting pregnant. Brandon goes to visit his mother. Gina and Bo make love at the Horton Cabin and Bo starts to think they should get remarried. Nancy is hit by a car. Vivian helps Philip out of his debt. Victor is displeased with Kate over the money she gave Nicole. Stefano and Gina play a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
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Nancy fights for her life while Craig sits at her bedside. Kate and Nicholas continue to fight their attraction as Vivian catches onto them. Gina locks Hope and Stefano up in the country house in Paris. Rolf and Bart try to erase John's memories. Bo announces his engagement to "Hope" at the Horton Christmas party.
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"Hope" and Bo announce their engagement at midnight mass, and then she begins making wedding plans with Lily. This disconcerts the rest of the family. Marlena and "Hope" argue about who Hope really is. Shawn tells Belle his mom is not his mom. Lexie and Celeste go to visit Stefano at mansion, but he is still not there. When John arrives, Lexie notices the incision on his neck (where the microchip is inserted). Philip is beat up by mob bookies, Victor seeks revenge. In Europe, Stefano tries to fix an old radio he finds to transmit signals. Hope gives him her bracelet to help. In Salem, Bo is uneasy when with "Hope," as he feels real Hope's connection to him.
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