In Trask's office, Trask praised Paulina for becoming the new mayor of Salem. Paulina surprised Trask when she said that Trask was fired. Paulina stated that she didn't like Trask, and she accused Trask of being Sloan's "errand girl." Trask tried to defend herself, and she pleaded for Paulina not to fire her.

Trask said that she could offer Paulina a high-profile conviction of someone that would help Paulina's cause for mayor, given that Clint was after Paulina's job. Paulina was intrigued. Trask recalled that Li Shin had tried to have Stefan killed, and she revealed that she had been working to trick Li into confessing.

Paulina agreed to give Trask time to earn a conviction of Li. After Paulina had left, Trask placed an urgent call to Li. Trask asked Li to have dinner with her.

At a table in Horton Town Square, Li and Trask met for martinis. Trask claimed that Li had been on her mind, and she said that no one had ever turned her on the way Li had. Trask added that she was happy she and Li were seeing one another.

Li was quiet for several seconds before he surprised Trask by producing a tape-recorded message of Trask telling Paulina earlier that Trask would "nail Li Shin to the wall." Trask demanded to know how Li had obtained the recording. Li revealed that he had planted a bug in a teddy bear that he had recently given Trask.

Trask said that she was hurt that Li had tricked her. Li told Trask to "give it up," and he said they both knew that neither of them cared much for the another. After Li left, Trask texted Sloan to say that she had been dumped by Li. Paulina approached. When Trask said that her dinner with Li hadn't gone as she'd planned, Paulina told Trask to pack up her office. "You're out," Paulina said.

At Sloan's apartment, Eric surprised Sloan when he said he wanted to move in with her that night. Sloan was caught off guard, but she agreed. Eric said that he intended to marry Sloan but that he hadn't given much thought to a wedding date.

Eric recalled that Rex and Sarah had been married earlier that day at the Brady Pub. Eric said that he had already had a wedding at the pub. Sloan surmised that the wedding had been to Nicole.

Eric surprised Sloan when he said that Belle wouldn't be able to represent the couple in their quest to adopt because Belle was going through something in her personal life. Eric added that he was still eager to adopt.

Eric stepped out of the room for a bit to put away some of his belongings. When Eric returned, Sloan said that Trask had texted with bad news. Sloan asked if she could leave to check on Trask. Eric agreed, and Sloan left.

Back in Trask's office, Trask was on the verge of tears as she packed up her office. Sloan entered, and she watched as Trask tried to destroy the teddy bear that Li had given her. Trask told Sloan that Paulina had fired her.

Sloan seemed to have an idea, and she said that the news of Trask's firing worked out for both Sloan and Trask. "You're in need of a job, and I'm in need of an attorney... How would you like to help Eric and I adopt a baby?" Sloan asked Trask.

Back at Sloan's apartment, Marlena visited Eric. Marlena shared that she had stopped by the Brady Pub and that Kate had said that Eric had moved in with Sloan. Marlena said that she was happy for Eric -- as long as Eric was happy.

Eric said that he and Sloan were committed to one another. Marlena spotted an old photograph of Eric and Nicole that had fallen to the floor nearby -- a photograph that Eric had been staring at when Marlena had knocked.

At the DiMera mansion, E.J. told Nicole that he had fired Wendy for trying to spy on him in an effort to prove that E.J. had ordered the hit on Ava. E.J. said that he had been distracted by something Wendy had said. "She said that my mother was still alive," E.J. said.

E.J. insisted that Ava had lied to Wendy and Tripp about Susan being alive once Ava had realized there was a hit on her. Nicole wondered if there was a chance that Ava was telling the truth, and she suggested that Susan could be in hiding due to fear of Ava.

"Nicole, this is my mother we're talking about here. She doesn't require something so mundane as a phone. I mean, she's on a first-name basis with everyone in the spirit world. No, if my mother were still alive, she would have found some way to send me a sign," E.J. swore.

No sooner had E.J. finished his declaration than the lights in the mansion went out. Nicole believed that Susan had just given E.J. a sign, but E.J. refused to believe it. A short while later, the lights returned, and E.J. teased that he had been right about the power outage all along.

E.J. received a call from someone at the electric company. E.J. learned that someone had driven a car into a utility pole, and he told Nicole that the accident had knocked out all the electricity in the area. Nicole remained skeptical that Susan had had nothing to do with the power outage.

E.J. sarcastically asked if Nicole thought that the power company had been lying, as well. "No, the only liar in this scenario is Ava Vitali. And may she soon rot in hell for all eternity so that my mother may finally rest in peace," E.J. scowled.

At a patio outside a café in London, Ava said she doubted that the man in the wedding photo with Susan from 25 years earlier would be able to help in her and Harris' search for Susan. Harris said that the man, Edmund P. Crumb, was their only lead. Harris found an address for the man, and he and Ava left the café.

A short while later, Ava and Harris appeared outside a room. A frumpy, middle-aged man with shoulder-length hair and thick spectacles answered the door in a robe. Ava said that she and Harris had gone to the residence to talk about a woman named Susan Banks. The man invited Ava and Harris inside.

The man said that he had heard about Susan's death, and he described Susan as a "beautiful and gentle soul." Harris said that there was reason to believe that Susan had escaped the vehicle before it had exploded.

Harris asked if the man had received any "messages" from Susan. "Messages? No. But then again... why would she need to send me messages when she's chained up to the floor of the back bedroom?" the man said with a grin after taking a sip of tea.

Harris and Ava stared at the man in a mix of confusion and alarm. Just then, Harris and Ava started to feel dizzy. The man revealed that he had poisoned some tea that Ava and Harris had been drinking. Ava and Harris lost consciousness. "That takes care of that," the man said.

A short while later, the man smiled widely as he placed Ava and Harris' bodies side by side in a small twin-sized bed. From an adjacent room, a woman entered with the sound of heavy chains rattling as she walked. The woman was revealed to be Susan. "Oh, my stars and garters, Edmund! Edmund, Edmund, Edmund! What the heck do you think you're doing?" Susan said to the man.

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