Episode #156 - Monday, July 17:

-Bo and Hope try to come to terms with what Lexie’s lawsuit means.

- Will realizes that he could have died without his parents knowing who he really is. He vows to tell them the truth this week.

- Meanwhile, Carrie convinces Austin and Lucas to give Alan a chance.

- Marlena tells John that she and Carrie have decided to have a joint baby shower but everyone is invited, not only the ladies!

- Kayla has the strangest feeling that Steve is closer than ever.

- Meanwhile, Steve enters a bar right over the border of Illinois. When the bartender at the counter asks him his name, he says just to call him “Patch.” Steve says then that if the man doesn’t know his name, then he must not look familiar.

- At lunch, Austin and Lucas begin to realize that maybe Alan has really changed after all.

- Mickey explains to Bo and Hope that Lexie is trying to have Hope deemed an unfit mother based on recent events with Mason and is trying to take Zach back since she doesn’t trust Hope with her.

- Marlena sees Alan and lashes out at him for what he did to Sami all of those years ago.

- Kayla can’t get Steve out of her mind no matter how hard she tries.

The bartender is confused so Patch tells him that he lost his memory sixteen years ago and has been searching the country for sixteen years for clues to his identity. The bartender asks him why he goes by Patch if he doesn’t remember his name. Patch looks at him with a DUH look on his face.

- Alan apologizes to Marlena and later Sami and says one of the reasons he’s back is to make things right with Sami.

- Bo and Hope track down Lexie. Lexie tells them that they turned her back on her and judged her when she cheated on Abe instead of being a friend and understanding that she was manipulated into the situation by her father.

- Patch and the bartender continue to talk when the news on the TV mentions Salem. The news reporter talks about the devastating accident on the Fourth of July that caused a horrible explosion that claimed one life, the life of a boy. Patch turns to the TV… “Salem?!”…he says.

- Sami refuses to forgive Alan and vows to ruin his life the way she’s ruined so many others.

- Hope lashes out at Lexie who lashes back claiming Mason’s death was Hope’s fault and her shoddy parenting. Hope decks Lexie!

- Patch tells the bartender that this place called Salem sounds familiar and asks him where it is. After getting directions, Patch takes a shot and runs out the door of the bar.