Episode #396

• Stefano is so delighted all of his pawns are in place.
• Peter and Nicole show remorse to each other over being Dimera pawns, but they realize they must do whatever Stefano wants because he’s the only one who has ever been there for him.
• Chloe recalls how Stefano tracked her down and began blackmailing her with a very shocking secret. He blackmailed her into divorcing Brady…and heading to Salem immediately in order to do his bidding.
• Jenna also flashes back to having a visit from Stefano…a visit during which Stefano paid Jenna $500,000 to return to town…reconnect with her sister, Kate, and get close to Dr. Mike Horton.
• Aidan recalls Stefano finding him at the orphanage in Spain and offering him more money than he ever could have imagined to come to Salem and poses as John and Marlena’s son.
• Mike gets a call saying he is the frontrunner for the Chief of Staff position.
• Kayla, Shane, and Kim wonder if Steve is keeping something from them.
• Steve meets Stefano in a hidden part of the boat where Stefano tells him he will be in charge of designating the bombs to each of the pawns…but it’s very important the pawns do not know what is in the boxes…because they will refuse to perform their duty then.
• Aidan shows much remorse over what he is doing…revealing that he has bonded with John and Marlena more than he ever thought possible.
• Mickey bonds with his daughters, Sarah and Melissa, but they feel awkward when they must lie to him about Maggie’s whereabouts.
• Duncan continues pushing Hope away while posing as Bo…and citing Georgia as the reason. This further ignites the fiery feud between Hope and Georgia.
• Stefano says in just a few hours, all of his enemies will be dead.