Written By Joseph

Jack is working on his laptop at the Brady Pub when Xander comes in and asks to talk. Jack questions if he's following him and what he can do for him. Xander says it's what he can do for Jack.

Sarah goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and hugs Maggie, welcoming her home.

Nicole reminds Eric to listen and says he can't interrogate Allie as she doesn't owe them an explanation and it's not their business. Nicole thinks he needs to be a little more sensitive which Allie agrees with. Nicole asks Eric if he would talk that way to someone he doesn't know at the Horton Center and says he's acting like she is scared that Sami will. Eric apologizes to Allie. Allie says it's okay as long as he promises not to tell Sami.

Ciara walks through the town square on the phone with Ben, saying at least he got to say goodbye to David and that Zoey will let him visit. Ciara mentions having a bunch of missing persons flyers printed out but warns Ben that if they don't find Gwen soon then she's going to tell Rafe that a bunch of goons have his sister and that she told them that she is Jake's ex. Ciara knows it's risky to get the cops involved but maybe they don't have to since Gwen came to Salem then just dropped out of sight so someone must have seen her before she did.

Shawn goes to Bayview and asks if Claire is ready to go. Claire says she packed last night and said goodbye to Gwen who is her best friend here. Claire asks where Belle is. Shawn explains that she's in court, getting the judge to sign off on all her conditions. Claire feels lucky to have them in her corner. Shawn adds that Belle might be with the judge for awhile but Claire is free to go whenever she is ready so Claire and Shawn exit.

John and Marlena are at home waiting for Claire's arrival. Marlena tells him that Shawn just sent her a text that they are just leaving Bayview now. John can't wait to hug Claire. Marlena tells him that Kate just called and informs him that they tracked Allie down to right here in Salem.

Eric jokes about the last time he kept a secret from Sami in third grade and he woke up in the hospital with a concussion. Eric doesn't think it's a good idea to lie to her. Allie calls it just not telling her something that's none of her business. Eric says she won't see it that way. Allie repeats that's why she can't tell her because she will take over everything like always. Nicole questions thinking Sami will never find out and says the explosion will be bigger, the longer she waits to tell her. Eric agrees and doesn't know how Allie will keep this from Sami. Allie tells Eric and Nicole that telling Sami would ruin her life and argues that all she needs to know is that she's here and fine. Eric reminds her that she can't keep it from Sami forever because there's going to be a baby in a few months. Allie then says "not necessarily". Eric questions what Allie means but there's a knock at the door. Allie tells him not to answer it as she doesn't want anyone to know she's there. Eric says he has to see who it is and looks through the peep hole to see Kate. Allie questions what she's doing there. Outside the door, Kate tells Lucas that she can hear people talking in there and questions why they aren't opening the door. Eric then tells Allie that he doesn't know why Kate is there but she has Allie's father Lucas with her. Lucas calls for Eric and Nicole to stop playing games and open the door. Nicole points out that they won't go away. Allie argues that they have to eventually and worries that if they see she's pregnant then her life is over.

Brady walks through the town square and asks Ciara who is on the missing persons flyer is. Ciara explains that they don't know her but are trying to find her after she came into town and disappeared which Brady calls scary. Brady asks her if something is wrong. Ciara brings up the proposals she asked him to read and says she knows he threw them in the garbage as soon as she left his office.

Marlena explains to John that Kate authorized Allie to use one of her credit cards and she tracked her to Salem. John asks if Will has heard from her but he hasn't. John questions Allie being in town and not contacted them, Kate, or her brother. Marlena points out the only relative left is her favorite uncle, Eric.

Lucas continues knocking on the door while Allie worries about them finding out she's pregnant and telling Sami. Eric says there is no sense in trying to hide it. Allie asks Nicole to try to get through to Eric. Lucas keeps knocking and says he's not going anywhere as they are talking about his daughter. Eric tells Allie that he's sorry but he has to let him in.

Sarah tells Maggie that she came as soon as she was released but she was upstairs talking to Victor. Maggie notes that they had a lot to talk about. Sarah asks if she's alright. Maggie says she's fine and asks how Sarah is, guessing that she is aching inside. Sarah admits it's not easy as she's really missing Rachel and mourning Mickie but she can't say how much it means to have Maggie home and the man that caused all this misery is out of her life.

Xander wants to take a full two page ad in Jack's paper. Jack notes that a very big ad and asks what it will say. Xander shows him that it will say "I'm Sorry". Jack asks if he's addressing the entire town. Xander clarifies that it's meant only for Sarah Horton. Jack mentions hearing about that and talks about being married to a Horton woman himself. Jack says he'll save Xander a lot of money and humiliation by advising him to let Sarah go. Xander declares he will never give up on Sarah.

Marlena starts to call Eric but Shawn and Claire arrive at the door. Claire hugs John and says it's so good to be here with them. Marlena hugs her and says she's so glad it worked out. Shawn notes that Belle is still in court clearing up the red tape. John shows Claire that he got her favorite flowers. Claire can't believe he remembered. Marlena tells her how happy they are to have her here. Claire can't believe she's back home in Salem.

Brady claims not to know what Ciara is talking about. Ciara reveals she went back to his office to ask him a question and bring him a coffee but he was already gone and she saw her proposals in his wastebasket after he promised to read them carefully. Brady claims that he did. Ciara argues that they were excellent ideas. Brady says they were but not the right kinds of projects for Titan right now. Ciara doesn't see why not. Brady tells her that she doesn't have the experience to see the big picture and that he's trying to do what's best for the company. Ciara asks if he's sure about that.

Eric answers the door while Allie zips her jacket back up. Lucas storms in and questions Allie about what is going on and why she didn't call him. Allie asks what he's doing here and how he found her. Lucas explains that they looked up the charges on Kate's credit card. Allie says she can explain. Lucas wants to know what's going on, what Allie is doing here, and why she ran away from her mother.

Sarah tells Maggie that it's been forever since they sat and had tea together. Sarah blames Victor and Xander for stealing that time from them. Maggie acknowledges that what they did had terrible consequences and she's still trying to come to terms with it but she thinks in their misguided way, they were just trying to protect them. Sarah notes that Xander keeps feeding her that line too. Maggie points out that neither of them profited what they did and were just thinking of them but they made such a horrible judgment. Sarah questions that making it okay and declares she will never forgive them for what they did. Maggie mentions talking to Xander and how he's lost without her. Sarah remarks that Sonny was lost without Will when he went to prison for a year. Maggie says Xander can barely live with himself after what he did to her. Sarah responds that it wasn't the first time which Maggie questions. Sarah argues that Maggie wouldn't be going to bat for Xander if she knew what else he did to her.

Jack calls Xander stubborn and says if he wants to change, he should get ready to listen. Xander asks how many times Jack dumped his wife and kids. Jack says he's learned that words are meaningless while what you do is what matters. Xander argues that Jack makes his living with words. Jack says in life, he walks the walk. Jack warns Xander that if he publishes the ad, Sarah will be humiliated and see it as an empty gesture. Xander asks what he's supposed to do then. Jack says he doesn't know. Xander brings up when they were friends back in Nashville. Jack argues that wasn't friendship. Xander points out that he got him out of the warehouse before it exploded. Jack brings up that Xander sold him to Eve without knowing his previous life. Xander calls him the perfect person to give him advice and asks how he got his Horton woman to take him back.

Shawn decides he will go find Hope to let her know that Claire is back in Salem. Claire hopes she doesn't get too upset. John assures that Hope was okay with it. Shawn adds that Hope is happy that she's doing so well. Claire hugs Shawn and thanks him. Shawn then exits. Claire then asks John if he really wants her here when the last thing they need is a houseguest. John jokes with her about playing games and assures they are so thrilled to have her here. John adds that Marlena wouldn't have released her if she didn't think she was well enough. Marlena then comes back into the room and questions why Claire had one of Ben and Ciara's wedding invite cards.

Ciara asks Brady if she was too pushy. Brady says he just decided to take the company in a direction that didn't include those types of projects. Ciara questions what direction that is. Brady asks what she's getting at. Ciara talks about seeing Brady changing policies that Victor and Xander put in place and everyone in town knows about the terrible things they did to him. Brady asks what her point is. Ciara says if she was in his position, she would never want to look them in the eye again but Brady made it a point to get his old job back. Brady says it's not like he and Victor hugged it out or anything. Brady says he wanted his job back and Xander deserved to get the axe. Ciara asks about Victor being in on it with Xander all the way and the only two ways to get back at Victor is to go after his family which Brady would never do or go after his company that he built from the ground up. Brady remarks that he'd have to be insane to do that. Ciara feels a sure way to get back at Victor would be to destroy his company.

Lucas asks Allie why she left London without a word to anyone. Allie says she was sick of dealing with Sami and wasn't going to live with her. Allie doesn't see the big deal. Kate invites Allie to stay with her at the DiMera Mansion but Allie reveals that Eric and Nicole already said she could stay here. Eric notes there were conditions which Lucas asks about. Lucas asks Allie if there's another reason that she left her mother. Lucas says there's obviously something going on that she's not telling him about. Lucas says he has a right to know about his daughter so Allie agrees to tell him and reveals that she is pregnant which shocks Lucas.

Claire questions Marlena going through her things. Marlena explains that she was unpacking for her and asks if Ciara sent it to her. Claire says she didn't so Marlena asks how she got it. Claire claims that Shawn and Belle gave it to her after telling her about the wedding so she'd be okay with it. Marlena asks if she is okay with it.

Brady tells Ciara not to let her imagination run wild as his motivations are not that dramatic and he just wanted his job back. Brady claims that forcing Xander out was the only payback he was interested in. Ciara hopes that's true because Titan employs thousands of people around the world so if he runs the company in to the ground, those people will lose their pay checks. Ciara says Brady isn't the type of person to ruin lives to make a point or at least he didn't used to be. Brady asks if she plans on mentioning this theory to Victor.

Sarah explains to Maggie how Xander had knocked out the doctor and then Kristen's doctor was going to take her embryo to put into her. Maggie can't believe it. Sarah says she couldn't either since Xander had been her friend and was still going to do that to her. Sarah adds that Xander pointed out she was going to get rid of the baby anyways. Sarah says luckily Kristen's plan didn't work and she was glad she didn't have the abortion because she realized she did want the baby. Maggie notes that Kristen did this before and is sure she didn't give Xander a choice in the matter. Sarah argues that's no excuse since Xander isn't afraid of anyone. Sarah states that she trusted Xander and he sold her down the river which he wouldn't have done if he cared about her. Sarah adds that the worst part is that before she found out about this, she was going to forgive him and asks what's wrong with her as Maggie hugs her.

Xander asks Jack how he got Jennifer to take him back. Jack says he just got his memory back, stopped acting like a jerk, and tried to undo all the horrible things he did. Jack adds that he let his family know and see that they are the most important people in his life. Xander points out that none of that really applies to him. Jack understands that he was very devoted to Sarah when she was pregnant and willing to raise her baby with her. Xander says the accident happened and he couldn't stand to see her find out that her baby died. Jack says the hardest part is realizing how powerless you are. Xander says Sarah hates him now. Jack suggests giving her space. Xander brings up jewelry but Jack says to forget that and think about what Sarah really wants and needs.

Lucas questions Allie being pregnant and how she could let this happen. Allie says he's as bad as Sami. Kate tries to calm Lucas down. Lucas shouts that he's fine and just didn't see this coming so he has a lot of questions. Lucas then asks who got her pregnant.

Claire asks how she could pass judgment on Ciara's life while admitting that she wishes she was marrying someone else. John points out that Ben has worked hard to overcome his past. Claire admits she would be such a hypocrite to hold his past against him, asking who is she to judge anyone. Marlena asks if Claire is jealous of Ciara's happiness. Claire says she wants to be Ciara's friend again someday. Marlena says she can't rush forgiveness. Claire claims she wants Ciara to be happy and if marrying Ben makes her happy then she's fine with it.

Ciara brings up Victor recovering from a knife wound and says if she told him that Brady was trying to take down his company, he might have a stroke on the spot and she doesn't want that. Brady wants the conversation to stay between them then. Ciara asks him to take a second look at her proposals if he's sincere about taking Titan into the future. Brady says that sounds like blackmail while Ciara calls it a negotiation and reveals an extra copy. Brady doesn't know if this is the best way to get her ideas heard. Ciara notes that Victor told her he would listen anytime. Ciara tells Brady that she will see him tomorrow morning at the office and walks away.

Sarah tells Maggie that if Brady hadn't told her what Xander and Kristen planned to do, she could've made the biggest mistake of her life. Maggie is bothered a little that Brady told her since Brady is in pain and lashing out so he destroyed any chance of happiness that she and Xander had and he didn't do it for her, but out of revenge so she wouldn't put a lot of stock in what Brady says. Sarah relates to how Brady is feeling. Maggie feels they are a bad combination. Sarah asks if she would rather Xander be her son in law. Maggie says she just knows Brady very well and when he's in this kind of pain, he goes to a very dark place so she doesn't think they are good for each other right now. Maggie thinks Brady should be going to meetings daily and not to her while she should think about seeing a therapist. Sarah argues that Brady understands what she's going through better than any therapist ever could. Maggie then questions if that's why she is sleeping with him.

Allie refuses to tell Lucas anything when he's acting like this. Lucas threatens to call her mom while Allie threatens to run away then. Eric asks to have a word with Lucas in private so they step aside. Kate tells Allie that she can come to her anytime. Eric tells Lucas that he reacted the same way but it doesn't work. Lucas argues that it's his daughter. Eric tells Lucas to get control and not bring in Sami to put Allie on the defensive. Lucas agrees and apologizes to Allie for reacting the way he did as he didn't see this coming. Allie says the father of the baby is not important while Lucas insists that he is. Allie then declares that she doesn't even know if she wants to keep the baby.

Claire, John, and Marlena play Uno together until John gets a text from Belle, saying she's being held up a little longer. Claire says she's actually pretty beat and wants to go lay down. Claire declares that she will prove to everyone that she is a different person now as she heads to her room.

Sarah guesses that Xander told Maggie that she and Brady were sleeping together. Maggie clarifies that he wasn't sure but suggested it might just be an act and she hopes he's right. Maggie says she loves Sarah and Brady but doesn't think it's the right time for an affair because it'd be for all the wrong reasons.

Xander tells Jack that he can't think of anything that Sarah needs but he will work on it. Xander thanks Jack for the advice and suggests they do this more often. Jack thanks Xander for getting him through the locked door and agrees maybe they should do it more often.

Lucas questions Allie not being sure about keeping the baby. Allie says there are other options than just abortion. Lucas asks if she's giving the baby away. Allie complains that he's driving her crazy and this is why she didn't want him or Sami to know. Allie asks Kate to help her out. Kate suggests they give Allie some time but Lucas refuses to leave. Kate insists he give Allie space. Lucas argues that she doesn't even know what she plans to do. Kate says they know Allie is safe and that she's here while him staying will only make things worse. Lucas then agrees to go but says he's coming back tomorrow with a lot of questions. Allie tells Lucas to promise not to tell Sami but Lucas says he can't make that promise as he then exits with Kate. Allie worries that he's going to tell her as Eric hugs her.

Xander goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and tells Maggie that he needs her help with something. Maggie questions why she would lift a finger to help him after what he did.

Sarah meets Brady in the town square and tells him that she just saw Maggie and it went good at first but Xander told her they are having an affair. Brady asks if she told her it wasn't true. Sarah says that Maggie doesn't think it's healthy for them to have any contact or relationship so she realized they need to make some changes. Brady asks what they need to do. Sarah then grabs Brady and kisses him.

Marlena finishes a call with Kate and informs John that Allie is with Eric and Nicole. John is relieved and assumes Eric will contact Sami. Shawn comes back and tells them that he saw Hope and she's thrilled for Claire but also protective of Ciara so she's going to let Ciara know that Claire is in town. Shawn wants to fill Claire in but John says she went for a nap. Shawn decides he doesn't want her to accuse him of hovering.

Ciara finishes a call with Ben about searching for Gwen then hangs up when Claire shows up at her door.

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