Too Little, Too Late

Chelsea has some hot 'n heavy plans for Daniel, but finds out about his affair with Kate.

Morgan sees Paul and freaks out.

John wants Marlena to come home with him for a little R&R... &R. That would be rest, recuperation and romping.

Marlena decides to go back to her Place. Noble Roman will stay there with her as a guard.

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Sorry, but the video previews did not come through today. We had to go to the audio backup to get the previews, and could not determine who was speaking in all cases.

Female voice: "What would you say if I told you I really wanted to kiss you right now?"

Male voice: perhaps Phillip: I don't want to worry you more, but there's something I need to tell you.

Kate says, "I really don't know where to begin." Chelsea says, "I think you should begin by telling me why you had sex with my boyfriend."

Her Mustache Confused Me

Nick bumps into Melanie at a cafe in Marseilles, pretends to be rich and picks her up.

Max and Stephanie rot in jail. Stephanie uses certain attributes to get a guard to give her a cell phone.

John says he wants Marlena to come to his place to recuperate.

Lucas threatens to sue Sami for full custody of Allie.

Maggie advises Lucas on his love life.

Trent continues to threaten Nicole.

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Caroline says to Victor, "A reporter accused Bo of tampering with the evidence and I think you know why."

Bo tells Roman, "I need to talk to you not as my boss but as my brother."

Kate tells Daniel, "And then there is this sense of dread I have that Chelsea will find out about us." Chelsea sticks her head in the door.

Ego, Greed, A Tainted Empire, A Brazen SOB, Vengeance And A Chill Pill

Nicole tells EJ to get out of her life.

Lucas snubs Chloe.

Chloe and Nicole commiserate.

Kayla is a whiney mess as Roman questions Patch and her about the Joenapping.

Stefano announces that he and Rolf have to go into hiding.

Lexie runs tests.

John and Marlena play 'Amnesia, Amnesia, Who's Got The Amnesia?'

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Stephanie asks, "Where's your sister?" Max says, "I'm sure she's on a beach somewhere soaking up the sun... WHILE WE ROT IN THIS HOLE!"

Sami says, "It's about us." Lucas says, "There is no us."

Trent says, "Well, when my wife's not happy, I'm not happy." Nicole says, "Go to hell."

Staircase Striptease

Sami and EJ romp in the staircase but stop just short of making the surveillance videos X-rated.

Abe and Roman rescue Sami and EJ and have their troops break down the stairwell door so they can get onto the doomed floor.

Stefano confronts Lucas and tells him he is better off with the lovely Miss Lane.

Nicole watches Sami and EJ's acrobatics in the stairwell.

Lucas helps Patch and Kayla escape from their room. Patch and Kayla track down and rescue L'il Joe.

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John and Lexie hover over Marlena. John asks, "Dr. Carver, what's going on? You said she was snapping out of it."

Kayla whines, "I really need to go be with Joe." Roman says, "Not now. One more minute, Kayla." Kayla begs, "Oh please..." Roman interrupts, "One more..."

Tony says, "I think we have a problem that we've brushed aside, and it is the time that we confront it head on." EJ asks, "You mean John Black?"

Enough Garbage For Today

John fixes the ventilation system, and then meets with Young Stefano, Santo and Old John.

Sam visits Marlena and gives her advice.

Tony and Anna provide filler as they wander in and out of consciousness.

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Kate says, "My son is up there." Roman says, "So is Stefano DiMera." Kate says, "OMG! Then they're going to go after Lucas for trying to kill EJ."

Stefano says, "Because it is obvious that Samantha has finally realized that her place is by Elvis' side."

Sami says, "I couldn't imagine my life without you, EJ." EJ says, "Thank you."

The Grifter

Nicole's film noir fantasy continues.

Nicole kills Sami. She tells EJ what she has done and asks for his help to hide the body.

Lucas catches Chloe and Phillip smooching and runs off to brood.

Chloe decides Lucas is the guy for her and goes to find him.

Roman and Abe are hot on Nicole's trail.

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Stefano holds L'il Joe and asks, "Have you completed your assignment?"

John rages, "I don't need her!" Old John stands behind him, "Well, you're wrong, John. And that's a fact."

Mystery woman asks, "Have you missed me?" Marlena says, "You?"

Beefcake On The Hoof

Nicole contemplates the relationships in her life which fades into her film noir fantasy.

Nicole hires PI Lucas to find the cheap tart her husband EJ is sleeping with.

EJ and Sami romp and make plans to run away together.

Phillip hires frumpy Chloe to be his nightclub singer. Chloe dresses up real-nice like. Phillip moves in.

Chloe tries to help struggling PI Lucas.

Lucas discovers the awful truth.

MURDER!

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Sorry, they messed up the feed today and we did not get the video for the previews.

Note: We did the best we could with these. Because we only had audio to work with, and because the characters were using their squeaky "Film Noir" voices, it was hard to tell who was who:

Nicole tells EJ, "I'm the right woman for you — better than that tramp you were going to run away with."

Chloe says, "Mr. Horton... Big gun." Lucas says, "You should see the size of the hole it makes."

Nicole says, "You gonna plug me? Go ahead, do it!" BANG!

Conniving Bastard

John continues to work on fixing the ventilation system. Stefano taunts him over a loudspeaker.

EJ survives his fall. Sami admits she has feelings for him.

Nicole worries about EJ. Phillip provides the latte.

Roman and Abe attempt to figure out what's going on. Officer Tim gets surveillance video working.

A stranger visits Marlena.

L'il Joe is missing.

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Chloe says, "My heart belongs to one man and one man only." Lucas asks, "Oh yeah, who's that?" Chloe says, "Some PI."

Nicole says, "I want you to find someone for me." Lucas asks, "Who?" Nicole says, "The cheap tart who's been sleeping with my husband."

EJ says, "Remember, we don't talk about your husband." Squeaky Sami says, "Or your wife."

Does She Bring That Kind Of Energy To The Bedroom?

Tony and John work together to try to stop the gas as they discuss their relationship as DiMeras.

Stefano taunts Marlena and does away with Anna.

Roman directs the police force as they try to handle the situation.

Phillip and Nicole discuss his relationship with Chloe and her relationship with EJ.

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Kayla crawls around on the floor and gasps, "Help! I need help! Help!"

Nicole asks, "EJ is with Sami?" Roman asks, "Does that concern you?"

Sami hovers over EJ's broken body and spews, "You promised that you'd help me fight Stefano and you'd help me get out of here. Please! Please EJ, you have to be OK."

Stefano's Personal Lab Rat

The whole gang is trapped on the seventh floor of Salem Hospital. Gas fills the air as Stefano spreads his evil.

Patch and Kayla are trapped in a room with L'il Joe.

Stefano confronts Sami. He offers her the world for an heir.

Sami hallucinates. She thinks EJ is Stefano and tries to kill him.

John and Tony search for Stefano and a way out.

Stefano taunts Marlena.

Lucas is trapped with Chloe and wishes the gas would hurry up and kill him.

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Anna asks, "What are you hiding, Stefano?" As she searches, Stefano asks, "Looking for something, Anna?" Anna jumps out of her skin.

Phillip asks, "It's probably more than a security malfunction, isn't it?" Roman says, My guess... yeah."

Stefano prepares a hypo, "Perhaps this will give you a lovely slumber."

Say Hello To Hell

John waffles about whether to kill Stefano. He finally decides to let him live for now.

Kayla discovers a potion that might save Marlena, but it also might kill her.

Sami warns EJ to choose sides carefully.

Stefano disappears. The entire floor of the hospital is sealed shut. Phone service to the outside is cut off. Gas pours out of the vents.

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Tony asks, "What difference will it make? The gas is everywhere." Anna says, "He really is trying to kill us, isn't he?"

Sami freaks, "OMG! OMG! You SOB! You did this! You did this to us!"

Tony asks, "So do you have any ideas? John stares at Stefano's empty bed, "Find this man." Stefano laughs.

Carnival Of Horrors

Anna and John search for Marlena. John revives her and they rush her to the hospital.

Tony, Stefano and EJ argue. Tony accuses Stefano of drugging Marlena. Stefano tells Tony he will have to choose a side.

Sami spreads her hysterics all over Salem.

Anna asks God to protect them all. God is busy with other things and misses the request.

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Patch asks, "What happened to Marlena?" Kayla says, "She's been injected with paralyzing toxin." Marlena mumbles, "Stefanmp..."

Sami turns to EJ, "As soon as they find out what Stefano did to my mother I hope John kills him."

John says, "So it is to be." Stefano says, "Hello, John."

She Can Hike Her Skirt And Hit The Boulevard

Crack reporter Brad Baker confronts Bo about destroying evidence. Bo admits it and Roman hauls him off to jail.

The French police take Melanie to the station where her bimbo friend accuses her of stealing her bracelet. Max comes to Stephanie's rescue and they both end up behind bars.

Stefano vows all who have betrayed him will pay.

John crosses a name off of his enemies list.

Phillip admits to Morgan that he threatened Paul's life. Morgan nukes.

Marlena vegetates.

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EJ says, "Father, we're just trying to understand better so we can help." Stefano asks, "How can you help me now?"

Anna says, "I was really looking for Marlena but I couldn't find her so..." John interrupts, "Are you gonna tell me something about Stefano?" Anna says, "Yes, but I don't think you're going to like it."

Sami walks into Stefano's room, "OMG, it's true." Stefano says, "You don't seem happy."

A Liar And A Disgrace

Bo and Hope renew their wedding vows. A reporter shows up, but he isn't interested in the wedding.

Lexie wants to know what Tony and EJ know about Stefano. Tony and EJ discover each knows Stefano is awake.

John nearly suffocates Stefano.

A stalker attacks Marlena.

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Abe says, "There is no evidence, is there Bo?"

Tony says, "You have no idea what's happened since you've been incapacitated." Stefano says, "You'd be surprised. Now I'm going to make everyone else who betrayed me pay."

Marlena lies cold and dead on the floor.

His Black Heart

The DiMera clan gathers at the hospital for Stefano's back-from-deathwatch.

With help from the family, Bo orchestrates the preparations for a grand ceremony where he and Hope will renew their vows. Out back, Mickey and Doug try to figure out how to use charcoal, lighter fluid and matches to light the BBQ.

Stefano reveals to Tony and EJ that he is conscious and separately asks them to keep his secret.

John tells EJ Ava has flown the coop.

A stalker enters Marlena's apartment.

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Hope says to Bo, "I look into your eyes and I still see the man I fell helplessly in love with when I was just a girl."

Lexie says, "I want to know what is going on with the two of you, and I want to know now."

John smashes a pillow into Stefano's face.

Dracula Never Wakes Up In A Good Mood

Phillip releases himself from the hospital. Hope shows up to grill him and Morgan shows up to care for him.

John decides he's going to have to kill Stefano. Marlena gets on her moral high-horse.

Max and Melanie get to know each other a little bit. Melanie hits Trent up for money, before officers come in and drag her away.

Tony and EJ discuss what will happen if Stefano wakes up.

Marlena taunts Stefano.

Kayla tends to Stefano, but he wakes up anyway.

Ava leaves dear John a Dear John letter and rides off into the sunset.

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Chelsea says to Beardless Bo, "You just need to relax... decompress a little bit. Everything is going to go perfectly. Hope is gonna love this."

John says, "The time is near when you will have to make a choice." EJ nods.

Bo says, "The thing is, someone else knows I tampered with the evidence." Patch asks, "Who?"

Our Monthiversary

Nick has trouble making contact with Max. He hears more from Premiere Party Girl and decides it's time to leave the country.

Max pays Les off and tells Melanie he's her brother.

Tony, Lexie and EJ get the news that Stefano has had a seizure and may be coming out of his coma.

EJ gives Ava some bad news about her case. She and John have 'one for the road,' and Ava leaves.

Kate and Victor discuss the Hollingsworth case.

Morgan and Phillip get closer.

Bo and Hope resolve their differences. Hope vows to stand by Bo.

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Morgan says, "I released Henderson of his duties. I'm gonna be takin' care of you whether you like it or not." Phillip says, "I like it. I like it very much"

Melanie asks, "Why didn't my dad tell me about you? I'm gonna call him." Max yells, "No, you can't do that."

Marlena tells John, "I came to warn you. Stefano's had a seizure. He could be coming out of the coma."