A Fantasy Candy-Coated Future

EJ and Sami agree not to tell Rafe about the new ransom note.

Maggie lectures Carly for what she has done to Melanie.

Daniel almost tells Melanie she's his daughter, but cops out.

Maggie continues to have health problems.

Daniel is still furious with Carly for keeping the big secret from him.

Arianna tells Rafe to cut EJ some slack.

Melanie tells Arianna she's glad finally to be part of a family.

Anna worries that EJ's plan is going to have a bad ending.

Instead of the full-blown family ceremony, Rafe conducts a mini-ceremony for Sydney.

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Arianna asks Brady, "When are you going to realize that she will never be out of your life."

EJ yells at Anna, "I would like my children to grow up as one family."

Rafe asks Sami, "So what did he say to you?"

Let Mr. FBI Take Elvis Down

Vivian attempts to kill Melanie, but has second thoughts. Melanie asks Vivian to kill her.

Bo and Hope grill Gus, and then rush to Melanie's hospital room.

EJ says Stefano is dead to him. Stefano decides to let the FBI take EJ down.

Carly tells Daniel he is Melanie's father. Daniel blows his fatherly stack.

Carly asks Bo to come and be with her. Hope contemplates the joy that a double funeral would bring.

Vivian tells ghostly Lawrence she couldn't kill Melanie.

Rafe and Sami set up a family memorial for Sydney. EJ joins them, but stops it because of a new development.

EJ tells Sami he thinks Sydney is alive and says he's received a new ransom note.

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Daniel asks Melanie, "Can I say something to you."

Rafe tells Arianna, "The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that EJ is up to something."

Sami tells EJ, "He deserves to know the truth."

Melanie's Father

Bo tells Hope he loves Carly, but they put their personal differences aside to work together on Melanie's shooting.

Chloe worries that her relationship with Daniel has become strained.

Maggie counsels Melanie.

Victor and Stefano vow the person who kidnapped Sydney will die.

EJ finds Sami and Rafe in bed and comes totally unglued.

Will refuses to believe Sydney is dead.

Rafe asks Stefano if he thinks EJ has been behaving strangely.

Vivian sneaks past the guard and prepares to kill Melanie.

Carly drops the big bomb on Daniel... that he's Melanie's father.

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Carly says, "I couldn't tell you." Daniel says, "You couldn't? Well why in the hell does that not surprise me?"

Vivian moans, "Oh, God... oh, God..."

Victor shouts at Phillip, "You wanna make sure somebody gets punished... she's your target."

Bad Vibrations

Carly tells Melanie Trent isn't her real father.

Sami discovers Rafe crying over the loss of Sydney.

Victor tells Hope protecting her won't get Carly out of Bo's bed.

Stefano gets the bad news about Sydney's "death" and vows to get back at EJ. Kate comforts him.

EJ tells Anna the time has come to leave town with Sydney and Johnny.

Before leaving town, EJ goes to Sami's apartment and finds her in bed with Rafe.

Phillip lectures Bo for not telling him Carly is Melanie's mother.

Hope accuses Bo of being in love with Carly.

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Victor says, "Death to whomever did this." Stefano repeats, "Death..."

Melanie screams, "Carly, leave me alone!"

Vivian says, "Melanie Layton Kiriakis will die tonight."

The Three Stooges On Crack

Melanie wakes up and comes unglued when she finds Carly in her room.

EJ spreads the word that Sydney is dead. He asks Brady to break the news to Nicole.

Arianna tells Brady that Sami isn't being fair with Rafe.

Bo questions Victor about his role in Melanie's shooting.

Phillip gives Vivian both barrels, plus a fireplace poker. He goes to the hospital upon hearing the news that Melanie is awake.

Abe thinks Bo is mishandling Carly's case because he's personally involved. Ya think?

Victor tells Vivian she'd better tow the line or she'll go to jail.

Daniel stops Phillip from going into Melanie's room while Carly is in there.

Carly tells Melanie she is her mother.

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EJ screams at Rafe, "What are you going to do? Are you going to bring Sydney back?"

Bo tells Vivian, "Carly's on the street right now."

Melanie yells at Carly, "Get out of here!"

Hey Chloe You're Nuts — You Should See A Shrink

Nathan and Stephanie play in their Romper Room Hideaway unaware that Melanie's life hangs by a thread.

Daniel arranges for Chloe to see a therapist.

Hope checks herself out of the hospital.

Bo scratches his life savings together to pay Carly's bail. That doesn't exactly thrill Hope.

A fools parade shuffles through Melanie's room spewing platitudes.

Daniel catches Carly sneaking into Melanie's hospital room. She talks him in to letting her see Melanie.

Justin tells Phillip Vivian tried to kill Melanie and Victor knew about it.

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The Black Widow

Forensics reports the blood on the clothes found in the river is Sydney's. Sami nukes.

EJ tells Anna he's taking Sydney to have a new life with her brother.

Sami turns her wrath back on Rafe and blames him for the ransom SNAFU. She calls Lucas and asks him to come to the pub to be with her.

Abe arrests Vivian for attempted murder. Bo arrests Carly.

Lawrence's ghost taunts Carly.

Melanie makes it through surgery. Phillip begs her to fight.

Kate blames Victor for what happened to Melanie.

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In lieu of show previews today, we have a tribute to Frances Reid.