Days of Our Lives Recap: Kate and Roman Reveal Their Secrets and Lies

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16-05-2025

On today's Days of Our Lives recap:
Brady Pub: Outside, Philip runs into Belle. She notes his good mood, and he says he's found a way to fix his situation with Xander. He tells her about the hospital purchase and how he learned there is more to the deal than meets the eye. Belle realizes Philip is going to try to help Xander without him knowing. With that, Belle exits.
University Hospital – Kayla's Office: EJ arrives and asks about Xander wanting to buy the hospital. He wants to make his pitch first, saying he went over her head to secure a meeting.
University Hospital – Sarah's Room: Sarah awakens to find Xander at her bedside. She says they need to have a chat about how he spoke to Felicity. He knows he owes her an apology. Sarah agrees and says he owes Cat an explanation, as well.
Kayla arrives and asks Sarah how she's feeling. She asks her boss if she can leave early but is denied. Sarah asks Xander to head over to her office and grab her tablet. With that, he exits.
Kayla says she's excited Xander is going to make a bid to buy the hospital, which stuns Sarah. Kayla says it's not a done deal as EJ is also making a bid. Sarah is clearly not thrilled to learn this information second hand. Kayla says she will work overtime to make sure Xander wins.
Salem Inn – Johnny's Room: Paulina arrives and is happy Johnny and Chanel have reunited. However, before he moves home, they need to chat. Paulina knows Johnny loves and respect her daughter. That being said, it's hard for her to ignore how he hurt Chanel. If he hurts her again, his bridges are burned.
Johnny tells Paulina he is trying to work on himself and mentions his upcoming therapy appointment and his new job with Titan/DiMera. He is trying to become more stable without actually working at his family's company. Paulina thinks the main reason he took the job was to stick it to EJ. Johnny admits Paulina is on target and it was satisfying to tell him about it. Paulina gets it but warns him the best revenge against your enemy is to not become just like them. Johnny thinks it might be a little late for that one.
Paulina questions Johnny and he says he would never do the things his father did. That being said, he has been selfish and hurt the people he loves. Paulina notes Chanel has been worried he might have been the one who shot his father. Johnny knows but says he didn't do it.
Brady Pub – Apartment: Roman tells Kate the night of the shooting he and Johnny were talking about EJ. For some reason, he mentioned the gun in the lockbox. Kate realizes the implications and wonders if Johnny took the gun and shot EJ. Roman says he hopped in his car and went to the DiMera estate. When Roman was ready to ring the doorbell, he saw his gun by a planter. He heard sirens approaching, grabbed the gun and made his exit. When he returned to the pub, he cleaned the gun and moved the lockbox. Kate says they still can't be certain Johnny is guilty since he was never confronted.
Roman agrees with Kate but his gut tells him his grandson is innocent. Kate reminds Roman about Samantha Gene's suspicions, but he says he never told her about the gun. Kate asks if Roman is going to talk to his grandson and he says he will not be having a conversation with Johnny. He asks her not to say anything to anyone and Kate agrees.
Kate says there is something she needs to get off her chest and tells him all about Victor's forged letter and the fallout. She tells him about the others who know and asks if he will stay quiet. Roman agrees and she apologizes for keeping the truth a secret. Roman says he wants them to share everything and Kate agrees.
Horton Square: Cat and EJ run into each other, and she asks to have a chat. Cat asks why he bid on her for the auction. EJ says he wanted to go out with someone who didn't hate him which eliminated most everyone else. He makes a sarcastic note about their earlier connection which makes Cat want to leave. EJ apologizes and Cat sits back down. She knows what she did was unforgivable. He notes Chad forgave her and says he hopes they have a great time on their date.
EJ tells Cat how much he loves his brother and hopes to be able to repay him saving his life. Cat chuckles and says there are so many stories around town about EJ which makes his gentle nature surprising to her. She thinks maybe he has some redeeming qualities (C'mon chemistry!).
DiMera Mansion – Living Room: EJ hobbles in to find Belle on the sofa. He tells her about making the bid to buy University Hospital but says Kayla turned down his initial offer. He says his main intention is to help the institution that saved his life (LIES). She pushes for more details and EJ says he went over her head to the board. EJ is worried as Xander has also put in a bid. He needs Belle to help him secure a victory.
EJ asks Belle to get all kinds of charming with the Board of Directors, starting with Brady. Belle isn't so certain it will work but agrees to try. With that, they kiss. Belle says she will still talk to Johnny, but EJ says they got into it earlier today and his son still wishes him dead. In addition, he's taking a job with Xander to spite him.
University Hospital – Lobby: Xander runs into Cat and apologizes for how he spoke to Felicity. He asks her to speak with her sister, but Cat says that's his responsibility and he agrees. Cat says Xander doesn't understand how badly his words hurt her sister. He agrees and promises to do his best to make it up to Felicity. Cat hopes so as word has gotten out about him buying the hospital and it needs kindness and compassion to recover. Xander turns on Cat asking if those are the qualities she displayed when she pretended to be Abigail. Cat agrees what she did was awful and she is trying so hard to make amends and hope he does the same.
Brady Pub: Roman and Kate run into Philip. He wants to talk to his mother and Roman makes himself scarce. Philip asks Kate if she can go to the board and get them to accept Xander's offer. He thinks it will help him reconnect with his brother. Kate agrees and they talk about EJ's bid and how he has scheduled a sit down with the board. Kate says if the board doesn't accept EJ's offer on the spot, it will disappear. She doesn't understand why anyone is making an offer as it's not financially prudent. Philip says he did a little digging and figured out there's a connection to a sepsis drug being developed at the hospital. Kate gets it and remembers sepsis is what Bo is dealing with, as well.
Kate wants Philip to be successful but notes he doesn't know anything about pharmaceuticals. Philip reminds her of his childhood friend Kevin Lambert. She vaguely remembers and he says he just moved back to town and reached out for a job. Just then, Roman returns and says he needs Kate's help with a delivery order. She wishes Philip luck and says she will work on the board. After they leave, Philip looks up Kevin and realizes he is currently working in Dr Russell's lab.
University Hospital – Sarah's Room: Xander returns with Sarah's laptop, and she asks why he didn't inform her about his offer to buy the hospital. Xander says he didn't want to jinx the deal. He lies a bit and says his motivation is solely to save Sarah's job. She wonders if it makes financial sense and Xander says it's the right move for the company. He says he intends to best EJ and come out the victor.
Endings
Cat gets a call from someone saying she got all ten of their messages. She says she is not interested and tells the person to stop calling her.
Paulina begs Johnny to tell her the truth. He says he has wished his father dead but did not shoot him. She says she believes him and decides to let him get back to his packing. With that, they embrace but neither seems certain of their discussion.
Belle tells EJ she doesn't think he is evil which relieves him. That being said, she doesn't think he is a total saint, but Belle does think EJ has changed. She hopes his physical and emotional recovery continues. EJ says, no matter what happens, his feelings for her will never change. With that, they kiss.
Sarah and Xander finish up a call with Victoria. She notes how time is flying by with their daughter. Xander thinks maybe they should give Victoria a little brother or sister.
Philip calls Kevin and says he would love to meet up.
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