16-05-2025
Days of Our Lives Recap: Philip and Kevin Work Together to Steal Dr. Russell's Sepsis Drug
On today's Days of Our Lives recap:
Marlena and John's Penthouse: Marlena walks in and notes how good it smells. Tate says he's cooked dinner for Sophia's 18th birthday. Marlena thinks her grandson is very kind as he clearly wants to do right by Sophia. That being said, she thinks they should talk. She worries about Sophia still having feelings for him and cautions him to be careful as his kindness could be misleading. Unless, his feelings for her are the same.
Tate says he and Sophia are just friends because he still has feelings for Holly. That being said, he knows things will never work out for them. Marlena says you never know how things might one day work out and brings up her relationship with John.
Marlena decides it's time to tell Tate the truth about Johnny and the adoption. She says Johnny was having some feelings that were difficult to suppress and suggested he needs to take care of himself. Marlena worries Tate thinks she undermined the adoption process. Tate says he respects his grandmother's actions as she gave Johnny the correct advice as she always gives him. Tate notes he and Sophia will be going to an adoption agency on their own since she will be eighteen years old. Just then, Sophia arrives and is thrilled by Tate's actions. Marlena decides it's time to head to the office and wishes Sophia a happy birthday before leaving.
Tate and Sophia enjoy their dinner when he gets a wee bit queasy. He hopes he cooked the chicken appropriately which makes Sophia thinks he's trying to get out of their date to go to prom. Tate says she's being silly and gives her a flower to commemorate the night they missed. They acknowledge they are in the home stretch of the pregnancy and Tate asks what Mama Choi said when Sophia told her they are still putting the baby up for adoption. She says she hasn't told her but will do so very soon.
Titan/DiMera: Xander leaves Dr Frame a message and then speaks with Alex about buying University Hospital. Alex says he put in a good word with Kayla and Xander says he appreciates his good work. Alex talks about second chances and wonders if there is any way Xander might consider the same for Philip. He goes on to offer all kinds of suggestions, including how Victor would have wanted his family to work together. Xander just can't get over his brother's level of betrayal. Further, Xander doesn't trust himself with being around Philip for any length of time. Just then, Paulina arrives with 100% nut free chocolate cake. Xander tells her to cut the crap as he knows she is there to stop him from suing Chanel.
Paulina says what Chanel did was an honest mistake and doesn't need to inflict a monetary punishment on her. Xander says Sweet Bits needs to be shut down as it's not the first time those treats have caused chaos. Xander follows up with talking about his bid to buy the hospital and how Abe's board vote could help him immensely. Paulina gets it but notes his DiMera connection via Theo. Paulina says giving Theo a job at Titan/DiMera could totally sway the vote as Abe has been trying to get his son to move home for a long time. Xander plays along and thinks Theo could have a pivotal role at the company. They both decide to do their due diligence as Paulina makes her exit.
Salem Inn – Philip's Room: Philip calls Kevin who is about to try and steal the Sepsis drug from Dr Russell's lab. He gives him the go ahead but says to protect himself.
University Hospital – Kayla's Office: Stephanie arrives to see her mother. She says Alex and Jada are out of the house and asks her mother to grab dinner and drinks. Kayla turns her down and Stephanie says she will try her father. Kayla says no and Stephanie assumes he is on a case and says she's a bit on edge. Stephanie admits she had an ulterior motive for asking her mother to dinner and goes into putting a good word in for Titan buying the hospital. Just then, Stephanie gets a text from Alex to meet up at Small Bar. Kayla tells her to head out and notes Paulina is throwing a small fundraiser there tomorrow. Stephanie promises to check but before she leaves she asks how she and Alex are doing. Stephanie admits it was a difficult time but they are currently doing quite well.
Random Alley: Shawn Douglas and Steve are discussing trying to steal the Sepsis drug. They look at the feed from the lab and Steve explains how he will edit it to erase their presence. Shawn Douglas says they can be quick to get in and get out.
Dr Russell's Lab: Kevin enters the lab whilst staying on the phone with Philip. Kevin says there is a hiccup as there isn't a singular dose and he needs to separate things out. He says he will contact Philip when he's done.
Outside the lab, Steve and Shawn Douglas are making their plan to break in. They arrive in the lab to find the Sepsis drug gone. Steve says someone was in the lab. Shawn D follows up and says that person clearly took what they were looking for. Shawn D freaks out but Steve says they have to go right now!
Random Alley: Kevin escapes with all the samples. Kevin doesn't know what to do and calls Philip.
Small Bar: Stephanie arrives to meet Alex who already ordered drinks. She ribs him asking how he is handling two dates in one night. He tells her a bit about the date with Gabi but thinks she didn't feel like she got her money's worth. Stephanie is glad his date ended early and says she greased the wheels with her mother. She goes on to say Kayla thinks it will come down to how Xander and EJ present in front of the board. He goes on to talk about her book and how he wants it published. She gets tickled and says it's nowhere near in a place for public consumption.
Stephanie can't believe Alex found an editor. She is still hesitant but he says he wants to support her in the pursuit of her passion.
University Hospital – Kayla's Office: Marlena arrives, and they both ask why the other is around so late. Kayla tries to send Marlena to a movie but she says she just can't concentrate. Kayla agrees they both have their minds of their husbands. Marlena takes a seat and asks what's up with Steve. Kayla explains a bit about what's going on and they relate to each other because neither of them feels as if they are in control of anything. They discuss their amazing husbands before complimenting each other on how they support everything. With that, Marlena decides to head out and hopes Kayla will get some rest.
Horton Square: Philip runs into Xander who is on the way to see Sarah. As Xander tries to leave, Philip says he misses working with is brother and reminds him what great partners they were. Philip says he loved spending time with Xander as he started seeing him as a brother. Xander isn't buying what he is selling as his 'brother' completely betrayed him. Philip asks Xander to give Sarah his best before quickly making his exit.
Endings
Tate brings out a cake and sings Happy Birthday to Sophia. Afterwards, he begins to get sick, and she says he is burning up. Tate takes his temp which is 102.4. He doesn't want to risk her getting sick and she says she is good to drive herself home. Tate heads to his bedroom and Sophia sits down with her cake and blows out her candles all alone.
Stephanie tells Alex that Jada is out for the night and thinks they can do more recreating of scenes from her dirty book. It takes oh so little convincing for Alex to call for the check.
Marlena returns and finds Sophia by herself. She tells her about Tate's illness and Marlena quickly ushers her out the door. Just then, Marlena gets a call from Shane. She begins to cry as she learns they are closing in on John's location.
Steve and Shawn Douglas arrive at Kayla's office but say their mission was a bust because someone else took the drug.
Xander gets a call from Dr Frame and learns he already spoke to Philip.
Kevin tells Philip he took the entire batch of the Sepsis drug as he was about to be caught. Philip thinks he can pull one dose form what he took and return the remainder of the batch. Kevin is on board but then gets a text from Dr Russell who says he is heading back from the conference ASAP.
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