Stefano settles in, Lexi stresses, EJ tells Nicole a strange truth!
In the park, Lexi plays with Theo as Abe arrives with coffee. He watches as Lexi becomes frustrated trying to teach him how the dump truck works. Abe warns her that she can't push it. She stands up and sighs. He urges her to slow down a little. She says she refuses to sit around and do nothing! Just then, Kayla and Patch arrive with the baby. Steve kneels down to interact with Theo. When Theo refuses to answer any of Steve's questions, Lexi becomes impatient. "Theo!" Kayla and Lexi step away and Lexi confides that she and Abe aren't seeing eye-to-eye about Theo. Kayla assures her that she's a good mother, but Lexi says, "Not anymore." She cries that she can't handle this. Kayla tells her it's even more difficult being a doctor and not being able to do anything. Lexi says she has other stress too - her father coming back and the ordeal at the hospital. She tells Kayla she would give anything for her little boy to be like everybody else! Kayla listens as Lexi expresses how overwhelmed she is with Theo's condition. Kayla urges her to stay happy and give Theo lots of love. Abe and Steve also compare notes too, and Steve makes a comment about how the kids will take care of themselves when they get older. Realizing his gaffe, Steve apologizes. Abe says no one should tip toe around the fact that Theo is autistic. He tells Steve how frustrated Lexi is that Theo will not show affection - it may never happen! As Lexi and Abe prepare to leave the park, Theo puts up a fuss. As people stare, they finally calm him down. Lexi is more stressed than ever, as she sits and imagines what it would be like if Theo were not autistic.
At the DiMera Mansion, there appears to be major construction going on. Tony seeks out Stefano who quite happily informs him that there is some reconstruction under way - a fresh start! A worker comes in with a giant portrait of Stefano and Tony looks beleaguered. Stefano remarks that he just wishes he could evict the freeloading tenants! E.J. walks in. "Sorry Father, that's not about to happen!" E.J. presents him with an injunction. "Neither Tony or I are going anywhere." E.J. informs him that they are reclaiming their birthright - the one he is destroying! Stefano laughs that the DiMera legacy is in very good hands. They want to know what he means by that, but Stefano is not forthcoming. When Stefano comments that he rules this family, E.J. retorts, Not anymore, you don't!" As Tony backs him up, Stefano expresses disgust in them. They need each other to function! Stefano asks to speak to Tony alone, telling him that they used to be of one mind. Tony says he has no intention of revisiting that time in his life! Tony says Stefano has taught him what not to be! Stefano shakes his head. Stefano takes Tony's words as a threat, and Tony walks out.
At the pub, Trent runs into Marlena. He reintroduces himself and asks her to have a drink. She rebuffs him and turns to see John. He questions her about leaving the house early that morning on her own. He wants her to stay again, but she refuses to stay in a house with Stefano. As he presses her, she shouts, "No!" Trent looks on, amused. She walks over and sits down with him. "I'll have that Mimosa!" John heads over to the bar where Nicole is sitting. He asks who Trent is and she says he's a jerk. John decided he does not like him! Nicole natters in John's ear, but he just stares at Marlena. At the table, Trent notes that the man at the bar seems jealous. She admits that they're married, but it's not working. Trent asks, "Then why does he keep looking over here?"
Nicole and John sit down at a table, and she urges him not to play hard to get. "If you love her, go tell her." She says she knows what it's like to be in love with someone you can't have - and he has a shot with her! John feels he should just go over and break Trent's arm. Nicole notes that he can't do that, even though the man Marlena is with deserves to die. John is upset to hear that Trent has a dark side. Marlena watches John out of the corner of her eye as Trent continues to charm her and they exchange small talk. Trent asks her out for dinner the next night. She turns him down, telling him that she is not comfortable with the way he treated his son. She tells him she loves Max. He says he regrets it, and asks her to reconsider dinner. She says she is married. As he leaves, he gives her his digits. "If you change your mind, let me know."
At the DiMera Mansion, E.J. walks in to see Stefano after Tony has left. Stefano says things are different with the two of them, but E.J. disagrees. "Whatever Tony said to you, goes double for me!" Stefano says he is so disappointed in him - of all his children, he is the one he felt closest to! E.J. notes that he kicked him out. E.J. likens Stefano to the devil, calling him a 'master of manipulation'. Stefano muses, "I guess I know where you stand." E.J. says he'll get everything he wants without Stefano's help! Stefano calls Tony into the room. He tells his sons to imagine the three of them working together - the possibilities are unlimited! He asks for their unwavering loyalty. Both of them decline. Stefano says, "You turn your back on me, on this family, and it's over! No more chances! You want to throw all that away?!" Tony answers, "Yes, we do Father." E.J. leaves and Stefano tells Tony that family has always been the most important thing to him - it's a shame he doesn't feel the same way. Tony leaves, and Stefano throws a family photo album in the trash!
Kayla arrives at the pub and embraces Marlena. She sits back down with Steve and they discuss the difficulties that Abe and Lexi are having over Theo. Steve says it doesn't seem like Lexi is handling it well, but Kayla says she'll be alright. Steve wonders if Theo might turn out to be one of the ones who doesn't have a severe case. Kayla says she hopes so, 'cause she doesn't know how much more Lexi can take! Marlena sits back down and John approaches. Coached by Nicole, he is prepared to tell her he loves her. Marlena, however, takes him off guard by saying she feels it is time to file papers for a divorce! John asks if that's what she really wants. She says she thinks they would both be happier. Steve watches them and asks Kayla if she thinks they are talking about Stefano. Steve reiterates that he is going to keep their child safe from Stefano no matter what!
Outside the pub, Nicole runs into E.J. He tells her that he isn't happy with the way things were left between them. He says he is sorry she saw him in a compromising position. She says that Sami is his kid's mother, of course he'd want to make things work with her. He says he doesn't know what's going to happen with Samantha, but when he was with her, he felt like he was cheating on Nicole! "Strange, that."
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