Marlena and John’s Penthouse: Marlena is on the sofa and thinks back to her dreams of being Stefano’s queen of the night. She is staring at pictures of her and John when Brady and Rachel return from the movies.

Marlena asks if she and her granddaughter can have a girl’s night and Brady makes himself scarce. Once alone, Marlena says she has something important to talk to her granddaughter about. Rachel knows her grandmother wants to talk about Johnny’s trial and Marlena tells her how important it is for her to tell the truth. Rachel notes her Uncle EJ wants her to lie but she knows she shouldn’t listen to him. Marlena tells Rachel to tell the truth and all will be good.

Rachel wonders, if Johnny didn’t shoot Uncle EJ, who did? Marlena doesn’t know but asks her granddaughter if there is anything she saw that night she hasn’t told anyone. Rachel says she doesn’t remember anything else from that night. Marlena says she is so sorry for everything and promises it will all turn out ok.

Rachel worries if she tells the truth, Uncle EJ will hurt her Grandma Rachel. Marlena promises not to let anyone she loves be hurt. They both call the other fierce when Marlena gets a surprising call.

University Hospital – Lobby: Xander says goodbye to Sarah and Victoria, and they give each other a longing stare.

Sarah calls EJ and reports about the elevator outage. EJ can’t imagine what he’s supposed to do about it. Sarah says it’s his hospital and needs to tend to it. EJ can’t be bothered until tomorrow and Sarah can’t believe this is where they are.

DiMera Mansion: EJ calls to check in on Sydney (please cast Sydney… Avery Pohl, possibly?) when Gwen arrives on the scene. She says she had no clue Susan could speak to the dead. EJ thinks she better hope his mother can’t really speak to the dead because Stefano wouldn’t be terribly happy with her living in his home.

After EJ hangs up with Sarah, Rita walks in saying she told him nickel and diming the hospital was going to piss folks off. She continues to berate him and then hands him the latest budget reports. EJ has a non-work-related question about his father. Rita says she misses Stefano’s charm and quick wit. In fact, she feels his presence in this room so strongly. Her words strike him, and he asks Rita if she believes his father is truly gone.

Rita thinks he’s being silly as of course Stefano is dead. He explains about Susan feeling his presence and thinks he’s still alive. As they didn’t find the body… Rita can only say what Dr Rolf told her. Stefano survived Hope’s bullet but died many years later in hiding. EJ heard the same story but wonders why his father never said goodbye nor came home. Rita says everyone has to die, even Stefano DiMera.

Rita goes back to challenging EJ about pinching pennies at the hospital. He says he has a grand plan for the hospital that is yet to be revealed. She reminds him again about the elevator when EJ gets a call back from Sydney.

University Hospital – Elevator: Chad and Cat are stuck. Chad begins to scream as he doesn’t do well in small spaces. Cat thinks no one will be coming to get them any time soon as visiting hours are over, shift change is over, and the elevator has been janky all week (These two are simply adorable).

Chad tries to jump up to the top to get out the top when Cat says it’s an exercise in futility. She goes through all the reasons why his quest won’t work. They take a seat, and Chad tries his best to harness his chi.

Cat asks Chad about his testimony, and he says EJ thanked him for his testimony on the stand. They go back and forth until Chad tells Cat about Susan and how she believes Stefano is alive.

They chat a bit more about Stefano and Chad says, if he was alive, Stefano would have reached out to his family. Cat asks if they were close and Chad continues her history lesson of the DiMera family.

Cat and Chad get all kinds of adorable with each other when she admits she’s glad not to be stuck in the elevator alone.

The Bistro: Xander is chowing down when Gwen wanders up and joins him without an invitation. Gwen is a wee hurt when it appears Xander isn’t enjoying their time together. She directly asks about him ditching her a few nights prior. Xander says Sarah doesn’t give much of a damn what he does these days and mentions their impending separation.

Gwen remembers how she and Xander had a whole lot of fun being naughty back in the day. She hates to see her ex moping around like a sad sack. Xander is done with the conversation and quickly makes his exit.

Horton Square: A winded Sarah arrives and runs into Brady saying she had to carry Victoria down six flights of stairs because of the bum elevators. They get a wee adorable as they go back and forth and Brady thinks she deserves a reward. They agree to go have a drink together. Sarah orders a mocktail but says it’s not because of Brady. They snark a bit about Xander keeping her from going to the Bahamas. Sarah can’t complain because Xander has been somewhat lovely to her recently. They both agree co-parenting with someone with whom you are at odds is a nightmare. She doesn’t want to make the same mistake with Victoria that Brady told her he and Kristen made with Rachel.

Brady and Sarah grab some beverages and chat about their relationships. Sarah notes next week is her one-year wedding anniversary. She tears up when she says they were talking about having a second child but it wasn’t meant to be.

Days of Our Lives Recap: Rafe Gives Cat a DiMera Family History Lesson

Endings

Cat says she and Chad have been stuck for over an hour. She decides she wants to take a little nap but is a wee chilly. Chad takes off his jacket and Cat wraps it around her shoulders.

Sarah decides it’s time to get Victoria home and Brady apologizes for being a bit of a downer about her marriage to Xander. They share an embrace just in time for Xander and Gwen to see.

Sydney tells EJ about her surgery. She says something about Samantha Gene before they hang up. Rita inquires and EJ says he got some interesting news about Sami.

Marlena tells Rachel she was talking to Samantha Gene who is coming home the next day.