'That was a joke, you know - there's no cybercrime necessary,' Johnny tried to backpedal, but Wendy never agreed. 'Maybe, as a thank-you, you could use your hacking magic and double their Wi-Fi speed,' Johnny suggested, exciting Wendy.

'Hope' fired Rafe.Johnny tracked down Wendy at the town square and offered up the Horton apartment as a temporary shelter, explaining that Allie lived there with a young boy and often had a girlfriend over but still had room on the couch for a sibling's new friend. Rafe confided in Roman about Hope's strange behavior. Xander failed to convince Victor that Ciara was still with Ben. Steve told Kayla that he was in love with another woman. 'Steve' convinced John and Marlena to let him stay with them in the penthouse. Gina and Stefano went to the New Year's Eve party as 'Hope' and 'Steve.' Kristen told Brady that she wanted him back, but he rejected Kristen after she attacked Nicole. Gina altered evidence from the loft to protect Stefano, but Rafe discovered Hope's fingerprints on the tiara. Marlena warned 'Hope' to stop hitting on John. Hattie struggled to keep 'Steve's' secret. Gabi warned Lani not to say anything to Eli. Gabi suspected that Chad or Abigail had thrown a potted plant through the Gabi Chic window, but it was Lani that was caught on camera. Stefano placed a brooch in Marlena's purse, and she turned it over to the police. Brady and Nicole decided not to sleep together and to instead remain friends. Kristen vowed to win back Brady after she saw him kiss Nicole.

Gina had arranged to send Marlena out of town, and she had moved into the penthouse to get closer to John. Gabi accidentally set off Julie's pacemaker, but Julie survived. Lani and Kristen prepared to take their vows as nuns. Eli had taken over as head of security of DiMera and as Gabi's boyfriend. Nicole worked with Brady at Basic Black, and she struggled with the guilt of keeping Eric from the truth about his baby. Xander had claimed to be the father of Sarah's baby, and Sarah went along with the lie to keep Eric from the truth. Eve was in prison for pushing Jennifer off the balcony after Rolf had doctored the surveillance footage. Ben was in prison for murdering Jordan, and he plotted with Ciara to prove that Victor was the real culprit. Abigail and Chad had returned to town, and Chad told Abigail that he was in contact with Stefano. In the past year, Kristen had killed Haley, which had sent J.J. One year in the future, Jennifer awoke from her coma.

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