The BEST episodes of Days of our Lives season 47
Every episode of Days of our Lives season 47, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Days of our Lives season 47!
"Like sands through the hourglass... so are the Days of our Lives." These words, spoken by late cast member Macdonald Carey, open every episode of this daytime drama, chronicaling the trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.
#1 - Ep. #11881
Season 47 - Episode 171 - Aired 7/10/2012
Hayes tells the man that even though E.J. failed the test it won't be admissible in court. Daniel takes Nicole back to her hotel room where they begin kissing passionately. Will tells Roman that why would E.J. be guilty if he came in voluntarily for a polygraph. Lucas grabs the phone from Sami while she is talking business, and presents her with a bracelet that belonged to Alice and instructed him to give it to her. E.J. tells Will that if the media gets a hold of this it destroy his life as mayor of Salem, Will asks E.J. if he really did kill Stefano. Roman asks Rafe if thinks that E.J. isn't the killer, Agent Spencer says it is gonna take more then just a hunch. Daniel discusses with Nicole about their relationship, and where he stands with her. Sami runs into E.J. while in the town square and asks what's bothering. Will assures Lucas that he and E.J. have an understanding and isn't going to use his past actions against him. The mystery man is shown taking the leather gloves that he saw E.J. throw in a dumpster.
#2 - Ep. #11866
Season 47 - Episode 156 - Aired 6/19/2012
Billie tells Rafe that Will isn't the one that shot Stefano, E.J. is. Gabi offers to help Chad pick out an apology gift for Melanie. Justin tells Sami that bringing in Carrie was his idea Lexie tells Abe she is not up to have dinner out tonight, so he arranges something in their back yard. Will tells E.J. he's not leaving til he answers his question. Melanie feels that she is being followed and is confronted in an alley by Andrew in disguise, but are almost discovered by Chad and Gabi. Sami accuses Carrie of knowing that Rafe was leading the investigation instead of Roman. Andrew takes Melanie back to his secret place, she then wakes up trying to figure out where she is. Chad calls and apologizes to Will for going off on him for accusing him for killing his father. Neil comes in and provides Rafe with an ironclad alibi he was with him the night Stefano died. Abe holds Lexie, and sees that she quietly passed away in his arms.
#3 - Ep. #11867
Season 47 - Episode 157 - Aired 6/20/2012
Hope and Bo look at Theo playing with Ciara thinking he's not ready to say goodbye to Lexie. E.J. tries to persuade Will to come forward and tell the truth to where he was the night Stefano was murdered. Gabi tells Andrew the good news that Melanie has taken off after her fight with Chad. Roman tells Neil he doesn't believe that Will spend the night with him at a gay bar, and Sami steps in saying she knows what he's talking about. Theo tells Hope that he felt his mother go to heaven and she goes out back seeing Abe holding Lexie and sobbing. Melanie makes an attempt to escape. Hope calls E.J. and breaks the news to him of Lexie's passing. Bo tells Abe that Lexie let go knowing that he and Theo will be alright. Will takes E.J.'s advice and confesses where he was the night of Stefano's murder. Sami watches with proud as Will tells Roman that he's gay, Carrie then says because of Will's alibi the charges against him have been dropped. Andrew takes Gabi to his place as Melanie tries to pick the lock with her hair pin .
#4 - Ep. #11868
Season 47 - Episode 158 - Aired 6/21/2012
Will tells Sonny that Roman didn't take kindly to finding out he was gay. John and Marlena offer Abe what they can do for him. Celeste tells Cameron he knows that Abigail is the reason he is staying in Salem. Chad tells Abigail about his and Melanie's fight and regretting the things he said to her. Lucas tells Sami he's relieved that the charges were dropped against their son, but explains how he was cleared after his alibi on a date with a guy. Andrew sees the knob turning and manages to get Gabi to leave so he can put his mask on so Melanie can't recognize him. Abe tells John that when Lexie was held captive the toxic gas caused her tumor. Marlena calls Chad and let's him know that Lexie has died. Andrew drags Melanie back into the room saying she's gonna be here for a long time. Theo asks Abe what they're gonna do now that his mom is gone.Sami tells Will how proud she is of him and they share a tender moment.
#5 - Ep. #11869
Season 47 - Episode 159 - Aired 6/22/2012
Nicole offers her condolences to Daniel who is grieving for Lexie, but he says if her act ended before or after they kissed. Agent Spencer arrives saying he wants to take over the Stefano DiMera investigation. Will sees the headline of him being cleared cause of his male companion, E.J. thinks he should be grateful since he's not being charged with murder. Kate issues a warning to Carrie what would happen if she cheats on Austin with Rafe. E.J. gets an unexpected visit from Rafe, Roman and Agent Spencer, he then sees the crime scene photos for the first time. Will sets his eye on a piece of paper that which fell out of E.J.'s pocket and thinks about picking it up. Carrie informs Kate that her marriage to Austin is none of her business.
#6 - Ep. #11870
Season 47 - Episode 160 - Aired 6/25/2012
E.J. gets the paper away from Will before he gets a chance to read it. Lucas tells Sami she did everything right and stood up for Will last night to Roman. Daniel comes back to find Nicole waiting for him in his office. Will spots an article about him in the Salem Spectator and finds everyone looking at him thinking coming out was a mistake. Ciara expresses her concerns when Hope moves to go in the kitchen worrying she won't come back like Theo's mom did. Lucas and Sami read the article and set off to find Will. E.J. tells Stefano's lawyer the original will is gonna be the one used to settle the estate, and his paternity is to be kept a secret. Sonny tells Will to stay away from the DiMera's after learning of his plan to bring down. Daniel and Nicole get intimate.
#7 - Ep. #11871
Season 47 - Episode 161 - Aired 6/26/2012
Rafe asks Nicole if she knows who switched the DNA samples. Sami and Lucas approach Will after hearing he's working for E.J. yet again. Agent Spencer asks E.J. if he's ready to co-operate with the Salem P.D. Nicole follows E.J. out of the pub and offers her condolences regarding Lexie passing away. Nicole goes against Rafe's advice. Sami confronts E.J. about his latest attempt to have blackmail Will so he would keep working for him. Lucas asks Sonny for advice in how to deal with Will's sexuality, and asks if he in fact has feelings for his son.Rafe suggests to Agent Spencer to get a warrant to search E.J.'s apartment. Lucas sees that Sami went to see E.J. when she promised she wouldn't.
#8 - Ep. #11872
Season 47 - Episode 162 - Aired 6/27/2012
Melanie tries to get through to her captor by asking what he wants. Gabi grabs Chad's phone before he has a chance at contacting Carly to see if she's spoken to Melanie. E.J. asks Nicole why she came by to see him. Rafe and Carrie both agree that they need to work together professionally. Madison sees that Brady is so energetic and asks what is wrong with him. Kate asks Ian if he's the reason that Brady is acting the way he is. Nicole takes an opportunity to search for information at E.J.'s apartment. Melanie pleads with her kidnapper to let her talk with Chad, but he refuses. Brady goes to confront Ian after Madison tells him the test he had run came back positive. E.J. gives Chad some advice which he takes and vows to be a better brother to him, but not a part of the business. Andrew takes off his mask as he meets Gabi and asks him to be her stalker again so Chad will fall in love with her. Nicole comes across something while going through E.J.'s desk. Melanie knocks out Andrew and works to escape.
#9 - Ep. #11873
Season 47 - Episode 163 - Aired 6/28/2012
Abe tells Marlena he can't go through with it, and isn't ready to say goodbye to Lexie. Roman tells Rafe and Agent Spencer he should have a warrant for E.J.'s place soon. Nicole quickly hides the box of bullets before E.J. can see it. Ian shoots down Brady's accusation of drugging him. Agent Spencer points the finger at Marlena and brings up that she put Stefano in a coma a few years ago. Kayla gives Abe a present from Lexie. E.J. asks Nicole to just admit that the baby is his and they can have the family they were destined to have. Abe asks everyone to stay and watch as he watches a video that Lexie made for him. Nicole hands over a box of bullets, but Roman says if she obtained illegally they can't be used as evidence.
#10 - Ep. #11874
Season 47 - Episode 164 - Aired 6/29/2012
Kayla receives a text from Steve offering his condolences for Lexie, and she admits to Jennifer that her marriage is over, Bo then overhears and says his sister deserves better then this. E.J. tells Johnny and Sydney that Lexie won't be coming at all and is with their grandfather. Abe thinks that they should have a tribute to Lexie so Cameron as well as Chad can see what kind of a person they're sister was. Sami comforts E.J. as they recall some fond memories of his sister. Nicole and Daniel grow closer while at dinner together. Abigail thinks it's not like her to call any of her family, she then sees Gabi dancing with Chad. E.J. asks Celeste if his fathers killer is ever going to be caught.
#11 - Ep. #11875
Season 47 - Episode 165 - Aired 7/2/2012
Agent Spencer and Rafe head to the DiMera mansion to further question E.J. Sonny tells Will that everyone is beginning to think that E.J. is the one that killed Stefano, and maybe he believes it too. Sami is furious when she learns that Carrie is pregnant and asks why she didn't want her to know. Rafe asks E.J. to take a lie detector test to prove his innocence, he asks E.J. if he in fact owns a gun. Brian asks Will if he wasn't charged with murder would've he had still reveal that he is gay. Marlena lays into Sami for abruptly treating Carrie badly when it's her life that falling apart. Brian asks Sonny if he wants to be more then friends with Will. Will goes through a drawer and finds the letter Alice wrote to Stefano saying E.J. isn't his son. Sami goes to Rafe asking him how long he knew that Carrie was pregnant.
#12 - Ep. #11876
Season 47 - Episode 166 - Aired 7/3/2012
Will quickly hides the letter as E.J. comes into the room, and sends him on an errand. Carrie tells Austin the reason she didn't tell Sami is that she would assume that it could be Rafe's. Nicole thanks Daniel for allowing her to spend the night. E.J. walks in and misinterprets Rafe's words about getting someone pregnant, when in fact he meant Carrie not Nicole, he then tells Rafe he is refusing to take a lie detector test. Will is in a good mood causing concern for Sonny. E.J. gets word that Will has not done what he was supposed to do. Carrie and Austin look at the photo of their baby. Sami tells Rafe that E.J. is making do things for him while he's in his employment. Will explains to E.J. he will be calling the shots from now on and that he knows the truth about him not being a DiMera.
#13 - Ep. #11877
Season 47 - Episode 167 - Aired 7/4/2012
E.J. denies Will's claim until he points out about the letter that Alice had written. Chad tells Gabi he was suppose to sit and watch the fireworks with Melanie. Melanie reads a newspaper headline about Lexie's death, and pleads with her kidnapper to let her go and be with Chad. Carrie tells Rafe the only way that Sami layed into both of them was just to hurt them. Melanie is clorophormed by Andrew and has a brief dream of Chad coming to rescue her. Will tells E.J. that he has leverage over him, and he's the one who taught him that and makes a suggestion to run Stefano's company as a way of getting back at him for disowning him. Carrie tells Rafe she was at the hospital and that she and Austin heard the baby's heartbeat and thinks she can't do this with him anymore. Gabi goes and meets up with Andrew and finds out he's been holding Melanie against her will.
#14 - Ep. #11878
Season 47 - Episode 168 - Aired 7/5/2012
Abe asks Kayla to stay and keep him company for a while. Andrew lets Gabi know that if he gets caught and what Chad will say when he finds out she came between him and Melanie. Cameron gives Theo a bit of hope after saying he doesn't want to go home cause his mother isn't there. Kate asks Ian to come clean to her about his part in drugging Brady. Madison tries to get Brady to allow her to help him. Abigail tells Kayla that the mistakes she has made is gonna interfere in her relationship with Cameron, Kayla asks her to tell him how she feels. Gabi is faced with an impossible decision as Andrew assures her that in time he will release Melanie and by then it will be too late for her and Chad. Brady believes Ian is the source of his troubles. Cameron gets some good news, but Abigail hears that he has to leave for Chicago, but is relieved that it's for a training seminar cause his job is here in Salem. Brady meets up with someone in the town square and purchases some drugs hoping to frame Ian, but is unaware that he was photographed.
#15 - Ep. #11879
Season 47 - Episode 169 - Aired 7/6/2012
Carrie struggles to keep her mind off of Rafe. Madison tries to get ahold of Brady to apologize for yesterday. Rafe comes knocking on Nicole's door and she quickly answers the door to keep him from seeing Daniel. Brady knocks the drugs off the table after deciding he doesn't want to do it and gets rid of them. Will tells E.J. to go in and take the polygraph test in order to eliminate him as a suspect. Madison goes to Maggie hoping she has heard from Brady. Daniel tells Nicole that things between them were fine up until the moment Rafe showed up. Austin sees Carrie and Rafe together in the town square. Madison is delighted when Brady shows up and asks where he was last night, and says he went and scored some coke last night. E.J. assures Will that after the outcome of thetest, one day he will retaliate and will be deadly, and goes to tells Agent Spencer that he'll take the lie detector test.
#16 - Ep. #11880
Season 47 - Episode 170 - Aired 7/9/2012
Ian sees a messenger drop off Kate something but is alarmed when she doesn't show him the contents. Madison tells Brady that she wants to believe him that he was set up but can't. E.J. consents to taking a polygraph test to prove he didn't kill his father which surprises Roman and Agent Spencer. Daniel shows Nicole the new game at the pub and challenges her to some one on one. Roman asks Will why he is so mixed up in this, and doesn't want to see him get hurt. Carrie tells Austin that she and Rafe were just talking about work. E.J. is startled when Mr. Hayes asks him the question if he is Stefano's son. Nicole and Daniel can't fight their attraction to each other. Roman announces to E.J. that he failed the lie detector test, when he was asked if he killed Stefano. Brady opens up to Madison the reason he became an addict in the first place. Kate decides to make herself a protein shake, unaware it is laced with drugs, but Ian knocks it over before she can taste it. Mr. Hayes is approached by someone and gives him an envelope full of money as payment.
#17 - Ep. #11865
Season 47 - Episode 155 - Aired 6/18/2012
Cameron tells Abigail she can't go out with him since he's looking after Theo today, but asks her for a rain check. Brady agrees to Madison's request by taking a drug test, so he calls Daniel. Victor tells Maggie if she wants to file for divorce he won't stop her. Abigail goes and gives the concert tickets to someone at the pub. Brady tells Daniel he hasn't been using since he left rehab, and wants to prove to Madison that he is clean. Victor and Maggie agree to put their fight behind and focus on their marriage and both agree that Daniel should know what he done. Madison tellsIan that Brady is having a drug test done, and wouldn't do so if he had anything to hide. Cameron tells Abigail he's gonna be staying in Salem.
#18 - Ep. #11882
Season 47 - Episode 172 - Aired 7/11/2012
Lucas asks Will if there's something that he isn't telling him about E.J. and why he is so sure that he won't come after him. John and Marlena make an attempt at a relaxing day laying on the couch and gives her a foot massage. Gabi stands by as Chad leaves a message for her asking Melanie to call him, after Gabi calls Andrew asking what to do once Chad knows the truth. E.J. explains to Sami although he failed the lie detector test he did not kill Stefano and asks her to believe him that he didn't. Gabi tries to get Chad to focus on something else then worrying about Melanie.Melanie begins to make small talk with Andrew, and slowly goes out the door, Andrew realizes that she is gone. Lucas turns to Marlena and expresses his concerns for Will and him being in trouble. Chad receives an alarming call from Carly telling him that Melanie is not with her. John plans to go after what is rightfully his which is the DiMera empire.
#19 - Ep. #11883
Season 47 - Episode 173 - Aired 7/12/2012
Andrew scolds Melanie for trying to escape once again, he gets a text from Gabi. Sami quickly pulls away from E.J. before she can make another mistake. Lucas and John plan a hostile take over of DiMera enterprises. Chad and Daniel go to Bo and Hope saying that Melanie is missing.Gabi goes to Andrew pleading with him to let Melanie go, he says he is in control and plays one of their conversations he recorded. Abigail and Cameron brain storm on where Melanie went and why didn't she contacted anyone. Marlena offers her inside to helping John, but they hit a dead end when no one wants to go head to head with E.J. Chad tells Bo what went down between him and Melanie prompting her to run off, Hope shows her passport proving Melanie wasn't planning on going anywhere, Chad sees that she didn't write that e-mail. Lucas arrives seeing Sami and E.J. in an embrace.
#20 - Ep. #11884
Season 47 - Episode 174 - Aired 7/13/2012
Lucas tells E.J. to stay away from Sami as well as his family. Rafe gets a call from a judge saying they got the warrant to search E.J.'s apartment. Andrew continues to play with Gabi's head by playing the recording. Hope tells Chad the trace the location as to where the e-mail from Melanie was sent. The mystery man lets himself into E.J.'s apartment and plants the gloves behind a painting, but leaves after hearing Roman, Rafe and Agent Spencer arrive. Gabi grabs the phone to delete the recordings, but Andrew says he has copies made up in case. Daniel tells Chad that looking for Melanie himself is indeed a bad idea. Sami is caught in the middle of Lucas and E.J.'s conflict. Chad puts himself in danger while hoping to rescue Melanie. Andrew comes in and tells Melanie that he has made a decision about her. Gabi learns that the police are on to Andrew and hurries to warn him, but they're both are gone and finds a note saying he is gonna put her where nobody can find her. Chad goes to the house unaware that Gabi is inside, he then sees Melanie's bracelet on the floor and kicks the door in.
#21 - Ep. #11885
Season 47 - Episode 175 - Aired 7/16/2012
Chad picks up Melanie's bracelet and begins to search the premises. E.J. demands to be told how they came in possession of the leather gloves. Ian is determined to find out what Kate is hiding in that envelope in her desk. Sami is startled at Lucas' admission that she belongs to him not E.J. Nicole asks Daniel to join her for the afternoon, but brushes her off and late finds out that Melanie has been missing for weeks. Bo and Hope arrive and Chad quickly goes to check the basement, Gabi who is inside the room tries to find a way to get out before she is spotted, Bo stops Chad from further contaminating the crime scene. Kate returns to find Ian reading a confidential document he got from her briefcase. Sami goes back after Roman leaves and asks E.J. if he was wearing those gloves when Stefano was killed, and he admits he was. Bo knocks in the door, and Chad discovers Gabi supposedly unconscious. Lucas overhears as Rafe tells Roman that the gloves came back positive for gun shot residue. Ian thinks back to going into E.J.'s place and planting the gloves behind the picture.
#22 - Ep. #11886
Season 47 - Episode 176 - Aired 7/17/2012
Gabi tells everyone a story of how she was clorophormed her and brought her to the basement, and asks Rafe if she ruined the investigation. Melanie wakes up and wonders and stars calling out for help. Austin tells Carrie he thinks a hotel room is too small to raise a baby. Daniel tells Bo and Hope if they have another plan on rescuing Melanie. Andrew comes in and Melanie pleads with him to let her go. Carrie goes to Marlena saying she and Austin are looking for their dream house, and her hiding her true feelings Rafe without breaking Austin's heart. Chad comes across the note that the kidnapper left and finds a number, but can't make out the rest of it. Andrew ignores Melanie's claim that she smells gas while in the sewer. Hope and Bo come to the conclusion that this thing involving Melanie's abduction is when she was modeling for Countess Wilhelmina. Austin comes back to find Carrie packing, saying she wants to move back to Switzerland. Andrew tells Melanie that she will be going with him by force if necessary.
#23 - Ep. #11887
Season 47 - Episode 177 - Aired 7/18/2012
Rafe tells Agent Spencer that he is ready to make an arrest. Abe tells John why he didn't issue a hostile take over sooner then it would finally be a legitimate business. Lucas tells Will that he could end up jail cause of his association with E.J. cause the police found gloves in the apartment and tested positive for GSR. Maggie brings some of Melanie's stuff from Intencity to try and determine, Rafe walks in and Daniel asks if they have found Melanie. Sydney sees and asks her father why he is so sad. Lucas puts stuff back in Will's backpack and stumbles across the letter that Alice had written and learning that Stefano and E.J. aren't father and son. Daniel finds something about an appointment which was cancelled after the person found out Melanie wasn't working that day. John gets bad news about the investor suddenly pulling out after coming into some money courtesy of E.J. Nicole tries to figure out why she is so infatuated with Rafe when she is with Daniel now.John gets a call saying that Brady checked himself into rehab and that Ian has been slipping him drugs.Lucas tells Rafe that he has something that he needs to see to believe. Sami sees that there have been security cameras all over town and has an idea on how to help E.J. Will sees that they letter is missing from his backpack.
#24 - Ep. #11888
Season 47 - Episode 178 - Aired 7/19/2012
Will rushes out of the DiMera mansion hoping to find that letter before somebody else does.Kate hears Ian on the phone and finds out he is keeping tabs of the DiMera's. Rafe is devastated when Carrie tells him she and Austin are moving back to Switzerland. Marlena and John learn that E.J. isn't Stefano's son which gives him motive for killing Stefano.Sami goes to E.J. telling him about the security cameras all over town and could be footage out there showing him throwing the gloves away and him being innocent. John has a run in with Ian and condones him for what he has done to Brady. Will tells Sonny he's looking for a letter and if he doesn't find it he will be in big trouble, he then recalls and wonders if Lucas might have it. Roman asks Carrie why she is moving and so far away from her family. Ian asks Kate what would she do if he could get Countess Wilhelmina back for her.Will arrives too late at the police stationas Rafe is reading the letter.
#25 - Ep. #11889
Season 47 - Episode 179 - Aired 7/20/2012
Gabi, Cameron, Abigail and Sonny urge Chad to take a break from after putting up all those flyers. Hope and Bo question the landlord of the person that abducted Melanie. Will tells Rafe that Lucas got the letter when he stole it from him. Sami tells E.J. she is on his laptop hoping the information he asked for regarding the security cameras. Melanie is astonished that Andrew gave her a teddy bear and has been listening to everything she's been saying. Roman and Agent Spencer are blown away at the latest information, Will then lashes at Lucas for betraying him. Abigail wonders and tries to figure out why Gabi's stalker kidnapped Melanie and not who he was stalking. Hope and Bo realize that whoever took Melanie is using a stolen identification, and find out he is an escaped mental patient. Sami and E.J. come across the evidence they need, but can't see who retrieved them from the dumpster. Melanie tries to manipulate Andrew by making him believe he's the one she wants to be with. Lucas condones Will agreeing he should've been there for him. E.J. is arrested and Sami is shocked that he knew he wasn't Stefano's son. Abigail watches Gabi's facial expression wondering if she could've been Andrew's accomplice. Lucas asks Sami what she is doing here with E.J.