The BEST episodes written by Jodie Scholz
#1 - Ep. #9663
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 234
PREVIEW: Jack clings to life in the ER after Maggie finds his body in Salem Place - he has been struck down with a brick. SUMMARY:
#2 - Ep. #9674
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 245
Victor finally offers Nicole an out from their marriage; Maggie is still frazzled about seeing Jack's ghost; Friends and family gather at the pub to support Jennifer.
#3 - Ep. #9677
Days of our Lives - Season 38 - Episode 248
Sami and Lucas are [not so] model-parents at Will's school Halloween party when a food fight erupts. And, once again, "The Salem Seven" are unaccounted for...
#4 - Ep. #9686
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 4
The residents of Salem prepare to say goodbye to three loved ones; Shawn is determined to pin the crimes on Rex and tries to enlist Mimi's help; The killer contacts Bo via his PDA and declares that the next murder will take place within an hour…
#5 - Ep. #9688
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 6
Rex states the police have made a mistake arresting him and declares that someone else is going to die, and the details he gives to Mimi only make him look more guilty; After the funerals, Bo and Roman catch an intruder in the church – and you'll never believe who it is; And finally, the countdown hits zero, but it is too late to save Caroline Brady?
#6 - Ep. #9694
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 12
Rex tells Bo, Roman and Hope his theory: the next person who threatens the killer will die - the cop who comes close to cracking the case will be a target! Victor warns Nicole that if and when he brings Chloe back to town, her chance with Brady is gone; Sami blurts out that that Tony is not really Rex and Cassie's father; and Caroline is still trying to warn Celeste that the killings are far from over – and that Marlena will be the next victim – killed by her own husband, John…
#7 - Ep. #9700
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 18
Celeste conducts a séance for Lexie and Jennifer and everyone gets to hear Abe say that John will kill Marlena; Brady gets a chance to talk to Chloe and finds out that Victor has offered to bring her home for the Holiday's; After hearing Abe say that Marlena is in danger, Sami orders Roman to arrest John, when they arrive, they find Marlena and John in a compromising position; John offers to move out of the penthouse, which makes Sami glee with delight.
#8 - Ep. #9704
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 22
Everyone in the church following Caroline's funeral fights with one person or another and it takes Hope telling them not to give the killer the benefit of the doubt that calms them down – they all agree that it will help no one to turn on each other now; Roman takes the news of his imminent death while holding his ground and refuses round the clock protection, but instead offers himself as bait to trap the killer; Sami tries to convince her mom and dad to go away together; Tony gloats over the fact that John's name has been placed on the suspect list; Sami continues to fall apart and Lucas tells her that he will always be there for her; Victor has a surprise for Brady, which freaks Nicole out that she will lose Brady forever.
#9 - Ep. #9712
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 30
Jan stands in the pantry, ready to spring on Belle with the hammer; Bonnie and Mimi are lucky and manage to get away from the killer; Roman and Rex think they have The Salem Stalker cornered yet he/she gets away – Roman takes a shot at the killer and later finds blood and orders CSI out there right away; Bonnie uses her attack to her advantage with Mickey and he offers to drive her home - and Bonnie jumps at the chance; Sami and Lucas have a misunderstanding, but end up going to sleep in the same bed and Sami has a dream about making love to Lucas, but eventually ends up fast asleep in his arms; Rex and Shawn return to the loft and Rex tells Mimi he almost lost her, but he's glad she's OK; Shawn and Belle plan to head upstairs again and Jan cannot believe it when she hears they are both still virgins – and then vows that they better behave themselves so she can be Shawn's first; and just when Roman thinks he's safe – the killer is watching him from behind the trees…
#10 - Ep. #9716
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 34
Kate and Roman's wedding is underway, but the killer sends Roman another message that he will not live to see his honeymoon; Marlena tells John that if Roman marries Kate it will be his death sentence; Sami vows to stop the wedding - no matter what it takes; Celeste overhears Sami plotting and warns her that if she's not careful, her plan will blow up in her face; Sami prays to God asking for forgiveness because she is about to sin; Tony runs into Lucas and later sends an extremely suspicious message via his PDA; Celeste sees a wedding veil covered with blood and feels evil is present; Kate asks Marlena to be matron of honor, but Marlena turns down her request; Brady finds Nicole naked in his room as he gets undressed to shower – and she throws herself at him, just as Chloe comes in to find them in a very compromising position; Rex and Mimi spread Cassie's ashes on the hilltop where they were first found; Rex, Mimi, Belle and Shawn meet up and later after having heard about Roman's thr
#11 - Ep. #9719
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 37
Nicole vows to herself that she will get Brady into her bed; New Year's Eve is in full swing at Kate & Roman's reception and to lighten the mood, Bonnie leads the guests in Country line dancing; Word of Tony posting bond is spread around, which causes the PD to bump up security; Sami learns from Nicole that Brandon has a new girlfriend; Roman receives a mysterious phone call from someone who says they have proof that Nicole murdered Colin Murphy and that Victor covered it up – they will give him the evidence at Midnight; Alice comes to the rescue of the ruined wedding cake with her world famous donuts; Kate attempts to make peace – again - with Sami but Sami lashes out at Roman for marrying Kate in the first place and tells him that he is no longer her father; Tony is in a dungeon-like room, and vowing to himself that he will destroy the Brady's, once and for all; Later, Celeste says the killer is there and Tony is in the bushes; Roman tells Nicole he will put her and Victor away for k
#12 - Ep. #9723
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 41
Shawn begins to sense that someone is watching and/or following him; Kate asks Marlena to sign over her rights to be buried next to Roman to her and Marlena hesitates; Marlena reiterates that she still blames John and Kate for Roman's death; Kate then encourages Marlena not to give up on John and the two head off to visit Will together; Sami wakes up in bed with Lucas and they call a truce, the two end up in a tickle fight; Marlena tells Sami that John moved out – now she vows that her next target is Kate; Belle goes to check in with her parents and gets devastating news from her father that he has moved out and then wonders if Caroline's prediction will come true after all: will her father end up killing her mother? Ghosts of Salem's recently deceased visit Celeste – Roman and Maggie both tell her that Tony is innocent and that the killers true identity is in her subconscious; Celeste is rocked to the core: if she figures out who the killer is, she will be the next target…
#13 - Ep. #9730
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 48
Roman's funeral is a somber occasion and draws together family and friends from near and far; Marlena has a disturbing nightmare in which she is mauled by a tiger and Roman appears to take her home; Belle pleads with her mother to give their family a chance and Marlena makes an effort by leaning on John for support at the funeral service; Marlena later discovers her name has accidentally been etched onto the tombstone beside Roman's; Kate remembers her promise to Roman and makes an effort toward peacemaking with Sami, but Sami points out that Kate's marriage was never consummated and is therefore invalid; Hope is deeply disturbed by a dream that Roman's funeral turns into Bo's; Bo later finds Agent Spector waiting for him in his living room with news that someone important to him is in grave danger; Jennifer prays for the health of her unborn baby and continues to deal with Abby's anger and grief; Doug and Julie return to town with a big surprise - a giant Bengal tiger; Celeste visits
#14 - Ep. #9735
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 53
The circus is in full swing as Sami takes aim at Kate with a very sharp knife; Lucas escapes and rescues Kate; Sami tries to save her own hide by saying she had no intention of hurting anyone, she just wanted John and Kate to know how her father felt at the other end of a knife; Marlena and Sami have a heart-to-heart talk and Sami expresses remorse for some of her previous actions; Marlena continues to be fearful in John's presence; Nicole and Victor show up for the festivities and Victor warns his wife that Tony will name her as the killer; Jennifer puts on a brave face, but when she hears about a young mother who died of cancer she falters; The Horton's publicly celebrate Alice's birthday under the big top but Alice sees another vision of Tom - she fears he is trying to warn her of more impending doom; Tony continues to hide backstage and Celeste warns that if he waits for his moment in the spotlight the truth may go to the grave with him; Hope and John find themselves on the trail o
#15 - Ep. #9739
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 57
Tony goes into cardiac arrest and Lexie gives her brother the adrenaline he revives and is poised to reveal the killer's identity; Nicole continues to prey on Brady's big heart and lies to him about Colin Murphy's murder and she goes to the hospital where she tries to confront Tony; Celeste has a premonition that Tony will die; Shawn brings an emotional Belle home, wanting to take care of her; Belle appreciates his gesture but she wants to be the one to pamper him he saved her and her dad's lives; Belle gives him a sensual massage and they talk about their fears of Tony dying before he can reveal who the killer really is; Little do they know they have their own more pressing matters... voyeuristic Jan is hiding, in the rain, on the fire escape watching them.
#16 - Ep. #9742
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 60
Julie and Jennifer are horrified by the changes that Bonnie has wrought in Mickey. Belle attacks Celeste and says she's either crazy or a liar. Sami reminds Kate that she doesn't even know who Lucas's father is.
#17 - Ep. #9746
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 64
#18 - Ep. #9751
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 69
Valentine's Day continues in Salem; Belle convinces Marlena to join her and John at Tuscany; Someone sends all the women at Tuscany bloody roses; As John investigates the bloody roses, Shawn's suspicions culminate with a shocking revelation to Belle: he knows the killer is her mom, Marlena! Philip brings Kate to Tuscany to celebrate Valentine's Day; A locksmith arrives at the Kirikas Mansion to remove the cuffs and Nicole is afraid that Jan will not be able to kill Victor in time for her alibi to stick... The lights flicker throughout the mansion because Jan has dropped the radio into Victor's bath and he gets electrocuted; After hitting her head, delusional Sami pressures Lucas into kissing her; Despite his best efforts, Lucas admits he loves her, too, and it looks like they are going to make love.
#19 - Ep. #9765
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 83
#20 - Ep. #9767
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 85
#21 - Ep. #9779
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 97
#22 - Ep. #9847
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 165
Hope tries to arrest Patrick but he manages to break free and grab her gun; Tek tries to track Jennifer's computer messages from Jack; Lexie blames herself for Jennifer's death; Bo questions Bonnie about her son; Belle makes her televised plea.
#23 - Ep. #9848
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 166
Bo charges to Hope's rescue; Patrick manages to subdue Hope and cuff her to her car; Bonnie asks Celeste if Patrick will die but Hope's death is predicted instead; John sends Earl to bug the Kiriakis mansion; Nicole calls John on his plan.
#24 - Ep. #9864
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 182
Sami continues to lash out at Lucas; Shawn, unconscious, dreams of Belle rescuing him; Philip tells Belle he still thinks Jan is lying; Kate urges Philip to make a move on Belle before Shawn returns; Patrick and Hope find the plane wreckage.
#25 - Ep. #9923
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 241
#26 - Ep. #9925
Days of our Lives - Season 39 - Episode 243
#27 - Ep. #9930
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 4
Julie is shocked and happy to learn that not only is Doug alive, but Maggie is alive as well! Shawn is shocked to find his parents alive and well in the doorway. Kate walks into a hospital room expecting to find Roman, but it's John instead. Lexie thanks Tek for bringing Abe home to her.
#28 - Ep. #9938
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 12
Bo is desperate to get to Billie before she can get on the plane as he has news for her that will change her life. While Patrick joins forces with Bo to help him, Hope goes to see Jennifer to tell her all about what is going on. Lexie admits to Kate that John may never walk again as a mysterious figure injects John's I.V. The figure watches from the bathroom as John crashes and is brought back. Jennifer gets nothing but attitude from Abby, who continues to blame her for Jack's death. Chelsea promises to talk to Abby for her. Mimi tries to convince Shawn that he is making a mistake by letting Belle marry Philip.
#29 - Ep. #9939
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 13
Jan wakes up alone, not realising Shawn has gone to Alice's at Mimi's request, and when she finds Belle alone, she brags about her and Shawn's romance. Philip returns from the roof, where he had been taking a phone call, and tells Belle he has been called to the front lines. While getting the bread to stale for Fay's mid-western stuffing, Brandon goes to his wallet for the recipe and instead finds photos of himself and Sami. Lucas and Sami have little success in comforting Will and convincing him that the wedding will go off without a hitch. A knock at the door reveals Alice, who has come to share the Horton family recipes with Sami. Patrick find Billie, who is at the graveyard saying goodbye to Georgia, and takes her to Jennifer's so that Bo can tell her their daughter is still alive.
#30 - Ep. #9940
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 14
Sami's perfect Thanksgiving is ruined when she and Lucas take things into the bedroom and the turkey burns. Kate shows up and saves the day by announcing she has the perfect place for them to go. Sami and Brandon are both shocked when that perfect place is the Carver house. Billie asks Patrick to help her find out about her daughter, but Bo assures her that they don't need Patrick's help. As Hope jealously watches the two together, Bo and Billie plan to find their little girl. Belle and Philip go to see John and tell him they plan to marry as soon as possible, since Philip is shipping out. Jack misses his wife and son, and Bart, trying to comfort him, says they'll be there soon.
#31 - Ep. #9945
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 19
Despite their romantic rendezvous in the shower, Brady is relieved that he and Chloe didn't actually make love. Tony pays a visit to Caroline and Victor in his castle and gives them a gift of two doves, which he suggests they name Nicole and Brady. Nancy tries to reassure Chloe that she will always be beautiful, but Chloe is convinced that no one can love someone with her scars.
#32 - Ep. #9947
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 21
Sami and Lucas are devastated to realise that since Sami never filed the annulment papers at the courthouse that she and Brandon are still legally married. Hope is furious to learn that Bo plans to go to Europe with Billie, but he says it is the only way to find Georgia. Jack is desperate to get out of the DiMera castle, but when he asks about Cassie, Tony tells her that she is dead. Abby and Chelsea are caught sneaking into the house after curfew.
#33 - Ep. #9954
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 28
Shawn and Belle have a talk but the misunderstandings continue. Roman and Marlena hear the explosion and hope for a rescue. Bart and the guards try to break down the door. Hope seeks solace from Celeste's readings. Bo has trouble reviving Billie.
#34 - Ep. #9959
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 33
Bo, trying to find a flight, meets an old man named Wenceslas. Tony gives Jack a video featuring Jennifer with Patrick. Bo is anxious to get home to his family for Christmas. Grandpa Shawn tries to boost Hope's flagging spirits. Sami and Lucas quarrel.
#35 - Ep. #9965
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 39
Brady and Nicole have an accident on the way to the church. Shawn tries to return Belle's call but Kate intercepts it. Jan drugs Shawn to keep him from going to the church. John gives Belle gifts her mother had left for her. Hope tends to Bo.
#36 - Ep. #9970
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 44
Mickey calls Hope to tell her that Shawn has been arrested and it currently at the police station. Kate calls in a personal favor with Judge Fitzpatrick to make sure Shawn faces maximum punishment but when she wavers, Kate goes above her head. The police nearly catch Jack, but he evades their eyes. Later, he nearly comes face to face with Billie.
#37 - Ep. #9972
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 46
Belle continues to wonder why Shawn stopped the wedding, but when Shawn shows up to see Belle, Philip will not let him in. Chelsea continues her quest to make Patrick fall in love with her and accidentally erases Jack's message. Brady, Kate and Nicole confront John with the truth about his drug abuse. While doing laundry on the freighter, Jack fantasizes about coming home to Jennifer.
#38 - Ep. #9977
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 51
After blasting Mimi for helping Shawn and Belle meet in secret, Sami overhears Jan warn Mimi that if she keeps helping Shawn and Belle, she'll tell the truth about the abortion. Nancy again tries to convince Chloe to tell all her friends the truth, but Chloe threatens to cut her out of her life if she doesn't stop pushing.
#39 - Ep. #9983
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 57
After finding out that Brandon received the e-mail, Eugenia (who used to be a travel agent) hacks into the airline database to find out if Brandon has purchased a ticket yet. Philip tells Belle that he understands that she misses Shawn because part of him does too, but Shawn isn't the same guy anymore. Jan reminds Shawn that Belle and Philip said vows in front of God, but Shawn is sure that Belle will break those vows.
#40 - Ep. #9986
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 60
Belle decides now is the time to tell Philip that she wants to be with Shawn instead, but Philip gets a call and has to ship out that very day. Mimi tearfully tells Rex all about her abortion while he is in the bathroom, then packs to leave. Hope reminds Bo of how devastated they were when Glen took J.T. from them and suggests that Georgia and her new family will be equally devastated, and he accuses her of not wanting him to find his daughter.
#41 - Ep. #9997
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 71
Lucas tells a devastated Will that Sami chose Brandon over them, and there will be no wedding. Meanwhile, Sami dressed in her wedding dress and shows up at Lucas' door. Brady and John have a heart to heart and Brady tries to get John to move on with his life, but John says that Marlena is the one and only true love of his life. It's the morning after Valetine's Day in Salem as Maggie prepares Mickey a special Valentine's Day breakfast, which Bonnie interrupts.
#42 - Ep. #10000
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 74
Belle realises that Philip has signed up for a dangerous mission just to get home and knows she can't put him at risk by breaking his heart now, but changes her mind when Shawn keeps pushing her. Sami is elated when Lucas tells her he still loves her and still wants to marry her, but he breaks her heart when he tells her that even though he loves her, it is over between them for good. Mimi tries to tell Rex the truth about the abortion, but is interrupted when he proposed with an antique ring that just happens to have belonged to a couple from 1905.
#43 - Ep. #10006
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 80
Kate walks in on Shawn in Philip's bathrobe and Belle tries to explain that she dropped some lasagne on him but Kate is furious that Belle is already cheating on Philip so soon after their marriage. Hope calls a halt to her and Bo's romantic evening after learning that Billie is back for at least a couple of more days, and Bo again reminds her that she's the only woman he loves. Stan/Sami taunts John with the painkillers, and without Kate there, he comes close to taking them. Philip is determined to get home to his wife.
#44 - Ep. #10027
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 101
During a talk with Bo, Shawn begins to have more flashbacks of his time with Jan, and his father makes him swear to talk to him before he confronts Jan. In the castle, Marlena and Roman bask in the afterglow of their lovemaking while, coincidentally enough, John and Kate do the same back in Salem. As Bart watches Tony torture Philip he begs his boss to stop, but Tony tells him that it is all part of his plan. Stan/Sami finds a crying doll and uses it to torture Mimi.
#45 - Ep. #10031
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 105
John confronts Stan/Sami on the docks and after hearing him on the phone threatens to sic the ISA on him. While the two struggle, John realises Stan is actually a woman. When Mimi receives a note from Rex requesting a rendezvous she is convinced he knows all about the abortion, but instead, he has set up a romantic dinner on the roof. Knowing that Nancy plans to tell Brady she is alive, Chloe calls Craig to enlist his help in stopping her which luckily he does, in the nick of time. Nancy then invites Brady to a memorial service for Chloe.
#46 - Ep. #10032
Days of our Lives - Season 40 - Episode 106
Chelsea and Abby watch jealously as Billie and Patrick make plans to go to the Alice's, and once there, Chelsea learns Billie is a recovering alcoholic and spikes her drink. Bo and Hope spot a boat for sale and are reminded of their times on the Fancy Face, and Hope encourages Bo to buy another boat, but he says she and Zack are his priority now. Belle wants to throw Mimi and Rex an engagement party, but Mimi talks her down to a small party with only a few of their closest friends in attendance.