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Daniel takes Chelsea out for coffee. It takes him awhile to admit that he likes the surroundings. He asks her what her story is. She's a student and doesn't know what fun is, she grumbles. "I'm actually kind of boring," she admits. He wants to change that and asks her to show him all the town's hot spots. She's up for that, she nods as Nick stands in the doorway with a worried look on his face. Nick interrupts and pointedly introduces himself as Chelsea's boyfriend. He thanks Daniel for everything he's done and Chelsea says that they have a lot in common. Daniel convinced the Swedish government to do a green hospital, she explains. Nick's impressed and starts talking about his alternative fuel idea. Daniel offers him a chance to drive his green car and then notices that Chelsea doesn't seem well. He wants to take her to the hospital, but she insists that she just needs a cold drink. As she walks off to get one, Daniel tells Nick to keep a close eye on her. Nick asks him if he is in the habit of taking all of his patients out on coffee dates. Daniel promises that Chelsea is safe with him; it's just that their families are close, he says. He compliments Nick on being territorial and calling him out like this. "Chicks dig it," he says.

Left alone, Nick thinks this over and remembers a conversation he had with Chelsea. She told him that after facing death, she doesn't know if she can go back to the way things were before; she wants to go down the path of being good. He worries that this new path won't include him. Chelsea returns to him, still bundled up. Nick asks her if she's okay. She changes the subject. He asks her where she sees herself in five years, relationship-wise. He sees himself with her, but she doesn't know where she will be. Nick insists that their relationship will come first from now on and hugs her. She looks over his shoulder at Daniel. He comes over to say goodbye and she tries to keep him for another drink. He leaves anyway.

EJ and Sami arrive at Chez Rouge to meet with Mickey. He starts to play up their married couple act and kisses her neck while Maggie rushes to greet them. They sit down to eat and Sami rolls her eyes at him until Maggie brings them some wine. Sami's annoyed; she reminds EJ that, in spite of what Maggie may say, they aren't fated to be together. EJ agrees, insisting that they have control over their destiny. He says that he needs to be a father to his son. She agrees to maintain the charade and pretend to be his loving wife. He can be a father to Gianni, she allows. When he brings up Lucas, she points out that he won't be coming home any time soon. EJ says that Lucas made a mistake, but he's forgiven him, which is the least he can do, considering the things he's done in his past.

At the mansion, Chloe feels like her whole life is a nightmare. She tells Philip that the Austrian Consul has been looking to question her. He says he can get rid of him but she doesn't think that's possible at this point. Pouting, she tells him they need to face the fact that she might go to prison. He hugs her as Nicole saunters in. "What are you guys talking about?" she queries. They explain the Brady situation and she offers to help. "Why don't you go back to where you came from?" Chloe shouts. Philip asks for a moment alone with Nicole. She's only willing to talk to him over an expensive meal. He agrees to take her out and leaves to get the car. She whips out her cell phone and calls the Austrian Consulate.

Nicole and Philip arrive at Chez Rouge. She spots Sami and EJ and runs over to say hello. She pulls up a chair and tells Sami that she looks like she just had twins. Turning to EJ, she asks him how he knows Sami. "I'm her husband," he informs her. She chuckles when she discovers that he is the father of one of the twins. "You did good," she condescendingly tells Sami. "You didn't," she says, turning to EJ. Philip pulls her away and EJ asks Sami for more information on her. She explains that Nicole is married to Victor and tried to kill him. Meanwhile, Philip talks to Nicole about her favorite subject: Nicole. He doesn't like her coming back and upsetting his father. She insists that she just wants her relationship with Victor to work. "You really are crazy aren't you?" he asks. She tells him that having Jan try to kill Victor was just a misunderstanding. He warns her that she won't get any money. She leaves to ask EJ, the lawyer, for some legal advice about whether she's really married to Victor or not.

Chloe wanders around the mansion looking for Philip. The phone starts to ring and, since Henderson isn't around, she has to answer it. They ask to speak to Chloe Black. When she tells them that that is who they are talking to, they abruptly hang up. The doorbell rings and she opens the door. It's representatives from the Consulate who have come to collect her.

John arrives at Marlena's office and offers to try to become the old John again. She begins to blink in bafflement. "What is it that you want me to do?" she asks. "Well, a few things actually," he grins deviously. He tells her that, if her children are going to be living with him, she needs to admit that there is no going back; the man she loved is never coming back. To prove it, he wants her to hypnotise him and attempt to get the old John back. If it works, she can have him. If it doesn't, she has to admit he's gone. She points out that hypnosis won't solve his problem: Memory loss. John says that isn't a problem, he likes who he is now. She's reluctant and makes him admit that he's angry about what Stefano did to him. What would he say to him if he saw him now? "Karma's a bitch," John states. Stefano is catatonic and he has his fortune... now, he just wants to get this over with so she can admit that the old John will never come back. She agrees to hypnotise him, but can't promise that she will accept the results.

As John goes under, he flashes back to being cold. Marlena probes him for a place that makes him happy. "My new home. It's a mansion," he says. That's not what she was looking for. She starts to tell him their story and flashes back to various romantic moments in their past. He twitches but has no memory of anything she's describing to him. "It's just a black tunnel...why don't I remember my life?" he begins to demand, angrily. She brings him back to consciousness and admits, sadly, that he didn't remember anything. "The old John no longer exists," he states, so what is she going to do about it? She will give him what he asked for: She will no longer pressure him to remember or expect him to be his old self; she will leave him to be who he is. "That's a relief," he smiles. "I'm not all bad...you'll see," he offers as he walks out. "Our love still exists...it's there...you know it," she tells herself.

Next on Days of Our Lives:
Nicole offers EJ a nice percentage of what she can get out of Victor.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the Consulate officials threaten Chloe.

Marlena still wants the old John back.

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