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Days Of Our Lives in November, 2009:
Monday, 2 November 2009Episode 10481 Stephanie tells her parents that she plans to move to Dayton to join a racing team. Billie confides in Bo that she fell off the wagon after what happened with Steve.
Lexie tells Abe what should she do if she can't identify E.J. as John's shooter. Nick admits to Abby that he did sleep with Billie and tells Abby not to tell Chelsea. Lexie calls Tek and tells him if he's absolutely sure he saw E.J. shoot John, and tells Roman that she's sure.
Abe tells Max and Mimi that the ring that was found with the body was actually stolen. Billie thanks Bo for taking her to an AA meeting and tells him of her one night stand. Steve tells Stephanie to go ahead and take the job and not to stay away forever.
Max offers Mimi to stay at his place for a while. Roman tells Abe that he's worried about Lexie. Lexie tells Tek that they're business is over and not to call again.
Tuesday, 3 November 2009Episode 10482 Max and Mimi again try to make love, but are again interrupted by Shawn as he seeks their assistance with being character witnesses in court. The two agree, and are then too worried about Belle and Shawn to continue their tryst.
Belle sits at John's bedside and tells him about her worries for the upcoming custody hearing.
Marlena confides in Roman that she believes John is still there, and that the doctor's prediction is wrong. He agrees with her, but when he finds her out on the balcony and saves her from nearly falling, has trouble believing her acceptation that John called to her.
Bonnie convinces Conner to help her break into the morgue and steal the skeleton.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009 Episode 10483 Bonnie and Conner panic when Abe and Lexie come by the house looking for Mimi. Bo, Hope and Marlena wait outside the court room, there to support their children who are battling Victor for custody of Claire.
Victor brings Willow up on the stand to testify about Shawn's affiliation with E.J. Wells, and Willow lies about Shawn's feelings toward his daughter. Max and Mimi show up to lend their support, and are among the shocked courthouse residents who see a bandaged Philip wheeled in.
Thursday, 5 November 2009Episode 10484 Philip takes the stand and un-wraps the bandages on his face. Belle and Shawn initially insist that the man on the stand is not Philip, but Victor is able to provide proof that it is his son.
Stephanie drops by the garage to let Chelsea, Abby and Nick know that she is leaving town, and doesn't mince words when she tells Chelsea what she thinks of her.
Lucas, Sami and Will spend time together at the hospital, looking forward to their future together as a family.
Shawn and Belle are devastated when the judge determines to give temporary custody of Claire to her legal father, Philip, advising them that he will revisit his decision in ninety days but they must attend parenting classes, and can have supervised visitation during that time. Shawn attacks Philip.
Friday, 6 November 2009 Episode 10485 Marlena tells an unconscious John that she will never give up on him. Mimi goes to see Philip at the mansion and the two get into it and realizes that he's acting just like his father, Mimi then finds Philip's passport and realizes that he's taking Claire out of the country.
Sami learns from her mother that Claire was given to Victor and Philip. Willow offers Shawn a deal to get Claire back, Maggie then fires for insubordination. Lucas tells Kate to believe that Sami has changed, but deep down Kate knows something is off about Lucas's rescue.
Monday, 9 November 2009Episode 10486Shawn tells Belle that Philip plans to take Claire out of the country and that he has to play by Victor's games by kidnapping her. Mimi and Max think of a way to get to Claire before Philip can leave with her.
Bo tells Kayla that he's not going to let Victor take his son's daughter away from him. Mimi realizes that Claire has to be immunized before she goes to some place exotic.
Shawn asks his Aunt Kayla and she confirms Claire's doctor's appointment. Stephanie says her goodbye to her parents and grandparents. Steve plays his harmonica to block out the headache he's having but it doesn't seem to work.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009Episode 10487Stephanie's plane is delayed so Kayla brings her to the pub to say goodbye. Roman asks Bo to go to Mexico City to persuade E.J. to come to Salem. Steve's headache continues to torture him and he has a memory of getting shock therapy.
Sami is surprised when E.J. calls her and asks her if she has anything to do with the police following him. Steve begins to trash his and Kayla's suite at the Salem Inn. Lucas wants Sami to tell Roman about E.J. so she calls him and Roman says they will trace the call.
Chelsea doesn't know why "Lonely Splicer" signed off saying goodbye. Bo suggests that Steve go to Mexico and get E.J. to face his crimes and asks to take Kayla with him.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Episode 10488Bo learns from Kayla that Steve went to Mexico and didn't offer to take her along. The kidnapping plot to take Claire from the hospital is set in motion.
Belle goes to see her father at the hospital to say goodbye as Marlena overhears. Will lets his mother know that he's proud of her. Marlena offers to help Belle with her plan. Steve tells E.J. that there's an eyewitness to him shooting John.
Chelsea wants Sami to tell her how she can win over the Brady's. Philip lets Belle hold Claire and Shawn knocks him out and they run off with her. Steve assaults E.J. when he brings up his headaches and manages to steal his wallet and cell phone.
Philip bursts into the pub and vows that whoever helped Belle and Shawn will pay.
Thursday, 12 November 2009Episode 10489Philip arrives at Max's place and tells Mimi he wants to know where Claire is. Belle and Shawn learn that there's an amber alert out on Claire and worry they won't get away.
Abe tells Lexie that there's something wrong with her statement and wants her to tell her the truth. Bo tells Kayla that the best thing for Shawn is he and Belle to stay way from Salem forever. Steve arrives and shows Bo that he took E.J.'s travel Visa.
Lexie admits to Abe that she was with Tek the night and Abe tells Lexie their marriage is over. Mimi refuses to give up Belle and Shawn's whereabouts. Abe tells Bo that Lexie lied about witnessing John's shooting and that they have no case. Tek tells Lexie they should leave together and they get into an accident.
Max rescues a tied up Mimi saying she had to give where Belle and Shawn where.
Friday, 13 November 2009 Episode 10490Lucas and Sami are spending a quiet time at home. Sami is having troubles with nausea and also seems to be preoccupied by something else. Once Sami finds out that Lexie and Tek are missing, she becomes hysterical thinking that E.J. killed them. And then announces that she is pregnant in the middle of an emotional moment. Marlena has another dream about John and thinks he is trying to warn her that Steve is in trouble. She tells Kayla about her dream and Kayla confides in Marlena about Steve's episodes. Philip shows up to stop Belle and Shawn from leaving. Steve arrives in the nick of time and he has a stolen a delivery truck. They take off to Canada.
Monday, 16 November 2009 Episode 10491On their way to Canada, the police catch up to Shawn, Belle and Steve. Steve has another episode and goes into the back of the truck. He throws boxes from the back of the truck at the police car. Steve jumps from the truck after ordering the kids to drive straight through.
Philip storms into Roman's office and wants to know what he is doing to find Claire. Phillip warns Roman that he better do his job. Lucas is thrilled about the pregnancy and plans a celebration. While he is gone, Sami gets a call from EJ.
When Lucas returns he finds a distraught Sami and figures that she is upset over the baby. Sami tells Lucas that she wants to have his baby. Chelsea takes Abby and Nick out to dinner to make amends for the things she has said and done to them in the past.
When Billie shows up, Chelsea tells everyone that she is going back to school and she encourages Abby to enroll with her at Salem University. Billie leaves when Chelsea begins talking about her mystery man and Nick follows.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 Episode 10492Sami and Lucas's romantic evening is ruined. First Roman stops by to tell them that EJ is turned himself into the police. Unfortunately because Lexie and TEK are gone (and lied) there are no witnesses against EJ for shooting John, he will probably not be charged.
Then Victor calls Lucas and wants to have a meeting with him first thing in the morning. Lucas thinks Victor is going to order him to find Claire and her parents. Kate sees EJ and yells at him for have her accounts frozen and putting their business at risk. EJ smooth talks Kate regarding the charges and his sudden trip. He tells Kate that she must choose sides.
Billie and Nick discuss their night together and Billie tells him that it was irresponsible and he needs to find someone his own age, like Chelsea. Nick is more interested in Billie. Chelsea wants Nick to hire her.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Episode 10493Shawn and Belle find a safe place in Canada. They decide to call home, but to be safe Shawn calls the pay phone at the Brady Pub. Chelsea answers the phone and promises to get Shawn's dad back to the Pub.
Victor tells Lucas that he needs to go to Canada to kidnap Claire back for his family. When Lucas refuses, Victor fires him.
Sami goes to the police station to see E.J. He tells her that he just can't forget about their night together and wants a future with Sami. He inquires if she is pregnant and Sami lies and states that she was using protection.
E.J denies any involvement with Lexie and Tek's disappearance. Abby and Chelsea are accepted to Salem University. Chelsea is very interested in who the mystery man is in her mother's life and grills Nick.
Thursday, 19 November 2009 Episode 10494 Mimi tells Roman that her mother and brother stole the bones from the morgue and leaves out that it's her father. Kayla's worried about Steve until he shows up with bruises and tells her that the kids are fine.
Shawn calls the Brady Pub pay phone and Chelsea's answers and tells Shawn she wants to help him. Mimi confides in Max that the bones are that of her father. Shawn tells Belle that everything is going to be alright.
Roman confronts Bo and Steve about the stolen delivery truck. Merle explains to Belle and Shawn that there's a freighter that goes to Africa. Roman thinks Steve helped Belle and Shawn escape into Canada.
Belle realizes that Philip reported her wedding ring stolen so that she couldn't pawn it. Bo agrees to give Shawn money to leave the country thinking they're being watched Chelsea offers to take the money to him.
Friday, 20 November 2009No Days because of ICC cricket.
Monday, 23 November 2009 Episode 10495Max and Philip get into it for tying up Mimi and putting her in the trunk. Willow shocks Hope by saying that she's pregnant with Shawn's baby; she then accuses her of lying.
Chelsea explains that she's the last person they would expect to help Shawn and Belle. Nick devises a plan to go with Chelsea to give Shawn the money, Bo then agrees if Nick goes along. Max tells Philip he refuses to help him and Philip then vows to find them and if he does it won't be pretty.
Hope explains to Willow that she will expose her for the lying tramp that she is. Abby tells Max that she's quitting and that she's going to school full time. Willow overhears Nick tell Maggie about him going to give Shawn money and she then calls and tells Philip.
Steve admits to Kayla that he had an episode while driving Shawn and Belle to Canada and agrees to see Marlena.
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 Episode 10496Chelsea and Nick realize that Philip and Willow are following them. Lucas is offered a job by Kate to work at Mythic which after she encourages him to talk to E.J. Belle and Shawn realize that the Toronto police are pounding on the door.
Philip tries to put fear in Nick and Chelsea, Nick assures Chelsea he has a trick up his sleeve. Sami is stunned when Kate tells her that a producer wants to do her story on television.
At the airport Chelsea distracts Philip so Nick can put something in his suitcase. Sami explains to Lucas what to do what he thinks is best and he goes to talk to E.J.
Philip is detained when security finds a knife and tells Willow to call his father. Lucas tells E.J. the only way he'll take the job is if he moves out of his building.
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 Episode 10497Nick lies to Chelsea that the woman he's in love with is a married woman named Madge. She tells him she's been around the block a few times.
Philip assures Victor that he doesn't trust Willow, but feels he owes her for the help she's given them so far. Merle tells Belle that Shawn has been arrested.
Thursday, 26 November 2009 Episode 10498Chelsea assures Belle that Philip is not going to get his hands on her or Claire. Belle panics when Merle returns and reports on Shawn's visitors, whom she immediately realises were Philip and Willow.
Chelsea says she wants to be more like Claire. Sami meets with the producers and goes out to lunch with Kate, telling her that they're more alike than they realise - Lucas keeps giving both of them second chances.
E.J. tries to buy Will's affection with a Playstation 3, which Lucas finally agrees to let him have. Lucas refuses E.J.'s job offer. Shawn is angry to learn that Philip is having him charged with kidnapping.
Friday, 27 November 2009No Days because of cricket.
Monday, 30 November 2009 Episode 10499Shawn and Nick convince the police to call Roman in Salem. They discover that Shawn did not kidnap Claire but that this is a custody issue and he is released. Philip finds Belle at their hiding place, but Claire has been sneaked out by Chelsea.
Shawn and Belle hook up in front of the Police station, but based on the delays they missed their way out of the town. Merle comes up with another way out, but they need more money. Nick leaves and comes back with the money they need.
Willow goes through Philip's stuff look for items to steal. She is caught by Philip and he kicks her out. Kate sets the scene for Sami to re-enact her rescue of Lucas. She is unable to move the beam and Lucas busts in and orders her to stop trying because of the baby.
Kate is stunned to hear the news. Steve and Kayla are having dinner and E.J. arrives at the restaurant. Steve decides to question E.J. about his lost time and ends up attacking him.
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