07-18-2016 (Monday)

Dario attending bar… Bianca comes in and sits down.  He asks if she is there looking for his brother – she says no; she was just walking by the place and thought she may stop by and have a drink.  He speaks to her in Spanish, and then translates, “you’ve got the hots for my brother.”  She says a lot of women probably find Rafe attractive; she may like him, but she is realistic.  He seems very in love with Hope; he asks if she is going to stay…she says yes.  He tells her she’ll get bored; she asks what brought him back (his family, he tells her).  She says he is very different from the rest of his family, especially Rafe – he’s like a bomb waiting to explode.  Nice choice of words.  

Aiden sits, on the floor of his hotel room, trashed, looks beat down… I may have missed something big.  Sorry y’all.  Andre tells him to cheer up; he has good news about their friend, Rafe, mentioning that it looks like he had a disagreement with the room décor.  Aiden says Hope knows now that he lied and there is no chance for them; it doesn’t matter if Rafe is around or not.  Andre tells Aiden that Rafe is no longer with them – he died.  Aiden says he never told him to kill him… asks what Andre did (and asks if he covered his tracks); this can’t lead back to me, he says.  Aiden complains about losing the women he loves… Andre says, “in more ways than one… I’m so sorry for your loss.” 

Adriana comes into the bar, as if she knew her friend was there; she asks her if her sister got a hold of her… she has called many times trying to reach her she says.  Bianca says she keeps her ringer turned off at work.  Adriana brings up an old boyfriend who is looking for her; Bianca says its no big deal.  Adriana is getting worried and goes to call Rafe.  Bianca calls someone… worried Guillermo is trying to find her.  She them if he asks about her to please say they have no idea where she is; Adriana still insists she would be perfect for her son, if it weren’t for Hope.  Dario asks if everything is ok; she looks like she is hiding something.  

Shawn shouts frantically at the entrance of the building where Rafe was being held; he coughs.  The team comes in; bomb squad says there is no other bomb… they find Hope’s phone and hand it to Shawn.  Rafe carries Hope through a doorway that didn’t collapse; she is knocked out, but doesn’t look badly hurt (certainly not crushed, as one would think).  In the rubble, Shawn and Roman find the chains that Rafe was bound with; Hope comes to; she says she remembers a trap door, and climbing down a ladder but that’s all.  Rafe says that’s when the bomb went off.  As Andre attacks Aiden, taking him to the floor and standing on his throat, Hope begins to struggle to breathe; she passes out.

07-15-2016 (Friday)

Teresa talks to her mom on the phone… no word yet, no sight of Tate and no call for ransom.  Shawn hangs up with no answers as well.  Local force is stretched thin and FBI won’t get involved until tomorrow; Teresa is falling apart (sobbing).  

Victor demands his people check in every hour.  John comes to tell him that they tore apart Summer’s hotel room and interviewed the staff; found nothing.  But they did find Maggie in the elevator… she wants to help and asks if they have any idea who took him.  They tell her everything is pointing to Summer.  Justin now interrogates Aiden; was there a backup, other than the neck tie?  Aiden swears he didn’t do it… he still proclaims he’s innocent; he would never try to kill the woman he loves.  

Andre sits down at a desk looking at the monitor, as Hope kneels beside Rafe.  Rafe tells her to go; there’s no time… she refuses, and says they are going to figure this thing out together.  The bomb goes off.  Summer goes on the run.

07-14-2016 (Thursday)

Brady questions Dario about where Summer might be; he says he doesn't know – she is a free spirit.  Teresa gets tired of waiting and goes to Titan T.V.; she offers a reward for her son’s return.   Julie and Doug give Jennifer the names of various lawyers who could help her fight for custody of Thomas, since Chad is incapable of hearing reasons right now (as far as she is concerned).  Chad knocks at her door, asking what she thinks she’s doing.  Aiden is arrested (I missed for what, sorry).  Roman tells Justin that Hope needs to be the one to interrogate Aiden; she goes in.  He lied to her, she says… it was him that night, on their wedding night – he did try to kill her.  She says she’s going to make him wish he never came back to Salem.  Rafe is still in chains, hooked to a wall, with 58 minutes on the timer of the bomb on the table in front of him.  

07-13-2016 (Wednesday)

Nicole sits a table, waiting for Dario; when he shows, she tells him that Deimos promised her he would tell the police he is alive.  Philip calls Kate, asking if she is the one who pushed Deimos in the river)… Chloe told him she did.  Deimos fires Kate from her position at Titan Industries; she says they have unfinished business.  She demands her old job back; Deimos tells her to leave Titan quietly, after returning all the money she stole.  She accuses him of setting her up, and lying to her.  

Teresa is sure Summer is behind her drugging and Tate’s disappearance; Brady tells her they have no proof of that.  She gets mad at him for defending Summer.  Belle tries to comfort her; Brady tells Shawn and Belle that it is possible Summer is behind this  Philip listens to Chloe sing; asks her how she would like to be famous.  He offers her a record deal.  Nicole talks to Dario; he introduces her to his father, Eduardo.  Tells his dad he will take the job running the club, but only because he needs the money right now.  Eduardo hires Nicole to do interior design of the club, at Dario’s suggestion.  Nicole tells him he could have been nicer to his father; says everyone deserves a second chance.

John contacts everyone he knows, looking for Tate; Paul helps.  They discuss all possibilities, including the black market.  Brady shows up, asking Paul if he can contact Summer(?).  Ramon is surprised when Deimos walks into his office, with Kath no less… they sit down.  Deimos assures Ramon that Nicole did not push or harm him in any way; claims he was drunk and fell; Kate misunderstood what she saw – Kate agrees.  For now, Deimos goes along with Kate’s story of the marriage (though I’m not sure why).  When Nicole goes to see Roman, he tells her that Deimos did clear her, but that he said they did get married… Nicole is shocked (she knows that’s not true).  “Dominique” shows up at Summer’s door, asking if she has what they requested; Summer says yes, adding that she hopes she has what they agreed on.