In the Wednesday, July 30 episode of Days of Our Lives, Amy takes Sophia to the hospital, where Sophia must deal with a curious Sarah. Holly meets up with a sad and disappointed Tate, but she manages to lift his spirits with her news. Johnny and Chanel decompress after the first day of Johnny’s trial. And Belle and EJ clash.
It Wasn’t a Girl
When Amy (Shi Ne Nielson) takes Sophia (Rachel Boyd) to the hospital to ensure she doesn’t have an infection, Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) has the perfect opportunity to talk to Sophia about a certain discrepancy. The doctor knows that Sophia was set to have a boy. Meanwhile, the teen is telling everybody who will listen that she had a girl.
So Sarah needs Sophia to set things straight. What’s the real story? Funny enough, Sophia does tell her the story, but we’re not privy to the particulars. So far, we have no idea what she told Sarah or what version of the truth she told.
All we know is that Sophia said enough to get Sarah to back off reporting Sophia for endangering her baby. So there is no need for Sarah to report her to the authorities.
This move leaves Sarah in a precarious position. She is becoming closer to Brady (Eric Martsolf), Tate’s father, and she has to hold onto this information because it’s her job. What does Sarah know? And how will she handle not being able to tell Brady or Tate (Leo Howard) the truth?
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Tate Is Hurting
Meanwhile, Tate’s facial expressions say it all. He’s hurt and confused and unable to understand why Sophia did what she did. He texted Sophia, wondering if the adoptive parents had sent more photos of the baby. Sophia’s doing everything she can to avoid those texts and Tate.
Thankfully, Holly (Ashley Puzemis) showed up and ultimately lifted his spirits. She told him she decided not to go to the Sorbonne for college. She wants to stay close to him and will probably end up at Salem U. Plus, she told Tate how one of her reasons for going to school in Paris is no longer a thing. Apparently, Nicole (Arianne Zucker) and Eric (Greg Vaughan) are fine now.
But Tate isn’t going to let up on the fact that he never got to meet his “daughter.” And Sophia will need to come up with a solution for that.
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First-Day Frustration for Belle
After the first day of Johnny’s trial, Belle (Martha Madison) and EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) understandably clash. This is a crazy type of trial where conflicts of interest abound. And Belle is having a tough time handling the fact that she has to prosecute her nephew and go up against her lover to do it. And, of course, EJ’s not just the defendant’s father, he’s the victim, too.
Plus, she has to listen to said lover throw everybody — including Roman (Josh Taylor) — under the bus to remove suspicion from Johnny (Carson Boatman).
EJ attacks her for going unnecessarily hard on Johnny during her well-done opening argument. She insisted that just like him, she had a job to do. That she tried to recuse herself from the case, but if he recalled, HE made that impossible for her to do. She wasn’t there for him to make things easier for him.
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She’s Not a Quitter
People are watching, and Belle has to present the prosecution’s case to the best of her ability. She can’t take it easy on Johnny despite how much she loves him.
Needless to say, Belle finds Paulina (Jackée Harry) in HTS and tries to quit, but it’s more wishful thinking. The mayor wouldn’t accept her resignation anyway. She’s in this and has to see it through.
Wonder how Sami (Alison Sweeney) will feel about Belle being the prosecutor in the case when she returns to Salem for a visit, reportedly around August 5. If the trial isn’t resolved by then, she may have some explaining to do.
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