Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers recap for Tuesday, June 16, reveal that Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) and John Black (Drake Hogestyn) will return to the penthouse after having convinced Belle Black (Martha Madison) and Shawn Brady (Brandon Beemer) to stay at Hope Brady’s (Kristian Alfonso) house. Later, Marlena went to Claire Brady’s (Olivia Rose Keegan) room, only to find that she wasn’t there. Marlena had an idea where Claire might be.
At some warehouse, Gabi DiMera (Camila Banus) screamed for help. The burly mob guy told her that no one would hear her. Gabi and the mob guy argued for a while, with Gabi trying to con the guy into letting her go.
Gabi said that her husband had left her well-off, and that she could pay for a search to help find whatever Jake Lambert (Brandon Barash) took. The mob guy didn’t budge.
At Jake’s garage, Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson) talked with Will Horton (Chandler Massey) about Gabi’s disappearance. Ben didn’t let on that he knew anything about it, and he had a lengthy flashback rehashing details about how Gabi was kidnapped and why. Will insisted that Gabi would never stay away without checking in on Ari Horton (Sydney Brower).
At the Salem PD, Lani Price (Sal Stowers) and Eli Grant (Lamon Archey) continued to interrogate Jake, but Jake wouldn’t cough up any information or indicate that he knew anything about Gabi’s disappearance.
Jake had a lengthy flashback to Gabi getting kidnapped, then he ignored an incoming call from Ben. Jake said that Lani and Eli needed to let him go unless they were going to arrest him.
Lani and Eli left the interrogation room, and Jake listened to Ben’s message, which said that the police were involved in Gabi’s disappearance. Jake’s phone rang, and it was the mob guy who was calling to say that Jake’s time was up.
Jake pled with the guy, saying that he was being questioned by the cops but that he wasn’t going to tell them anything, and that he needed more time. The guy agreed to give him 3 more hours.
Lani and Eli talked in the squad room, noting that all they can do right now is to intimidate Jake. Eli and Lani went back into the interrogation room, and Jake played the “entrapment” card, also saying that Gabi hadn’t been gone 48 hours and they had no ground on which to hold him. Jake left, and Lani and Eli followed shortly after him.
At the Salem Inn, Claire insisted to Ciara Brady (Victoria Konefal) that she knew the woman on the flyer. Ciara didn’t take Claire seriously until Claire started rattling off details, including that the woman’s name was Gwen (Emily O’Brien) and that she was hiding out from her ex-boyfriend.
Ciara revealed that Ben was working for the ex-boyfriend now, and that they needed to know where Gwen was.
Ben walked in the door and was floored to see Claire there. He quickly learned that Claire had been released from Bayview and was staying in Salem. Claire rambled for a while, then talk turned back to Gwen.
Ben learned that Claire knows Gwen, but Claire didn’t want to say too much for fear of getting Gwen in trouble. Claire soon learned the Gabi’s life was at stake.
Marlena then knocked on the door and came in, looking for Claire. Marlena wanted Claire to leave with her immediately, and soon Marlena learned about the situation with Gabi and Gwen.
Claire still balked at helping, and Marlena said that this was Claire’s chance to make amends, so Claire said that Gwen was in Bayview and that she had faked a breakdown to hide from her ex.
After some discussion, Ben and Marlena decided to go to Bayview to find Gwen. Claire left with them, although they said they were going to drop her off at the penthouse first. Ciara stayed behind.
At the Kiriakis mansion, Sonny Kiriakis (Freddie Smith) was reading when Will came in. Will shared that he talked with Ben, but that Ben didn’t know anything about Gabi’s disappearance. Will also told Sonny that he was going to be Ben’s best man, which they both mused was an interesting turn of events.
Soon, Ari came in the room, saying that she couldn’t sleep and that she wanted them to call Gabi for her. Will and Sonny made up some excuses for why they couldn’t do that, and they decided to broach the subject of having another baby with Ari. They awkwardly brought up the topic, and Ari said that she’d rather have a puppy.
Sonny pointed out that caring for a dog is a lot of work, but Ari fired back that a baby was a lot of work, too. Will and Sonny decided that they’d talk more about it later, and they all went upstairs together to read a story before bed.
Back at Marlena and John’s penthouse, Claire hugged John after being dropped off by Marlena and Ben. John wanted to set some ground rules for not sneaking off anymore, and Claire apologized for scaring him and Marlena. Claire told John that thanks to her, Gabi’s life might be saved.
At the warehouse, the mob guy tried to give Gabi a cup of water, but she threw it back at him. The guy told Gabi that Jake really wanted to keep her alive, and that he has 3 hours to save her life. Gabi looked worried.
In town square, Lani and Eli secretly followed Jake as he went into the Salem Inn. Eli wondered what Jake was doing there, and Lani said that they needed to stick close to Jake. Inside the Salem Inn, Jake knocked at Ciara and Ben’s door. Ciara answered and quickly told Jake that Ben was on his way to find Gwen.
At Bayview, Marlena told Ben that Claire had been telling the truth and that Gwen had checked into Bayview a few months ago. Ben asked if they could talk with Gwen, but Marlena said no, that Gwen was gone.
That was a terrific episode of Days of Our Lives, and there’s plenty more coming this week, so stay tuned! Here at CDL, we’ve got all your DOOL updates and daily recaps, so stick with us.