Days of Our Lives recap for Thursday, January 18 reveals that there was a bare proposal and a partial confession. Plus, Theresa Donovan (Emily O’Brien) relapsed. Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) boils over a possible dirty cop. So, let’s get started talking about the events that happened in Salem today.
DOOL recap for Thursday, January 18, 2024, reveals that Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) and Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) are snuggling in bed together.
Johnny feels guilty about being happy, especially since EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) and Nicole Walker-DiMera (Arianne Zucker) are miserable down the hall. It’s made Johnny realize something and he needs to talk to Chanel about it.
Wendy Shin (Victoria Grace) rolls over in bed. Tripp Johnson (Lucas Adams) touches her face and she wakes up with a smile.
Tripp flirts all doctor-like, which makes Wendy blush. The phone rings. It’s the middle of the night, which means it’s probably Wendy’s mom. While Wendy takes the call, Tripp goes to the kitchen.
Tripp is surprised to find Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun) on the couch. Tripp asks what she’s doing there. Ava holds up a bottle of liquor, clearly drunk.
Rafe tells Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) that they got some drugs off the street. Harris Michaels (Steve Burton) vents about finding nothing at the Bistro.
Brady Black’s (Eric Martsolf) phone rings. It’s Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson). Alex apologizes for calling so late, but Theresa is missing.
Alex tells Brady that Theresa cried herself to sleep. When Alex woke up, Theresa was gone. Brady says he was afraid of this and rushes over to Alex’s place.
Johnny tells Chanel that life is unpredictable. Chanel understands as Paulina Price (Jackee Harry) is waiting to see if she has cancer or not.
Johnny doesn’t want to spend another day without Chanel. Johnny wants to marry Chanel again.
Wendy’s mom is upset because she never came home. However, Wendy does get some good news. Wendy’s dad is getting out of the house now thanks to her uncle.
Tripp turns on the light in the kitchen. Ava winches at the sudden bright light. Ava tells him about the drug raid at the Bistro.
Ava says the police didn’t find anything. Tripp wonders if it’s because there was nothing to find or did Ava just get lucky.
Ava swears nothing is going on. Tripp doesn’t believe her. Tripp demands to know the truth.
Rafe, Jada, and Harris go through police files. Harris wants to know how they knew the cops were coming.
Rafe signed off personally on every cop involved in the raid. Something isn’t right. Jada thinks they might have a dirty cop.
Brady and Alex talk about Theresa. Brady is afraid that Theresa finally cracked under all the pressure and relapsed.
Alex says Theresa blames herself for everything Tate Black (Jamie Martin Mann) is going through. Brady says that’s why they need to find her.
Brady warns Alex that Theresa might hate them both, but at least she’ll be safe.
Johnny admits their anniversary was supposed to be centered around a marriage proposal. However, Paulina had her health crisis, and then there was Holly Jonas’ (Ashley Puzemis) overdose.
Then, it never seemed to be the right time. Johnny doesn’t want to wait any longer. Johnny wants a big, fat wedding with everyone in town attending.
Then, Johnny starts picturing flying everyone to an island or another country for the wedding.
Chanel stops Johnny as his daydreams get supersized. Chanel says it’s not a good idea.
Chanel worries that a big, fat wedding would be in poor taste considering Holly’s coma. Johnny didn’t think about that. Clearly, Chanel is the wise one in the relationship.
Johnny jokes about having a big, fat, SMALL wedding. Chanel laughs and says if Johnny ever gets around to asking her formally. Can’t blame a girl for knowing what she wants and how she wants it!
Wendy gets off the phone and looks at the foot of the bed. Lifting up a blanket, Wendy finds a Jenga block.
Wendy flashes back to playing Jenga with Tripp. When the tower fell, the piece flew everywhere. Wendy smiles to herself.
Ava tells Tripp to go back to bed. Tripp says no. Wendy comes out and covers up, not realizing Ava was there.
Ava and Tripp continue bickering. Wendy looks uncomfortable, so she says she’ll just go back to bed. Ava says that’s a good idea, why don’t both of you go back to bed. Tripp tells Wendy to stay as she needs to hear this.
Tripp talks about the raid. Ava insists that nothing was found. Tripp says Wendy knows how worried he is about Ava and why they didn’t go to China.
Ava softly says that was a mistake. Ava adds that she can handle this. That’s when Tripp says, “So, there IS something to handle then…”
Rafe doesn’t want to think about a dirty cop. Nothing makes his blood boil more.
Jada has to go deal with records. While Jada is gone, Harris tells Rafe that he could feel the smugness oozing from Stefan’s pores.
Harris adds that when Stefan came out, Ava clammed up. Rafe suggests questioning everything Ava says to Harris. Rafe warns that Ava can’t be trusted.
Alex tells Brady that Theresa’s phone was last pinged at the apartment. Brady thinks Theresa shut her phone off before leaving. Brady has an idea of where to start looking.
Brady calls Jada and asks for help off the record. Brady explains Theresa’s situation and asks Jada to look at her credit cards. Jada says she needs a search warrant. Brady is desperate.
Jada says she could look into it if Brady is calling in a tip about Theresa’s financials possibly being connected to Holly’s overdose case. Brady takes a deep breath and says yes. Brady knows this could bite them later on.
Chanel wants a formal proposal. Johnny says if he did propose, what would be a good date to get married?
Johnny grabs the calendar and they agree on Valentine’s Day. But wait, Johnny still hasn’t officially proposed yet! Johnny gets up to grab Chanel a midnight snack.
Ava assures Tripp that everything will be fine. Tripp wants answers. Ava said she couldn’t live with herself if anything happened to Tripp.
Rafe and Harris debate about Ava. Harris knows Ava has a dark past, but she was doing well for a while. Rafe suggests that Harris stay away from Ava.
Jada calls Brady back. Jada has found Theresa, she’s at Prairie Motel. Jada says Theresa is as high as a kite. On the bed, Theresa doesn’t even seem to understand there is a cop staring at her.
Johnny comes back and tells Chanel to close her eyes. When Chanel opens them, Johnny is wearing nothing but a tie and carrying a long-stemmed red rose. Johnny officially proposes.
Harris tells Rafe that Ava took a sharp turn the minute she got into bed with Stefan. Rafe threatens to take Harris off the case if his feelings for Ava will complicate their job.
Ava tells Tripp and Wendy that Harris raided the Bistro. Ava says Stefan claims Harris did it for revenge. Tripp doesn’t believe Harris would do that. Ava says they can’t trust the police.
Days of Our Lives recap for Monday, January 18 reveal that Alex rushes to Theresa’s side at the motel. Jada talks to Brady. Jada is guessing ectasty but isn’t sure.
Brady tries to talk to Theresa. Theresa is lying on a bed and caresses Brady’s face. Then she sees Alex is there too. Theresa wants to party with both of them.
Brady and Alex try to carry Theresa off the bed and out of the hotel. Theresa tells Brady that he used to be fun but now he’s just boring.
Alex says Alex is kind of boring now too. Brady wants to take Theresa home. Alex thinks she needs a hospital to detox. Theresa says no.
Theresa tries to hold herself up and steady, but ends up crumbling on the floor after a few minutes. Theresa says she’s so happy right now, why can’t Brady just let her be happy.
Brady asks Alex for some water. Jada tries to talk to Theresa. Theresa says she feels so amazing. Theresa says she feels hot. Theresa tries to take off her shirt.
Theresa is also having some problems breathing normally. Alex brings the water. Jada and Brady tell Alex that Theresa isn’t overdosing, she’s just high.
Brady tells Theresa they are going for a car ride. Alex is worried about damage control so this relapse doesn’t get out.
Theresa tells Alex he’s dramatic. Alex says they can’t go back to the apartment and complains about the noisy neighbors.
Theresa won’t be able to sleep with all that. Brady says they will just have to stay at the motel for the night.
Harris assures Rafe he doesn’t have feelings for Ava. So, Harris can stay on the case. Rafe doesn’t really believe Harris but says nothing.
Tripp wants to know why he can’t go to the police. Ava says you can’t trust the cops. Tripp says Ava can trust Harris. She says after tonight, no she can’t. Ava storms off.
Chanel asks Johnny, “This is your idea of a formal proposal?” Johnny says he’s wearing a tie. Chanel agrees to marry him.
The ring he gives her is just temporary. It’s an Italian signet ring. Chanel seems to really like it. Johnny forgot her hot fudge sundae, it’s still sitting on the counter.
Johnny and Chanel are eating dessert in bed. Johnny feeds Chanel a cherry. They can’t wait to get married again. Chanel says they should practice for their wedding night.
Theresa is starting to look very sleepy. Alex and Brady are talking. Alex knows nothing about drugs.
Brady says it will still take a few more hours. Brady says they just have to ride this one out.
Alex is really uncomfortable and isn’t handling Theresa’s overdose very well. Good thing Brady knows what to do.
Rafe says they’ll look at the files tomorrow with fresh eyes. Rafe apologizes for being harsh about Ava. Harris stays behind and is lost in thought.
Wendy wants to help Ava. Tripp says Ava is scared and the woman doesn’t scare easily… Wendy assures Tripp that she’s there.
Wendy says they will tackle it together. Tripp hesitates before clasping her hand.
Ava stares at her phone. Av flashes back to Harris’ romance. Over with Harris, he breathes heavily as he thinks about the Ava situation. Ava wants to call Harris.
Ava grazes her finger over the call button. After a few moments of hesitation, Ava suddenly hurls her phone against the wall and cries in frustration.
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