Austin finds out that Lucas did not hit will and dumps Sami’s butt so then Sami and Brandon can hook up. Austin and Sami make a horrible couple, but Brandon and Sami are both devious so they are good for one another. Mike and Carrie come back and have a lavish wedding. Carrie rubs her love for Mike in Austin’s face every chance she gets. Mike and Carrie then stay on the show and always are happy without any problems. Austin feels like an idiot for sticking up for Sami (during the whole murder thing) while Carrie was falling in love with Mike way back when. He goes into a deep depression and tries to commit suicide, but doesn’t succeed.
Kate realizes that she is getting old and dresses her age. She sees a fashion consultant to help her part from those leopard print business suits she has stocked in her closet. Vivian comes back to take back Victor, so we get to see some more of those good Kate vs Vivian scenes like in the old days. While fighting for Victor, Vivian sees Ivan in a new light and they have some steamy (awkward) scenes up at Green Mountain Lodge. They realize that they have feelings for each other, and get it on more often than Marlena and John do, which is great for comic value. Ivan and Vivian get married, and Vivian asks Kate to be her bridesmaid!
Eric stays on the show and has a happy relationship with Greta without any problems from Nicole. Eric stops lusting after Nicole and gets on with his live as Greta’s boyfriend. Right before Greta and Eric get back together, Eric has to beg and grovel to Greta for a few days to make Greta take him back since Eric was lusting after Nicole while they were together. After they are back together again, Greta has problems deciding whether or not to sleep with Eric and lose her virginity to him. She waits a long time until she is sure that Eric won't ever leave her, and then sleeps with him. Eric is a happy man! In the meantime, Nicole falls off of a cliff and dies.
Somehow the baby switch thing is found out, and Hope and Lexi have to switch their babies back. This happens really soon after they take them home so they don’t have much trouble giving them back to each other.
John is found to be the father of Hope’s baby, which causes problems for Bo, Hope, John, and Marlena. Bo confesses that he slept with Gina. John confesses that he remembers that he slept with Hope on the sub. Marlena threatens to divorce John and Hope threatens to divorce Bo. But everything is worked out and all four of them raise the baby as an extended family.
Due to the alcohol that Marlo consumed while pregnant, Lexi’s baby dies. Lexi is so upset, she starts to have some feelings for Brandon like before. Abe is so upset that the baby died, he ignore Lexi’s grief and turns inward. Lexi finds comfort in Brandon since Abe is not there for her. Lexi and Brandon have a fling, and she ends up getting pregnant. Abe finds out that she is pregnant, and is all excited that she is going to have (who he thinks is) his baby. While at the hospital, Lexi runs some tests and finds out that the baby is actually Brandon’s. Brandon knows this, and says that he will pretend that their fling never happened and let Abe think that it is his own child. However, it is later discovered that Abe is Brandon’s father. This causes problems for everyone, because this new baby is actually Abe’s grandson. Brandon is so furious at the fact that Abe is his father, he tells Lexi that he wants custody of his son so Abe ends up with nothing. Lexi has to tell Abe the truth, which causes a messy storyline for all three of the characters.
Stefano takes a long trip far away from Salem so everyone can relax for once.
Kristen comes back to the show (not a replacement one, the real Kristian) and works her magic. This happens right after the whole Marlena/John/Hope/Bo thing is worked out.
Chloe gets a makeover, which causes every guy at Salem High to fall for her, including Phillip. Phillip asks Chloe out constantly, but in order to get revenge on him she plays hard to get. Chloe really likes Phillip, but is having fun toying him around. Phillip finally gets on his hands and knees and begs Chloe for forgiveness. She finally forgives him, and they become and item.
After a while, Nancy starts to wonder if Craig really is Chloe’s father and not the man she had the one night stand with. After some tests, they find out that he really is her father. Chloe, Nancy and Craig become very close. They are all happy that they are finally a “normal” family again.
Jack and Jen come back on the show and Abby is aged (like how Belle/Shawn/Phillip all were). She is beautiful and causes great competition for Belle at Salem High. Shawn starts to fall in love with Abby, and Belle is furious! Abby and Shawn start dating, and Belle becomes like her sister Sami and tries to break up Abby and Shawn. History repeats itself because now Belle treats Shawn and Abby like Sami used to treat Austin and Carrie. Meanwhile, Sami is proud of her little sister! (I got an email saying that Abby and Shawn are related so this couldn't work - but Shawn and Belle are practically related and that hasn't stopped Days yet, so who cares!)
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Hope’s baby ends up having fetal alcohol syndrome and ends up dying. Hope begins to feel really guilty about the death of her baby so she sets out to remember her past year as Princess Gina. She goes to Marlena and asks her to hypnotize her. Marlena does not think this is a good idea, but Hope begs her to, and she finally gives in. She has a few sessions with Marlena and very little is accomplished. After weeks of visiting her, Hope finally makes a break through. She finally remembers the “sub sex” with John and both of them are devastated. Both couples reveal to each other everything they know and they are all hurt by it. They are separate for a while, but work together to find out if John is the father of the baby. They take blood samples of when that baby was born and it shows that John isn’t the father. They worry because then they realize that Stefano could be the father. Bo breaks into the hospital records to get DiMera’s blood type, which doesn’t match the baby either. They are happy to hear this, but are still wondering who the father is. Hope begins to remember more of her past and finds out she slept with only John and Stefano. The thought of sleeping with Stefano devastates her, but makes her more determined to find out the paternity of her baby. Things are not adding up so they take Hope’s DNA and try to match it to the baby and it doesn’t. This makes them even more curious. They go over the day of the birth and remember that Stefano was hovering around the hospital the day Hope was giving birth. They figure out that Stefano must have known he could have been the father and that he made a baby switch. After about a month of separation of the couple they come to realize this was all Stefano’s fault and they get back together and Hope and John decide to share custody of their new baby, but there is a problem. Lexie decides this is her baby and she is not giving it up. Abe sees reason and tells Abe she has to fight for custody. Abe disagrees with Lexie and they end up separating. Lexie ends up loosing the custody battle and Hope and John are free to raise their baby. Lexie is so hurt when the baby is taken away she goes into a deep depression. She has to take a leave from the hospital and goes into therapy. After therapy she realizes the baby was never hers and gets back together with Abe. She blames Stefano for everything and cuts off her relationship to him. Abe and Lexie also find out that Brandon was plotting against them the whole time. Larry and Abe make up and Abe helps Larry walk again. Brandon loses his job at the hospital is forced to work at another hospital in Salem.
After finding out Nicole was a porn star, Eric finally figures out Nicole was the wrong girl for him. He also finds out she married Lucas for $5 million dollars which makes him finally over her. Eric goes to Lucas and tells him the truth about Nicole. Lucas confronts Nicole and says she doesn’t care how he feels, she never loved him, and now she is leaving him. She goes to Rex and asks for her money back, but he says all of her money is gone (some how she gave him the rest of her $1 million). She can’t believe this and is devastated. She begs Lucas to take her back, but he throws her out into the street. She is crushed and decides she will have Eric, and makes it her goal to ruin Eric and Greta’s relationship. Eric decides he wants to build a life with Greta and he tells her he is over Nicole and wants to focus on her. He quits his job at Titan and gets a better job with another company in Salem. After dating for a while, Eric asks Greta to marry him and she accepts. Nicole’s attempt fails and she realizes she has no life in Salem and leaves the city for good leaving Eric and Greta to have a good life.
Austin becomes suspicious of Sami so he follows her one night. She ends up meeting Brandon at the strip club. Austin debates on whether going in or not, but realizes this is the only way he will find out the truth. He goes in and sees Brandon and Sami sitting at a table in strange clothing. He sees that it is wrong to spy on Sami so he decides to leave. Just before he leaves though he sees Brandon and Sami kiss. Austin is crushed to know that he has been cheated on again. He confronts Sami at the strip club and says their relationship is over and she really hasn’t changed. Sami tells Austin she is just trying to get Will back and she loves him and doesn’t want to end the relationship. Austin is not convinced and he leaves her. Brandon tells Sami that Austin isn’t right for her and she deserves someone who understands her. After months of swooning over Austin she begins to fall for Brandon and they end up being a couple. Austin is hurt for a while, but gets over Sami. A new woman appears in Salem and Austin hooks up with her.
Victor catches Kate and Nicholas together and throws Nicolas and Kate out of the company. Victor tells Kate to make up her mind who she wants to be with. Kate ends up choosing Victor and Nicholas accepts defeat and leaves Salem to be with he Aunt Vivian. Victor and Kate marry and live as a family in the Kiriakis Mansion. Everything is going well till Sami turns up again demanding custody of Will. She tells her to make Lucas give her custody or she will expose her past. Sami also tells Kate she will expose Lucas for killing Franco just as soon as she can prove it. Kate is very worried over this so she tries to get some dirt on Sami. Victor and Kate team up together and figure out that Sami has been hanging out at the local strip club. They see her there and take pictures of her and Brandon and their pimp and hooker attire. Sami eventually proves that Lucas was the one who killed Franco. Sami goes to Kate again and tells her she is turning them into the police and she will finally have custody of Will. Kate tells her to think hard about that one and shows her the photos of her and Brandon. She tells her she will give the pictures of her to the Intruder and expose her for lying about Lucas hitting Will if she goes to the police. Everyone will believe that she is a prostitute and both Lucas and her will lose custody of Will. Sami and Lucas strike a deal and decide to share custody.
Note this one is a little off the wall, but I wanted to spice it up a bit! Belle and Chloe get ready for the dance together. They make Chloe up and she looks gorgeous. Philip stops by and picks up his date, and is amazed by the change. Everyone is surprised by the way Chloe looks when she shows up for the dance. Every guy on the dance floor is drooling and asking her dance. Belle goes to the dance alone as does Shawn. Belle begins to feel jealous when she sees every guy asking Chloe to dance, even Shawn. Belle feels so alone and depressed she leaves the dance. Belle decides to walk home and sees Mimi on the way. She is acting her usual strange self. Mimi is crying and tells Belle that her family is homeless because her parents have lost their jobs. Belle feels bad and tells Mimi her parents can stay with them till they get back on their feet. The Salem High gang ends up building a house for Mimi’s family through Habitat for Humanity. All of the teens grow closer including Mimi and Chloe and the three become best friends. They start to hang out together until they all begin to have feelings for both Philip and Shawn, but there are three girls and only two boys so one will be left out. All three of the girls end up hating each other trying to get one of the guys’ affections. Belle ends up being a brat and starts to scheme like her sister Sami. She tries to kill both Mimi and Chloe, but doesn’t succeed. She is thrown in jail for life and is never seen again. Mimi and Chloe end up with the man of their choice...
