Days of Our Lives Recap: Holly and Arianna Are Rescued
On today's Days of Our Lives recap:
Hernandez House: Javi is chatting with Leo who is all upset he can't cover the trial because he is sitting on the jury. Javi notes he can write a tell-all book.
Javi plays with little T and tells him how hard it will be to say goodbye to him. He promises the baby he will always be in his heart.
Horton Square: Gwen walks up and Leo snarks about her stolen jewelry. She was headed over to The Spectator to catch up but takes a seat and asks her old chum for the details. He says things are looking up but Gwen wonders how with Leo as it's star journalist. They shift over to discussing the necklace and Gwen says owning it is just the start of what she has planned for Salem.
Leo tells Gwen he has a tidbit of gossip as she saw her heading into the Salem Inn with Xander. He wonders if she is really getting involved with someone who broke her heart. Leo notes Xander is married but Gwen informs him that he and Sarah have hit the skids. He thinks she is a fool for going down that road again. She admits she did hit rock bottom when Xander broke her heart. That being said, Matty is the one who truly broke her heart.
Leo knows how much his affair with Dimitri devastated her. He says he left her myriad messages saying it was the biggest regret of his life. Leo would do anything to rectify the situation. Gwen gets a little weepy but says there's nothing he can do to fix what he did. Leo says, when it came to Dimitri, they both lost big. Gwen notes his new relationship and Leo tells her a bit about Javi. She relaxes a bit and says she thinks they are both lucky to have each other. With that, Leo gets up and heads home to his beloved and little T.
Titan/DiMera: Johnny arrives to record Philip and Xander's statements before his trial starts tomorrow.
Xander and Gabi end their intimate embrace. Gabi recalls how happy she was when Arianna Grace arrived in town and now, she wishes she had told her daughter to stay back. She thinks the chaos Arianna has experienced is all her fault as she is a terrible mother. Xander sees how much she loves her daughter and understands wanting to protect your own child. They exchange a smile and Xander caresses her shoulder before she exits right past Philip.
Philip asks Xander what he did to upset Gabi and the two begin to go at each other just as Johnny walks in to film their statement. Xander wonders if it was a good idea to bring Johnny on board as EJ owns the hospital and he and his father have made nice. Johnny admits he is on better terms with his dad but is loyal to their company. Philip asks for a minute and sends Johnny out. He tells Xander all the reasons they should keep Johnny on board. Johnny returns and Philip says he's not going anywhere.
Philip and Xander make their statement as Johnny films. They finish up just as Victoria begins to cry. Xander says he has spoken to HR about starting a daycare but that will take a while. Philip tells him to get over himself and make an agreement with Sarah.
Warehouse/Alley: Arianna Grace and Holly can't find any way to escape. Arianna finds a vent and thinks it might lead outside. Arianna crawls in and says she sees daylight. She begins to panic when she realizes she is stuck.
Tate and Rafe continue searching for Holly and Arianna Grace. Tate shows Rafe Holly's class ring that Felicity found. Rafe says he's checking out some abandoned buildings. Tate wants to help but Rafe tells him to stay behind while he takes a look. After Rafe leaves, Tate immediately goes to search.
Tate searches for the empty warehouse when he hears Arianna Grace screaming. He heads to the door and he and Holly call out to each other. Tate kicks in the door and hugs Holly. Rafe arrives and says Arianna is stuck in the vent. As Rafe calls out to her, the vent crashes and Arianna screams. Rafe continues to call out to her but she is unconscious. Rafe somehow gets to her and puts her on a table just as Javi arrives to tend to her. Gabi arrives just after Arianna regains consciousness.
Hernandez House: Gabi arrives and says Xander sent her home because Arianna Grace has been kidnapped. Javi tears up and pulls his cousin into an embrace. Javi asks if she will watch the baby so he can go into work early and see if he can find out anything about Arianna's case.
Gabi watches the baby and says out loud how much she loves her daughter and how much she worries about her baby. Just then, Leo walks in and says how sorry he is about Arianna Grace. Gabi gets a call from Javi that Arianna and Holly have been found in a local warehouse, and he is on his way. Leo and Gabi are both in tears when they awkwardly hug.
Leo calls young Douglas and is furious when he finds out his loan shark took the girls. He thinks Gabi will never forgive him if she knew his connection to the situation.
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Endings
Gwen returns to her room and secures the necklace in her safe. She laughs as she thinks about the havoc she's going to wreak in Salem.
Johnny exits as the tension between Philip and Xander reaches its peak. Xander says he hates working with his brother and wants to send him to the Hong Kong office. Philip thinks it's' the perfect setting for Xander and makes his exit.
Leo is alone with little T talking about his own childhood. He thinks spending time with the little one has done him a world of good. Leo tears up at the thought something might ever happen to him.
Arianna Grace and Gabi exchange hugs and I love yous. Rafe takes Holly over to the station show she can give her statement. Afterwards, Leo gets a voicemail from Sophia saying she's in labor.
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This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jul 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
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