Season 39 2003 - 2004

TV-14

A special heartwarming episode sharing the final moments of Maggie Horton as she passes away with Hope, Shawn, Jennifer, Alice and Mickey at her side. The DNA tests come back on Rex's clothes and Roman arrests him for the murder of Maggie. And it turns out there is an explanation for Sami's dream. Lucas is shocked to learn of Kate's big secret. (detailed recap available)

Victor offers an unhappy Caroline support after Maggie's death and Grandpa Shawn catches them holding hands; Nicole and Brady find themselves in a truly compromising situation and they share a passionate kiss; Cassie visits Rex in jail where he cryptically predicts his exoneration - the killer will strike again while he's behind bars! And the killer "strikes" once again and destroys the evidence that Philip and Tek were working on…

Lucas falls off the wagon and then stuns Sami when he plants a kiss on her; Caroline is keeping a secret from her family and won't divulge her whereabouts when Maggie was killed; Kate and Victor make a devilish deal.

The residents of Salem prepare to say goodbye to three loved ones; Shawn is determined to pin the crimes on Rex and tries to enlist Mimi's help; The killer contacts Bo via his PDA and declares that the next murder will take place within an hour…

Celeste has another death-impending premonition – and it comes true…right down to the last detail; The triple funeral for Abe, Jack and Maggie is held - but is crudely interrupted.

Rex states the police have made a mistake arresting him and declares that someone else is going to die, and the details he gives to Mimi only make him look more guilty; After the funerals, Bo and Roman catch an intruder in the church – and you'll never believe who it is; And finally, the countdown hits zero, but it is too late to save Caroline Brady?

A heartwarming episode as we bid farewell to a beloved citizen of the Salem community because Bo and Roman find their mother in the church - nothing could have saved her from the Salem Stalker; Brady has a steamy fantasy about Nicole; Sami tells Kate she's going to make sure that she is never with Roman again; Victor tries to strangle Nicole.

Caroline's autopsy report arrives - she was poisoned; Marlena and Roman are drawn closer together and John and Kate see them together; Will has some misconceptions about the state of his parent's relationship after he sees Lucas half-naked in Sami's apartment first thing in the morning.

Shawn and Brady heave a heart to heart talk; Someone is watching Shawn D. from afar - Jan Spears is back in Salem; Kimberly comes to town to help comfort the Brady family; Victor wants Nicole out of his house and Brady's life once and for all and gives her divorce papers to sign; The Salem Stalker contacts Bo via his PDA and sends him a distorted video of his mother who taunts him that he couldn't save his own mother.

Caroline reaches out to Celeste from the coffin; Bonnie has a fantasy involving Mickey Horton; Victor tries to strangle Nicole - again; The Salem Stalker taunts Bo via his PDA and signals: another victim's time is up – and just then, Marlena collapses, seemingly lifeless...

Marlena collapses at the Brady Pub - is she the next victim of The Stalker? A weeping Roman holds a seemingly lifeless Marlena in his arms, saying: I love you, Doc! Caroline makes contact with Celeste again during her wake; Rex is released from jail and tells Bo that he knows yet again who the next victim will be; Sami makes it clear to John and Kate that they are not welcome at Caroline's wake and that her parents will be getting back together - and if they try to stop it, they will be sorry.

Rex tells Bo, Roman and Hope his theory: the next person who threatens the killer will die - the cop who comes close to cracking the case will be a target! Victor warns Nicole that if and when he brings Chloe back to town, her chance with Brady is gone; Sami blurts out that that Tony is not really Rex and Cassie's father; and Caroline is still trying to warn Celeste that the killings are far from over – and that Marlena will be the next victim – killed by her own husband, John…

Sami spills the beans that twins are really Roman Brady's kids – and then the whole truth comes out: that Kate and Roman are their true parents, and this news draws Roman and Kate back together, which infuriates Sami; Cassie thinks that she knows who the killer is; Caroline continues to communicate with Celeste from beyond the grave and tells her that the killer was there looking over her casket – and all seven suspects were accounted for as making appearances at the wake…

Salem residents try to have as normal a Thanksgiving as ever, despite the recent horrors befalling their loved ones – Bo and Hope are hosting dinner at their house; Grandpa Shawn decides to spend a quiet day with Kayla and Kimberly; Roman and Kate share a romantic morning; Sami tells Lucas that they share siblings; Cassie has a dream and figures out the killer's identity and then she gets a call from the killer and tells them she knows it's them and is on her way to tell Roman when Celeste's premonition becomes reality – Cassie's bloody dead body is discovered at The Salem Fall Celebration – she falls from the inside of a piñata and we see Kate standing there with a bloody knife in her hand – has she been caught red-handed…???

Salem is rocked by the Thanksgiving death of Cassie; Once Kate sees Cassie, she goes snaps out of her days and into a state of shock; Rex confronts Kate, angrily accusing her, saying it wasn't Cassie's time to die; Sami tests Roman's last nerve by making an announcement to everyone in Salem Place that Kate Roberts is the serial killer and it almost causes a riot; Rex holds Cassie tight in his arms, crying and begging her to come back – until she is placed in a body bag; Caroline continues to talk to Celeste; Philip finally learns that his mother is also the biological mother of Rex and Cassie; Marlena receives the horrifying news that Cassie is dead.

Rex pushes Mimi away; Jan continues to stalk Shawn and secretly takes pictures of him and Philip; Tony stumbles upon the crime scene and learns that Cassie is dead and calls Stefano and tells him it wasn't supposed to happen like that; Roman questions Kate and when the lab reports prove that it was Cassie's blood on Kate's hands, he has no choice but to arrest her for Cassie's murder; Roman admits that he believes in Kate's innocence and promises her that he will do everything in his power to clear her name – which infuriates Sami.

Sami needs a serious attitude adjustment as she blasts her mother for being married to John and then she continues to push Roman into helping prove that John is the killer, and when Roman digs deep down, he discovers that John has no alibi for any of the murders; Jennifer and Lexie bond in mourning over their lost husbands and Celeste helps Lexie cope by channeling Abe for her which allows the two of them to share one last dance together; After they dance Lexie begs Abe to tell her who killed him. Abe tells her that he cannot tell her but assures her "That the best is yet to come"; Bo continues to search for clues in the murders; Nicole spills the beans to Brady that Victor is planning to bring Chloe back to Salem.

Celeste conducts a séance for Lexie and Jennifer and everyone gets to hear Abe say that John will kill Marlena; Brady gets a chance to talk to Chloe and finds out that Victor has offered to bring her home for the Holiday's; After hearing Abe say that Marlena is in danger, Sami orders Roman to arrest John, when they arrive, they find Marlena and John in a compromising position; John offers to move out of the penthouse, which makes Sami glee with delight.

Bo worries that his mother is not resting in peace, and then has a very disturbing dream about her and she tells him that their family will suffer further; Marlena will not let John move out and he and Sami exchange some colorful words which could be mistaken as threats; Roman later tells Sami that it is time that she grew up; Jan continues to stalk Shawn in the shadows, vowing that Shawn will not be in love with Belle for much longer.

Sami continues to push and push at Roman and then vows to kill before anyone hurts her mother or father; Bo and Hope finally track Shawn down and convince him to stay at the house and when he finally talks to Belle, Jan lurks outside – and vows that if Belle comes home, it will be a fatal mistake; Sami tells Lucas she is afraid she will end up alone and Lucas tells her that he will always be there – and then he kisses her! Roman visits Kate in her cell and reconfirms his belief in her innocence and vows to clear her name; Rex and Mimi make up.

The Brady's hold Caroline's funeral and they prepare to say goodbye; Marlena is in the graveyard at Caroline's open grave when she sees Caroline's name on the headstone morph into her own, she then falls in and suspects that John pushed her; Roman tells Kate that he convinced a judge to grant her bail and releases Kate from her cell; Jan steps up her surveillance of Shawn; Sami continues to point the finger at both Kate and John; Rex tells Kate and Roman that he knows who the next victim will be; Bo receives another ominous message from the killer - another victim is fingered – "Commander Roman Brady, killed in the line of duty".

Everyone in the church following Caroline's funeral fights with one person or another and it takes Hope telling them not to give the killer the benefit of the doubt that calms them down – they all agree that it will help no one to turn on each other now; Roman takes the news of his imminent death while holding his ground and refuses round the clock protection, but instead offers himself as bait to trap the killer; Sami tries to convince her mom and dad to go away together; Tony gloats over the fact that John's name has been placed on the suspect list; Sami continues to fall apart and Lucas tells her that he will always be there for her; Victor has a surprise for Brady, which freaks Nicole out that she will lose Brady forever.

Marlena begs Roman to reconsider going toe-to-toe with the killer and she asks him to partner with John – and the police agree that is the best option; Victor's surprise for Brady is revealed – it's Stevie, Isabella's college friend and she has plans to build an opera house for Chloe to sing in; John tells Kate to remain by Roman's side, it's the only way to keep him safe; Lucas and Sami have a heated discussion and Sami denies having any feelings for Lucas – and the fact that she enjoyed the kiss that Lucas planted on her the other night and then Sami follows in Marlena's tracks and falls into an open grave, and it's Lucas who bails her out.

Brady has a phone conversation with Chloe - elated that she has agreed to come home for the holidays; Jan continues to follow Shawn just as Shawn has a misunderstanding based on a phone conversation with Belle; Sami breaks into Kate's office and plants evidence on her computer that will finger her as the serial killer, gets caught and decides to try Kate's hotel suite, and has a visitor pop out of Kate's closet at her…

Jan watches with fury in her eyes as Shawn and Belle share a romantic reunion and then has a fantasy about what it would be like to break the two of them up and have Shawn for herself; John and Marlena are headed home for a romantic evening, but are interrupted by Jan's desperate call for help; Kate fantasizes that Sami is the next victim of The Salem Stalker just as Sami comes face to face with the killer; Roman sees The Salem Stalker and a chase ensues – and Roman catches him and he removes the mask, and is more than a little shocked by the killers identity!

John tries to convince Belle to go back to Europe – and she refuses; The "killer" turned out to be Lucas, and Roman has to arrest him and he says that he was only trying to scare Sami; Shawn tells John that he would die to save Belle's life; Lucas and Sami bicker as Lucas vows he will do whatever it takes to protect the women he loves…women? And Shawn tells Belle that tonight they will be going to bed together…

TEK tells Bo that he is most likely the next victim after Roman; Bonnie and her dog Max, open a "charity" Christmas tree lot in Salem, and Bonnie slips some alcohol into Mickey's eggnog; Bonnie then has two naughty fantasies – one about Rex and one about Mickey; Rex plans a romantic evening for Mimi; Bo & Hope host a tree trimming party to kick off the holiday season; A potentially dangerous package arrives and scares the family because all they hear is ticking coming from inside the box! Jan continues to follow Belle and Shawn and vows once again that she will have Shawn for herself; Bonnie notices Jan lurking around and goes to confront her, but gets distracted and doesn't get the chance to tell Mimi; and finally, Bo gets another message on his PDA from the killer – it's a skeleton head wearing a Santa Hat that says, "Death never takes a holiday"…

The killer lurks outside the Brady Pub, watching Roman; Roman debates giving Kate a ring for Christmas and Sami tells Lucas she will not let her father and Kate ever be together; Belle and Shawn share a romantic evening at home - although Jan is never far and Jan has some pretty steamy fantasies about Shawn; Nicole continues to try to tempt Brady – but he tells her he is waiting for Chloe; Victor calls Chloe and tells her he will send his jet to bring her home; Lucas and Sami argue over the stunt Lucas pulled and Sami warns: if Lucas tries it again, she'll have every right to kill him; Lucas then buys Sami dinner after Grandpa Shawn tells them they need to get along for Will's sake; Kate follows Roman trying to protect him and he mistakes her for the killer, just as the killer takes a swing at Roman, but gets away…the killer then meets Sami and takes another swipe at her…

The killer runs around Salem Place after having attacked Sami, who narrowly escaped and Roman has to eliminate more suspects – Rex, Kate, Sami and Lucas are eliminated. Lucas takes Sami home and puts her to bed after having escaped the killer's attack, but she gets freaked out and runs into Lucas' apartment and climbs into bed with him; Belle and Shawn continue to share a romantic evening, still unaware that Jan is in the apartment; Everyone hears the sirens around the city and Shawn and Rex split and go to give Roman and hand, and worried for her mother, Mimi runs out to check on her mom and ends up face to face with the killer alongside her mom and Max…

Jan stands in the pantry, ready to spring on Belle with the hammer; Bonnie and Mimi are lucky and manage to get away from the killer; Roman and Rex think they have The Salem Stalker cornered yet he/she gets away – Roman takes a shot at the killer and later finds blood and orders CSI out there right away; Bonnie uses her attack to her advantage with Mickey and he offers to drive her home - and Bonnie jumps at the chance; Sami and Lucas have a misunderstanding, but end up going to sleep in the same bed and Sami has a dream about making love to Lucas, but eventually ends up fast asleep in his arms; Rex and Shawn return to the loft and Rex tells Mimi he almost lost her, but he's glad she's OK; Shawn and Belle plan to head upstairs again and Jan cannot believe it when she hears they are both still virgins – and then vows that they better behave themselves so she can be Shawn's first; and just when Roman thinks he's safe – the killer is watching him from behind the trees…

This time, it's Lucas' turn to fantasize about making love to Sami; John again frightens Marlena and she wonders if Celeste's premonition will come true; Hope arrives at Belle's and deduces that she and Shawn are having sex; Shawn and Bo do their best to shop for Belle and Hope, and we see the humor of the men's good intentioned but wrong-headed shopping impulses as they pick out lingerie for Hope and Belle. When Belle and Hope are out doing shopping of their own, they spot the guys and come up with a plan to get what they want for Christmas; Roman tells Lucas his plans to propose to Kate and Sami tells him he is making a mistake and vows that she will kill before she will let her dad propose to Kate; and finally, Marlena asks Roman if he really wants to propose to Kate because she still loves him…

When Sami and Kate see Roman and Marlena embracing in the park, Sami thinks her prayers have been answered; Sami then happens to later stumble upon Roman proposing to Kate – she says yes! It's the traditional tree trimming party at Alice's as each member of the family hangs their ornaments; Brady starts to worry that Chloe isn't on the jet when she didn't call him and Nicole is overjoyed by his misery; Just as Brady is about to give up, he hears Chloe singing Christmas carols in the distance and opens the front door and there she is! The two share a very tender and joyful reunion as Victor and Nicole watch from the doorway – Nicole, of course, with tears in her eyes; and finally, Santa tells Jennifer that Jack will give her a very special present this year and she later announces she is pregnant – truly a Christmas miracle.

Everyone gathers for Christmas at Bo & Hope's house where Jennifer shares her good news with the rest of the family and Roman and Kate announce their engagement with one piece of shocking information – they will marry tomorrow; Will and Sami spend Christmas morning at Lucas' and then Lucas invites Sami to stay for dinner and Will tries to get them to kiss under the mistletoe; Brady and Chloe share a romantic morning, unaware that Nicole is listening at the door; Victor gives Chloe a priceless Christmas gift from Brady – a set of pearls that belonged to Isabella – which more than infuriates Nicole; Jennifer gets an appointment with Dr. Bader and the news of the pregnancy mends fences between Jennifer and Abby; Bonnie cooks a big breakfast for Mickey and then the two head to the hospital where Jennifer reads the Christmas story to the children; and finally, the killer checks in with Roman – this time it's a picture of a blood moon with a message: "You won't live to see your honeymoon nig

Kate and Roman's wedding is underway, but the killer sends Roman another message that he will not live to see his honeymoon; Marlena tells John that if Roman marries Kate it will be his death sentence; Sami vows to stop the wedding - no matter what it takes; Celeste overhears Sami plotting and warns her that if she's not careful, her plan will blow up in her face; Sami prays to God asking for forgiveness because she is about to sin; Tony runs into Lucas and later sends an extremely suspicious message via his PDA; Celeste sees a wedding veil covered with blood and feels evil is present; Kate asks Marlena to be matron of honor, but Marlena turns down her request; Brady finds Nicole naked in his room as he gets undressed to shower – and she throws herself at him, just as Chloe comes in to find them in a very compromising position; Rex and Mimi spread Cassie's ashes on the hilltop where they were first found; Rex, Mimi, Belle and Shawn meet up and later after having heard about Roman's thr

Rex finds the messages the killer has sent in Tony's PDA; Shawn finds Roman and John and Roman arrests Tony and he is charged with the murders and he tells Roman the danger is not over; Kate is stung that Marlena will now be her matron of honor; John confronts Marlena later and asks her if she is in love with Roman; Kate tells Roman that she believes Marlena still loves him; Roman reassures her only guests with numbers invitations will be allowed to attend the wedding, just as we see an authentic wedding invitation next to the killer's mask, gloves, and knife on a desk; Sami destroys what she believes is Kate's wedding dress to prevent the wedding; Rex seems inconsolable after Tony is arrested; Chloe runs out on Brady and Victor tells her she hasn't won; Brady manages to get through the Chloe and Chloe marches back inside and slaps Nicole right across the face! Celeste faints after getting another premonition of a blood-drenched bride and groom; Bonnie runs into Mickey and he asks her

Sami confronts Roman and tells him that she will kill herself if he marries Kate, and when Roman doesn't buy it, she tells him that she hates him and she will not be a part of his life; Lexie visits Tony and tells him to burn in hell and later tells Celeste that she no longer considers herself a DiMera; Tony continues to declare his innocence and is ultimately released on bond; Nicole refuses to give up and makes another pass at Brady at the wedding and Chloe tells her to take a hike; Marlena apologizes to Kate and agrees to be her matron of honor; Lucas and Shawn come up with a way to force Sami to "hold her peace"; Kate & Roman exchange their vows and are declared man and wife; Rex cannot help but smile as he watches his parents tie the knot; When Tony is released from jail – he tells his lawyer he is not attending a wedding, but rather, a funeral; Finally, when the happy couple cuts into the wedding cake, blood oozes out…

Nicole vows to herself that she will get Brady into her bed; New Year's Eve is in full swing at Kate & Roman's reception and to lighten the mood, Bonnie leads the guests in Country line dancing; Word of Tony posting bond is spread around, which causes the PD to bump up security; Sami learns from Nicole that Brandon has a new girlfriend; Roman receives a mysterious phone call from someone who says they have proof that Nicole murdered Colin Murphy and that Victor covered it up – they will give him the evidence at Midnight; Alice comes to the rescue of the ruined wedding cake with her world famous donuts; Kate attempts to make peace – again - with Sami but Sami lashes out at Roman for marrying Kate in the first place and tells him that he is no longer her father; Tony is in a dungeon-like room, and vowing to himself that he will destroy the Brady's, once and for all; Later, Celeste says the killer is there and Tony is in the bushes; Roman tells Nicole he will put her and Victor away for k

Roman confronts the killer in the kitchen with a surprising reaction as he unmasks his attacker... and is later cut down by a sharp blade; Bo and Hope hunt for clues and find a cufflink and fear that Tony has come to the wedding to harm Roman; Marlena persuades Sami to give Roman her blessing on his wedding day... but unfortunately, they can't find Roman to tell him; Nicole shows Victor the envelope that Roman had with the evidence proving her guilt, but does not submit any details as to how she obtained it, she just says it is their get-out-of-jail free card; Shawn, Belle, Brady and Chloe make New Year's resolutions; Shawn strongly implies to Belle that he intends to marry her in 2004; Philip, having finally made it to the reception, is shocked to see Chloe in Salem; Bo, Hope and John capture what they believe is the killer outside Tuscany; In the kitchen, we see a pale, bloody hand fall out of a crate; Celeste, plagued by premonitions, suffers a seizure; Celeste's worst fears come t

John, Bo and Hope have caught the mysterious trespasser, pulled off his hood and discovered that it is Tony just as Kate discovers her groom dead in Tuscany's kitchen; Victor is suspicious that Nicole killed Roman to get the evidence that she killed Colin; Tony is arrested... again; Kate is in denial that Roman is dead and is convinced they will spend their wedding night together; Brady and Chloe go home and share in their grief by making love, unaware that Nicole is listening at the door, vowing that nothing is going to stop her from getting what she wants; Sami lashes out at Marlena, saying it was her fault that Roman died and then Marlena lashes out at John telling him it was his fault; Mickey invites Bonnie to spend the night; Grandpa Shawn appears to suffer a heart attack but, thankfully, it's only a reaction to all the stress; Rex has a deep emotional reaction to Roman's death and Grandpa Shawn's collapse and he and Grandpa Shawn share an embrace; Later, Rex confronts Tony, who i

Everyone is still in shock about Roman's death; Marlena continues to act extremely out of character and pushes John further away; Belle is worried that her parents are going to break up; Marlena calls Eric and Carrie to give them the news that their father is dead; Jan breaks into Belle's loft and tries on her negligee; Belle wants to make love to Shawn but he tells her this is not the way; Rex makes peace with Kate and the two share a nice moment; Philip takes Kate home and tells her he will spend the night; Kate encourages Philip to fight for Chloe; Lucas goes to Sami's apartment and Will tells him that Sami needs him; Sami then asks Lucas to stay the night and she balls in his arms; John moves out of the penthouse, this time with Marlena's consent; The commissioner asks Bo to take Roman's place as acting commander, and after discussing with Hope, Bo accepts; Victor grills Nicole and asks if she murdered Roman; Nicole will not say anything, just that she saved them from being arreste

Shawn begins to sense that someone is watching and/or following him; Kate asks Marlena to sign over her rights to be buried next to Roman to her and Marlena hesitates; Marlena reiterates that she still blames John and Kate for Roman's death; Kate then encourages Marlena not to give up on John and the two head off to visit Will together; Sami wakes up in bed with Lucas and they call a truce, the two end up in a tickle fight; Marlena tells Sami that John moved out – now she vows that her next target is Kate; Belle goes to check in with her parents and gets devastating news from her father that he has moved out and then wonders if Caroline's prediction will come true after all: will her father end up killing her mother? Ghosts of Salem's recently deceased visit Celeste – Roman and Maggie both tell her that Tony is innocent and that the killers true identity is in her subconscious; Celeste is rocked to the core: if she figures out who the killer is, she will be the next target…

Brady and Chloe share a romantic breakfast and make a New Year's resolution to spend the year together, but Chloe gets a phone call with the opportunity of a lifetime – but Chloe gets a phone call offering her a starring role in a prestigious opera company Brady tells her she has to go, but Chloe says she afraid to leave Brady in Salem with Nicole; Victor rubs it in Nicole's face that she will never have Brady and she warns him that she will or she will go after Bo and Philip and maybe even Shawn; Mickey is presented with a challenging career request – to represent Tony DiMera; Bonnie tries to convince him to take the case, but it isn't until Celeste tells him of her visit from Roman and Maggie declaring Tony's innocence that he agrees to take the case; Tony tells Bart that wanting Mickey as his lawyer is all part of his plan; Bo is with Hope at the station to make an airtight case against Tony – and he vows DiMera will not get out of jail this time, because they're having a hard time

Marlena visits Tony in jail and rails at him for what he has done to the people she loves and is horrified when Mickey tells her he is going to be Tony's legal counsel; Belle is worried that the perfect family of John, Marlena, Sami and Eric didn't survive, so how will theirs? Shawn discovers he has "captured" Nicole and not the girl who was following him; Nicole sees Jan hiding but makes sure Shawn doesn't know; Victor tells Nicole that she must stay away from all the men in his family and warns her that he'll see her in the death chamber if she is the serial killer; Nicole later finds Jan in the park and tells her that she helped her out before - and now she needs Jan's help; Lexie brings Jennifer some baby clothes and pours out her heart; Lexie later takes Alice, Abby, and Jennifer to the hospital so they can hear the baby's heartbeat; But what should be a happy occasion turns tragic as Lexie is forced to tell Jennifer that something is wrong with the baby…

Brady and Chloe have a romantic last morning together; Nicole learns Chloe is leaving and surprises them by appearing to apologize for her previous behavior, but Nicole is still determined to make Brady hers; Lexie tells Jennifer the ultrasound shows that the fetus is in jeopardy and Jennifer herself could be at enormous risk; Bo confronts Mickey about defending Tony and Mickey insists that Tony get a fair trial; Tek testifies and everyone is rocked to learn that not only is there no solid evidence but that the murder weapon was not the samurai sword but the knife that was used to cut the wedding cake; Marlena still refuses to talk to John; Victor tells John he thinks Tony may be innocent - he suspects the murderer might be a woman; Roman and Abe appear to Celeste again and restate that Tony is not the killer; Celeste tells Marlena and the judge is about to rule when Marlena enters and announces that she would like to be heard…

Marlena testifies on Tony's behalf and tells the court that she doesn't believe Tony is the serial killer; Bo lashes out and tells Marlena that if Tony is released and there is another murder, there will be blood on her hands; John asks Celeste if she still believes he is going to kill his wife and Celeste says yes; Nicole meets Jan and calls her on her psychotic need to be with Shawn; Bo asks Victor for help in finding out info on Tony; Victor goes to Tony and he confides to Tony that he believes the Salem Stalker is a woman and Tony agrees; Nicole overhears them; Shawn tells Belle about the feeling that he is being followed; The subject of Jan comes up and Shawn says the girl he chased out of the police station looked a lot like her; Belle tells Shawn about her dad moving out and she thinks for the first time in her life that her parents' love is in jeopardy.

Tony's charges are dismissed after Marlena's testimony; Tony offers Mickey a huge bonus and he accepts the check on behalf of the Horton Foundation; Tony confides in Celeste about Victor's belief that the suspect is female; Victor promises to be in touch with Tony about his potential "female" suspect - Nicole hears this and vows to take care of Victor first, she later grabs a gun and shoots Victor; Marlena still will not speak to John, and after the verdict is announced Marlena heads out of the courthouse and is abducted by a mystery person wearing leather gloves and a black hooded sweatshirt…she is taken to a secluded room and she is bound and gagged - the mystery person is John; Bo looks at a photo of Roman and wonders why his brother's ghost hasn't visited him like his mother's did; Bonnie kicks "the seduction" of Mickey Horton into high gear and when a fantasy becomes a reality, Bonnie finds herself in a lip lock with old man Horton…

Tony receives instructions from Stefano regarding Rex - he needs to make amends with him; Tony goes to Rex and Shawn's loft and attempts to extend an olive branch and professes his innocence; Rex tells Tony that he is a Brady and that his life as a DiMera is over. Shawn welcomes Rex to the Brady family; Rex gets another headache and Mimi thinks it could be a sign that the killer is going to strike again; Hope and Jennifer talk about the possibility of Jennifer having to terminate her pregnancy; Celeste thinks that the killer is going to strike again and she goes to Jennifer's and goes into a trance; Tony faces off with his Japanese Zen master, Hanzo Hattori; Hanzo gives Tony what he calls the instruments of his opponent - instruments of a real killer: a tiger claw and tooth; When Nicole shot at Victor, she missed; Brady tries to find out what is going on, but Victor will not tell him that Nicole tried to shoot him - and Nicole uses this to her advantage – and she tells Brady that Victo

Roman's funeral is a somber occasion and draws together family and friends from near and far; Marlena has a disturbing nightmare in which she is mauled by a tiger and Roman appears to take her home; Belle pleads with her mother to give their family a chance and Marlena makes an effort by leaning on John for support at the funeral service; Marlena later discovers her name has accidentally been etched onto the tombstone beside Roman's; Kate remembers her promise to Roman and makes an effort toward peacemaking with Sami, but Sami points out that Kate's marriage was never consummated and is therefore invalid; Hope is deeply disturbed by a dream that Roman's funeral turns into Bo's; Bo later finds Agent Spector waiting for him in his living room with news that someone important to him is in grave danger; Jennifer prays for the health of her unborn baby and continues to deal with Abby's anger and grief; Doug and Julie return to town with a big surprise - a giant Bengal tiger; Celeste visits

Tony and Celeste speculate that Celeste's vision and Tony getting a tiger's claw/tooth from his Zen master means that the serial killer is somehow connected to a tiger, when they arrive at the park, they are shocked to see the tiger and Tony is fascinated by it - the perfect killing machine; Doug and Julie explain that they rescued the tiger from an inhumane situation and that it will be given to the circus performing for the Horton Foundation benefit; John wants to move back into the penthouse, but Marlena refuses and goes back to Roman's grave; Marlena asks Roman if John is the killer and the sky grows dark and a vicious wind whips up. Marlena has had a waking nightmare – that she is attacked by the tiger! Hope arrives back home as Agent Spector tells Bo the person who is in danger is Billie Reed she has disappeared in Europe; Newspaper clippings of the Salem killings were found in her hotel room and there was an audio message left for Bo – the message is full of static and Bo can on

Tony meets privately with Victor and Nicole listens; Victor tells Tony that Nicole murdered Colin Murphy and, he believes all the other victims; Nicole is aghast when it looks like Victor is using Tony to put a hit on her and takes off; Bo must seriously re-think his position and Hope urges him to go to Europe to look for Billie; Bo and Hope are privately aware this could be their final goodbye; Bo leaves and we see the Salem Stalker lurking outside the house; Shawn is suspicious when Tony talks about the tiger being the perfect instrument of death for a clever killer; We see the killer lurking and listening and Tony catches a glimpse of a black-hooded figure; Shawn goes after them, but the killer gets away; Brady meets with his dad for advice about Victor and Nicole, John advises him to stay out of the middle, but Brady doesn't know if he can; John and Belle learn about Bo going after Billie; Nicole goes home and tries to convince Brady that Victor is the guilty one... he murdered Col

Salem residents wake up to an anonymous ad in the newspaper announcing that the identity of The Salem Stalker will be revealed at the Horton Foundation Circus; John tells Hope he suspects Tony placed the ad - and he is correct; Hope gets a call from Bo with an update on the search for Billie, but she doesn't tell Bo about the ad; Hope warns Tony the cops and the ISA won't allow him anywhere near the circus, but when Celeste arrives at the circus, she sees Tony miraculously emerge from a very small crate; Belle and Shawn visit Marlena and almost catch her with Jan; Jan secretly meets with Nicole; Lucas and Philip find an unconscious Kate in her room at The Salem Inn, but she eventually shows up at the circus; Sami begins to scheme: if she can make it look like an accident, she could kill Kate and get away with it; Brady overhears Victor threaten Nicole's life and Victor insists that this is Nicole's last day of freedom; Later, Nicole listens in on a phone call as Victor urges Tony to an

The Horton Foundation circus begins; Tony lurks in the shadows, still planning to reveal the identity of the stalker during the finale; The killer stalks the tent and overhears Celeste reminding Tony about her premonition of an out-of-control tiger; Sami puts together a plan to accidentally kill Kate after hearing Lucas plan a knife-throwing act with a blindfolded Kate; Sami locks Lucas in a portable restroom and takes his place onstage - and Kate panics as Sami begins throwing real knives; Lexie has made arrangements for Jennifer to have another ultrasound; Jennifer refuses to confide in Abby about the risk to her own life; Lexie has to give bad news... the baby probably will not survive and Jennifer's life is also threatened; After Jennifer overhears Abby talking to Doug and Julie about how the baby has to survive to keep her daddy's love for them alive, she is deeply moved and announces her decision to have this baby, no matter what the risk; Shawn, Rex, Philip, Belle and Mimi perfo

The circus is in full swing as Sami takes aim at Kate with a very sharp knife; Lucas escapes and rescues Kate; Sami tries to save her own hide by saying she had no intention of hurting anyone, she just wanted John and Kate to know how her father felt at the other end of a knife; Marlena and Sami have a heart-to-heart talk and Sami expresses remorse for some of her previous actions; Marlena continues to be fearful in John's presence; Nicole and Victor show up for the festivities and Victor warns his wife that Tony will name her as the killer; Jennifer puts on a brave face, but when she hears about a young mother who died of cancer she falters; The Horton's publicly celebrate Alice's birthday under the big top but Alice sees another vision of Tom - she fears he is trying to warn her of more impending doom; Tony continues to hide backstage and Celeste warns that if he waits for his moment in the spotlight the truth may go to the grave with him; Hope and John find themselves on the trail o

It is a race against the clock as Tony takes the center ring and attempts to expose The Salem Stalker; Our masked killer unleashes Horton the tiger using a drugged dart, which turns Horton into a ferocious beast; Brady finds himself trapped and hiding in tight quarters with Nicole as they try to avoid the tiger; Nicole wants Brady to make love to her and forces him into a kiss - which is interrupted by Victor; Sami, Lucas, Doug, and Julie look for Will, but as Sami and Lucas find Will, Horton finds all three of them; Will climbs to safety but Sami and Lucas are forced to find haven in a clown car; Lucas wants to go out where the tiger is to warn everyone, but Sami slips and tells Lucas she loves him - she quickly backpedals but Lucas is clued in and gives her a kiss; John and Hope track the tiger and the tiger nearly gets an unassuming Marlena but John steps in and saves her; Bonnie, still without her contact lenses, stumbles upon the killer's remote control device and unknowingly rele

Everyone is horrified as Tony, about to name the killer, is attacked by Horton the Bengal tiger; The killer disables the lights and when the emergency lights come on, we see that the tiger has dragged Tony's body off; Hope orders the tent to be cleared and the hunt is on for Tony, the tiger and the killer; John orders Marlena to hide someplace safe until the tiger and the killer have been caught; He also orders Philip, Shawn, and Rex to take Belle and Mimi to safety; Bonnie, Mimi, Kate, Belle, Sami, and Julie take refuge in the empty tiger cage, but Belle sneaks out to try to help Shawn and her dad; Doug and Philip try to get the backup generator working; Hope, Shawn, Rex and John, armed now with a different tranquilizer gun, continue the hunt; The women in the cage are scared and to protect them, Sami locks the cage; Bonnie accidentally sets the straw next to the cage on fire with a cigarette butt and everyone battles the flames; Finally, the fire is put out and the women are saved; T

In the aftermath of the tiger's rampage and circus fire, the tiger has gotten away; John and Hope ask Marlena to speculate from the list of circus attendees as to who could possibly be the killer - Unless it's Nicole, Marlena has no idea; Tony is rushed into the ER; Tony is stabilized and Lexie is confident he will pull through and name the killer; Celeste gets major vibes that Tony will not make it; evil is near and the killer is about to strike; Nicole is being kept under surveillance in case they need to question her about murder cases in town; Brady tells Nicole he believes she is innocent; Belle encourages Marlena to reunite with John; Marlena tries to enlist John in helping Belle through their separation but John still doesn't understand why they are apart; Rex feels guilty that he believed Tony was the killer; Bonnie "faints" to get Mickey's attention and he brings her to the hospital for tests; Julie is suspicious of Bonnie's intentions and Mickey tells Julie to stop reading in

Tony goes into cardiac arrest and Lexie gives her brother the adrenaline he revives and is poised to reveal the killer's identity; Nicole continues to prey on Brady's big heart and lies to him about Colin Murphy's murder and she goes to the hospital where she tries to confront Tony; Celeste has a premonition that Tony will die; Shawn brings an emotional Belle home, wanting to take care of her; Belle appreciates his gesture but she wants to be the one to pamper him he saved her and her dad's lives; Belle gives him a sensual massage and they talk about their fears of Tony dying before he can reveal who the killer really is; Little do they know they have their own more pressing matters... voyeuristic Jan is hiding, in the rain, on the fire escape watching them.

Tony, realizing his life is slipping away, desperately tries to name the killer to Lexie and John but is unable to speak, but he Tony manages to reach out and grab Marlena's hand; Tony later has a relapse and goes into full cardiac arrest, but loses the battle and dies; Lexie comments that Tony's body seemed to be shutting down and orders an autopsy, which gives her some startling results; John wonders why Tony grabbed Marlena's hand and she explains, saying that as Tony was dying he was remembering the past when he and Marlena were closer; Tony's ghost appears to Celeste and tells her it is up to her to stop the killer; Brady and Victor ask Nicole if she had anything to do with Tony's relapse/death; Nicole lies and admits she came to see him but never got into his room, but her lies come back to bite her when Victor finds her barrette in Tony's cubicle and realizes Nicole lied to him; Belle continues to worry about her parents; Shawn receives the bad news from John that Tony has died;

Tony's autopsy reveals his cause of death was a fatal dose of a drug, not complications from his tiger wounds; The guard identifies the mysterious doctor that entered Tony's cubicle was Marlena, and to cover, she makes up a story and tells the police that a nurse entered his room while she was there; Lucas tries to get to the bottom of Sami's 'I love you' comment at the circus but both are too afraid to admit their true feelings; Rex feels guilty that he accused Tony of being The Salem Stalker; Lexie comes up with the brilliant idea of having Marlena hypnotize her mother to unearth the killer's identity that apparently rests in Celeste's subconscious; Celeste experiences an unaccountable chill as she and Marlena briefly lock eyes; Sami hatches a plan to really make Kate miserable after an innocent comment made by Will makes Sami realize that the best way to make Kate miserable would be for Sami and Lucas to get together; When Lucas later returns home, and making sure Kate can see, Sami

Julie and Jennifer are horrified by the changes that Bonnie has wrought in Mickey. Belle attacks Celeste and says she's either crazy or a liar. Sami reminds Kate that she doesn't even know who Lucas's father is.

John takes Marlena back to the penthouse, and evne suggests sleeping on the sofa, but she demands that he leave. She finally blurts out that she's the killer, but John completely misunderstands her comments, and takes it to mean that Marlena thinks that she is the killer's next victims. After finally getting John to leave, Marlena sits down to pour over a scrapbook of her victims, but is particularly agitated when she comes to the pictures of Roman. She flashes back to Roman's shock that she was the killer, and murmurs to himself that his big mistake was marrying Kate. She tells herself that she'll have to kill Celeste if Celeste knows the truth, but after looking at a picture of John, she decides to go tell him the truth, because John has always understood.

A murderous Marlena spies on Kate and John. Shawn tries to cheer up Belle with a gift. Sami and Lucas can't deny their feelings for each other. Brady turns his back on Nicole.

Valentine's Day continues in Salem; Belle convinces Marlena to join her and John at Tuscany; Someone sends all the women at Tuscany bloody roses; As John investigates the bloody roses, Shawn's suspicions culminate with a shocking revelation to Belle: he knows the killer is her mom, Marlena! Philip brings Kate to Tuscany to celebrate Valentine's Day; A locksmith arrives at the Kirikas Mansion to remove the cuffs and Nicole is afraid that Jan will not be able to kill Victor in time for her alibi to stick... The lights flicker throughout the mansion because Jan has dropped the radio into Victor's bath and he gets electrocuted; After hitting her head, delusional Sami pressures Lucas into kissing her; Despite his best efforts, Lucas admits he loves her, too, and it looks like they are going to make love.

Marlena thanks John for his faith in her as she flashes back to the murders of Roman and Tony. After Belle points out that Marlena was with them, Shawn wonders if he needs to rethink his theory. Kate consoles Philip over the loss of his father, and Philip says he will make Victor's murderer pay.

Hope comforts Bo and reminds him that Victor's will is to be read the next day and should answer all their questions. Bo advises Shawn to apologize to Belle and convince her that whatever is between them doesn't need to be there. Patrick worries that Jennifer has seen the copy of Jack's obituary that he keeps in his wallet.

As Alice begs Tom for strength to help her get through this, Marlena watches her from outside, planning exactly how she will kill the Horton matriarch. As she walks into the door, she is confronted by Roman's spirit, who begs her not to do this. Although Marlena can't forget all the good times, she also remembers her victims as well, and says she is doing all this for her family. Kate tells Sami that John says Marlena is the killer, but Sami refuses to believe her, and takes off. After she and John collide on John's way to Alice's, Sami holds his gun on him, and refuses to believe him when he swears Marlena is the killer. Jan watches Belle in the tub, fantasizing about killing her and getting Shawn for herself, as Shawn rushes over to Belle's. After crashing the car, Shawn continues on foot.

Luckily for John, Sami's bullet missed, and he is able to overpower her and handcuff her to her car. Sami remains convinced that John is the serial killer, and is desperate to save her mother. Kate and Lucas, who took off from his apartment to find Sami, manage to free her, and Sami insists that John is after Marlena. Jan prepares to drop the stereo in the tub to electrocute Belle when suddenly the power goes off, and Nicole is there, berating Jan for trying to use the same method on Belle that she did on Victor. Shawn shows up to find Belle asleep, and tries to find the words to tell her about Marlena. Although Alice tells Marlena that she still loves her despite what she has done, it's not enough, and Marlena claims her final victim.

Bo and Hope are shocked to find Alice barely alive, and desperately trying to tell them what happened. Hope begs her grandmother to hang on as Bo calls for help. Tek and Lexie finally show up, and Lexie has the heartbreaking job of telling Bo and Hope, and the recently arrived Shawn and Belle, that Alice is gone. Despite Shawn's grief, he does his best to comfort Belle, as Hope tells Bo that if Marlena is guilty, it means that Belle lied about her alibi ... and that Belle may be responsible for Alice's death. At the penthouse, John confronts Marlena, who caves and runs into his arms, only to pull back with his gun in her hands and telling him that she will kill him. She tries to force him off the balcony, and as the two struggle, Marlena trips and falls over the side, much to a watching Sami's horror. Nicole is terrified that Marlena has figured out that she and Jan were behind Victor's death, but all Jan can think about is getting Shawn.

John lunges at Bo after the doctor tells them that the stress of an interrogation could kill Marlena, and Bo is all for it. Shawn reels from Belle's admission that she lied to give Marlena an alibi, and goes to the chapel to pray. Jennifer begs Lexie to try an experimental medication, hoping that it can save her baby's life.

Sami still refuses to believe John, especially when Marlena swears that she did not confess. Belle tries to explain to Shawn why she lied, but all he can think about is that Alice is dead because of that lie. Jennifer prays for the life of her baby and Patrick slips the doubloon into her hand. Later, Lexie is shocked to realise Jennifer is out of danger.

Shawn comes by after Bo and Hope listen to the message Alice left for them, determined to spend the night, but Hope reminds Shawn that he once lied about Jan, so maybe Belle deserves a break. Sami and Lucas take a jumpy Will home and put their son to bed. Sami isn't quite willing to stay alone, so Lucas agrees to stay with her. John refuses to let Celeste near Marlena, until Lexie reminds him that this would have been her and Abe's wedding anniversary. Celeste soon gasps out that Marlena is innocent.

Patrick takes Jennifer back home, and they arrive just in time to save Julie from bats. Later, Celeste offers to read his leaves and also expresses interest in seeing his doubloon, but knowing her past connection to Stefano, Patrick refuses. Shawn leaves the loft after seeing Belle in Philip's arms, and heads to Alice's. He doesn't realise that Belle and Philip walk in on him saying that he's not sure he can ever forgive her. Mimi is horrified when she and Rex walk into the soon-to-be country bar to find her mother on a mechanical bull.

Jennifer continues to ask Patrick if he is her guardian angel, but he says that she alone is saving herself and her baby. After watching a touching scene between Jennifer and Abigail, Patrick tells himself he can't keep doing this to them. Sami and Lucas begin to make mad, passionate love ... until Sami is awakened by the ringing phone to realise it was only a dream, and Hope tells her that John is trying to prove Marlena's innocence. A spiteful Bonnie, knowing that the mechanical bull is broken, manipulates Julie into taking a ride on the mechanical bull, knowing that at the very least she'll be thrown and humiliated.