Jennifer told Brady that Victor was the one who got the guy to plant the drugs in JJ's apartment. She didn't have proof, but she knew she could get it. Steve was grateful to Kayla for getting his sight back. Eve ran into Ben. She went off on him for what he did to Paige. Eve wanted to know how he was able to kill her daughter. Ben apologized to her for what he did. Maggie saw Victor with Arturo and got suspicious. Victor didn't appreciate her accusations so she let it drop. Brady helped Jennifer by giving her a list of names of the people Victor has on his payroll. Hope/Rafe and Kayla and Steve talked about Ben. They didn't want Ben to hurt Ciara. Ben didn't have an answer for Eve. Ben assured Eve that he's changed. She didn't want to hear it. She thought he deserved to die so she choked him. Eve continued to choke Ben and was about to hit him with her water bottle. Hope showed up and watched them. Maggie met with Jennifer and saw her looking at a picture of Arturo. Maggie told her that he worked for Victor and that he was at her house. Rafe saw Eve and Ben so he stopped her from hitting him. Rafe told Ben to leave. Eve wanted Ben locked up. After Ben and Eve left, Rafe wanted to talk to Hope about her watching Eve attack Ben. Eve went to see Victor. Victor told Eve that Jennifer was investigating the social worker. Eve thought Victor took care of everything. Victor told her that Arturo didn't give out his business card. Maggie told Jennifer that she believed that Victor was up to something. The social worker called Jennifer and she asked if he recognized any of Victor's henchmen. Maggie went to see Brady and he told her that Victor was up to his old tricks. Eve told Victor that she could handle Jennifer. Jennifer walked in and heard Eve talking about her.
Tripp: Hell, yeah, I'm excited. Oh, uh, whenever you get out of the hospital, we're gonna throw you a party the neighbors are gonna complain about for weeks, all right? Yeah, yeah. Love you too. Yes! Ha-ha. Claire: [Laughs] Now that's the way everyone should react when I walk into a room. Tripp: [Chuckles] No, I just got off the phone with my dad, and his surgery was a success after all. Claire: Wait, his vision came back? Tripp: Yeah, crystal clear. Claire: Oh, tripp, that's amazing. Oh, my god, I'm so happy for steve and kayla and you. Oh, my god. [Stirring music] Kayla: I still can't believe the surgery worked. As much as I had hoped, I just... Steve: You were afraid to believe. Kayla: Yeah, yeah. Steve: Me too, baby. I was afraid I was never gonna see your beautiful face again outside of my dreams. This is all because of you, sweetness. It's because you never gave up trying to help me. Kayla: I never would. Steve: Mmm. Wow. It's really gonna be hard to top this anniversary present next year, huh? Kayla: I think so. Steve: Mmm. Victor: They figured out that the social worker, kevin, planted the drugs in jj deveraux's apartment. Now they wanna know who paid him off. Until this blows over, I need you to get out of town. Lie low. Can't afford to have this come back to me. Arturo: You got it, boss. [Grunts] Maggie: Ah, victor. [Chuckles] Sorry. I didn't realize you had company. Victor: Maggie. Maggie: Aren't you gonna introduce me to your friend? [Tense music] Jennifer: I know who planted the drugs, brady. It was the child services worker who inspected jj's apartment. [Door closes] Brady: You're kidding. What--why? Jennifer: He was paid to do it. By someone who loves you very much and who would do anything to reunite you with your son. I think we both know who fits that description. Brady: Who? Jennifer: Who else would do such a thing, brady? It was your grandfather. It was victor. Eve: You know, I saw that "new face" campaign. It's beautiful. I mean, it's-- it's so natural, and just no more, uh, retouching, okay? I just--just a second here. Just--hey, hey. Get up off the bench, all right? Because I need it. I'm not--hey, dude. [Clanks travel mug] Come on, I'm not kidding. I need the bench. You can't just sleep there all day, it'S... [Menacing music] Eve: Oh, my... [Exhales deeply] You. Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the "days of our lives." [Soft orchestration] Ben: Ms. Donovan. Let me get that for you. Eve: Don'T... touch it. [Tense music] Listen, I'll have to call you back, all right? I knew this day was gonna come. I knew the second I heard that they released you, that I would be looking into those cold eyes eventually. Ben: Ms. Donovan, I've... been wanting the chance to talk to you. Eve: Talk to me? Talk to me? [Snickers] What, you wanna shoot the breeze on how you murdered my daughter? Huh? Ben: I don't wanna cause any trouble. I'm just gonna go. Eve: No! 'Cause you're not gonna go anywhere. Not until you hear what I have to say. You're turning onto the street Brady: What makes you think that victor had those drugs planted in jj's apartment. I mean, do you have proof? Jennifer: No, I--I don'T. But I'm working on it. Brady: Oh, my god, if it-- if it's true, then--then... then my grandfather cost me my son. If he paid that social worker off, then he did. Jennifer: Yes, and it may have cost jj his job. So please tell me you'll help me prove that jj is innocent. Brady: Of course. No, I--I hate what happened to jj. It's unfair, and I'll do whatever I can. Jennifer: Okay, great. Because I know how to find out the truth. Victor: Maggie, this is arturo. He's here on business. Maggie: Nice to meet you. You work for my husband? Arturo: Actually-- Victor: Of course he does. What's with the 20 questions? Maggie: Sorry. I have just never seen this man before. [Clears throat] Can I ask henderson to bring you both some tea? Arturo: That would be lovely. Victor: Uh, no, this is not that kind of a visit. In fact, arturo was just leaving. Arturo: Nice meeting you, mrs. Kiriakis. Maggie: Nice to meet you, arturo. [Ominous music] So what were you saying this man did for you? Victor: I didn'T. Maggie: Well, he must be pretty important for you to invited him out to the house. Victor: All of my employees are important. Sometimes it takes a personal touch to get the job done. Maggie: And exactly what job is that? Rafe: [Clears throat] Kayla: Oh, oh, I'm sorry. How long have you guys been there? Hope: Uh, not long. Not that long. Rafe: 20, 25 minutes tops. Hope: If you want, we can come back later if you prefer. Steve: Yeah, actually, could you do that? Kayla: Steve, come on. Come on. Steve: Come on, baby. Hope: You did it. Steve: You can't blame me for wanting to make up for lost time. Kayla: We have all the time in the world for that, okay? Hope: That sounds pretty damn good to me. Steve: I'm just kidding, guys. It is really good to see you. Rafe: It's good to see you too, pal. Welcome back. Steve: Thanks. I owe it all to my personal doctor and champion here. Kayla: You know he keeps saying that. Steve: Well, it's true. You made it happen. Kayla: With help from a lot of people. Steve: Yeah, but you were the engine, baby. You pushed it through. And you did it all without involving stefan dimera. [Foreboding music] Tripp: Oh, hey, I didn't hear you come in. Ciara: I know. Claire: Hi, ciara. Ciara: Claire. I, uh--I didn't mean to interrupt anything. I just heard you yelling and... uh, I--I'll just go. Tripp: No, wait, I-- I yelled 'cause I have good news. Claire: Yep, same reason I hugged him. Ciara: What's the news? Tripp: My dad's surgery was a success. He got his eyesight back. Ciara: Oh, my god, that's fantastic. No wonder you were excited. Tripp: Yeah. Claire: Pretty awesome, as well. I should probably go. I have to go call the pr lady for the new gabi chic campaign, so... Tripp: Right, okay. Claire: That is, unless you wanna take your position back, ciara. Ciara: Oh, no, I'm good. It's all yours. The way it should've been from the start. Claire: Do you mean that? Ciara: Yeah. You're gonna be really great at this. Good luck. Claire: Thank you so much. Okay. [Tender music] Ciara: Don't look at me like that. I can be nice. Sometimes. Tripp: No, I know you can. I know you can. And I'm glad that you decided to stay in the loft. Like having you here. And I think this might be step in the right direction. For us. Ciara: What is? Tripp: You moving past the whole claire thing. Ciara: Uh-huh. Tripp: What, you're still pissed at me? Ciara: No. I... I just know that you said something to claire about ben. How you think that I'm weirdly attached to him or something. Tripp: Yeah, well, are you? [Tense music] Eve: Didn't think that they would actually release you. Mm, mm-mm. I didn't think there was anybody insane enough to let you loose on the public. Ben: I'm better now. I'm not sick anymore. Eve: [Snickers] I don't care what you say. I know who you are. I know what you are. Ben: Ms. Donovan, please-- Eve: You terrorize, you kidnap, and you murder innocent people. And what--wha --eh, just because somebody says that you've been healed I'm supposed to accept that? I mean, really? Ben: It's because I am. The doctors cleared me. The judge declared that I paid my debt to society. Eve: I don't give a damn about society. What about the debt you owe me? What about what you took from me? Huh? Ben: No. I'm sorry. Eve: Look, I don't wanna-- wanna hear your apologies. What I'm here to know-- listen to me. Here's what I just wanna know. I want you to look to me in the eyes, and just tell me how you did it. Ben: No. Eve: Tell me how you could strangle a beautiful, beautiful wife like that? How could you squeeze the light out of the world like that? Just tell me how you did it! I want you to tell me. Ben: I can'T. Eve: Oh, yeah. Ben: I'm sorry. Eve: Yeah, you can. And you're gonna or you're not gonna leave this park alive. Victor: What difference does it make what arturo does for me? Maggie: I don't know. You tell me, because it doesn't seem like you wanna answer that question. Victor: Just what is it you're accusing me of. Maggie: I hope that man has nothing to do with leo starke not showing up at sonny's sexual harassment hearing. Victor: You think I made leo disappear? Why would I do that? Maggie: Do I need to explain? Victor: I did nothing to that two-bit hustler. I swear on my son's grave. Maggie: But you are up to something. I thought we had an understanding that you were done with this sort of nonsense. Victor: Maggie, there is nothing for you to worry about. The matter has been handled. Maggie: Victor. Victor: Good. Now this conversation is over. [Ominous music] Maggie: Well, I guess it is. Brady: I'm gonna send you a list of victor's go-to contractors for the kind of work we're talking about here. Jennifer: What do you say about a man who has a list of people he uses to plant drugs? Brady: Uh, I think that's the least of the things that these guys have done for him. Jennifer: Oh--oh, that's lovely. Really the kind of folks I wanna be investigating. Brady: Jenn, jenn. If you don't wanna involve yourself... Jennifer: Oh, no, brady, I'm involved. I'm involved already, because they almost ruined my son's life. Brady: Jj did a good thing for theresa, and he's getting smacked in the face for it. Jennifer: Right, and that's why I wanna clear his name. Brady: I can promise you this. My grandfather, or whoever else is behind this, they will pay for what they did. They are not gonna get away with it. Kayla: So you're telling me that ben weston is just wandering the streets of salem? Rafe: Yep, and there's nothing we can do about it. Steve: You're sure he set the fire in the cabin? Hope: Of course he set the fire at the cabin. It's the same place he nearly killed chad and abigail. And the preliminary report deemed the fire suspicious. Kayla: Well, do you have any concrete evidence tying ben to the fire? Rafe: We're working on it. Hope: And we warned him not to leave town during the investigation. Steve: Oh, great. Can't keep him away, and you can't let him leave. Kayla: Had he been trying to contact ciara? Hope: You better brace yourself for this one. She's paying for his defense attorney. Steve: She's helping him? Hope: There's nothing I can do about it, steve. Rafe: We're just hoping that she finally realizes who he really is. Hope: Hoping isn't enough. We need to make sure that ben never hurts anyone ever again. [Foreboding music] Eve: Well, I'm waiting. Tell me what was it like to kill my paigey. Ben: Ms. Donovan. Eve, I--I understand you need something from me. But I don't have a good answer for why I did what I did. Never wanted to hurt your daughter. I liked paige. Eve: Don't you... [Groans] Don't you say her name. Don't you dare say her name. Ben: I'm ashamed of what I did. What I became. If I could turn back time-- Eve: But you can'T. [Exhales deeply] You took the one thing that was so precious to me in this whole world. I held the... look at you. [Scoffs] Look at you. You get to be here on a beautiful summer day in a beautiful park. Breathing in and out. And living life. Now... no, you don't get to do that. Mm. You killed my daughter. And now you deserve to die. Ben: [Grunts] I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Eve: [Sobbing] Ciara: [Scoffs] I am not interested in ben. God, I don't know why people keep saying that. Tripp: I didn't think you were, I just had to ask. Ciara: He found me after the accident, okay? He took care of me. If he hadn't been there, I could have died. Tripp: Yeah, and if your mom and rafe hadn't shown up and pulled you out of that fire you would have. Ciara: Okay, they have no proof that ben set the fire. Tripp: Yeah, but that doesn't mean he didn't do it, all right? Look, just look at his history. I heard about what he did to all those other people. And you were out in the middle of nowhere. It's not crazy to think that he didn't do it. Ciara: I know. I know, he's a murderer. I know. And he set a fire in that cabin before. I know, I just... Tripp: You saw another side of him while you were in the cabin. Ciara: Yes. And I... I guess I wanted to believe that there was some good in him. Yeah. That, and he was trying to help me when he rescued me. I don't know, maybe I was wrong. Tripp: Well, I'm glad to hear you say that. 'Cause all I want is for you to be safe. Okay? I missed you. [Suspenseful music] Ciara: I missed you too. Tripp: And look, no-- no pressure, okay? I mean, you just almost lost your life, and after what you already dealt with, just--just know that I'm here for you whenever you're ready. Ciara: Okay. You should probably go see your dad. Tell him how happy we are for him. Tripp: I will. Ciara: And thank you. For being patient. For not giving up on me. Tripp: Never. Claire: That was so sweet. Ciara: Were you eavesdropping? Claire: No, no. I mean, not really. So, are you and tripp getting back together? Ben: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Eve: You don't deserve to live. Ben: It haunts me every day. Eve: I hope it haunts you, you son of a bitch. I hope that you-- I hope that you see her face every time you close your eyes. I hope you see her beautiful body wrapped in that shower curtain-- Ben: I know there's nothing I can say, eve, but--oh. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Eve: You took my daughter. Now it's your turn to go. Ben: [Grunts] Eve: You son of a bitch. [Grunting] Ben: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Eve: I'm gonna kill you. Brady: You know, eve has, uh, been the most stable thing in my life. Jennifer: How does she feel about everything that's happened with her sister? Brady: She's been nothing but supportive, jenn. She loves tate as if he were our own. Jennifer: So things are good between you two? Brady: [Chuckles] Couldn't be better, honestly. [Sighs] Jennifer: Good, okay. Um, thank you for your help with jj, and thank you for the list, and I'll be in touch. Brady: And if I hear anything about my grandfather, I'll let you know, okay? Jennifer: Okay. Hey, uh, eric told me that marlena asked the two of you to walk her down the aisle on her wedding day. Brady: Mm, yeah, yeah. I had the honor of saying yes. Jennifer: Eric did too. Brady: Why are you bringing this up, jenn? Jennifer: Because I just think that it's really nice that the two of you are coming together to support your family. Brady: Well, you know, it's gonna be A... it's gonna be a great day for my dad and marlena. Jennifer: I hope it's a great day for you and eric. You're brothers. Brady, you need to fix this thing between you. [Stirring music] Brady: Maybe you're right, jenn. Maybe the past needs to stay where it belongs. In the past. Jennifer: Yes. Mother...nature! Jennifer: No, kevin, listen, I--I appreciate you coming clean about planting those drugs in jj's apartment, and like I told you, I don't wanna come after you. I just want the person who hired you. Yeah, so I--I emailed you that list of photos. If you could just look through them and--and let me know if you recognize anyone. Great. Thanks. [Phone beeps off] [Sighs] [Door opens and closes] Maggie: Jennifer. Jennifer: Oh, hi. Maggie: Thank you so much for inviting me to lunch. It's been too long. Jennifer: Oh, you're right, it has been. And I wish that this could be a time for us to catch up, but I--I really need to talk to you about something. Maggie: Why do you have a picture of that man? Jennifer: Do you know him? Maggie: His name is arturo. He works for victor. I just saw him at my house. [Foreboding music] Ciara: I don't know what went on between you and tripp while I was gone, but I know that I made a mistake when I pushed him away before. When I almost pushed him right into your bed. Claire: Ciara, you pushed him away because of chase. Because of what he did to you. Ciara: Yes. Tripp was the first guy who got close to me since... Claire: I know. I know. And... I thought I had dealt with the rape. Now, I--I --I went to therapy. Nightmares went away. Or at least came less frequently. I thought I was ready. I thought I was okay. Claire: You acted like you were. Ciara: But I wasn'T. Maybe I'm still not. The hurt and the pain and the shame just won't go away. Claire: Ciara, you shouldn't feel ashamed. Ciara: At least I'm aware of it now. You know? I'm not, like, in denial about it, and I can actually deal with it instead of just, like, lashing out and-- and hurting people and pushing away someone that I... [Solemn music] Claire: So you still have feelings for tripp? Ciara: He's a good guy. Claire: Does that mean that you forgive him for what happened with me, which was nothing? But I know that it wasn't nothing to you. Ciara: I, uh... I guess I do forgive him. Yeah. Claire: Do you think that maybe you could forgive me too? Ben: Ms. Donovan, I'm sorry. Eve: Let me--[Grunts] Rafe: Eve, no, no, no, no. Stop it. Stop. Get off him. Eve: Son of a bitch killed my daughter. Let me go. He doesn't deserve to live. Rafe: Eve, stop. Stop it. Eve: Let me go. Rafe: This is not the way. This is not the way. Listen to me, eve. Eve, listen to me. Eve: Hope, come with me. No, let go of me, rafe. Rafe: I'm not gonna let go of you. Stop it. Eve: You understand, don't you? You have a daughter, you know. Hope: I do. Eve: You know he killed my paigey. Hope: I know, I know, I know. Rafe: What'd you do to her, huh? Did you say something to her? Ben: No, I--I was resting on the bench. Eve: No, ben, no. I should've killed you then. You killed my daughter, and what you did to this town, and what you did to me. Ben: This whole thing is a big misunderstanding. Eve: [Panting] Ben: I got everything I deserved. Eve: Yeah. You should've gotten more. Ben: Can I go now? Rafe: Yeah, get the hell out of here. You stay away from her. And ciara. Eve: What--what, you're just gonna let him go? Like, after what he did? Hope: Listen to me, listen-- Eve: You know what? It's not over, you monster. It's not over. Hope: Eve, eve, look at me. Look at me, look at me. Rafe is right. This is not the way to handle ben. What you did, what you were about to do, it'S... it's not gonna bring your daughter back. It's not. Rafe: My advice to you is to stay away from ben weston. Okay? Eve: Well, I can't make any promises. All right? I'm gonna go. [Stirring music] Hope: Eve. Rafe: Ah. Hope: I feel sorry for her. Rafe: We need to talk about what just happened. Hope: She wasn't expecting to see him. She's still grieving. Rafe: That's not what I'm talking about. Hope. Hey. I came in and you were just standing there. You were doing nothing. You were gonna let eve kill ben. Kayla: Okay, it's not champagne, but it's the best I could do from the hospital cafeteria. Here you go. Steve: I'll take whatever I can get. All right. Here's to looking at the most beautiful woman in the world for the rest of my life. Kayla: You're far too much. [Foreboding music] Steve: Hmm. Is my bionic eye deceiving me or is that handsome dude in the doorway my son? Kayla: Oh. No, I see him too. Hey, tripp. Tripp: Hey, sorry, I know you guys probably wanted your privacy, but I just couldn't stay away. Steve: Oh, no. It's really good to see you, buddy. Tripp: Good to be seen. Kayla: Um, listen, I have some patients to go see, so I'm gonna let you two catch up, and here, you can have my, um, hospital cupcake. Tripp: The whole thing? Kayla: Thank you. I've got my--keep the napkin though. See you guys later. Steve: Bye. Hey. Hey [Chuckles]. Spin a stool and stay a while. Tripp: Oh, I can't believe it really happened. You know, not that I ever gave up hope. Steve: Well, uh, I pretty much haD. Tripp: So, feel like your old self? Steve: Actually, I feel like a new man. Losing something as precious as my sight, I realized I took the one eye I had for granted. Tripp: Yeah, you don't realize what you have until it's gone, right? Steve: Sounds like you're speaking from experience too. Tripp: I lost ciara. But I might be getting a second chance of my own. Claire: Okay. Ciara, I was a bitch to you. I was. I can admit that now. I lied, I cheated, I tried to hurt you. So, if you can't forgive me, I get it, I do. Ciara: A lot has gone down between us. Claire: I know, and I--i swear I did not mean to make a move on tripp. We were both just really lonely and sad, and I know that it looked really bad, especially after how things went down with theo. Ciara: Oh, my god, that feels like--that feels like it was a million years ago. Claire: Yeah. It does. Ciara: Yeah. And I have had a lot of time to think about it, to get over it. [Tender music] Claire: Does that mean that you do forgive me? Ciara: Well, I'm not saying that I'm ready to call you my bff again. But I am willing to try and move past all of this. If--if you are. Claire: [Grunts] Of course I am. [Giggles] Ciara: Oh [Giggles]. Mmm. Eve: [Sighs] Victor: Eve? Sure, help yourself to a drink. Eve: I got your text. Victor: Bad day? Eve: Yeah, you could say that. Victor: Well, it's about to get worse. Eve: I doubt that very much. Victor: Your pal, jennifer horton, desperately digging around trying to find the person or people who planted the drugs in her son's apartment. Eve: [Sighs] I thought you said that we--we covered our tracks. Victor: Not well enough. She already found the social worker who planted the drugs. He's cooperating with her investigation. Eve: [Sighs] Damn it, victor, I thought you said that we were gonna be safe here. Victor: What can I tell you? Too many weak people in the world. Eve: He doesn't know that he's working for you, right? I mean, doesn't know who hired him. Victor: Arturo didn't give him a titan business card, if that's what you're asking. Eve: [Sighs] Damn it. Well, what--what if jennifer tracks him down? Victor: We won't let that happen. I've already told my guy to keep his head down. Eve: Well, you don't know jennifer. When it comes to her damn kids, she's like A... she's like a beast. Come on, victor, she's not gonna stop until she figures out who's behind all of this. I can tell you that. [Suspenseful music] Jennifer: You saw victor with this man. Maggie: Right in my living room. So why do you have a picture of him? Jennifer: I--I--I, uh, can't tell you that right now. Maggie: Are you investigating him? Jennifer: I--I might be, but I really can't say anything more, maggie. Maggie: Um, well, if this is about the sexual harassment case against sonny, victor swore to me that he had nothing to do with leo's disappearance. Jennifer: No, that is not the angle I'm investigating, but you believe that he's up to something? Maggie: Uh, I have no doubt. Victor clearly did not want me talking to that man arturo. Jennifer: You have no idea how much this helps me. [Cell phone rings] Excuse me. Maggie: Sure. Jennifer: Kevin, yes, hey. Do you recognize anyone on the list? Do you see the person who paid you to plant those drugs? If you use some of these moves [Ominous music] [Door knocks] Brady: [Sighs] Maggie: Hi [Guffaws]. Brady: Well, hi, come... nice surprise. How are you? Maggie: I just wanted to see how you were holding up. Brady: I don't know, maggie. I'm--I'm okay. I--I'm lucky I have eve. She's keeping me sane. She's keeping me sober. Theresa's been letting me video-chat with tate, so that's--that's helped a lot. Maggie: Oh, I'm glad. I'm still so upset that all this whole mess happened in the first place. Brady: I know. The worst part is that we were on a path to an agreement for joint custody when... Maggie: When? What? Brady: When victor got involved. Maggie: What do you mean? What did victor do? Brady: Hate to tell you this, maggie, but, uh, looks like victor is back to his old tricks again. Maggie: [Grunts] Victor: If jennifer finds out that we hired the guy that planted those drugs in jj's apartment, she's gonna go straight to brady. Eve: You think I don't know that? Victor: He and I are already estranged. But if he finds out that you're responsible for his losing his son-- Eve: It's not gonna get that far, okay? Victor: Mm, good. Well, then you better deal with it. Do whatever you have to do to get jennifer off the scent. Eve: Don't worry. I can handle jennifer horton. Jennifer: Is that a fact? [Tense music] [Tender music] [Laughter] Claire: Okay, cut it. Okay. Ciara: Um, if you, uh, still wanna get back together with theo, I can give him a call, put in a good word for you. Claire: I appreciate that. I do. But, you know, it's a little late, and I think it's time that I focus on my career for a while. Ciara: What? Claire brady retiring from the dating scene? Claire: Okay, just taking a break. Taking a break. Now, if some new hot guy decides to slide into my dms, I'm not making any promises. Ciara: [Chuckles] Sounds like a plan. Claire: Also, I had a conversation with this pr lady before, and she told me that i needed to start posting more on social media, and just sharing details of my life and personal stuff. Ciara: Yeah? Like what? Claire: Well, I was thinking that maybe I could post about how I got my best friend back. Steve: So you think ciara is ready to give it another chance? Tripp: I know we've got a long way to go. She was really hurt, and not just by me, but, yeah. Yeah, it's looking good. Steve: I hope you're right about that. Tripp: You don't believe it? Steve: Well, it's not that. It's just that hope and rafe were here earlier and they're concerned about ciara's involvement with ben weston. Tripp: Yeah, I am too. I actually asked her about that. Steve: What'd she say? Tripp: She--she feels indebted to him after he took care of her after the accident. But... but I think she's finally starting to admit the truth about this guy. Steve: Well, I hope you're right. You know, I know it's not exactly the most pc thing to say, but I don't believe a person like ben weston can ever really change. So we all need to keep a close eye on ciara. [Foreboding music] Hope: Good thing you got here when you did. Rafe: Yeah. Listen, I know how hard that was for you, okay? To see eve attacking weston like that. Hope: I was flashing back to seeing ciara in that fire. What if they hadn't gotten there in time? Huh? What if I'd lost ciara the same way I lost zack? Rafe: Hope, you're not gonna lose anyone. Hope: How do you know that? Rafe: Because we're not gonna let it happen. Hope: As long as ben is in salem and interested in ciara, my daughter's life is in danger, rafe. It is. [Tense music] [Door knocks] Ciara: [Grunts]