Chad yelled at Trask in the police station. "I share your frustration, Mr. DiMera," Trask said. Trask said she was convinced that Leo had murdered Abigail and attempted to murder Sonny. Trask promised to prosecute Leo once he was arrested. Chad asked about Gwen.

"She's still in custody," Trask said. "Not anymore," Gwen said as she walked into the bullpen. "I don't know how you've managed this, but don't go anywhere," Trask muttered. Trask called her office to report an escaped prisoner. "I didn't escape," Gwen said. Gwen explained that she had been locked up during Sonny's attack.

"What Leo said to the police was just to frame me for something he did. You let Leo go. To go after Sonny. Well done," Gwen said. "Mr. Stark's guilt does not prove your innocence. So, don't leave town," Trask said. Furious, Trask left to get details on Gwen.

"You must be feeling very pleased with yourself," Chad grumbled. "I'm free because I'm innocent. And Leo will be arrested, and you will see that he was lying about me," Gwen said. Gwen stressed that she had told Chad the truth. "I wouldn't put it past you and Leo to point the finger at each other just to muddy the case against either one of you," Chad said. Gwen warned Chad that his name was on Leo's enemies list.

"What if Leo decides to come after you next?" Gwen asked. Trask returned with Gwen's personal effects. "How about you do a decent job this time? Get justice for this man and for his children. Nobody should have to suffer the way that they did," Gwen growled. Trask stomped off. With a deep sigh, Gwen said she was glad her nightmare was over. Gwen announced that she needed to thank someone.

At the Salem Inn, Sarah told Xander that she had made an appointment to seek reinstatement at the hospital. "I have to convince [the hospital board] that everything that I went through didn't change what kind of doctor I am. Just gonna start getting my old life back," Sarah said. "If what you want is your old life back, we could finally get married," Xander suggested. Sarah told Xander to pick the day.

"How does today sound?" Xander asked. Xander noted that they would have been married if not for Gwen. "She's still obsessed with you," Sarah said. "Let's prove to her and the whole rest of the world she can't keep us apart anymore. And after what we've been through, I don't want to wait another minute," Xander said. Xander added that with Gwen locked up, she could not interfere.

At the Horton house, Jennifer pulled the bottle of painkillers out of the trash. Jennifer stared at the bottle, tempted. "Honey?" Jack said. Jack asked Jennifer what was wrong as Jennifer palmed the pill bottle. "A lot of things are wrong. You know that as well as I do," Jennifer said. Not fooled, Jack said he had been referring to the pills in Jennifer's hand.

"These? I've been having headaches. Kayla gave me prescription-strength ibuprofen," Jennifer lied. Concerned, Jack said that Jennifer had not told him about her headaches. "You've got enough going on," Jennifer said. Jack offered to get Jennifer a glass of water. "Just seeing you makes me feel much better. I don't need a pill," Jennifer said. After a hug, Jack told Jennifer that he had hired a lawyer to represent Gwen.

"Without talking to me first?" Jennifer asked. "It was a knee-jerk reaction. I am so sorry. God knows you'd never do anything so major without telling me," Jack said. Jennifer sighed. Jack argued that Gwen could not have stabbed Sonny and that it was possible that Gwen had not killed Abigail.

"I couldn't let her go back to prison for something that she didn't do," Jack said. "I guess not," Jennifer whispered. "When I believed that Gwen killed Abigail, I didn't even know how to face you. But you were understanding then. I'm asking you to be understanding now," Jack said. Jennifer asked Jack if he believed that Leo had lied about Gwen to save his own skin. Jack nodded yes.

"[Gwen] is no saint, obviously. But she deserves a whole lot better than she got from me," Jack said. "And you feel the need to make up for it," Jennifer said. Jack pleaded with Jennifer to tell him how she felt. "The last thing I want to do is make all of this harder for you than it already is," Jack said. "In your shoes, I'd probably do the same thing," Jennifer admitted. Jack thanked Jennifer.

The doorbell rang. Xander and Sarah were on the porch, dressed in their wedding attire. "May we come in?" Xander asked. Jack ushered the couple inside. "I hope we're not intruding," Sarah said to Jennifer. "Of course, you're not!" Jennifer said.

"We know how bad things are for you right now, we just, I don't know. That's kind of why we're here. Thought maybe we could pick up your day a bit," Xander said. "What's up?" Jack asked. "We're finally doing it! We're getting married today," Xander said. Xander asked if Jack and Jennifer could be their witnesses. Jennifer eagerly agreed.

"It's so wonderful to see people getting their lives back on track," Jennifer said. Sarah explained that they planned to meet up with Maggie at City Hall. Jennifer suggested that Sarah should get married in the Horton house. "It would be a blessing to have a cause for celebration again," Jennifer said. Xander and Sarah accepted.

When Maggie arrived at the house, Sarah was upstairs with Jennifer. "Let's hope the third time is the charm. This wedding is long overdue," Maggie told Xander. Maggie went into the kitchen to help Jennifer with the flowers. Once alone with Xander, Jack said, "I haven't seen Jennifer smile in a long time. Thanks for making us a part of this day." Xander said he had wanted to ask Jack and Jennifer to be a part of their second wedding attempt, but it had been too soon after Abigail's death.

"The only reason that Sarah was arrested was because of Gwen. I'm so sorry for all of that," Jack said. Xander told Jack that it was not his fault. Jack started to tell Xander that he had hired a lawyer for Gwen, but when Xander scowled at her name, Jack said, "Never mind. It can wait." Jennifer and Maggie returned with vases of flowers, and Jennifer thanked Maggie for their earlier talk.

"You're the one who had the strength to throw away those pills. That was a very big deal. What did Jack say when you told him?" Maggie asked. Jennifer noted that she had not had time to tell Jack. Sarah returned to the living room. Everyone heaped praises on the bride.

"For a while there, I didn't think this kind of happiness was possible for me anymore," Sarah admitted. Maggie handed Sarah a bouquet. "You want to get married?" Sarah whispered to Xander. "I say yes," Xander said as he leaned in for a kiss. On the front porch, Gwen heard laughter inside through the open front door. Gwen crept inside. "Maybe I should just go," Gwen whispered.

In the living room, Maggie started the ceremony. "If we could avoid the whole 'does anyone object,' that would be great," Xander said. Maggie jumped to the vows. "I can't remember my speech," Xander said. Maggie urged Xander to say what was in his heart.

"You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Being loved by someone like you was more than I ever dreamed of. And when I thought I'd lost you, it was like nothing mattered anymore. And I did the sort of things that I used to do before I knew you. Because I decided that, well, happiness was not in the cards for me because you are my happiness, Sarah. And then a miracle happened, because of Abigail. You came back to me, and now I'm gonna spend the rest of my life taking care of you and being so very grateful for that miracle," Xander said. Sarah wiped tears from her eyes.

"I feel like I've been entrusted with this wonderful secret, because I know the real you. The Xander that you were born to be before life made you bitter and angry. Before I knew that I loved you, you became my friend. My crude, pushy, unfailingly loyal friend. And I found myself just wanting to get to know you better, and something told me that if I did, it would be the gift of a lifetime, and it was. The night before our first wedding, I remember thinking that I had gotten everything I'd ever wanted. What an awful journey we went on after that, right? But I thought I'd lost you forever. But here we are, and I get to spend the rest of my life with the love of my life. My husband. That's you," Sarah said.

With tears in Maggie's eyes, she asked Xander if he took Sarah to be his wife. "I do," Xander said. Maggie asked Sarah if she took Xander to be her husband. "I do," Sarah said with her voice shaking. Xander and Sarah exchanged rings. "Well, now I'm overjoyed to finally pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!" Maggie said. Sarah leaped into Xander's arms, and they kissed. Gwen looked into the living room at the scene.

"What the bloody hell are you doing here?" Xander bellowed when he saw Gwen. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude," Gwen said. Xander asked Gwen why she was not in jail. Gwen explained that her lawyer had secured her release and that the police were searching for Leo.

"I really didn't mean to ruin your wedding. I can see now that you are both meant to be together," Gwen said. "No thanks to you," Xander muttered. Gwen told Jack that she was there to thank him for his help.

"I had no intention of hurting Abigail that night. It was just my desperate attempt to get Sarah away from Xander. And one more thing. I didn't kill Laura. Her death really was an accident, and I told Abigail that, too, and she believed me. I hope you will, too," Gwen said. Jennifer agreed to think about it. With a forced smile, Gwen wished Xander and Sarah "a world of happiness."

After Gwen left, Sarah said, "At least she didn't show up in time to object." "She's gone now. Hopefully for good," Xander said. Xander announced that he wanted to celebrate the first day of his life with Sarah. Jack passed out glasses of Champagne and a glass of water to Maggie. "To Mr. and Mrs. Xander Cook," Jack said.

When Sloan and Rafe arrived at Leo's motel room, he was gone. "I don't understand. He promised he would wait for me," Sloan said. "I'm guessing he knew that I was coming, and that is why he left in such a hurry," Rafe grumbled. Sloan swore she had not tipped off Leo. Rafe called her a liar.

"You heard my end of the phone call. I didn't say a word about you. He must have figured it out on his own," Sloan said. Rafe searched the room as he threatened to arrest Sloan as an accessory. "It's a bogus charge and it's never gonna stick," Sloan said. "You're about to find out how sticky I can make things for you," Rafe grumbled. Sloan called Leo's phone, but the call went to voicemail.

"Fine. Maybe he got spooked like you said," Rafe admitted. Rafe argued that he had been wrong to trust Sloan. "Now, Leo Stark is back on the streets, and my investigation is back to square one!" Rafe shouted. After Rafe's call to Trask, Rafe noted that the hospital was nearby.

At the hospital, Sonny stirred awake in his room. Leo was disguised as a female nurse. "Are you a nurse?" Sonny asked. "Bitch, please. It's me," Leo retorted. Sonny asked Leo why he was dressed as a nurse. "It was the only way I could get in here to see you," Leo said. Sonny asked what had happened, and Leo told him that someone had stabbed him in the back.

"I need you to tell me who did this to you," Leo pleaded. "It was you," Sonny said. Leo pleaded with Sonny to think harder about the attack. "You snuck in here so you could finish me off," Sonny said. "I did not stab you, and I am not here to hurt you," Leo said. Leo grabbed the call button before Sonny could reach it. Sonny said that he remembered Leo had been in his office.

"Yes, I came to your office, saying that I wanted to declare a truce between us, and you agreed. Sort of. And then I left. I only came back because I needed my parking ticket validated," Leo said. Leo explained that when he had returned to the office, Sonny had already been stabbed. "My life is on the line here. Don't tell me you don't remember who that [attacker] was," Leo said. Sonny noted that if Leo were innocent, Leo would not keep the call button from him.

Leo told Sonny that he could not trust anyone. "You are the only one who can get me out of this jam," Leo said. "You can't make me say what you want to hear," Sonny countered. Leo urged Sonny to think about their conversation at the office. Sonny thought for a moment.

"I said that we'd never be friends, but we'd leave each other alone. Something like that," Sonny said. Leo asked what had happened next, and Sonny remembered that Leo had left. "My back was to the door. And I heard a noise. I went to turn around and something hit me in the back," Sonny said. Leo asked Sonny if he was sure that he had not glimpsed the attacker.

"I can't clear you, Leo. It could have been you," Sonny said. "Who it was is the person who is trying to frame me. If I did this, do you think I would have left my list behind for the cops to find?" Leo said. "What list?" Sonny asked. With a sigh, Leo explained that he had made an enemies list.

"You had to make a list? You couldn't just keep it in your head?" Sonny countered. "It was satisfying, all right? Somebody found that list, and they brought it to your office. Then they stabbed you, left it on your desk, and they crossed off your name and Abigail's name. I did not do that. Well, I did cross off Abigail's," Leo said. Shocked, Sonny yelled, "You killed Abigail?"

"Not because I killed her! Because she was dead. Which does make a person less of a threat. And that's not the point," Leo said. Sonny asked Leo what he was trying to say. Leo explained that someone wanted to frame Leo as a serial killer. "Are you going to tell the cops I did this to you?" Leo asked. Sonny stared at the call button. Leo asked Sonny why he was staring at the call button like it was a lifeline.

"I wonder why? I regain consciousness, and the first thing I see is you dressed like a nurse from an R.L. Stein book," Sonny muttered. Leo reminded Sonny that he had begged Sonny to keep Alex away. "Why would I put myself through all that and then bump you off? I would have cut to the chase and saved myself a lot of humiliation," Leo said. Leo pleaded with Sonny to think logically.

A nurse entered the room, and she was pleased to see that Sonny was awake. When the nurse said she would talk to Sonny's doctor, Leo said he had already called. "The doc is on his way. Right, Mr. Kiriakis?" Leo asked hopefully. "Nurse Leona here is right. He called, she called my doctor, and he is on his way," Sonny confirmed. The nurse left.

"You believe me, don't you?" Leo asked. "I better not regret this," Sonny growled. Sonny noted that whoever had framed Leo hated them both. "Gwen is in jail. Who else would have done this to me?" Sonny said. "If I knew the answer to that, do you think I'd be here?" Leo countered. Leo's phone rang again. "You know more than you're telling me," Sonny grumbled. Leo answered his phone. Sloan yelled at Leo.

"I thought it was a trap," Leo said. "That's exactly what it was. The police commissioner said he'd arrest me if I didn't help him out," Sloan said. Leo called Sloan a traitor. Sloan warned Leo not to go near the hospital because Rafe believed that Leo would go there to kill Sonny.

At the nurses' station, Rafe asked a nurse about Sonny's condition. "He has regained consciousness," the nurse said. The nurse mentioned that a nurse named Leona was with Sonny. "I've never seen her before," the nurse admitted. Rafe rushed down the hallway to Sonny's room. "Leo was here?" Rafe asked. "Yeah. You just missed him," Sonny said. As "Leona" ran to the elevator, the nurse told "Leona" that the commissioner wanted to talk to her. "Sorry, doll. I'm on my break," Leo said as he stepped into the elevator.

Gwen returned to her motel room, and she found it in disarray from Rafe's search. "What's happened here?" Gwen said. Gwen grabbed a shoebox from under the bed. "Thank God it's still here," Gwen whispered. Gwen rifled through the box and pulled out a photo of her with Xander.

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