Marlena agrees to keep her possibly being the twins's mother silent till John has arranged for them to return together to the island fortress; Belle says she fears to be loosing Shawn because of his secret, Marlena advises to protect herself. When they visit Tony, Cassie calls him father, Lexie points out only Stefano was surely involved, Tony tells the twins about the blue key and says he considers them his beloved children, which embarrasses cautious Rex; then John tells Tony, alone, Marlena will never be part of his forged family, Tony claims the blood-ties make Marlena superfluous for his family. Hope agrees to stay home while Bo looks for Colin's murderer, then makes Shawn take her to hospital with Zach, where she talks to Marlena, who also has more vague flashbacks. When Bo arrives at the Kiriakis mansion, Nicole is drunk and telling Victor they'll just keep dancing to avoid suspicion; Victor claims his driver Davis noticed Hope acted suspiciously. When Rex asks Shawn why he keeps hurting Belle, he urges reluctant Rex to stick by her to help her get over him, and he soon becomes her shoulder to cry on.
—KGF Vissers