In Switzerland, John and Danielle grow closer. After Isabella calls with news of Danielle’s mother’s stroke, John meets her for coffee, where a maitre d’ gives him an anniversary love letter he once entrusted to him. That night, Danielle waits in lingerie as John arrives in a tux with flowers, unable to resist any longer.
Suspicious of John’s past, Isabella photographs Lawrence’s file on John Black, hoping it proves he’s Romulus and helps recover the missing locket. Lawrence expects she’ll show John.
At the Brady house, “Derek” (Roman in disguise) visits Marlena, frustrated she won’t let him enter as himself. She refuses, fearing exposure, and he suggests finding a way to move in permanently.
Carly continues battling nightmares and avoids confiding in Bo. Vivian encourages her silence. When Shawn‑Douglas receives a Beauty and the Beast book with a card implying someone wishes they had a son like him, Carly is shaken but insists she’ll cope.
