Madison wakes up realizing what she and Brady did last night. Victor tells Maggie that nobody is unable to make it due to the storm, asks if she wants to postpone the ceremony. Melanie asks Daniel if he's concerned that Jennifer and Jack are doing more then skiing. Brady admits to Madison…

Lexie attempts to convince E.J. to resign as Mayor and encourage Abe as his replacement. As much as E.J. loves Lexie, he cannot give in to her wish. E.J. admits to Lexie that he is not Stefano's biological son and Stefano has basically disowned him. Sami finds Will at the DiMera mansion and they are able to start mending fences. Jack and Jennifer celebrate their anniversary and new engagement with Abby. Cameron runs into them at the town square and Jack and Jennifer are surprised when he tells them he is Lexie's brother. Later, Jack gets information from a source that E.J. wants to run for governor but do it secretly.

Lucas takes the gun he finds Will with and puts it into the Brady Pub safe after he tells Sami about what happened they return and find that the gun is gone. Kate gets the divorce papers from Stefano that say that he is enacting a non-compete clause so Kate won't be able to work for MadWorld. E.J. confronts Stefano and shoots rounds off into the wall. Abe is the next to confront Stefano. Later Will, Hope, Bo, John, Kate, and Marlena all take their turn at Stefano. Stefano is able to talk all of them to their senses or so he thinks. Someone returns as Stefano sits in his chair and shoots him.

The residents of Salem begin to hear the news that Stefano has been shot and killed. Roman is investigating the case and tells Bo and Hope that they are suspects and not allowed to work the case. The gun used to shoot Stefano is left at the scene and Bo and Hope say they have never seen it. The gun ends up coming back registered to Abe but there are several sets of fingerprints on the gun. Turns out that each of people that confronted Stefano returned to the house and ended up touching the gun. Lexie is devastated when she hears the news even though Abe tries to keep it from her.

Roman begins to question various suspects in Stefano's death. Since it is a high profile case, an officer shadows Roman to each suspects questioning. Abe admits that he did see Stefano and threatened him but decided he couldn't kill him and left the gun at the mansion so he wouldn't be tempted. Lexie believes Abe and later tells him that she doesn't want to know who might of killed Stefano if it ends up being someone they know. Roman than questions Kate who doesn't tell the entire truth. Sami runs into E.J. and she can't help but think about herself and position at Countess W.

Roman asks Bo, Hope, John and Marlena to take a gun shot residue test and tells them he isn't happy that they all didn't tell the entire truth about returning to the mansion. Sonny isn't happy when he finds out Will used him to follow Stefano's order to tell Rafe about Sami and E.J. and Sonny isn't thrilled when Will attempts to use him again to test Sami. Roman shows up at the coffee shop to question Will and Sami blurts out that Lucas found Will with a gun. The paternity test results come back on Nicole's baby showing that Rafe is the father. Daniel tells Nicole and Rafe that he couldn't allow another child's life to be ruined by the DiMera's.

Roman asks Will what happened to the gun Lucas put in the safe at the Pub. Will says that he took it out and took it apart and dumped pieces all around time. Roman has Will take a gun shot residue test and it comes back positive. Roman is forced to arrest his grandson. Gabi has Andrew put a dead rat in her salad that opens in front of Chad and Melanie. Chad and Melanie insist on calling the police. Rafe overhears and demands that Gabi quit modeling. Austin is excited about planning for the baby with Carrie.

Will is arrested for killing Stefano. Lucas and Sami worry that the blackmailing will come to light and make Will look even quilter. Jennifer and Jack visit Lexie. Kayla tells Abe that he can talk to her if he needs to.

E.J. posts Will's bond which means Will is back under E.J.'s thumb. Roman tells Marlena and John that Will was arrested. Rafe suggests that Carrie represent Will which Sami refuses. Roman decides that he can no longer run the investigation and asks Rafe to take over.

Stefano's loved ones gather for his memorial and each takes a moment to say their good-byes. Chad finds out that Will was arrested and confronts him. Gabi tells Andrew that he can't go around doing stalker type things to her unless she tells him revealing that the rat was all Andrew's idea. Andrew sets up a room and looks at a picture of Chad and Gabi. Sami tells Marlena that she thinks E.J. is hiding something from her.

Melanie tries to talk Chad down but he just gets angry that Melanie would defend Will. Melanie takes off and is later followed by Andrew. Gabi convinces Chad to wait to call Melanie and apologize. Brady offers to take a drug test after the incident with the MadWorld client. Will wonders if E.J. was the one that killed Stefano.

Victor begs for Maggie's forgiveness. Kayla tells Abe and Jennifer that things are probably over for her and Steve. Hope and Bo have a session with Marlena where they discuss what happened in Alamainia with John.

Maggie decides to give Victor another chances but insists that they tell Daniel the truth about Victor's role in getting Daniel's parents the eggs. Brady asks Daniel to give him a drug test and explains that he has been on edge. Later, they visit Victor and Maggie. While Brady and Maggie discuss being an addict, Victor warns Daniel about Nicole unaware of Daniel's feelings for her. Abby scores tickets to a Black Eyed Peas concert but Cameron isn't available to leave town. Abby passes off the tickets to a stranger and spends the day with Cameron.

Abe arranges for a picnic in Lexie's flower garden. Lexie dies peacefully in Abe's arms. Sami agrees to let Carrie be Will's lawyer but assumes that Carrie knew that Rafe had taken over the investigation and wanted to use Will's case to get close to Rafe. Neil comes forward with an alibi for Will. Andrew kidnaps Melanie.

Bo and Hope are watching Theo when he tells them Lexie went to heaven. They rush over to Abe and Lexie's to find that Theo sensed the Lexie has passed. Ghost Lexie encourages Abe that Theo needs him and asks Theo to look after his father. Abe and E.J. put the past behind them to honor Lexie's wish. Neil arrives at the police station and announces that he was with Will at a gay night club the night Stefano was murdered. Roman refuses to believe it but Will tells him that it is true. Gabi tells Andrew that Melanie has taken off and Andrew brings Gabi to his place where Melanie is locked in the basement. Melanie tries to use a hair pin to get out of the room.

John and Marlena show up at Abe's after hearing the news about Lexie. While there they get the news that the charges against Will have been dropped. John is surprised by the news that Will is gay but when he sees Will later he tells him how proud he is of him. Melanie nearly escapes when Andrew returns and forces her back into the room. Gabi steers Chad away from contacting Melanie. Celeste insists that Cameron stay away from Abby.

Kate sends Carrie a not so subtle message warning Carrie not to hurt Austin again. Will nearly sees the letter from Alice about E.J. not being Stefano's son. Agent Ellis is put in charge of the case of Stefano's death. Daniel and Nicole consider their options.

Sami worries about Will being publicly outed by the newspapers and about Will going back to work for E.J. Bo writes his eulogy to Lexie. Daniel and Nicole continue to get closer. Will promises Sonny he will get the upper hand with E.J. E.J. meets with his lawyer and holds him to keeping the truth about E.J. not being Stefano's son to himself.

Sami asks E.J. to stop blackmailing Will. Lucas realizes that Sonny has a crush on Will. Rafe thinks that evidence of E.J. shooting Stefano will be at his apartment but they cannot get a search warrant.

Kate realizes that Ian is drugging Brady. Madison opens up the test results that show Brady tested positive. Brady confronts Ian. Nicole fakes a dizzy spell to get E.J. out of his apartment and she rummages around until she finds a box of bullets. E.J. and Chad decide to put aside their differences to try and build a relationship. Melanie tries again to break free of Andrew. Rafe makes up an excuse to see Carrie.

Kayla gives Abe a DVD Lexie made before she died. Nicole shows Roman and Rafe the box of bullets she found at E.J.'s apartment that have one missing. Roman notes they cannot use that evidence so Nicole obtained it illegally. Brady confronts Ian about drugging him and destroys his office.

Lexie's loved ones gather in her memory and share their favorite memories. Daniel and Nicole share dinner.

Sami finds out that Carrie is pregnant. Rafe bluffs in an attempt to get E.J. to take a polygraph. Will finds the letter from Alice that says E.J. is not a DiMera.

Sami confronts Rafe about Carrie's pregnancy. E.J. overhears Rafe saying he never slept with Carrie but thinks that he means Nicole. Daniel and Nicole sleep together again. Will has the upper hand with E.J. Carrie and Austin have a doctors appointment.

Will lays out his demands for keeping the truth about E.J. not being Stefano's son a secret. Chad thinks Gabi should move out if her talker isn't bothering her anymore. Gabi discovers that Andrew is keeping Melanie hostage. Rafe tells Carrie that Sami confronted him about her pregnancy.