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Trapped in the lab, Steve tries to calm baby Joe. The baby continues to cry as his father searches for oxygen. Meanwhile, in Marlena's room, Kayla coughs as the vapor comes through the vent. After strapping Marlena up to an oxygen mask, Kayla tells her paralysed patient to preserve her energy and stay put. She runs off. Kayla runs into a nurse and gets an update. She's told that the place is in lock down. "Steve!" Kayla gasps, running off to find him and the baby. She soon tracks them down in the lab. Steve is surprised to see her walk through the door and dismayed when she lets it shut behind her and lock them in. She checks out the baby and then collapses unconscious. He wakes her up and gives her a mask. She worries about Marlena as he tapes over the vents. Kayla swoons again and Steve collapses. She slumps at his side and tries to calm the baby before crawling to the door and begging for help.

Chloe has a bad feeling when she hears that the hospital has been locked down. Lucas tells her it will be fine and then notices the vapor streaming through the vent. "What is that?" she asks. He tears off his IV and grabs towels so they can cover their mouths. He explains that they can't break through the window because it's shatter proof. She worries that the gas could be fatal. He tells her to look at him, focus and not waste her breath. He promises they can get out of there together and pulls her down the hall. After running around aimlessly, she decides they should split up and search alone.

EJ, Sami, John, Anna and Tony cough as they watch the newscast. "He won't get away with this," John mutters as they hear how they've been locked in under quarantine. Anna is freaking out and asks Tony if they are being poisoned. He says they'd already be dead if that was the case. John announces that they have to find Stefano and he assumes Tony knows where he is. Tony has no idea. After John walks away, Tony gives Anna a towel and he uses his handkerchief. He worries about the hallucinations and anger the toxins could trigger. He's sure that his father must be watching them struggle like lab rats and wishes he had stopped him when he had the chance. Anna stops him from blaming himself and lays all the blame on Stefano. Tony still can't shake the shame he feels. He kisses Anna and tells her how much he loves her. She doesn't want him to take on the guilt for this. She wonders how they can outsmart "the devil himself". Tired, she wants to stay there and rest while Tony looks for John.

Sami and EJ check on Marlena and then drift to the nurses' station. She begins to fret about the children. He's sure they'll be fine with Maggie. He kisses her head and tells her it will all be fine. She begins to freak out, hallucinating that he is Stefano. Screaming, she tells him that he will go to Hell for hurting her mother. She hurtles down the hall before running into Stefano. "I'll scratch your eyes out!" she threatens as the sirens ring outside. He tells her that he may be a monster, but he's not her enemy and wants her help. He explains that Marlena is a heinous creature and he hopes that Sami can be part of the future of his family. He rhapsodizes about the future and all the new DiMera heirs she could help generate: That's the true path to immortality. She refuses but her "fighting spirit" impresses him. He tells her that she and EJ can breed the best DiMeras and asks her to release herself to fate. "I'd rather release myself to traffic," she declares, running off.

Down the hall, Stefano pulls the oxygen mask off of Marlena and then makes himself scarce. John walks through the door. "It will be okay Blondie," he says. She coughs. He doesn't understand and asks her if Stefano has been around. She can't speak. Replacing her oxygen mask, he walks off and runs into EJ down the hall. EJ is surprised that the toxins don't seem to be having any impact on John. He explains that he must have built up an immunity when Stefano was conditioning him. EJ goes off to search for Sami. She cowers in the stairwell while he calls down to her. He trips and falls down the stairs. "Die you bastard die!" she screams at him.

Chloe drifts into Marlena's room and explains what's happening. When she's about to walk off for help, she catches her reflection in the mirror. Her face seems to be covered in blood. She screams and runs out, bumping into Stefano in the hall. He tells her how marvellous she looks. She refuses to believe he is real; he's supposed to be in a coma. "The situation is rather operatic," he explains. She should be able to understand that. After telling her that life is unpredictable, she runs off. He returns to Marlena's room. "The tides are certainly turning," he tells her. Leaning in, he accuses her of underestimating him once again. Taking off her mask, he asks her what's on her mind.

Chloe runs into Lucas and begins crying about her face. He assures her that nothing is wrong with it. She thinks she is being eaten by bacteria. He tells her it's just the vapors. She says that she saw Stefano outside of Marlena's room. John hears this and hurries off. Lucas explains that Stefano must just be trying to settle a score with Marlena. She wonders if he may also have a problem with the fact that he shot EJ. He needs to lie down and quickly loses consciousness.

Tony and John drift around the hall. John wonders if Chloe was just hallucinating her Stefano sighting. After explaining that he must have an immunity to the gas, he feels the walls and declares that there is a way to ventilate the building.

Next on Days of Our Lives:

"Looking for something, Anna?" Stefano asks. She jumps back in fear.

"It's probably more than a security malfunction, isn't it?" Philip figures. Roman says, "My guess? Yeah."

"Perhaps this will give you a lovely slumber," Stefano smirks as he prepares to inject Marlena.

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