Updates for the week of June 18th-22nd, 2012

Madison confronts Brady and she thinks it’s high time for him to take a drug test. He is hurt but agrees with her. He also pays Maggie a visit. Victor has been worrying that Brady has ‘fallen off the wagon’ and that he may be ‘headed for the gutter.’ After a long talk, Victor & Maggie agree not to throw away their marriage. Victor warns Daniel that Nicole can be very manipulative. Meanwhile, Ian continues to feed Madison’s insecurities.

Abby wants to take Cameron to a concert but he doesn’t want to leave town while his sister is so ill. So they go berry picking instead. He admits that he wants to stay in Salem, and not just because he has family there. Over at his sister’s house, Lexie spends the day in the garden with Abe, recollecting their life together…..have the tissues handy… sadly, Lexie dies in Abe’s arms! Her spirit floats off to spend some time with Theo before paying EJ a visit. She does her best to convince him to get along with Abe. News of her passing spreads. Her mother worries that Cameron will leave too but he assures her that he is sticking around town. She warns him again about Abby.

Justin suggests to Sami that Carrie should help defend Will. Sami refuses and then changes her mind. She thinks about changing her mind back again when she discovers that Rafe is working the case. Will suggests that Elvis might have knocked off Stefano! And EJ doesn’t appreciate it. Will doesn’t appreciate being used as his personal slave either. As the men argue, Will reveals something to the lawyer that no one else knows: Will’s friend Neil comes out of the woodwork to explain to the cops that he was with Will at a gay bar when Stefano was shot. Will confirms this as a fact and there are even more witnesses. Roman doesn’t quite put things together so Will has to explain that he’s actually gay.

Agent Spencer arrives to take over the murder investigation. EJ is now a prime suspect. Will catches his boss hiding the papers proving he’s not a DiMera. The cops rattle his belt and EJ does his best to stay composed. Once they leave, he’s frazzled and runs off, dropping the papers behind. Will picks them up.

Chad gets a text message from Melanie saying that she’s going to Europe for some time alone (? !) He’s shocked. Gabi is thrilled. In fact, Andrew ( the ‘stalker’) sent the message and is holding Mel captive in his basement! Gabi arrives at his place, and as he talks to her, Mel tries to escape. But Andrew stops her in the nick of time. Meanwhile, Chad starts to worry about his missing girlfriend. Gabi and Abby are there to comfort him.

Kate is ecstatic when she learns that Austin is having a baby with Carrie. He tells his mom that everything is coming up roses. She has her doubts when she notices the way that Carrie and Rafe are still ogling at each other. Once she gets her daughter-in-law alone, she warns Carrie that she will have ‘hell to pay’ if she messes up Austin’s life. Meanwhile, Nicole pays Daniel a visit and thanks him again for all of his help. Since his little chat with Victor, he’s been wondering just how much she has been manipulating him. She admits that she’s been using him a bit, but they can’t shake the fact that there is a genuine attraction between them. They’re about to use his desk to investigate how deep it goes when he’s called away on hospital business.

Update:

Actress Renee Jones has appeared in the role of Dr. Lexie Carver since 1993. In April 2012, Jones confirmed in an interview with TV Guide’s Michael Logan that she would vacate the role of Lexie Carver after 20 years and would retire into a more simplistic life, revealing that she was not happy in acting. Jones revealed that the exit of Lexie would likely be a permanent one.