‘Looking for support’
Please note that “Days of our Lives” will be pre-empted due to the federal holiday on Monday January 21st
Sami irritates Rafe as she continues to complain about Gabi and Nick. She even suggests that they may not be fit parents. Meanwhile, Elvis manages to get Will to open up about the situation. Will admits that he was torn up about giving up the baby so EJ offers to help him get custody. EJ goes over to see Sami. He walks in as she is in another argument with Rafe, who accuses them of manipulating Will and Gabi. Adrienne also chimes in about Sami and her family. While Rafe turns to Nicole to vent, Sami turns to EJ and they share a passionate moment. EJ pulls away, but Lucas walks in and sees it. He is disgusted again with Sami,  but the exes do agree to work together to help Will.
Nick turns to Justin to get  advice on how to retain custody. They wonder if Will could be declared an unfit parent. Nick calls Gabi, insisting that they need to be married. Then he confronts Will and attempts to push him into dropping all legal claims over the baby. Will won’t back down, and Sonny isn’t forgiving him . Will tracks Gabi & Nick to the hospital when Gabi goes in for her sonogram. Will tells them that he wants to be part of the baby’s life. Gabi is willing to go along with it. Nick has other plans. Will rushes off to tell Sonny about his baby and they wind up kissing each other. Meanwhile, Sonny’s parents discuss his ongoing involvement with Will. That leads to some arguments followed by a traditional post-argument hug and snuggle (!).
Chloe and Anne are feeling pretty good about their plans to doom Daniel and Jennifer’s romance. However, smiles soon turn into sneers when they discover that Dan is even more smitten with Jennifer. After Chloe pays Jenn a visit, the Horton worries to Maggie that the diva is playing some kind  game with her. Chloe gets busy trying to convince the doctor to let her and Parker move in with him.
Chad continues trying to prove to Abby that he’s sorry for his mistakes. She can’t forgive him and turns to Cameron for comfort. Abby confides in Gabi that she and Cameron are getting close again. However, she still feels uncomfortable around him because she’s a virgin.
Eric kicks Brady and Kristen off of the church board! The siblings have a bitter argument. Nicole decides to get involved in this mess by trying to keep Kristen away from Brady. She heads straight for the DiMera’s door to confront her. Meanwhile, John informs Marlena that he is leaving town (sniff). He needs to go somewhere else so his brain can fully function. Kristen manages to see all of this and gossips with her father. Stefano thinks she can drop Brady now, but she still has other plans for him.
Updates:
A casting call has been released for a new character. “Keara Baldwin” will be a 25 to 30-year-old Caucasian physical therapist who, “hides herself behind plain hairstyles and glasses as well as a dark secret about the last few years of her life.” The new character will start shooting scenes in February.

Lisa Rinna leaves the show the week of January 28th. Her character Billie Reed, was brought back as an ISA agent to bring down EJ and Stefano, but that storyline was dropped.