<P> Nick was kidnapped, along with Gabi, and held hostage by Jensen . Will and Sonny saved them, with Will getting shot in the process . Nick then tried to make things right, considering that Will almost died to save him, and agreed to have Will's name on Arianna's birth certificate . Nick told Gabi the truth about his rape and about blackmailing Will . </P> <P> Nick was fired by Kate in June 2013 . In August 2013, when his parole was up, he was told to vacate the Kiriakis mansion immediately by Victor Kiriakis . Nick became obsessed with Gabi and got her a modeling job in New York, where he would be as well, hoping that they could be together . After Gabi yelled at him for interfering in her life, he followed her to the park where he tried to rape her . Gabi hit him in the head with a rock and Sami and Kate helped her drag Nick's body to the river where he briefly awoke before apparently drowning on November 27 . </P> <P> On January 24, 2014, Nick arrived at Gabi and Will's daughter's baptism revealing that he had not drowned . He appeared reformed but soon blackmailed Kate into hiring him . Nick also manipulated Gabi into giving him another chance, and she felt that she must do so or risk going to jail for trying to murder Nick . Nick later manipulated EJ and Sami into giving Gabi a modeling contract with Countess Wilhelmina . Later, Nick got involved in a custody agreement of Will and Gabi's daughter Ari, pushing Gabi to only let Will see his daughter at times she allowed it . Will and Sonny felt that Nick would manipulate Gabi until he had Gabi and Ari to himself . In the meantime, EJ DiMera found out that someone had pictures of him and Abigail Deveraux kissing sent to his house . EJ and Abigail later found out that Nick was behind it . On May 9, 2014, Nick was shot three times, once in the back and twice in the chest, and he died on May 12 with an open investigation into who was responsible . On May 30, 2014, It was revealed that it was Gabi Hernandez who shot Nick . </P>

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