Salem is no stranger to secrets, but this week, one truth threatens to shatter everything. As Days of Our Lives dives deeper into its most shocking arc yet, EJ DiMera wakes from his coma — and with him, so does a storm of betrayal, manipulation, and devastating revelation.

His mother, Susan Banks, is the first to greet him, her joy palpable, her prayers answered. But EJ’s awakening is anything but a peaceful return. He speaks little. Says even less. And when JJ Deveraux walks in, badge in hand and questions at the ready, EJ’s silence is deafening. He remembers. Oh, he remembers everything. But he’s not saying a word — not yet.

Why? Because EJ isn’t just a survivor — he’s now a strategist in a high-stakes game. And he’s holding a secret that could burn Salem to the ground.

Enter Kristen DiMera.

She walks into EJ’s hospital room, suspicion in her eyes. But she doesn’t expect what she sees — not weakness, but control. EJ stares her down, and in that moment, she knows: he’s aware of the truth. Rachel — her daughter — was the one who pulled the trigger.

What follows is a power play like no other. EJ doesn’t want justice. He wants leverage. In a stunning twist, he offers Kristen a chilling deal: he’ll stay silent about Rachel’s crime… if she gives him what he wants. Control? Protection? A darker demand yet to be named?

Kristen, usually the puppet master, now finds herself the puppet — with EJ pulling the strings.

The question looms: Will she sacrifice her principles to protect her daughter? Or risk it all to stop EJ before he destroys them both?

In Salem, silence isn’t peace. It’s a loaded weapon — and EJ’s finger is on the trigger.