🚨 SPOILER ALERT: Stolen Necklaces, Psychic Breakdowns, and a Shocking Revelation About a Beloved Baby’s Gender Rock Salem to its Core! 🚨

Get ready for a week of high-octane drama on Days of Our Lives, where shocking confrontations, unsettling psychic visions, and a hidden truth about a baby’s gender will send Salem spiraling! From a stolen necklace sparking a vicious war to Marlena’s unsettling secrets, this week promises emotional chaos and game-changing revelations.

The chaos kicks off with Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) tracking down Doug (Peyton Meyer) at the pub, ready to unleash a “piece of her mind.” Doug tries to cut her off with a pre-emptive apology, but Gabi is relentless, furious about his betrayal of Ari and her “great-grandfather Roman.” Doug, knowing his guilt, produces a letter of apology he wrote to Roman, asking Gabi to deliver it. As he pulls it out, the stolen necklace, the source of so much recent drama, is conspicuously “caught on it,” a clear sign of his involvement.

Meanwhile, the hunt for EJ DiMera’s (Dan Feuerriegel) shooter takes a bizarre turn. Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) asks Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) for an update on Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall), but there’s no word yet. Just then, Susan Banks (Stacy Haiduk) unexpectedly shows up at their door. Susan immediately embraces Johnny, declaring she’s there to ensure her grandson “doesn’t go to prison for a crime he didn’t commit.” It turns out, Chanel secretly called Susan to help them find EJ’s real shooter, believing in her psychic abilities. Johnny is clearly thrown, questioning, “Oh. Was that a good idea?” He doubts the usefulness of psychic visions in court, but Chanel insists it’s a “starting point” as they’re “desperate” and “out of time.” Susan, for her part, confidently declares they “will figure it out,” insisting she “knew Johnny was innocent from the start.”

Susan then attempts to do her “thing,” but it quickly goes awry. After a strange laughing fit, she admits “that didn’t work” and needs her psychic energy to “marinate,” before abruptly dashing out the door, leaving a bewildered Johnny and Chanel behind. Johnny admits he’d expected them to hire a private investigator, not rely on his grandmother’s “hit or miss psychic visions.” Despite his skepticism, his desperation wins out, and he sighs, “OK, fine. What can it hurt.”

The necklace drama escalates as Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) is “dumbfounded to find the necklace gone in her room.” As she tries to leave, Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) waltzes in, serves her legal papers, and gloatingly tells her she’s “being sued.” Gwen snaps back that she “knows she can’t give her the necklace, it’s already gone.” Julie demands to know what she means, and Gwen, infuriated, “accuses her of stealing it and using this suit to cover her ass.” With neither woman possessing the necklace, their conflict reaches a fever pitch, and “they both threaten to call the police.” As Gwen storms out of the Inn, she runs right into Doug, only realizing “after he’s gone that he was the room service guy,” a crucial detail that will surely click into place later.

The insults continue to fly as Gabi pushes her son Tesoro through the square and can’t resist stopping to trade jabs with Gwen. Their verbal sparring quickly devolves into accusations about Gabi “stealing” Jake from Gwen, Stefan DiMera cheating on Gabi, and Dimitri von Leuschner betraying Gwen. Gwen proudly declares that at least she “ended up with his money.” Gabi, however, delivers a chilling retort: “Funny how once he got out of prison, he didn’t divorce Gwen or get his money back. Did you kill him?”

As Gabi is making this shocking accusation, Susan suddenly “pops up behind Gabi to demand the truth from her.” Susan, with her psychic intensity, demands, “Did. You. Shoot. My. Son?” She reveals that she “remembers seeing that Gabi was at EJ’s the night he was shot, and now she’s confessed to being there.” Gwen, watching this all unfold, is highly amused. Susan warns Gabi that if she finds out she is the shooter, she’ll be in “a world of trouble.” Susan then runs off again, leaving Gwen to chuckle at Gabi, smugly remarking, “And you accused moi of murder? Talk about projection.” Gwen continues to needle Gabi, even making a cruel crack about Stefan running off to his “mommy in Alamania.” Gabi retaliates by asking if Gwen ran into her there, but Gwen denies it. This leads to the chilling realization that “Looks like Dimitri isn’t the only DiMera who’s MIA.” They finally part ways with mutually disgusted “Go to hells.”

Back at home, Julie is still fuming when Doug knocks on her door. Julie, initially dismissive, doesn’t care when Doug tells her he’s “leaving Salem” — until he suddenly “pulls the necklace out as a parting gift.” Julie’s jaw drops in shock. She demands to know where he got it, and he simply states he “stole it.” Doug clarifies that it’s Julie’s, not Gwen’s. Julie expresses delight at the thought of “Gwen’s head will explode when she finds out she has it back,” but surprisingly, she “doesn’t think it’s necessary to tell her Doug did it.” Doug seizes the opportunity to deliver a heartfelt apology, expressing deep regret for “throwing the love she showed him back in her face.”

As Doug prepares to leave, Julie stops him and asks for his help putting on the necklace. He walks in and places it on her, allowing Julie to see herself in the mirror. She becomes emotional, tearing up and saying she feels “closer to her mother and grandmother.” In a truly unexpected gesture, Julie then turns around and tells Doug to “stay right where he is.” She retrieves her late husband’s pocket watch and gives it to Doug, who is deeply touched. Julie then tells him that once he gets settled, he needs to “tell him how much he owes the loan shark and she’ll wire him the money.” She explicitly states she doesn’t want him “getting hurt on her conscience,” believing “this is what my husband would have wanted” because Doug is “family.” Doug promises to pay her back, but Julie simply tells him to “just stay out of trouble.” He agrees and promises to “make some changes,” vowing to “keep in touch and check in on how Julie’s doing.” Julie’s final request is for him to “come back to Salem and show her” once he gets his life together. Doug promises, grabs his bags, and leaves, marking a significant moment of forgiveness and a bittersweet departure.

At the hospital, Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) and Rachel Black (Finley Rose Slater) arrive, and Belle Black (Martha Madison) reassures them that Marlena insists her fainting spell is “not a big deal” and that “Grandma Marlena will be just fine.” Belle mentions the judge called a recess, allowing her to take Marlena home. Rachel suggests they go to the gift shop for something for Tate’s baby, so she and Brady head off.

Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) checks Marlena in a room, noting her blood pressure is “a bit high.” Sarah wants to run more tests, but Marlena, insistent, claims she’s just “stressed and exhausted.” They head out, and Marlena assures Belle she feels fine, downplaying the additional tests. Sarah promises to inform them when the results are in, and Marlena and Belle head home. Rachel and Brady return to Sarah, disappointed to have missed Marlena. Rachel proudly shows Sarah the stuffed animal she got, and then Brady delivers a shocking update to a “stunned Sarah”: “the baby was born already.” He reassures her it “went fine,” but then drops the bombshell: “the baby’s already gone. They didn’t get a chance to meet her.”

Sarah, confused, asks, “Her?” Her surprise is initially attributed to “Sophia being born out of town.” Rachel then innocently asks if they know the baby’s name, but Brady says no. Rachel then suggests, “I like the name Mackenzie.” Both Sarah and Brady become visibly uncomfortable, and Sarah starts to cry, unconvincingly claiming it’s “allergies.” After sending Rachel off, Brady apologizes, explaining that Rachel “remembers Uncle Eric had a Mackenzie.” In a profound moment of realization, Sarah suggests, “Or maybe somewhere, deep down, she remembers it was her name.” Sarah then attributes her emotional state to her and Xander Cook’s (Paul Telfer) decision to separate.

Back home, Belle asks Marlena about EJ’s therapy session, wondering if it’s trauma or identity keeping him from remembering. Marlena replies she “honestly can’t say” and, notably, states she’s “not comfortable talking about her session with EJ,” indicating a hidden struggle. Belle doesn’t press. She then asks Marlena if they talk enough about losing John Black, implying Marlena is still grieving. Marlena deflects, saying it was a terrible loss for Belle, but Belle insists they’re talking about her. Belle acknowledges her mom is stoic but reassures her that if she wants to talk more, Belle is “there for Marlena.”

Susan’s next stop is visiting Marlena, and she barges into the apartment despite Belle’s attempts to deter her. Susan offers her condolences about John, going on and on while Marlena looks mildly amused, then tells Susan that John was “very fond of her.” Susan hugs Marlena, then suddenly pauses, looking profoundly “unsettled.” With a chilling intensity, Susan declares, “Dr. Marlena… I just got this weird, weird vibe from you.” She senses “trouble in her mind and body and and soul.” When Marlena asks, “What kind of trouble?” Belle quickly intervenes, telling Susan “it’s time to go.” Belle escorts Susan out, talking incessantly to distract her. Marlena, from inside, loudly yells, “Goodbye Susan!!”

In the show’s final moments, Chanel decides to pass the time until court restarts with a visit to the bedroom. Sarah laments how she didn’t break things off with Xander when she learned he tried to hurt Brady, admitting she “just ignored all the red flags because she was too in love with him.” Brady assures her he’s “the guy to vent to about this.” Rachel runs back with chips, then she and her dad head off for their movie. As soon as they’re gone, Sarah, with a sense of urgent determination, “checks Sophia’s chart.” Her fears are confirmed: “She knew it. Sophia’s baby was definitely not a girl.” This bombshell revelation about Sophia’s baby’s true gender promises to unleash another wave of chaos.

Finally, Belle returns from escorting Susan to her car, relieved to find her mother “asleep on the couch.” However, as the camera pans to an “Arabian Nights book,” the scene flashes to Marlena dreaming… of being Stefano DiMera’s Queen of the Night. This chilling vision hints at a deeper, sinister connection to Stefano, suggesting a potential possession or a dangerous psychological break that mirrors the dark history of the Devil storyline.

On the next Days of Our Lives, Tony DiMera begins reclaiming DiMera Enterprises, and Julie gleefully gloats to Gwen. The stage is set for a week of power plays, shocking discoveries, and emotional reckonings that will leave Salem in turmoil.

What do you think is truly happening with Marlena’s strange behavior and her dream of being Stefano’s Queen of the Night? And how will the revelation about Sophia’s baby’s gender impact Brady and Sarah’s relationship? Share your theories for the explosive week ahead! 👇