The week of August 18th through 22nd on Days of Our Lives promises secrets, suspicions, and explosive confrontations that will test family ties and romantic loyalties. Fans can expect Steve’s investigation to put him at odds with his daughter, Gabby to spin her latest manipulative plot, and Johnny to take a shocking stand against EJ. Salem is never short on drama—and this week is no exception.
On Monday, August 18th (Season 60, Episode 256), Steve leans on Kayla for help as he pursues a sensitive case. Gabby has enlisted him in her scheme with Tony to look into the shady Kyriakis brothers, and his digging soon uncovers unsettling information about Alex. What starts as a business inquiry quickly turns personal when Steve realizes his daughter Stephanie is directly involved.
Steve’s protective instincts flare when he learns Alex’s past may not be as squeaky clean as Stephanie believes. He seeks Kayla’s input, then sits down with Stephanie to explain his findings. But this revelation may cause more friction than clarity. Stephanie, already invested in her relationship with Alex, is less concerned about his history and more frustrated that her father has been snooping into her private life.
Meanwhile, Alex himself takes Stephanie by surprise with his own revelations. He approaches Xander, nervously asking whether the corporate filings he provided might contain damaging information. This raises even more questions about what Alex may be hiding. Word spreads quickly, and Stephanie soon learns details about Alex’s criminal record—a subject he’s never shared with her. While Justin remains confident that his son has moved past those mistakes, Steve isn’t as easily convinced. The real tension lies in Stephanie’s reaction: instead of being outraged at Alex, she’s increasingly annoyed with her father for crossing boundaries.
Elsewhere, Gabby maneuvers her way through Salem’s power plays with her usual mix of charm and cunning. She offers an apology to Xander, though her sincerity is highly questionable. Given that she and Tony are actively plotting against both him and Phillip, her words may be nothing more than another carefully crafted distraction.
Chanel, meanwhile, finds herself once again at the center of controversy. She is determined to keep Johnny from sacrificing himself on her behalf after a video surfaces that seems to implicate her in the shooting. Instead of focusing on her, Chanel insists that Johnny should fight to clear his own name. The problem is, Johnny’s suspicions are already fixated elsewhere.
Johnny becomes convinced that EJ had a hand in manipulating the incriminating footage. The father-son relationship hits a breaking point as Johnny accuses his father of rigging the video to frame Chanel. This confrontation escalates quickly, leading Johnny to fire EJ as his legal representation. Whether the dismissal happened late last week or spills over into Monday’s episode, the fallout is undeniable: Johnny and EJ are now at odds, and Chanel is caught in the middle of the family feud.
