In a week already teetering on the edge of chaos, Tuesday, December 9, 2025 emerges as one of the most explosive and terrifying episodes Days of Our Lives has produced in months.

From shocking confrontations to underground horrors, from vanishing heirs to sinister discoveries, Salem becomes a battleground where every secret is a weapon—and every family is a target.

The episode wastes no time plunging viewers into turmoil. At the heart of the storm stands the DiMera mansion—normally a fortress of prestige, legacy, and icy control.

But today, the walls breathe dread, shadows stretch longer, and even the air feels wrong, as though Salem itself senses the catastrophe creeping closer.

EJ DiMera Awakens to a Nightmare

The hour opens with EJ DiMera, unconscious on the mansion’s couch, slowly returning to awareness. What should be a simple awakening instead unfolds into a haunting, almost surreal moment. His fingers twitch, his breathing staggers, and when he finally pries open his eyes, the world is spinning.

Everything is blurred, twisted in unnatural shapes. His head throbs with a violent pulse, and his memories are shattered glass—fragments of Cat’s too-sweet smile, her fingertips brushing his shoulder, her whisper against his ear… and then nothing but suffocating darkness.

Now awake but helpless, EJ finds himself staring up at Cat, who wastes no time slipping into her dual role of manipulator and seductress. She coos soft words, pretends concern, but her eyes gleam with razor-sharp intent. She steadies him, not to help, but to restrain. She whispers poisoned questions, hoping his drug-fogged mind will spill long-protected secrets.

It is a masterclass in deception—until fate intervenes.

Susan Banks Walks In… and the World Stops

Just as Cat leans dangerously close to EJ, her lips nearly brushing his, Susan Banks enters the room.

What she sees nearly destroys her.

Her son—drugged, confused, unable to defend himself—pinned beneath a woman she never trusted. The sight is a violation of everything she holds sacred. Susan’s scream cracks the mansion walls. Her horror rises like a tsunami—feral, protective, and unstoppable.

But before she can unleash her fury, the mansion delivers an even greater terror.

The Walls Move. The Tunnel Opens. Dr. Rolf Returns.

A sound begins beneath the floor—a grinding, shifting, something alive within the walls. Dust shakes loose. The secret DiMera panel inches open.

And out steps Dr. Wilhelm Rolf.

Filthy. Disheveled. Wild-eyed. Holding equipment so bizarre it looks stolen from a nightmare lab. His sudden appearance sends Susan spiraling into a panic, demanding answers he refuses to give.

Rolf mutters excuses about “experiments” and “inspections,” but every word is a lie—and every tool he carries hints at a horror lurking below the mansion.

And as the camera plunges beneath the DiMera estate, viewers discover that horror in chilling detail.

The Crypt of Terror: Chad, Kristen, Tony… and a Graveyard of Secrets

Deep underground, Chad, Kristen, and Tony DiMera remain trapped, exhausted, and losing hope. Days of imprisonment have eroded their strength. Tension crackles between them, fear shadows their eyes, yet Kristen refuses to be broken.

Driven by desperation, she begins digging into the crypt floor, her fingers raw and trembling.

Then she freezes.

Her hand has closed around something solid—something smooth—something not meant to be unearthed.

A bone.

A human bone.

As more fragments emerge—a rib, a femur, pieces of a spine—the horror washes over the captives. The crypt is not simply a prison. It is a graveyard, and the remains hidden beneath the stone hint at a DiMera secret darker than any of them imagined.

Before they can process this revelation, the crypt door BURSTS open.

A body is shoved inside.

Theo Carver.

Disoriented. Gasping. Terrified.

The DiMeras are no longer simply being abducted—
They are being collected.

Chanel Implodes as She Realizes the Pattern

Above ground, the shockwaves hit Chanel Dupree like an earthquake. Theo’s disappearance destroys her composure. Panic claws through her as she connects the dots:

Chad. Kristen. Tony.
Now Theo.
Who’s next? Johnny? Trey? EJ?

Every DiMera—by blood or marriage—is at risk, and Chanel’s terror becomes the emotional anchor of the episode. She storms to EJ, demanding answers he cannot give.

EJ, still struggling from Cat’s sabotage, finally admits the truth:

The DiMeras are under attack.

Abe Carver Breaks in Paulina’s Arms

No scene on Tuesday lands harder than Abe’s breakdown.

The last thing he heard from Theo was fear—followed by a struggle—followed by silence. Abe collapses beneath the weight of helplessness, and Paulina becomes his lifeline. She holds him, reassures him, but her eyes betray her fear.

This is no ordinary abduction.
This is strategy.
This is revenge.
This is war.

A Quiet Scene with Deadly Consequences: Javi Overhears the Truth

Meanwhile, Javi unintentionally becomes the episode’s most important witness. While passing a supposedly empty room, he overhears a whispered conversation—names, plans, and phrases tied directly to the DiMera disappearances.

He doesn’t understand the full meaning, but he knows one thing:

Someone is orchestrating Salem’s chaos from the shadows.

And now Javi possesses a secret that could expose the mastermind.

A Final Twist: EJ Is Next

As the episode nears its end, Salem trembles under the weight of escalating danger. Families are breaking. Secrets are cracking open. And underground, the captives multiply.

But the final reveal is the deadliest:

EJ DiMera will be the next to vanish.
And no one will even realize he’s gone until it’s too late.

A City on the Edge of Disaster

Tuesday’s episode is not just dramatic—it is a turning point. Salem is now a battlefield. The DiMeras are being hunted with chilling precision. The Carvers are being dragged into the crossfire. And the conspiracy weaving through the city is only beginning to show its true face.