Amidst all the complicated plots, there is a seemingly small moment that carries long-term weight: Javi accidentally overhears a conversation with Rafe.

Rafe has always been portrayed as a principled cop, trying to keep his reputation clean despite living in a town full of dirty players.

But anyone who has watched Days for a long time knows that no one in Salem is completely white.

Rafe has had to choose between family, love, and the law many times, and this time, it seems one of those choices is about to be revealed in a way he cannot control.

The scene where Javi walks by, stopping because he hears the name of an acquaintance or a sensitive detail, is the type of detail that is very soapy: so normal that the audience can easily ignore it, but it is the opening point for a series of troubles. What is Rafe discussing? A case hidden under the table? A secret agreement with someone to protect a loved one? Or a piece of truth about the kidnappings, the crypts, the disappearances that Salem was half-believing? Either way, Javi hearing it was enough to shake his hero image in his eyes.

From Javi’s perspective, this was a slight fall from grace. He used to see Rafe as the standard: said is done, right is right, wrong is wrong. Now, a few fragmented sentences that reached his ears painted a different image: a Rafe who knew how to lie, how to hide, and how to accept detours to achieve his goals. Javi was at a crossroads: confront Rafe directly, stay silent as if he hadn’t heard anything, or worse, go find the rest of the story himself.